Field guide

The Margin Notes

Practical writing on chart annotation, trade journaling, invalidation, review bias, and the questions worth carrying into a setup clinic.

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How to Review a Winning Mistake

A profitable trade can still contain broken risk rules, an unplanned trigger, or a rewritten thesis.

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The Screenshot That Makes Hindsight Harder

A simple before-and-after chart capture method that preserves what a trader could actually see at decision time.

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Write the Invalidation Before the Entry

Why a useful technical setup needs a price condition that proves its thesis wrong before market outcome distorts the record.

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