Field Notes

Guides from the annotation desk

Practical writing on markup, practice timing, and moving from chart notes into a trading plan.

Annotated chart sheet highlighting horizontal levels with pencil marks

Annotation

Marking levels that survive the open

How workshop desks decide which horizontal marks deserve to stay after the first hour of trade.

 Timer, notebook, and chart print arranged for a timed annotation practice session

Practice

A 45-minute annotation rhythm

A timed drill we assign between cohort weekends so markup stays sharp without sprawling all evening.

 Draft trading plan pages beside a marked chart ready for review

Planning

From markup to trading plan

Turning spoken chart structure into setup criteria, invalidation, and a review ritual you will actually keep.