ASX open habits that protect the morning plan
The first half-hour after the Australian cash open can erase a carefully written setup. A few desk rules we teach for local session traders.
Field notes
Field notes
Short pieces on chart structure, risk frames, and the practical habits behind risk-managed trade setup planning.
Keeping a weekly setup sheet when markets go quiet
Low-volatility weeks are when rule drift sneaks in. A simple sheet format keeps discretionary traders from inventing urgency.
Sizing an index setup when the stop must sit wide
Wide structural stops are honest — and they shrink share or contract size. How we walk through that maths in the risk workshop.
Three structure marks that usually earn ink
Not every swing deserves a trendline. Here are the marks we keep when cleaning a busy ASX or FX chart in clinic.
Write the invalidation before you fall in love with the entry
A practical order of work for discretionary traders: structure, invalidation, risk unit, then trigger — not the other way around.