Field notes
Guides from the annotation desk
Short essays rooted in clinic practice—degree choice, invalidation craft, correction naming, and journaling in ink.
Label Degree Before You Argue Direction
Most annotation errors start when traders pick a bias before they settle which wave degree the chart actually shows.
Invalidation Notes That Survive the Week
A wave count without a written invalidation level is a sketch, not an annotation ready for review.
Flats Versus Zigzags on Asian Session Panels
Hong Kong session charts often compress corrective structure; misnaming flats and zigzags is the most common clinic correction.
Keeping an Annotation Journal in Ink
Pencil drafts belong in the warm-up; ink locks the count you are willing to defend at the next clinic.