Journal
Notes from the marking table
Short essays on the habits used in the room: where a swing high sits, which levels leave, what one volume word is for, and how an evening after the cash close is supposed to end.
The evening before a multi-day hold
After the cash close, the desk prints one frame, names the hold, marks the swings, and stops. The routine is short so it can be repeated.
Volume beside a prior swing low
The desk writes one volume remark at the swing that matters: quiet, ordinary, or heavy. The rest of the histogram stays in the background.
Levels left off the page
A prepared chart is as much about the lines that came off as the lines that remain. The sheet lists both.
Where a swing high sits on the daily
A peak is not a swing high until the daily on both sides has failed to better it. The desk marks that turn and leaves the smaller crests alone.