Journal
Field notes on backtests and review discipline
Short essays rooted in the classroom: how we catch flattering samples, keep a weekly scorecard alive, and write hypotheses before touching history.
11 May 2026
Why most casual backtests lie to their authors
Skipping invalidation rules and stopping when the equity curve looks flattering turns historical study into theatre. Here is how we catch that habit in training.
2 April 2026
Building a weekly review cadence that survives busy weeks
A review process only helps if it still happens when the market is quiet and when life is loud. We favour short, fixed formats over ambitious journals that get abandoned.
17 March 2026
Write the chart hypothesis before you touch history
Backtesting without a written hypothesis invites you to invent the story after the bars cooperate. We reverse that order in every Foundations workshop.
8 February 2026
When regime shifts break a tidy rule set
A pattern that behaved during a trending autumn can unravel in a chopping spring. Training for regime awareness is part of serious chart work, not an advanced elective.
13 January 2026
What we deliberately do not teach
Clarity about the edges of a training offer protects students as much as the syllabus itself. Here is what stays outside our classroom.