Day-by-day price-action notes on SPY and QQQ — marking levels through FOMC days, CPI prints, PCE/GDP data, and the quiet sessions between them. Written from Draw Lines, no indicators. Newest first. 2026-08-29 SPY & QQQ: Jackson Hole Week, Marked and Closed SPY and QQQ climbed every day Mon-Thu, then pushed to fresh highs Friday before…
A bull trap and bear trap explained from the trapped trader’s side: why they hit obvious levels hardest, and what to do the moment you realize you’re in one.
A double top or double bottom is just a level touched twice with a weaker second push. Here’s what actually confirms one, and why the name alone means nothing.
An inside bar pattern is a pause, not a signal. Here’s the exact mechanics of an inside bar and why it only matters when it forms at a level you already marked.
Why do stocks gap up or down overnight? No trading happens between the close and the open, so news hits all at once. Here’s how I treat that gap.
The best time of day to trade stocks depends on what you’re trying to do. Here’s how the open, the lunch lull, and the close actually behave.
A fair value gap is a three-candle price gap, not a new idea. Learn the mechanics with real numbers and why it’s just a level wearing newer language.
What an opening range breakout is, why the first push through it often fails, and why I mark the ORB level like any other line — no signals, no predictions.
No Level 2 access? Here’s how candle closes and plain volume bars give a rough, honest read on buying and selling pressure without an order book.
Scalping vs swing trading, from a price-action lens: why one demands constant screen time and the other fits waiting for a level. The real trade-offs, honestly.