Field Notes
Field Notes
Short pieces from the studio desk — techniques, cautionary tales, and questions we ask in class.
Practical writing about volume bars, participation at levels, and the habits that keep a journal honest.
When rising volume still fails a breakout
Why a tall volume bar at a level is not automatic sponsorship — and what participation clues to check next.
Annotating who defended the level
A simple journal habit for market participation: name the defender, the abandoner, and the evidence.
Relative volume on quiet FTSE afternoons
Absolute volume lies on sleepy sessions — relative measures keep participation reads honest.
Absorption versus distribution in one sitting
Side-by-side checks we use in the Volume Reading Intensive when heavy volume meets little progress.
What we refuse to teach in volume class
Boundaries that keep FieldCore sessions educational: no signals desk, no guaranteed patterns, no borrowed war stories.