Reading reward against nearby structure
Targets that float in empty space inflate R:R on paper. We map reward to prior swings and obvious liquidity before we accept a plan.
Field notes
Field notes
Short pieces on stop placement, ratio floors, and the planning habits behind technical analysis work.
Practical notes from the North Sydney room — written for traders who already open charts and want cleaner risk-to-reward decisions.
Position size after the chart is marked
Risk percentage only becomes real once stop distance is fixed. A walk through the table we use in every half-day workshop.
Choosing a minimum risk-to-reward floor you will keep
A floor that is too ambitious gets ignored. A floor that is too soft keeps you in poor trades. How we set one in the Ratio lab.
Where to place the stop so the ratio is honest
If the stop sits inside normal noise, your planned R:R is fiction. Here is how we mark invalidation against structure in the workshop.