The ideas behind the tools — learn the why, not just the how.
Definition, types, why they matter, and how to trade them.
Bar classification system, common combinations, and why 1-1 bars are powerful.
Buy vs. sell volume, absorption, traps, exhaustion, and delta divergence.
What COT is, the three trader categories, and how to read extreme positioning.
Why HMA reduces lag and what the second derivative of a moving average tells you.
The sequence of highs and lows that define a trend, and what breaks it.
Why single-indicator trading fails and how to layer uncorrelated signals.
Volatility compression, squeeze-release-expansion, and why it precedes the biggest moves.