Field note · 9 February 2026
Mark-up language that survives peer review
Words we insist on when traders label swings and bias so the next person in the room can challenge them cleanly.
Vague mark-up is the quiet enemy of multi-timeframe work. “Looks supportive” cannot be invalidated. “Higher low intact above 1.0840 on the daily” can.
Name the swing
Point to the candles that define the swing high or low. If two people in the room cannot circle the same bar, stop before adding a second timeframe.
Bias as a sentence
We favour “Weekly bias higher while above last week’s low” over “bullish for now.” The second phrase invites mood; the first invites a test.
Why peers help
In the intensive, pair drills expose soft language quickly. Your partner’s job is not encouragement — it is to ask what event would force you to erase the sentence. That pressure is the point of practising in a room rather than alone.