Zones Before Triggers

Beautiful lower-timeframe patterns outside higher-timeframe location are expensive entertainment. Mark the zone first; only then hunt for a trigger inside it.

A zone can be a prior daily swing, a weekly range edge, or a clear acceptance shelf. Vague “around here” areas do not count.

Execution Window Coaching is built around this order: zone quality, higher bias, then trigger. Skip any step and the trade is not on your plan.

Journal entries that note zone first tend to show fewer revenge re-entries after a stop.