Method
Slow chart first. Fast chart last.
A fixed order we teach in every session: establish higher-timeframe bias and zones, classify alignment, then allow a lower-timeframe trigger only inside that window.
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Name the stack
Pick three intervals that match how long you can watch the market. Write them once and keep them for a full practice cycle—do not rotate stacks weekly.
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Read the slowest pane
State bias and location in one sentence. Mark zones that matter this week. If you cannot do that clearly, stop before opening faster charts.
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Classify alignment
Label the middle and execution panes as aligned, conflicting, or incomplete relative to the slow chart. Conflict usually means wait or stand aside.
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Allow an execution window
Only when bias and zone agree may the lower chart hunt a trigger. Patterns outside the zone are ignored, however clean they look.
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Journal the hierarchy, not only P&L
After each idea, note whether the slow chart was consulted first and whether the trigger fired inside its window. That is the skill you are training.