THE RESEARCH PROCESS

Context first.
Trigger second.

A connected pathway from the broader market to an entry location—without confusing a developing idea with an executable trade.

1D / 4H / 1H bias

Understand the environment and directional conflicts.

Find a location worth investigating before expansion.

Review the developing range and pressure around it.

Look for an observed liquidity event, not an imagined institution.

Require completed structure evidence instead of an intrabar assumption.

Identify the price response and imbalance left by the event.

Inspect delta, CVD and footprint when reliable observed coverage exists.

Evaluate the return to a meaningful entry zone.

Locate structural risk and account for volatility and execution costs.

Evaluate target room, costs and the path—not a forced reward multiple.

Missing evidence stays missing. Conflicting methods and stale data can block an entry. A complete research chain does not remove market risk.