Why drift

Drift is basically how I try to observe markets. I can have a view without locking myself into a conclusion. New information is always allowed in. A setup can change. The environment can change. I can be wrong.

One of the hardest things when you're new is realizing that changing your mind isn't the same thing as failing. Sometimes the information changed. Sometimes you were wrong. Both are part of it.

Drifting isn't being directionless. It's staying loose enough to see where things are actually going.

I can have a setup without getting married to it.

How I read charts

No grand theory. Just the things I wish someone had told me to look at first.

Price + structure

Most of my charts are pretty boring. Price, a few horizontal zones, maybe a trendline. Higher highs, higher lows, lower highs, and lower lows do most of the talking.

Breakouts

I'm primarily a breakout and trend-continuation trader. I like seeing resistance give way, structure improve, and strength show up where I already wanted to be paying attention.

Confluence

The setups I like usually have a few things happening at once. A downtrend breaks. Resistance starts acting like support. Structure improves. Momentum or volume starts confirming the move.

Context

I rarely look at one chart by itself. Bitcoin, ETH, Solana, equities, indexes, gold, rates, and the dollar are usually somewhere on my screens. Sometimes the best clue for one market is coming from another.

Indicators second

I'll use RSI, MACD, or the Awesome Oscillator as another point of reference, but they're confluence, not permission. Price and structure come first.

What I look for
Trend Levels Structure Setup Context Invalidation Trade Review

I usually start with where the market is going, mark the areas that matter, and wait for price to give me a reason to act. If you're new, getting comfortable with those basics will take you a lot further than trying to learn everything at once.

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