Journal

Notes from the board and the table

Short pieces on how we teach chart stacks. Historical examples only. Nothing here is a live call or a product pitch.

Person reading at a desk with papers spread out

11 April 2026

The weekly map has to exist before the hourly chart is useful

In class we refuse the hourly print until a student can point to the weekly range they are working inside. The rule sounds slow. It is the whole method.

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Stacked books on a study table

27 May 2026

How a busy four-hour chart can contradict a quiet daily path

Four-hour swings look decisive until you place them on the daily path. The drill we use on weekday afternoons is built to make that contradiction visible.

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Handwritten notes in an open notebook

8 July 2026

A paper drill we run on Saturday: three timeframes, one pencil

No software, no replay bar. Three printed pages, a pencil, and a timer. The Chart Stack Intensive is built around this drill.

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Shelves of books in a quiet interior

1 August 2026

Why the Tkvarcheli room still uses printed charts

Screens invite scrolling. Paper forces a sequence. The Institute keeps both, but the first pass is always on the page.

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