Market Structure

Market structure is not a prediction tool.

It’s a way to understand where decisions matter.


How structure is used here

Structure is treated as context, not signals.

It helps answer questions like:

  • where price is accepted or rejected

  • whether movement is expansion or correction

  • which areas invite patience — and which invite restraint

The goal is not to forecast direction.

The goal is to understand environment.


What this analysis looks like

Market structure here is:

  • clean

  • minimal

  • rule-based

There are no alerts, targets, or calls to action.

Charts are shared selectively,

and always in service of decision clarity, not activity.


What structure does

not

solve

Good structure analysis does not:

  • prevent overtrading

  • enforce discipline

  • protect against pressure

  • fix execution errors

Many traders understand structure well

and still lose accounts.

That disconnect matters.


Why structure still matters

Execution doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Structure provides:

  • reference

  • boundaries

  • context for restraint

It tells you when not to trade

just as often as when to engage.


How to use this section

Read structure posts slowly.

They are not prompts to act.

They are frameworks for understanding where risk is asymmetric.

If a chart feels calm and obvious,

that’s intentional.


One important distinction

Market structure supports good decisions.

It does not make them.