Track 03
Use charts as decision tools: trend, momentum, volatility, and regime-aware workflow, without indicator clutter.
Ideal reader: Readers who already accept that business quality matters and now want a disciplined way to time entries, size risk, and manage positions.
Best next read: Begin at Issue #7-1 and work sequentially to Issue #7-5.
How this track fits
This track works best when read as part of the full algo2alpha sequence: framework, evidence, then execution.
Technical analysis is not mysticism. Used correctly, charts are compact records of price, behavior, and participation that support disciplined decision-making.
Trend tools answer two questions: where price is moving and whether that movement has enough strength to matter.
Momentum indicators measure the speed of price movement, not the certainty of a reversal. Using too many of them often creates redundancy rather than confirmation.
Volatility and volume tools turn charts into risk management instruments by helping investors set stops, size positions, and judge whether price is stretched.
The technical track culminates in a workflow: identify regime, interpret the right signals, and size risk so that execution matches uncertainty.
