Journal
Notes written after the pencils were collected.
These pieces come out of the Saturday packs: fences, short bars, the three-sheet drill, and what we refuse to add to the paper. They assume you already look at a price.
The 70 line is a fence, not a bell
A fence tells you where you are standing. It does not tell you to turn around.
When the bars get short
A short bar is not a quiet market. It is a smaller argument about the same close.
Three sheets before tea
The tea is poured at 10:20. The three sheets have to be able to stand on their own by then.
A thin chart pack
The pack is thin so the argument stays visible. A thick pack hides the disagreement under friendlier lines.