Master flow
Context → Control → Location → Attempt → Response → Destination → Equation → Act.
CONTEXT → CONTROL → LOCATION → ATTEMPT → RESPONSE
Read the market’s behavioral story before its pattern name.
A fast, layered reference for 5-minute ES trading. Start with state, identify who has earned control, define what must happen next, and act only when the equation is clear.
Regime sets the defaultDamage is not flipStructure sets the stop
Current questionDid the breakout survive opposition?If yes: continuation thesis. If no: failure thesis.
DAILY OPERATING RHYTHM
Fifteen minutes. Six stories. One decision process.
Four A-tier theses
Strong trend, channel pullback, accepted breakout/BOPB, range-edge failed breakout.
B-tier
Failed reversal / failure-of-failure resumption.
Observe-only
Mature-trend transition / MTR. Classify; do not need to execute.
Final recall
Name all six theses and one disqualifier for each without looking.
If the thesis or equation is unclear:WAIT / DO NOTHING
PERSONAL ES PLAYBOOK
The six behavioral stories
Patterns are evidence inside a story. They are not independent reasons to trade.
A active B selective O observe
A-tier means actively search and drill—not automatic entry. Every trade still needs context, qualification, structural invalidation, destination, and a positive trader’s equation.
THE FROZEN DECISION ARCHITECTURE
Eleven layers, scanned in order
Use the full sequence while learning; compress it as recognition improves.
State→Control→Strength→Phase→Location→Attempt→FT→Failure→Destination→Equation→Act
REGIME MAP
Default expectation before exception
The environment defines what evidence deserves the most weight.
Strong trend
Default: continuationOne side repeatedly accomplishes. Countertrend bars are weak or quickly rejected. Seek participation, not a top or bottom.
Healthy / maturing channel
Default: continuation, selectiveDirectional advantage persists, but two-sidedness grows. Demand favorable structure and a credible resumption.
Broad trading range
Default: failed BO / oscillationBoth sides undo one another. Trade only meaningful edges and tested failures; avoid the middle.
Tight range / BO mode
Default: waitDirection is unresolved. Require displacement, follow-through, and the ability to hold outside.
Transition / reversal environment
Default: old control damagedNew control has not yet been earned. The outcome may be resumption, range, or genuine reversal.
BEHAVIORAL ENGINES
Four sequences underneath the labels
Claim → follow-through → acceptance or rejection
A breakout makes a claim. What follows determines whether the market believes it.
Attempt → response → accomplishment
Effort matters through what it changes: structure, value, control, or trapped participation.
Expectation → failure → trap → forced exit → fuel
A useful failure requires a clear expectation and participants who must respond.
Damage → test → failure → flip
Exit threshold is lower than reversal threshold. Opposite control must be earned.
LIVE COMPRESSION
The pre-entry decision card
- StateTrend, range, breakout mode, or transition?
- ControlAIL, AIS, or genuinely uncertain?
- LocationWhere relative to structure, extremes, magnets, EMA, BO point?
- ThesisWhat should happen next—and why?
- ProofWhat attempt occurred? Was there follow-through, failure, or acceptance?
- InvalidationWhat market evidence kills the premise?
- DestinationWhat is the nearest reasonable target?
- EquationDoes probability × reward justify failure × risk?
- ActLong, short, or wait. Size from risk budget; stop from structure.
COMPLETE SOURCE LIBRARY
Quick reference first. Full depth when needed.
Every source is available as readable web sections and as the original printer-friendly PDF.
Price Action Trilogy Handbook
Core grammar, trend/range modules, reversal chapters, ES architecture, setups, time-of-day, risk, recall, and glossary.
Brooks Master Framework Cards
The frozen 11-layer decision architecture, behavioral engines, live scans, action rules, examples, and 15-phase learning plan.
Daily 15-Minute Thesis Playbook
The daily routine and one complete reference card for each of the six approved thesis families.