@BangXBT The chart offers a plan, but volatility determines how much room that plan requires. I track whether the catalyst confirms the existing structure or creates a completely new information regime. I keep the technical plan and event calendar together in my notes.
@BangXBT A clean move through the level is only step one; holding the new structure is step two. I compare the breakout with the prior compression so the move is judged by context rather than size alone. I keep the complete structure notes in my ongoing market journal.