Goodman FireStarter Technique, Part 1: Short-Term Strategy
With FX and futures open 24x5, Goodman traders developed the FireStarter, a short-term cut-to-the-chase technique. Part 1 sets the stage.
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Wheat Futures Chart Analysis: Molokai and Pinch Down
Wheat futures show a large 1-Day Molokai with a Weak Sister, a 1-Week pinch down and a 1-2-3 Up at 1-Hour. A multi-time-frame Goodman view.
9 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Why $175 Silver? A Goodman Levels Price Objective
How do you get a $175 silver price? Michael Archer explains the Hunt Brothers precedent and the Goodman Levels measurement behind it.
31 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Silver Futures: A Molokai Setup and How to Trade the Line
A silver chart shows a Molokai Setup that isn't pretty, and that's fine. How Goodman traders enter and trade the Line with part of a position.
14 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Silver Update: Goodman Under Count Objective Met
Silver has reached its Goodman Under Count objective. Michael Archer says what Goodman traders do next: stop to Break Even and Trade the Line on the last lot.
21 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
Inner Sanctum: Charlie Goodman’s Final Idea (3-C Principle)
In his last months Charlie Goodman sketched a final idea: collapsing the Goodman principles into the 3-C Principle. The story of Inner Sanctum.
19 Jul 2025 · 7 min read
Seeing Goodman Setups: OHLC Bars vs. Line Charts
Goodman 1-2-3s are hard to see in Time Hash. Michael Archer compares a 1-Hour Silver OHLC chart with a line chart to show a Molokai setup and Weak…
17 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
Goodman Molokai Setup: Choosing the Right Time Frame
A GBPUSD Molokai that looks different on the 5h, 30m and 15m charts. Michael Archer shows how time frame changes risk/reward and the two ledgers of a trade.
16 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
The Goodman Micro-Nest: A Setup at the End of the Nest
A Micro-Nest is a Goodman setup that forms at the end of a nest. Michael Archer explains the four nests, multi-time-frame search and a EURNOK Molokai example.
15 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Corn Futures Chart Analysis: Jumbo Swing and Goldilocks
Long-term corn futures charts show a Jumbo Swing, a failed Molokai and a Goldilocks forming. What Goodman traders watch next.
14 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
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