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
Goldilocks Setup
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
Sugar Futures Chart Analysis: Jumbo Swing and 1-2-3
Sugar futures show a near-perfect Swing Jumbo followed by a 1-2-3. Will it propagate into a Goldilocks or Molokai Setup? What Goodman traders watch next.
6 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
Second Chance Entry in Goodman Wave Theory (Don’t Panic)
Missed your first entry? Learn how Goodman traders use the Second Chance after a Dagger entry in Goldilocks and Molokai Setups.
19 Jun 2025 · 4 min read
Goodman White Space: What Charlie Meant by a Clean Setup
Charlie Goodman wanted 'clean' Goldilocks and Molokai setups. Student Ken W. named it: white space between swing points. See the diagram and two real charts.
1 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
The Three-Legged Chicken Syndrome: Seeing What You Expect
Charlie Goodman's three-legged chicken lesson: traders see the setup they expect and miss the most likely one. Why objectivity matters when reading charts.
2 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
A Trader’s Bucket List, Part 1: The Goodman Points
Which Goodman Setup points are always higher or lower than others? Michael Archer's bucket-list study of BP/EP relationships in the Goldilocks and Molokai.
6 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
The Goodman Nest: Four Setups That Stack the Odds
A Goodman Nest is a Goldilocks or Molokai setup forming at the end of a larger one. Michael Archer covers the four nests, money management and repropagation.
20 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
The Molokai Setup: What to Do When the Goldilocks Fails
When a Goldilocks stops out, the Molokai (Goodman's 6 & 6) offers a re-entry. Michael Archer gives the four rules, the terminology and FX chart examples.
6 Aug 2024 · 5 min read
The list
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Charlie wrote to his students. We do the same: a new plate, a chart worth looking at, a note when a book is finished. No schedule, no sequence, no selling to you every Tuesday. Leave when you like.
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