I started my journey in the financial markets back in 2012–2013, like most retail traders do—with price action, swing trading, and later intraday trading. I learned the same way most traders do: indicators, volume-based strategies, chart patterns, and multiple trading tools. Over time, I explored Elliott Wave, Gann concepts, harmonic patterns, and several other popular frameworks that promised clarity.
But the deeper I went, the more I realized there was too much noise and too much lag. Most methods explained price after it had already moved, not before. That search for something deeper led me to Market Profile.
The First Turning Point
I studied it seriously, including learning from Jim Dalton's work, and first applied it in the US markets. Later, when I brought the same concepts into Indian markets, I realized something important—markets may look similar, but they do not behave the same way. A framework cannot simply be copied. It has to be understood, tested, and adapted.
I started working in live markets with daily execution journals, rule-based reviews, and real capital at risk. I focused not just on entries and exits, but on trader behavior, decision-making, and psychological patterns.
Order Flow — The Second Layer
I then moved deeper into Order Flow, learning from global traders, using US markets as my practice ground, and later applying it through the limited tools available in India. Again, I tested everything live, built rules, removed noise, and kept only what consistently worked.
Even after building strong foundations with Market Profile and Order Flow, I realized something was still missing. The structure was clear. The execution was better. But momentum, target projection, and continuation trades still carried too much noise.
Building the Momentum Framework
Instead of forcing the market to fit an incomplete framework, I stepped back and started building one. I spent the next two years developing my own Momentum Framework—designed to identify fresh buyer-seller references, participation shifts, and high-quality continuation opportunities. It was tested live, refined with real capital, and built to work across equities, indices, commodities, and currencies.
Not one strategy. Not one indicator. Not one setup. But the combination of Market Profile, Order Flow, Momentum, and Trading Psychology into one complete decision-making system. When that alignment happens, consistency stops being luck. It becomes process.
18,000+ Traders Later
Over the years, I taught this same framework to selected traders across multiple countries and received extraordinary results and feedback—not because it was complicated, but because it was practical, repeatable, and built for real markets. As a Trading Performance Coach, I have personally reviewed 18,000+ trader ledgers, P&L statements, and execution habits. This is why trading psychology is not theory for me—it is lived evidence.
