Before Knowing

This is a companion to The Knowing Problem. That book examines why traders fail despite understanding what they should do. This framework provides the structural response.

The entries here cover market foundations, strategy development, execution systems, and risk architecture. Each addresses a specific concept: what it is, why it matters, and how to implement it. They are reference material, not reading material. Return to them when you need them.

There are no predictions here. No secret indicators. No shortcuts. What you will find is the unglamorous work that keeps traders in the game long enough for edge to compound. Position sizing formulas. Pre-trade checklists. Circuit breakers. Daily loss limits. The structural elements that execute when discipline fails.

If you have read the book, you understand why this structure matters. If you have not, the entries still stand alone. But know that the framework exists because knowledge is not enough. Knowing what to do and doing it are separated by a gap that only structure can bridge.