Breaking the Silence (And What Comes Next)
I’ve been staring at this blank page for longer than I’d like to admit.
If you’ve been here a while, you’ve probably noticed the obvious: things went quiet. The “weekly” newsletter took a not-so-weekly detour, and somewhere between real life, trading, and everything else, hitting publish slipped further and further down the list.
This post is here to do two things:
Acknowledge the break, without being overly dramatic about it.
Tell you what you can realistically expect from this newsletter going forward.
That’s it. No 2,000-word apology tour. Just a reset.
What happened (the short version)
Life didn’t fall apart, but my bandwidth did.
Between trading, building out the Charting Futures ecosystem, and keeping up on X and Reddit, I did what most solo creators do at some point: I overpromised on publishing and underdelivered on capacity. The result is what you’ve seen – a near‑silent Substack that looks abandoned to any new reader wandering in from my other channels.
If you felt the whiplash of “weekly” quietly becoming “whenever,” you’re not wrong. That’s on me.
What this newsletter is (now)
Let’s reset expectations in plain language.
Here’s what this Substack will be from here on out:
A once-a-week deep dive you can actually use (not just market noise).
A written extension of what I share in Discord and on X – but with more structure, receipts, and context.
The main place I’ll send anything that’s too detailed for a tweet and too permanent to get buried in Discord.
Think of this as the trading desk memo I’d want if I were one or two years behind my current skills.
What you can expect each week
Barring major life disasters, here’s the rough cadence I’m committing to:
One free post each week: market context, execution lessons, or a breakdown of a specific futures setup.
Occasional bonus notes when there’s something important happening in the market that deserves more than a tweet.
Later: a paid layer with deeper execution modules and case studies, once the free side is consistently valuable and worth paying to go deeper on.
I’m deliberately choosing a pace I can keep, not one that sounds impressive for two weeks and then dies.
If you’re new here
If you somehow found this during the “quiet era” – welcome.
Here’s the quick version of who I am and what this is:
I’ve been trading futures for around a decade.
Charting Futures is the umbrella for everything I do: live commentary, education, and community.
This Substack is where I document the thinking behind the trades, not just the outcome.
If that sounds useful, stick around. If it doesn’t, no hard feelings – better to be clear now.
What I’d love from you
If you’re reading this, you’re already ahead of most people on the list (most don’t open after a long hiatus). So I’ll ask for one small favour:
Hit reply and tell me one thing:
What would make this newsletter a must-open email for you over the next 90 days?
It can be specific trade breakdowns, risk management, psychology, journaling, or something else entirely. I read every reply and will use them to shape what I send next.
Closing the loop
I’m not going to promise perfection. There will be weeks that are messy. But this post breaks the “I’ll get back to it someday” loop and replaces it with something simpler:
Show up. Once a week. With something worth your time.
Thanks for still being here – genuinely.
Talk soon,
Allen