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Beyond the Chart is a structured education in market mechanics, trading psychology, and the forces that actually move price.

Official free foundation course is on Skool:
https://www.skool.com/trading-beyond-charts-1603

26/10/2026

The 2010 Flash Crash wasn't a glitch. It was a structural event.

When HFT algorithms compete on speed, they all pull their quotes at the same time during stress. The order book goes from deep to empty in milliseconds. That's the liquidity vacuum.

I've broken down the mechanics of modern market infrastructure—why HFT is an evolution of market making, how dark pools fragment price discovery, and why spoofing and layering are structural exploits of the system's reliance on quote data—in my latest academic article for the Open University blog.

If you want to understand the plumbing underneath the price, read it here:

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25/10/2026

When you short a stock, where do the shares actually come from?

Most traders never look past the price chart, but the real structural constraints of a short position live in the securities lending market.

I’ve broken down the plumbing of stock loans in my latest academic article for the Open University blog. It explains why some stocks are cheap to borrow while others become "specials" with fees over 4%, and why a lender's right to recall shares at any time is the ultimate mechanical vulnerability for a short seller.

If you want to understand the structural mechanics underneath the trade, read it here:

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24/10/2026

What actually causes a short squeeze?

It’s rarely just “retail hype” or a mysterious chart pattern. From a systems perspective, a squeeze is a mechanical inevitability. When utilisation approaches 100% and lender depth dries up, the system is structurally fragile. Any upward price shock forces shorts to buy back shares, which drives the price higher, triggering more forced covering.

I’ve broken down the mechanics of the borrow market—why utilisation matters more than raw short interest, and why covering is forced demand, not just sentiment—in my latest academic article for the Open University blog.

If you want to understand the plumbing underneath the price, read it here:

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18/10/2026

17/10/2026

What is a holding company?

17/09/2026

Learning how to invest in the stock market starts with the market, not the chart.

Most investing content teaches you to read patterns. This video covers the foundation almost nobody teaches - what a share actually is, what the float means, who is on the other side of every trade, and why the chart is the last thing that matters.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/UVsLIcphcJc

Free Foundation course, no sign-up required: https://www.skool.com/trading-beyond-charts-1603/classroom

16/09/2026

Why do chart patterns fail?

Because a pattern is a shadow, not a cause. It's a footprint left by real forces - short interest, liquidity, positioning, catalysts. Learn the shadow and you're memorising. Learn what casts it and you're trading.

I've turned this argument into a video, a WordPress article, and a full academic piece.

🎥 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/1F0AXpIQ_zA

📝 Read the full breakdown:
https://tradingbeyondcharts.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/why-chart-patterns-fail-the-epistemic-arrogance-of-the-chart/

📖 Read the academic article on the OU Blog:
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/viewpost.php?post=348624

🎓 Start with the free Foundation course - no sign-up required:
https://www.skool.com/trading-beyond-charts-1603/classroom

Join the community:
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Regards,
Russell Larke
BA (Hons) Business Management | MSc Candidate (Systems Thinking)
Trading Beyond Charts

15/09/2026

Why Technical analysis doesn't work in trading.

15/09/2026

Why chart patterns fail?

05/09/2026

I've just published a new article on bounded rationality in financial markets — why traders make decisions with limited information, and why understanding this is essential for reading market behaviour. Start the free Foundation course — no sign-up required: https://lnkd.in/edkGCP7m Join the Tra...

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