Welcome to the Barkworthy Notes, a labour of love, the life’s work of Barky

Who is Barky?

Barky is a passionate, dedicated market analyst and trader who began his journey with Elliott Wave Theory, diving deep into The Wave Principle – the so-called “EW Bible.”

Starting with complex wave patterns instead of simpler concepts like supply and demand, he spent years mastering the 13 recurring patterns across timeframes, tracking the S&P 500 futures primarily. His no-nonsense approach gained traction on Twitter (now X) as he accurately called reversals—like the COVID bottom and 2022 Super Cycle top—earning a following for his precise, unapologetic style.

Armed with experience and technical prowess, Barky hunted for an entry probability model to manage risk and capitalise on his directional setups. Exploring alternative technical methods, he found that Gann boxes and Pitchfork trading illuminated FIB confluence through geometric precision. Relentless backtesting revealed that consolidations at key Pitchfork diagonals were the linchpin for defining risk, as long as they are drawn on the leading timeframe, seamlessly reconnecting to the Wave Principle. By stripping Pitchforks down to their core diagonals, Barky confirmed that a breach signalled a trend’s first stumble—hinting at a countertrend move and potentially sparking a new wave sequence. Then, in early 2023, a collaborator named J shared a 1-minute scalp setup—combining diagonal breaks with precise entries—that became the foundation of his Diagonal Entry Model.

Tested across all timeframes and assets, it started paying off. By late 2023, he launched a Discord community, refining his system through relentless execution. Over 2024, Barky added edges like the RT and BT concepts, as well as his trademark Contracting EMA Boxes, all based on the realisation that that price behaviour at diagonals and boundaries—reclaiming or failing—dictated swings.

This obsessive refinement, often pondered even at parties or family birthdays, reflects his drive to perfect the craft. With less than a decade in the game, Barkworth’s intense focus has built a robust trading framework—and he’s just getting started.

Diagonal Entry Model

The cornerstone of proficient trading lies in the elegant interplay of higher highs and higher lows—or their bearish counterparts, lower lows and lower highs—seamlessly integrated with the 9-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA9). This pattern of higher highs and higher lows fundamentally defines an uptrend, organically shaping the EMA9 as a dynamic reflection of price momentum. When price retraces to test the EMA9 and encounters support, the Diagonal Entry Model facilitates a risk-calibrated opportunity to engage, capitalizing on price’s endeavor to validate EMA9 support by forging a new high, thereby perpetuating the prevailing trend with precision and discipline.

Dynamic Trend Following

Price action manifests as fractal patterns, with the same formations and entry models observed on lower timeframes elegantly replicating over extended periods on higher timeframes. Dynamic Trend Following masterfully integrates the robust trend signals of the higher timeframe EMA9 with precise lower timeframe entry models, optimizing position sizing while minimizing risk exposure for a refined and strategic trading approach.

Trading Course

Elevate your trading acumen with Barky’s trading course, which delivers a refined curriculum through four foundational progressions. This course meticulously covers essential principles, including the entry model, higher timeframe analysis, psychological discipline, and risk management.

Begin trading immediately while delving into the system’s technical intricacies through sophisticated reference tutorials and detailed walkthroughs.

• Precision Diagonal Entry Model Framework;
• Risk-Adjusted Position Sizing;
• Trend-Following Strategies;
• Higher Timeframe Contextual Analysis;
• Entry Concepts, harmonising higher and lower timeframes for unparalleled accuracy.

Discord Community

The Substack trading courses are further enriched by an active and supportive Discord community, where both the Diagonal Entry Model and Inter-Timeframe Entry Concepts are continuously updated and traded live, fostering real-time learning and application. This dynamic platform complements the courses with comprehensive video-based instructions, featuring countless hours of video content tailored to individual trading needs.

Additionally, members gain access to an exclusive set of 12 meticulously crafted smart guides, detailing the most successful DTF concepts with 10 minute video to guide you through the steps and parameters, providing unparalleled depth and clarity to enhance your understanding of the system.

The Discord community provides a vast library of example charts for quick reference or in-depth study, where members can request custom charts, receive expert guidance, and directly consult Barky for personalized feedback.

Three Level Trade Plans

The Substack membership includes access to Barky’s “Three Level Trade Plans,” a sophisticated methodology designed to anticipate higher timeframe context and pinpoint optimal locations for executing the lower timeframe Diagonal Entry Models. These consistently crafted plans are delivered via Substack once daily and then dynamically updated within the Discord community as price action reaches pre-planned levels, or fails to break, enabling real-time trade management and live engagement with the trading process.

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