The trading community has welcomed this book enthusiastically. , founder of All Star Charts, stated that it was the first book on technical analysis he "voluntarily read" after completing the CMT program, praising Shannon’s ability to explain how to benefit from more than just one timeframe.

If you trade based solely on a 5-minute chart, you are trading in a vacuum. You cannot see the larger forces—at play on the daily or hourly charts—that are dictating the direction of the market.