Level 2 spoofing tells — what I log vs what I invent

[Fairman]

Level 2 "spoofing tells" — what I log versus what I invent.

Maybe-signal patterns I bother recording: size that appears and vanishes at the same price repeatedly; size that pulls as the market approaches; stacked size that never trades when hit. Even then, it's a log entry, not an automatic fade.

Not enough: one refresh I didn't like; chat said spoof; absolute size without relative context for that name.

Action rule: never override a written trigger on a spoof story. Log time, price, size, and what happened next. Review weekly. Patterns only after N samples — otherwise you're writing fiction in real time.

Month-one traders should mostly ignore spoof narratives entirely (see the beginners thread). This checklist is for people who already refuse to let the book veto the plan.

Diagram: maybe / not enough / action rule.