METHOD MODULE
THE LUMEN METHOD
PREMPA
Software must make people more themselves.
DLH
Visual first. No exclusions. Reduce friction.
DATUM
Establish ground before design. FIXED or FLEX.
THE GATE
Every session has two gates. Arrive. Close completely.
SAVE THE WORLD
Reuse before rebuild. Repurpose before discard.
GRAIN
For Michael John Griffin. The Bench runs on GRAIN.
GUARDIAN
Named for the Guardian Building, Detroit.
THE HOLD
Someone must stand in the center and carry the whole.
THE GROUND
The world is one perfect thing. Our work is to find its patterns and tend them. Every product, every session — measured against whether it moves us closer to the ground or further from it.
PERSISTENT MEMORY
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PATSY — OBSERVER
WATCHING
PROMPT
PETER'S BENCH · THE BENCH
TRADER v5
● LIVE
PHASE 1 · JUDGE · PAPER $100 · BROTHER DORN
TOTAL VALUE
$100.00
CASH
$100.00
POSITION
Flat
P&L
+$0.00
RISK PRINCIPLE
THE BROTHER DORN PRINCIPLE
ACTIVE
WILLING TO LOSE →
◀ LEFT POCKET — BET WITH THIS
$20.00
Original stake · replenished on wins
RIGHT POCKET ▶ — NEVER TOUCH
$0.00
Pure profit above original stake
⛔ LEFT POCKET EMPTY — SESSION OVER. BROTHER DORN SAYS WALK.
Gary "Brother Dorn" — Greenwood School, Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head.
Former bookmaker. Good man. Said: "Never gamble — the odds are against you. But if you're going to gamble, decide what you're willing to lose. Every win replenishes the left pocket up to your original stake. Everything over that goes in the right pocket. You never go into the right pocket. When the left pocket is empty — you stop."
Oil Rules (March 2026):
Crude +>3% + VIX ≥22 → HOLD override (macro shock).
Crude +>5% → amplifies HOLD/SELL confidence.
Crude falling → BUY confidence boost. Watch the Strait.
WATCHER — Live Price Feed
SPY · QQQ · GLD · TLT · USO · VIX · via petersbench.org/prices
SPY
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QQQ
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GLD
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TLT
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USO
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⚡ Macro: Load prices to see live macro data
ACTIVE AGENT
JUDGE
DECISION
STANDBY
CLERK — TRADE LOG