breakout · ▲ long
BreakoutUp_52W
52-week high breakout with volume confirmation and VCP. Setup requires striking distance of the high (top 10% of the 52W range), not merely the upper quartile.
How it worksHow the signals work
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Breakouts & breakdowns
breakout · ▼ exit/short-side
BreakdownDown_52W
52-week low breakdown with volume confirmation — structural weakness. Setup requires striking distance of the low (bottom 10% of the 52W range), not merely the lower quartile — a name 24% off its low must not carry this label (0700 2026-07-07 regression).
How it worksbreakout · ▲ long
BreakoutUp_20D
20-day Donchian channel breakout confirmed by close and volume
How it worksbreakout · ▼ exit/short-side
BreakdownDown_20D
20-day Donchian channel breakdown confirmed by close and volume
How it worksPullbacks & rallies
pullback · ▲ long
PullbackUp_EMA20
Pullback to EMA20 in confirmed uptrend — buying the dip
How it workspullback · ▼ exit/short-side
RallyDown_EMA20
Rally to EMA20 in confirmed downtrend — selling the rally
How it workspullback vwap · ▲ long
PullbackBuy_VWAP
VWAP reclaim pullback — price reclaims VWAP in bullish trend structure NOTE (audit 2026-07-07): trigger is currently equivalent to setup and no condition tests VWAP — empirically the platform's best cell (+6 bias), so any tightening must pass the champion/challenger shadow test first; tracked as a Tranche-B issue.
How it worksrally sell bear · ▼ exit/short-side
RallySell_BearTrend
Bear trend rally sell — fade rally in confirmed bearish structure
How it worksMomentum & continuation
continuation lite · ▲ long
ContinuationLiteUp
Partial bullish alignment forming — watchlist candidate, never fires trigger
How it worksmomentum continuation · ▲ long
MomentumContinuation_Up
Strong momentum continuation — full bullish stack with trending ADX and 52W strength
How it worksMean reversion & bounces
mean reversion · ▲ long
MeanRevUp_LowerBand
Mean reversion long at lower range support in ranging market
How it worksmean reversion · ▼ exit/short-side
MeanRevDown_UpperBand
Mean reversion short at upper range resistance in ranging market
How it worksoversold bounce · ▲ long
OversoldBounce_Up
Oversold bounce — RSI deeply oversold with improving momentum and volume confirmation
How it worksReversals & failed moves
failed breakout · ▼ exit/short-side
FailedBreakout_Down_20D
Recent breakout failed — price closed back below breakout level NOTE (audit 2026-07-07): requires_signal_history is not implemented and the setup∩trigger donchian intersection is Mid_Range-only — the signal detects bearish drift near highs, not a verified failed breakout; semantic rework tracked as a Tranche-B issue.
How it worksfailed breakdown · ▲ long
FailedBreakdown_Up_20D
Recent breakdown failed — price closed back above breakdown level NOTE (audit 2026-07-07): requires_signal_history is not implemented and the setup∩trigger donchian intersection is Mid_Range-only — the signal detects bullish drift near lows, not a verified failed breakdown; semantic rework tracked as a Tranche-B issue.
How it worksreversal · ▲ long
ReversalUp_Oversold
Oversold reversal with volume capitulation and momentum divergence
How it worksreversal · ▼ exit/short-side
ReversalDown_Overbought
Overbought reversal with volume spike and bearish divergence or weakening bull
How it worksAnticipation (pre-breakout)
anticipation · ▲ long
AnticipationUp_VCP
VCP base-tightening pre-breakout — fires BUY - ANTICIPATE with forward pivot (ADR-0008)
How it worksanticipation · ▲ long
AnticipationUp_Donchian_ATR
Mechanical-alternate anticipation trigger for names without a clean Minervini VCP shape (semis, sector ETFs, high-momentum names that consolidate by drifting at the highs). Fires BUY - ANTICIPATE with forward pivot when price sits near the Donchian channel high, ATR is contracting, and volume has been drying for >=3 consecutive bars. ADR-0008 Slice 4.
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