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How the screener works

Every cycle, 24 markets are scored on a single -100…+100 composite scale by blending technicals, positioning, macro conditions and news sentiment into one number. A high positive score is a swing-length long idea; a high negative score is a swing-length short idea. Nothing here is a guarantee - it's a structured, repeatable read of current conditions, meant to narrow down where to look next.

What feeds the composite score

Weights are backtested, not guessed - see Backtest & Methodology for the full weight-sensitivity sweep behind these numbers.

Chart Pattern 50%

Classic swing-based chart patterns (triangles, wedges, channels, head & shoulders, double/triple top-bottom) - each named pattern individually weighted by its own backtested hit rate, not treated as equally reliable.

Harmonic Pattern 50%

Harmonic XABCD structures (ABCD, Gartley, Butterfly), same per-pattern quality weighting as Chart Pattern above.

Trend Strength 30%

ADX-style conviction read on whether the current trend has real force behind it - the single strongest factor found.

Trend 18%

Moving-average structure and direction over the swing lookback window.

New High/Low 15%

Recency of a fresh multi-week high or low, decaying as it goes stale.

Fair Value Gap 15%

Recency of an unfilled 3-bar price imbalance in either direction.

Breakout 13%

Price action relative to recent range highs/lows and volume confirmation.

Positioning 12%

CFTC/COT-derived speculative positioning, where available for the market.

Momentum 10%

Rate-of-change and RSI-family readings over multiple lookback windows.

Fear & Greed 10%

VIX and market-specific panic/calm readings, contrarian-weighted.

News 10%

Recent headline sentiment for the market's related ticker.

Oscillator 8%

Bollinger %B and overbought/oversold positioning within the recent range.

Macro 5%

Rates, dollar strength and upcoming CPI/NFP/GDP/PCE release proximity (via FRED) - cut back after backtesting showed it was a net drag at its old weight.

Candlestick patterns (Hammer, Engulfing, Harami, Doji and others) are also detected and shown on each signal card, using the same per-pattern quality weighting as Chart/Harmonic Pattern above - but backtesting showed including them in the composite score made results worse even after that weighting, so they're informational only right now (0% weight) rather than moving the score.

Markets covered

Gold
metal
Nasdaq 100
index
Nikkei 225
index
Silver
metal
Crude Oil
energy
S&P 500
index
Bitcoin
crypto
EUR/USD
forex_usd_quote
Platinum
metal
ASX 200
index
USD/CHF
forex_usd_base_safehaven
USD/CAD
forex_usd_base_commodity
Ethereum
crypto
XRP
crypto
Litecoin
crypto
Cocoa
soft
Polkadot
crypto
Cotton
soft
Amazon
stock
Target
stock
Microsoft
stock
Cameco
stock
Plug Power
stock
AMD
stock

Trade levels & scoring detail

Every signal ships with an ATR-based stop-loss and take-profit, a suggested holding period, and a reward:risk ratio tuned against historical backtests. Every one of the nine sub-scores also comes with a plain-English "why" - see the Signals page and open any card's "Why this score" section for the detail.

This is an educational/informational tool, not financial advice. Composite scores are a heuristic blend of technicals, positioning, macro and news sentiment, not a prediction. Futures, indices and crypto are leveraged and/or high-risk; do your own research and use proper position sizing and risk management.