Entry. LONG. A pole: ten sessions that rose at least twelve percent from their low to their high. A flag: the four to twelve sessions after it that held within eight percent of their own high, stayed under the pole's high, and gave back less than half the pole. Trigger: a close above the flag's high. Backtest over the book's 24 names, whole history to 2026-09-07, 1% risk, next-open fills: 333 trades, 39% winners, +0.09R a trade (+0.08R shrunk). Thin: a coin with a small edge, so the stop and the size are the whole trade.

Stop. The flag's low. A flag whose low is more than eight percent from the entry is not a flag; the trade is skipped.

Exit. Two R, or a close below the flag's low, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. A flush: within the last three sessions, one that broke below the lowest low of the twenty sessions before it, on at least one and a half times their average volume, with that flush session's close at least eight percent below that lookback's twenty-session mean. Trigger: the latest close back above that broken low AND above the prior session's high. No volume stored means no verdict.

Stop. The flush's low. If that is more than eight percent from the entry the trade is skipped.

Exit. Two R, or a close back below the reclaimed level, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. A base: the prior twenty sessions span no more than a quarter of their high; wider than that is a trend, not a base. Trigger: a close above the base's high. A wick through it is anticipation, not a trigger. Backtest over the book's 13 names, whole history to 2026-09-07, 1% risk, next-open fills: 255 trades, 20% winners, +0.07R a trade (+0.06R shrunk). Thin: a coin with a small edge, so the stop and the size are the whole trade.

Stop. The base's low. If that is more than eight percent from the entry the trade is skipped, not widened.

Exit. Two R, or a close back inside the base, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. A base: the prior twenty bars inside a band no wider than a quarter of its high. Trigger: a close below the base low on at least one and a half times the base's average volume.

Stop. Above the last five bars' high by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close back inside the base, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. A pole down: ten bars that fell at least twelve percent from their high to their low. A flag: the four to twelve bars after it that held within eight percent of their own low, stayed above the pole's low, and recovered less than half the pole. Trigger: a close below the flag's low.

Stop. Above the flag's high by half a percent. A flag whose high is more than eight percent from the entry is not a flag; the trade is skipped.

Exit. Two R, or a close above the flag's high, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. Within the last six bars a close cleared the prior twenty-bar high, and no close has lost it since. Trigger: a bar whose low comes back to that level, within half a percent, and closes above it in the upper half of its own range - the retest that holds.

Stop. Under the retest bar's low, or the level, whichever is lower, by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close back below the level, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. Within the last six bars a close lost the prior twenty-bar low, and no close has regained it since. Trigger: a bar whose high comes back up to that level, within half a percent, and closes below it in the lower half of its own range - the retest that fails.

Stop. Over the retest bar's high, or the level, whichever is higher, by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close back above the level, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. An uptrend: the close above a rising fifty-bar mean. A dip: the last five bars' low came to the twenty-bar mean, or within three percent under it. Trigger: a close above the prior bar's high, the turn.

Stop. Under the dip's low by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close below the dip's low, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. A downtrend: the close below a falling fifty-bar mean. A bounce: the last five bars' high came up to the twenty-bar mean, or within three percent over it. Trigger: a close below the prior bar's low, the turn down.

Stop. Over the bounce's high by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close above the bounce's high, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. A range: the prior twenty bars inside a band no wider than twelve percent of its high, the low touched at least twice. Trigger: a bar that dips into the bottom one and a half percent of the range and closes back above it, in the upper half of its own bar.

Stop. Below the range low by one percent. A close below the range low means the range is broken.

Exit. The range high, or a close below the range low, whichever comes first. The play wants the high at least one and a half times the risk away.

Entry. SHORT. A range: the prior twenty bars inside a band no wider than twelve percent of its high, the high touched at least twice. Trigger: a bar that pokes into the top one and a half percent of the range and closes back below it, in the lower half of its own bar.

Stop. Above the range high by one percent. A close above the range high means the range is broken upward.

Exit. The range low, or a close above the range high, whichever comes first. The play wants the low at least one and a half times the risk away.

Entry. SHORT. A run: the close at least thirty percent above the close ten bars ago. Trigger: a bar that trades above the prior high, closes below the prior close and in the lower half of its own range, on at least one and a half times the average volume - the first failure.

Stop. Over the failure bar's high by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close above the blow-off high, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. Within the last three bars a close cleared the prior twenty-bar high. Trigger: a close back below that high. Everyone who bought the breakout is wrong at once.

Stop. Over the breakout's high by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close back above the level, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. Two swing highs within one and a half percent of each other, at least five bars apart, with a trough between them at least three percent below - the neckline. Trigger: the first close below the neckline.

Stop. Over the higher of the two tops by half a percent.

Exit. The measured move - the neckline less the height of the tops above it - or a close back above the neckline, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. Two swing lows within one and a half percent of each other, at least five bars apart, with a peak between them at least three percent above - the neckline. Trigger: the first close above the neckline.

Stop. Under the lower of the two bottoms by half a percent.

Exit. The measured move - the neckline plus the depth of the bottoms below it - or a close back below the neckline, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. Three swing highs: a head at least two percent above both shoulders, the shoulders within three percent of each other, a trough either side of the head. The neckline is the lower trough. Trigger: the first close below the neckline.

Stop. Over the right shoulder by half a percent.

Exit. The measured move - the neckline less the head's height above it - or a close back above the neckline, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. Three swing lows: a head at least two percent below both shoulders, the shoulders within three percent of each other, a peak either side of the head. The neckline is the higher peak. Trigger: the first close above the neckline.

Stop. Under the right shoulder by half a percent.

Exit. The measured move - the neckline plus the head's depth below it - or a close back below the neckline, whichever comes first.

Entry. SHORT. The bar opened at least two percent above the prior close - a gap up - and closed below its own open, in the lower half of its range: the gap that failed. Trigger: that close.

Stop. Over the gap bar's high by half a percent.

Exit. The gap filled - the prior close - or a close above the gap bar's high, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. The bar opened at least two percent below the prior close - a gap down - and closed above its own open, in the upper half of its range: the gap that was bought. Trigger: that close.

Stop. Under the gap bar's low by half a percent.

Exit. The gap filled - the prior close - or a close below the gap bar's low, whichever comes first.

Entry. LONG. An uptrend: the twenty-bar average over the fifty-bar and higher than five bars ago. Trigger: a bar whose low comes down to the twenty-bar average, within one percent, and closes back above it.

Stop. Under the pullback's low - the lowest of the last three bars - by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close below the fifty-bar average, whichever comes first. Twenty bars without the target and the time stop takes it off.

Entry. LONG. Above the 200-day average. The prior close under the lower Bollinger band (twenty bars, two deviations); this close back inside it. A dip bought inside a standing uptrend.

Stop. Two ATR under the close. If that is more than eight percent from the entry the trade is skipped.

Exit. One R, or a close at the middle band, whichever comes first. Twenty bars without the target and the time stop takes it off.

Entry. SHORT. Under the 200-day average. The prior close over the upper Bollinger band; this close back inside it. A bounce sold inside a standing downtrend.

Stop. Two ATR over the close. If that is more than eight percent from the entry the trade is skipped.

Exit. One R, or a close at the middle band, whichever comes first. Twenty bars without the target and the time stop takes it off.

Entry. SHORT. A downtrend: the twenty-bar average under the fifty-bar and lower than five bars ago. Trigger: a bar whose high comes up to the twenty-bar average, within one percent, and closes back below it.

Stop. Over the bounce's high - the highest of the last three bars - by half a percent.

Exit. Two R, or a close above the fifty-bar average, whichever comes first. Twenty bars without the target and the time stop takes it off.