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Holly Grail
The 5 Day Bounce
The trigger for this alert has to cross above resistance while also making a 60 minute high on stocks that are trying to bounce from the lows of their 5 day range. The max price on these will be stocks under 20 dollars. The strategy looks to go long on an oversold reversal strategy. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Alpha Predator
This strategy looks for momentum stocks under 20 dollars to buy on a pullback trigger as the event to go long. These stocks will be green on many time frames from 5-day to 5 minutes. There are numerous filters looking at moving averages and change in price over the last hour. We need at least 1 consecutive green candle coming in on the current day. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Bon Shorty (Short)
A short selling strategy that looks to jump on momentum. The trigger is a breakdown of resistance as defined by Trade Ideas data for stocks between 15 and 85 dollars. The stock must be down from the previous day. The S&P 500 cannot be up very much in the last 5 minutes. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Breakout
This long strategy uses the crossing above resistance as the entry event. On higher than normal relative volume, the stock must be between $10 and $150 with at least 125k share being already traded today. Additionally, the stock will be above the midpoint of the previous day’s range. This strategy ensures that the leading market indicator used has not moved more than 0.5% in either direction over the past 30 minutes. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Bullish Pullback
Looks for strong stocks pulling back 25% to create the entry trigger. These stocks will include a max price of 100 in the scan and a minimum of 20 dollars (where “Strong Stocks Pulling Back” left off). Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Bullish Trend Change
The trigger is basically stocks above 20 dollars that are crossing above resistance with a 60 minute high. In the 5 day range this, stock should be near the lower end of this range looking to change the near term trend and move higher on volume.Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Buyers Stepping
In A strategy that uses our Fibonacci pullback as the trigger to go long. This is a pullback entry concept. Stocks from 50 cents to 30 dollars will show up on this alert. The pullback entry will be on a stock that is already up nicely on the day and the S&P 500 has to be positive for the day. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Close to a Cross
This strategy triggers on a strong intraday move when a very short term proprietary moving average crosses the 50 day SMA. These moving average crossovers are followed closely by institutions which can cause huge buying pressure after the alert.
The Continuation
Stocks between 50 cents and 50 dollars make up this strategy. The trigger is a new 30 minute high if the stock had 2 consecutive up days coming into the present day. Thus the name “continuation”. The daily range for this candle will be a wide range above normal. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Count de Monet
Looks for stocks to go long that are making a resistance breakout to a 5 day high area. This strategy is focused on stocks under 40 dollars with medium sized float or smaller. The S&P 500 needs to have a green 5 minute candle.Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Cuts Like a Knife (Short)
Another short selling strategy that looks for a breakdown of support (as defined by Trade Ideas data). The trigger to go short is Crossed below Support on stocks up to 100 dollars.The earnings filter is turned on to play stocks that just had earnings in the last day to look for downward momentum to ride from the earnings news. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Downward Dog (Short)
This is simply a breakdown of a channel (as defined by Trade Ideas data). A short selling momentum strategy that looks for stocks under 50 dollars. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Downward Momentum (Short)
A short selling strategy that looks to pile on the selling. A downward break of the opening 30 minute range is the trigger to go short here. The price of this strategy will focus on stocks between 20 and 100 dollars and the S&P has to be negative in the last 15 minutes. This strategy also looks at a long term filter to ensure the stock is in a daily downtrend. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Early Bird
Stocks under $20 that are crossing above an algorithmic resistance level on slightly higher than normal 5 minute volume. The volume today is currently under 1m shares. Ranges for the 10 day, 120 minute and 15 minute are capped so as it catch the move early. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Float On
Stocks from 1 to 100 that are crossing above short term resistance is the trigger for this long side strategy. There are numerous filters for moving average relative strength and only scans for low float stocks under 20 million shares. Market filters also ensure that the S&P 500 is showing strength on the day and in short term time frames. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Got Dough Wants to Go
This strategy will focus on large float, mid-high cap stocks that are showing momentum on the daily and the intraday charts. The S&P 500 needs to be positive on the day. The trigger to go long this strategy comes from the 30 minute high event. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Horseshoe Down
Looks for a gap down in price with an attempt to come back up and fill a portion of the gap. The alert triggers to go short if the price moves back below the prior low of the gap opening. The exact opposite of “Horseshoe Up” Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Horseshoe Up
Looks for a gap up in price with an attempt to come back down and fill a portion of the gap. The alert triggers to go long if the price moves back above the prior high of the gap opening. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Knocking On Resistence (Short)
A short strategy that looks to fade the upward movement of stocks under 20 dollars using a breakout of the opening range but right into a level of resistance (R1) as defined by Trade Ideas technology. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Little Big Guy
This strategy focuses on stocks under 8 dollars. The trigger is a minimum 5 hour level of resistance. This strategy has market filters that look at the S&P 500 to make sure it is not too negative on the day. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Looking for a Bounce
Here the A.I. is looking for a 30 minute opening range breakdown at a certain level of support that will look to bounce off support and go long based on the filters used here. The max price for this strategy is 20 dollar stocks. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Mighty Mouse
Stocks from 50 cents to 5 dollars that are crossing above resistance as defined by Trade Ideas data is the idea behind this strategy. The stock must be up compared to yesterday and wait 15 minutes before this events triggers. The name Mighty Mouse suggests stocks under 5 dollars that are showing upward opportunities early in the day. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Nice Chart
Numerous filters make up this long strategy.The trigger is a New High above yesterday’s high but with many more filters looking at market strength, moving averages and RSI in the short term. The max price for this strategy is 80 dollars. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Nickelback
Nickelback is basically the same concept of “Quarterback” but only monitors a symbol list of stock that trade in 5 cent increments in hopes of making a better spread on entry and exit. A pullback of 25% is still needed for the entry trigger. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
No Fear Short Here (Short)
The trigger of this is a locked or crossed market (bid and offer are the same or even crossed). A short selling strategy that looks at Nasdaq and S&P market filters and downward momentum to trigger a short selling opportunity. Price window for this short momentum strategy is 50 cents to 8-0 dollars. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Not a Double Bottom (Short)
The trigger for this short sell alert is what appears to be a double bottom but breaks down thru support. Stocks from 10 to 100 dollars make up this strategy and the change is 1 minute period is a significant down move. Market filters do not allow for the S&P 500 to be up too much in the last 15 minutes. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
On Support
This is very similar to the “Looking for a Bounce” strategy as it is looking for a breakdown in the opening 30 minute range. However, this strategy looks at only stock above 20 dollars that are bouncing off support as defined by the filters used. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Power Hour Long
Looks to buy strong stocks relative to the previous day and only in the last hour of the day. The S&P 500 must be up in the last 10 minutes as a market filter. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Power Hour Short (Short)
Looks to short weak stocks relative to the previous day and only in the last hour of the day. The S&P 500 must be down in the last 10 minutes as a market filter. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Pushing Through Resistence
The signal is triggered by a 30 minute opening range breakout to go long. This strategy is set to wait for around 40 minutes after the open before any alert would trigger. There needs to be positive movement in the trailing 15 minute period as well. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Putting on the Brakes
Similar to “Knocking on Resistance” but for stocks above 20 dollars and more filters to ensure the 5 day range is not too strong. The 30 minute relative weakness in the S&P 500 is also considered. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Quarterback
Looks for strong stocks that had a significant move upward then pulls back 25% for the entry trigger. Stock prices will be 5 to 100 dollars and relative volume needs to be above normal. The A.I. has added many RSI filters and the stock must be up from yesterday’s close. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Selling Strength (Short)
This is similar to “Topping Formation” but for stocks above 20 dollars. Market filters require the S&P 500 to not be positive.Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Slippery Slope (Short)
This short selling strategy uses a new 5 minute low as the entry trigger. Stocks between the price of 50 and 200 are monitored for weakness relative to the prior day and also the 10 day and 1 year range with negative momentum coming into the current trading day. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Staggering Volume
This one is looking for stocks making new highs that are off the chart in terms of relative volume, 5 minute volume and 1 minute volume. There is a short squeeze component as well using the “days to cover” filter. “Position in Range” filters under 60 minute time frames are also used here. These stocks will be fast movers in general. Stocks above and under 5 dollars are in play with this strategy.
Strong Stock Pulling Back
This strategy is triggered by a 25% pullback from highs on stocks that are showing strong volume and price movement relative to the S&P 500 even on a weak day. Stocks under 20 dollars only in this strategy. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Sunrise Mover
This strategy is set to be active after only 5 minutes into the day and stops being active 45 minutes after the bell. Stocks between 3 and 80 dollars are scanned for a break above short term resistance as the trigger to go long if the S&P 500 is positive. There are numerous filters added by the A.I. looking at moving average relative strength across the board. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Tailwind
This long strategy uses a pullback in price to trigger the entry. Stocks that have a complex setup of moving averages and are positive across the board on those moving average and volume filters are considered. The max price of this strategy is 60 dollars.Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Topping Formation (Short)
This is a short selling strategy that looks to fade an overbought situation with a new 5 day high being the trigger to go short. The price window will be stocks between 10 and 20 dollars. Market filters require the S&P 500 to not be positive.Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Trend Play
Uses a proprietary moving average ribbon to identify when a stock is in a strong trend. For this play to trigger both on the daily and intraday charts need to be aligned with the same trend using the same metric. This makes stocks interesting to long term players which will in a lot of cases push the price for shorter term players.
Trend Play Short (Short)
Same as the Trend play (see above). But this strategy is looking for downtrends that can trigger a short sell signal.
The Vault
A long strategy that looks for oversold conditions in stocks between 9 and 30 dollars. The current price is likely near the low of the 10 day range. The event is triggered by crossing back thru yesterday’s resistance. This strategy has many additional filters; too many to list here.
Volume Doesn't Lie
This strategy looks for stocks that are up at least 4% and doing at least 2 times normal volume. The volume is the trigger and the theory is that the price action will continue in the same direction as the gap. This was originally designed for a multi-day hold, but was reconfigured for Holly (so keep that in mind). Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Wake Up Call
This strategy looks for stocks to buy under 20 dollars making new highs with low float size. There are numerous filters for intraday moving averages and price action filters in the last 15-30 minutes that the A.I. has added. The stock needs to be up a bit in the last 5 minutes before it triggers as well. Consult the main AI window for this strategies’ target, hold time and stop type.
Yesterday Hammer Today Strength
This is searching for your textbook hammer candle to have happened yesterday. This pattern shows sellers being rejected after trying to push the price lower. The alert triggers after the stock has shown strength in the current trading day and has pushed through resistance.
Engulfing
This watches the current day's action to see if a possible engulfing candle is forming (todays lower lower than yesterdays and today's high higher than yesterdays). This looks to trigger after both sides of that equation are made and we are showing some intraday strength.
AVWAP Bounce
The strategy uses a multi day vwap to find stocks that are not only bouncing off today's VWAP but yesterday's as well.a
The Guiding Hand (Short)
Both of these are looking at the same thing just reversed. We are looking at stocks that are gapping and the basing sideways looking for a short term moving average to catch up to price and push it higher.
Balloon Under Water/The Anvil (Short)
These are revisions to the mean algos that are looking for stocks that have drifted away from what our algos are looking at for “fair value”. It looks to take the other side of the move after momentum has shifted.
The Guiding Hand (Short)
Both of these are looking at the same thing just reversed. We are looking at stocks that are gapping and the basing sideways looking for a short term moving average to catch up to price and push it higher.
Holly NEO
Neo is a bit different from the other AI. It's not looking at many algos and filtering them down each day. It is looking for stocks in play that are doing many many times normal volume and then optimized with that sole focus.
Breakout long (Short)
Neo’s focus is on high volume stocks that are currently in the news. For these algorithms they are looking to take an early move on these stocks in the direction of the
Pullback long (Short)
These algos look for the same NEO signature stocks in the news but are looking for them to base sideways before pushing higher.
Holly 2.0
Holly 2.0 was rebuilt from the ground up using all the knowledge we have gained at trade-ideas running a machine-learning artificial intelligence for years.
Bon Shorty 2.0
The original user-generated AI algorithm is back. Just like Holly grails version, this is looking for a stock that was weak yesterday selling off today. Also known as a second-day play.
Pushing The Spring
This looks for a tight consolidation on the daily chart and a breakout the following day.
Pulling The Arrow Back
Looking at yesterday's trading we are looking for sellers failing to keep prices low yesterday causing a late-day bounce. Bullish action the following day is often great confirmation of the next move.
Failed Bounce (Short)
This is the opposite of pulling the arrow back where we are looking for a rejection of buyers in yesterday's action to continue today.
Bear/Bull Trap (Short)
This is looking for the classic trap pattern. Where a stock will break the high of yesterday just barely and then start to reverse forcing the other side to sell.
Revision To The Mean Long
This algorithm is looking to catch that falling intraday knife. Looking for a quick bounce in a weak stock.
Snap Back Long/Short (Short)
These are looking for reversion to the mean but on a daily basis instead of intraday day.
Seperation From The 8
There are many ways to define “overbought”. In this case, we are looking at how much a stock has deviated from its 8 periods moving average.