How to read an analysis — Stock (sell)
How to read the post · Stock · SELL signal (downtrend)
How to read a downside analysis
Same cards as the upside post, but read in reverse: the primary scenario is the decline. Here we go through them one by one — what each shows and how to read it in a SHORT key.
Real example used throughout this guide: A2A (sell signal, decline ongoing for 5 weeks).
Before you start — everything you read in the post are hypotheses and readings according to our model, not rules to follow. Every trader operates in full autonomy and assumes their own risk. The cards are there to help you understand, not to tell you what to do.
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In Summary
The week's prose summary: state of the decline, what happened, the reading of the moment.
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Real example — A2A
It's the starting point. On declines that have lasted several weeks it becomes a technical reading (volumes, MACD, CMF) versus the previous weeks, more than a new signal: it tells how the move is progressing.
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Hero strip — the status row
The at-a-glance row at the top of the post.
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Real example — A2A
From the left: the signal status (e.g. "Ongoing decline" / "Sell"), how many weeks it's been active, the category and the Tier. The compass is the colour: here it's red = downtrend scenario (on the upside it would be green).
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KPIs — the key numbers
The summary measures of the setup, read in a bearish key.
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Real example — A2A
- IQS · Setup phase (0-100) — the phase relative to the volatility norm (compressed → stretched/mature). Descriptive, not predictive.
- Signal Strength (0-100) — on declines it reads the other way around: a high value = a very strong drop, which can indicate an already mature decline (possible exhaustion), no longer "strong".
- Sizing — the weight the model would suggest (minimum → full).
- Ranking — the position among stocks with the same signal (here: EU-UK sells).
- Trade P&L % — the change from the signal to today; on a decline, a falling price is a gain (here +7.55%).
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The chart
The weekly chart to frame the price structure at a glance.
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Real example — A2A
Weekly chart with 50-period moving average, MACD and VWAP. It's a TradingView widget: for some assets it might not be available. It's the last block visible to everyone: right below you'll find the "How to read this page" link; from here on the analysis is reserved for Platinum clients.
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Rank position
Where the stock sits in the sell ranking.
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Real example — A2A
The stock's position among those with the same signal and market. Note: on sell signals the ranking is ordered by IQS (not by Strength, which is the ordering key on buys). It remains a reading ranking, not a guarantee.
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Sector context
How the stock's home sector is doing.
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Real example — A2A
It shows how the stock's reference sector is moving (via the sector ETF): its phase and recent performance. It's background context to frame the stock — not a filter that changes the signal.
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Confirmation week
The check on the week after the signal.
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Real example — A2A
In the model a signal is re-checked one week after it starts: the card says whether it was confirmed or it weakened. You find it in every post; on declines already underway it records that outcome and tells how it has progressed.
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Setup quality band
Appears only when the model advises against opening due to high risk.
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Real example — A2A
It expresses the setup grade at opening. It appears only when the model judges the entry to be high-risk: in that case it shows the "Trading not recommended" pill with the structural alerts behind it — here "Above weekly EMA200 +11%": the stock is far from a bearish pattern, so a new short is less safe. The asset keeps being analysed every week.
Worth knowing — on declines there is no "Active trade management" card (that's only for bullish trades). And this band isn't always there: if the entry isn't judged high-risk, the block is not shown.
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Price Action
The "naked" reading of the price over the last four weeks.
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Real example — A2A
What the price is doing over the last four weeks, regardless of indicators: direction, any patterns, the strength of the move (with a summary score) and warning signs. The snapshot of recent behaviour.
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The proprietary indicators
Four measures from our model, one per card.
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IQS · Setup phase
A phase descriptor of the setup relative to the volatility norm (compressed → stretched/mature). Descriptive, not predictive. On declines it's also the ranking's ordering key.
Signal Strength
On declines the other way around: high value = a very strong drop, possible exhaustion rather than continuation. A low value indicates a more contained or undecided decline.
No-Trade Zone
A band around the Inversion Point where entry is not operational; on an operational decline the entry is valid below the lower extreme. The dot indicates the side of the regime (not the price), without a value.
Distance from all-time highs
How much margin there is between the price and the all-time highs: wide margin = more room; narrow margin = close to the highs.
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Operational plan
The plain-words summary of the week's setup.
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Real example — A2A
How the model hypothesises tackling the stock during the week, told in words. A working hypothesis, not instructions.
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Operational levels
The trade's numeric grid — here with the SHORT as the primary scenario.
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Real example — A2A
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1SHORT (primary)
On sell posts the SHORT grid is the main one: Entry, SL1/SL2 protection (above entry) and the TPs downward.
2LONG (alternative scenario)
Below, the LONG scenario: it's service information (the levels if the price were to reverse upward), not the operational scenario. (On upside posts the hierarchy is the opposite: LONG primary, SHORT alternative.)
Important — these are model levels, not orders to execute. The operation is yours and at your own risk.
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Previous analyses
The history of the same stock.
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Real example — A2A
The links to previous analyses of the same stock (the ticker's history), in the language you're reading: to frame the signal over time. If there aren't any yet, you'll find the link to the stock's page.
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Legend
The glossary of the page's terms.
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Real example — A2A
It explains the page's terms in full. Here you'll also find the "How to read this page" link to come back to this guide.