Inventory and review criteria

This inventory maps methods to articles. Component counts describe article coverage; they do not confirm that a strategy has passed a profitable backtest.

Every article must answer

  1. What does the method measure or detect, and in which data?
  2. What do the sources establish, and what is the level of profit evidence?
  3. When is the signal actually known, and when can an order first be placed?
  4. What invalidates the setup, when does it expire, and how does it exit?
  5. Do numeric examples, failure cases and diagrams match the rules?
  6. Which controlled comparison measures incremental value?
  7. Are the checklist, citations, metadata and links complete?
Method guideCategorySourcesChart / workflowChecklist
Absorption and CVD divergence: aggressive flow with limited price progressLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
ATR, ADX, MA Slope and Relative Strength as Context FiltersVolume and indicators32 diagrams6 items
Triple tops and bottoms: repeated tests, fixed necklines and duplicate signalsChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Bollinger Squeeze: Frozen Bands and Breakout TestsTrading strategies32 diagrams8 items
Break of structure: a confirmed continuation event with explicit swing timingLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Breaker block: testing a polarity change after an order block failsLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Breakout–retest with volume: expansion, a quieter pullback and continuationTrading strategies32 diagrams7 items
O'Neil's CAN SLIM and flat bases: from source rules to a testable detectorTrading strategies32 diagrams6 items
CHoCH and market structure shift: selecting a protected swing causallyLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Chaikin Money Flow: Volume-Weighted Closing LocationVolume and indicators32 diagrams7 items
Pennants: a short converging base after a strong poleChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Bull and bear flags: quantify the pole, shallow pause and breakout volumeChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Cup and handle: measuring the U-shaped base, shallow handle and breakoutChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Rounding bottoms and tops: measuring curvature without future dataChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Multi-Timeframe Pivots: Confirmation and Causal AlignmentSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items
Rolling Donchian extremes: causal reference levels for breakouts and reclaimsSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items
Engulfing and morning/evening stars: explicit reversal-candle algorithmsChart patterns32 diagrams8 items
Episodic Pivots: Catalyst, Gap, and Opening VolumeTrading strategies32 diagrams7 items
Equal highs and equal lows: building pivot clusters without hindsightLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Failed breakout: a causal algorithm for a break outside a zone and returnLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Fair value gap: three-candle geometry, zone lifecycle and executable retestsLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Fibonacci retracement: freeze the anchors and test the pullback zoneChart patterns32 diagrams8 items
Footprint Imbalance: Diagonal Comparisons and Stacked SignalsVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
Clustered Support and Resistance: Causal Zones from PivotsSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items
Double tops and bottoms: neckline confirmation, volume and a causal algorithmChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
The High Volume Return Premium: Signal and ExecutionTrading strategies32 diagrams11 items
Rectangle ranges: separate breakout trades from trading inside the boxChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Inside bars and NR7: define contraction before trading its breakoutChart patterns32 diagrams8 items
Island reversals: two genuine gaps and a correctly timed confirmationChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Price channels: parallel boundaries, bounce entries and breakout policiesChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Regression channels: distinguish an attractive fit from a mean-reversion edgeTrading strategies32 diagrams8 items
Diamond patterns: expansion first, contraction second and a right-side breakoutChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Liquidation washout: distinguish exhaustion from a continuing cascadeLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Broadening formations: expanding swings, frozen height and increasing riskChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Measured moves and AB=CD: projecting a second leg without knowing D in advanceChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Money Flow Index: MFI Extremes, Divergence and Causal RulesVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
Price Momentum and Turnover: Portfolio Rules and EvidenceTrading strategies32 diagrams11 items
Rising and falling wedges: convergence, context and confirmed breaksChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
On-Balance Volume: OBV Divergence and Breakout AlgorithmsVolume and indicators32 diagrams7 items
Open Interest: Position Stock, Trade Volume and Causal SignalsVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
Opening Range Breakout with RVOL: Rules and EvidenceTrading strategies32 diagrams8 items
Order block: specifying a pre-impulse candle zone after a structure breakLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Order book imbalance and OFI: inventory, quote flow and genuine predictionLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Qullamaggie Parabolic Shorts: First Crack and VWAP FailureTrading strategies42 diagrams7 items
Peak prominence: filtering swing highs and lows by local structureSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items
Regular and hidden RSI divergence: causal pivot matching and price confirmationChart patterns32 diagrams8 items
Pin bars and rejection candles: measurable bodies, wicks and locationChart patterns32 diagrams8 items
Left/right window pivots: detecting highs and lows without looking aheadSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items
Validate a Trading Strategy: Data, Fills and Out-of-Sample TestsData and validation62 diagrams16 items
Relative Volume at Time: A Causal RVOL AlgorithmVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
Second-Day Plays and Opening Drives: Two Catalyst SetupsTrading strategies42 diagrams7 items
SPY Noise Bands and VWAP Momentum: A Research BlueprintTrading strategies32 diagrams8 items
Weinstein Stage Analysis: Weekly Trends and State MemoryTrading strategies32 diagrams6 items
Sweeps of session highs and lows: freeze the calendar before the signalLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Liquidity sweep and reclaim: detecting a break through a level and returnLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
Symmetrical triangles: measuring convergence and testing the breakoutChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Ascending and descending triangles: flat boundaries, apex timing and breakoutsChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Head and shoulders: a causal algorithm for sloping necklinesChart patterns32 diagrams6 items
Minervini VCP and SEPA: Contractions, Volume and Entry PivotsTrading strategies42 diagrams6 items
Volume Profile: POC, Value Area and Testable Acceptance RulesVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
VPA Stopping Volume: From Event to Breakout and TestTrading strategies32 diagrams6 items
VSA No Demand: Weakness, Low Volume and Sell-Stop ExecutionTrading strategies32 diagrams6 items
VWAP and Anchored VWAP: Choosing a Causal AnchorVolume and indicators32 diagrams8 items
VWAP Mean Reversion and CVD: Testing a Band ReclaimTrading strategies32 diagrams7 items
VWAP pullback–reclaim: trading a retracement within a previously known trendTrading strategies32 diagrams7 items
VWAP Trend Trading in QQQ and TQQQ: Rules and CostsTrading strategies32 diagrams8 items
Wyckoff spring and upthrust: testing the range–test–confirmation sequenceLiquidity and structure32 diagrams7 items
ATR ZigZag: confirming swings with a causal reversal thresholdSwing points and price levels32 diagrams8 items

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