52-Week High Breakout
TrendBullish
Buy stocks at 52-week highs
Source: Marketsmith/IBD
Beta Rotation
SectorAllocation
Cycle high vs low beta
Source: Public
Bollinger Band Bounce
Mean ReversionMean Revert
Buy lower band sell upper band
Source: Bollinger
Bollinger Band Squeeze + Reversal
Mean ReversionMean Revert
Squeeze followed by mean revert
Source: Bollinger
Breakaway Gap
TrendBullish
Trade breakaway gaps from base
Source: Edwards-Magee
Buy the Dip (Pullback in Uptrend)
Mean ReversionTrend pullback
Buy pullback to MA in uptrend
Source: Public
Continuation Gap
TrendBullish
Trade continuation gaps in trend
Source: Edwards-Magee
Country Rotation
SectorAllocation
Rotate among country ETFs
Source: Public
Cyclical Rotation (Risk-On)
SectorCyclical
Move into industrials/discretionary
Source: Public
Darvas Box
TrendBullish
Trade Darvas box breakouts
Source: Nicolas Darvas
Defensive Rotation (Risk-Off)
SectorDefensive
Move into utilities/staples in risk-off
Source: Public
Dogs of the Dow
SpecificValue
Buy 10 highest yielding Dow stocks each year
Source: Michael O'Higgins
Election Year Cycle
CalendarCalendar
Trade based on US election cycle
Source: Stock Trader Almanac
Exhaustion Gap
TrendReversal
Trade reversal of exhaustion gap
Source: Edwards-Magee
Friday Effect
CalendarCalendar
Buy/sell Fri-Mon edge
Source: Public
Halloween Indicator (Sell in May)
CalendarCalendar
Long Nov-April out May-Oct
Source: Public
High Tight Flag
TrendBullish
Tight bull flag after large run
Source: O'Neil
IBD Cup with Handle
TrendBullish
Trade IBD-style cup with handle
Source: O'Neil
Island Reversal
TrendReversal
Trade island top/bottom reversal
Source: Bulkowski
January Effect (Small caps)
CalendarCalendar
Long small caps in January
Source: Rozeff-Kinney
Mean Revert to 200 SMA
Mean ReversionMean Revert
Buy major pullback to 200 SMA
Source: Public
Mean Revert to 50 SMA
Mean ReversionMean Revert
Buy pullback to 50 SMA
Source: Public
O'Neil CANSLIM
TrendBullish
Composite criteria for growth stocks
Source: William O'Neil
Pre-Holiday Effect
CalendarCalendar
Long stocks day before holidays
Source: Lakonishok
RSI(2) Connors
Mean ReversionMean Revert
Buy when RSI(2) < 10 in uptrend
Source: Larry Connors
Relative Strength Rotation
SectorAllocation
Long top-RS sectors short bottom
Source: IBD
SEPA Strategy (Minervini)
TrendBullish
Specific Entry Point Analysis
Source: Minervini
Santa Claus Rally
CalendarCalendar
Long stocks last 5 trading days of year
Source: Stock Trader Almanac
Saucer / Rounded Bottom
TrendBullish
Rounded bottom + breakout
Source: Bulkowski
Sector Rotation
SectorAllocation
Rotate into leading sectors
Source: Public
Sell the Rip (Bounce in Downtrend)
Mean ReversionTrend pullback
Short bounces to MA in downtrend
Source: Public
Stage Analysis (Weinstein)
TrendTrend
Buy in Stage 2 from Weinstein 4-stage
Source: Stan Weinstein
Theme Investing (AI/Robotics/EV)
SectorTheme
Long thematic basket
Source: Public
Trend Template (Minervini)
TrendTrend
8-criteria trend template
Source: Minervini
Turn-of-Month Effect
CalendarCalendar
Long stocks at month turn
Source: Lakonishok-Smidt
Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP)
TrendBullish
Mark Minervini's VCP setup
Source: Mark Minervini
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