Breakout after accumulation with a sudden shift to 80%+ green candles (last 5), while the prior 20 candles were mixed.
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This screen layers two logic blocks. The first four conditions are identical to Accumulation Breakout: close above 10-day high, volume above 1.5x average, candle body above 40% of ATR(14), and at least 3 of the last 5 bars on below-average volume. The additional two conditions measure the candle-color ratio shift: "more than 80% of last 5 candles green" requires 4 or 5 of the last 5 to be green closes, indicating immediate post-breakout momentum. "Fewer than 60% of last 20 candles green" means fewer than 12 of the prior 20 were green — the baseline was mixed, not already trending. Together, these create a before/after contrast: mixed or bearish candle composition flipping to nearly all-green in the breakout window, on a stock that just cleared its 10-day high on heavy volume.
The candle-color ratio shift adds a behavioral dimension to the standard accumulation breakout. It filters for the transition moment — not just a stock that is trending up, but a stock that was previously undecided and is now showing conviction. When it does fire, the signal represents a genuine regime change: smart money absorbed supply quietly (low-volume consolidation), then initiated a directional move (high-volume breakout) that immediately attracted follow-through buying (80% green candles). The key risk is that a 5-bar window is too short to distinguish a genuine shift from a multi-bar bounce in a downtrend. The absence of any sector or market filter means a signal in a declining sector or in a market downturn carries much higher risk of failure. See also Near 52-Week High for a momentum filter on price distance from highs, and Accumulation Breakout for the simpler version without the momentum-shift requirement.
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This screener combines the standard accumulation breakout (close above 10-day high, high-volume, full-bodied candle, preceded by low-volume consolidation) with a momentum shift condition: more than 80% of the last 5 candles are green, yet fewer than 60% of the prior 20 candles were green. This catches the moment when persistent mixed price action suddenly shifts to consistent buying. Momentum traders use this as a signal for a regime change: a stock that was directionless suddenly developing strong conviction. Who uses this: swing traders looking for early-stage trend initiations where behavioral data (candle color ratio) confirms the technical breakout. Failure mode: the shift to 80%+ green candles in 5 bars after the breakout may just be continuation of intraday noise rather than a durable trend change. Related screens: Near 52-Week High and Accumulation Breakout.
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