Step 1 · Market Outlooks

Start with the market.

Know whether the environment supports new positions before looking at any single stock.

FavorableLeadership is strong. Be open to new positions.

MixedBe selective. Favor only the strongest setups.

DefensiveProtect capital. Manage what's already open.

The Ascend Market Condition

A clear rating, and what to do about it.

Environment, leadership, breadth and Ascend's approach, updated as conditions change.

Sample Ascend Market Condition page rated Mixed, with Ascend's approach and what we are watching — Sample from the interactive demo (illustrative), in a Mixed market. Click to enlarge.

On the dashboard

The outlook and the breadth behind it.

Advancing vs. declining issues, new highs vs. new lows, and distribution days, next to the current rating.

The current condition and what changed
Market breadth, updated with the outlook
Where leadership is strengthening or weakening

Ascend Market Outlook card rated Mixed with market breadth figures — Sample from the interactive demo (illustrative).

From the market to a stock

How a stock moves through the stages.

Forming and Ready stocks both have a published buy point, stop and target. The market condition decides whether we act on them.

WATCHPasses fundamentals, base not ready yet.No buy point.

FORMINGBase/handle still forming, needs more time.Buy point is published, but wait for the pattern to finish.

READYBreakout likely in next 1–2 sessions.Watch for the buy point trigger.

ACTIVEBought, with stop and target in force.Tracked in Active Positions.

Next step

2. Watchlist & Trade Setups

Find the strongest stocks and track their setups.

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Examples are historical and selected to illustrate the Ascend process. They are not a complete record of all trades, not every trade is profitable, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. See the Investment Disclaimer.