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Bearish Activity Detection

Overview​

This profile identifies industries and themes experiencing strong bearish momentum based on breakdowns, gap-downs, and relative weakness. It highlights groups where a high percentage of companies are clearing support, breaking down, or printing multi-week lows — helping surface downside continuation and short setup clusters in real time.

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This profile detects groups showing broad-based bearish activity during the current session. It uses multiple breakdown signals and relative weakness indicators to surface structural weakness and early reversals. Results update continuously and are sorted by Group Rating 1 Day.

Strategy Focus​

  • Detect downside momentum clusters in real time based on price and structural breakdowns
  • Highlight groups gapping below key support levels or printing fresh 20-day lows
  • Confirm relative weakness and participation breadth across companies
  • Monitor volume and institutional distribution as supporting evidence
  • Spot AI-validated short setups and post-breakdown continuation behavior
  • Build bearish or hedge-aligned watchlists based on real-time weakness

Filters Applied​

This profile includes multiple bearish momentum filters joined by an OR condition. A group will appear if it satisfies any of the following:

  • Cleared Support After Open (%) > 50
  • 20 Day Lows & -4% > 4
  • Last Price < Prev. Low (%) > 50
  • Gap Under Prev Low (%) > 50
  • Gap Under Support (%) > 50
  • Rel. Strength 1 Day < 10 (%) > 50

These filters surface groups showing broad downside behavior, structural failure, or weakness in real time.

Metrics Used​

Group Identity & Composition​

  • Industry / Theme: Identifies the industry or theme group.
  • Tickers: Number of companies in the group — provides participation context.

Breakdown & Weakness Signals​

  • Cleared Support After Open (%): Percent of companies breaking below support intraday — core signal of real weakness.
  • 20 Day Lows & -4%: Number of companies making new 20-day lows while dropping 4%+ — confirms aggressive downside.
  • Last Price < Prev. Low (%): Indicates group-wide breakdown below prior lows.
  • Gap Under Prev Low (%): Measures overnight downside break — reveals bearish sentiment before the open.
  • Gap Under Support (%): Confirms structural weakness and failed support levels.

Relative Weakness Breadth​

  • Rel. Strength 1 Day < 10 (%): Percent of companies showing extreme underperformance today.
  • Group Rating 1 Day: Measures current-session strength — used for default sorting.
  • Group Rating 1 Year: Contextualizes today's move within long-term strength or deterioration.
  • Rel. Strength 1 Year 90+ (%): Highlights long-term outperformers within structurally weak groups — possible rotation out of leaders.

Price & Volume Context​

  • Change Pre (%): Pre-market move — useful for spotting early session continuation.
  • Change From Close (%): Regular session movement — tracks confirmation of weakness.
  • Total Volume (%): Group’s share of total market volume — supports conviction.
  • Relative Volume: Compares current volume to historical averages — confirms urgency or distribution.

Broader Context​

  • Return Year to Date (%): Places today’s breakdown in the context of broader performance.

Additional Confirmation​

  • Accumulation/Distribution Score: Identifies institutional distribution pressure.
  • Reports Earnings Within 1 Week: Highlights groups with near-term catalysts that may amplify weakness.
  • Top Alpha Setups: Number of active AI-confirmed trade setups — helps validate short opportunities.
  • Tight Range (%): Measures compression prior to breakdown — signals fresh momentum release.

Default Sorting Logic​

Results are sorted by Group Rating 1 Day in descending order — surfacing groups with the most decisive breakdown behavior and structural weakness.

Practical Use Cases​

  • Track breakdown clusters and downside continuation across industries and themes
  • Identify gap-down setups or early-session failures with volume and price confirmation
  • Jump into Ticker Screener to explore specific companies driving group-wide weakness
  • Use Multi-Charts to evaluate risk/reward for short setups within bearish groups
  • Open Group Viewer to explore volume trends, structural breakdowns, or accumulation shifts
  • Build short, hedge, or rotation-out watchlists aligned with active momentum reversals