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Tight Range

Overview​

This profile highlights industries and themes where a large percentage of companies closed in tight price ranges, often indicating volatility compression and potential breakout setups. It surfaces groups with structural consolidation patterns that may precede directional moves.

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This profile surfaces groups where more than 50% of companies closed in a tight range during the last regular session. These setups often precede significant breakouts or breakdowns. Results update continuously and are sorted by Tight Range (%).

Strategy Focus​

  • Identify low-volatility compression clusters across industries and themes
  • Surface groups coiling for a breakout or breakdown after narrowing price action
  • Track structural setups forming across multiple companies simultaneously
  • Combine with accumulation, divergence, or AI setups for breakout filtering
  • Monitor pre-earnings and post-trend consolidation zones
  • Build watchlists centered around breakout anticipation or volatility expansion

Filters Applied​

This profile applies a single filter:

  • Tight Range (%) > 50

Only groups where a majority of companies closed in a structurally tight price range are included. This signals coordinated compression.

Metrics Used​

Compression Signal​

  • Tight Range (%): Percent of companies that closed yesterday in a compressed range — primary signal of group-wide volatility contraction.

Group Identity & Context​

  • Industry / Theme: Name of the group by industry or macro theme — provides structural context.
  • Tickers: Number of companies in the group — indicates participation scope behind the compression signal.

Price Action & Session Movement​

  • Change Pre (%): Market-cap-weighted move during pre-market — shows early resolution behavior.
  • Change From Close (%): Intraday move relative to prior close — helps confirm whether a breakout has occurred.

Group Strength & Relative Performance​

  • Group Rating 1 Day: Real-time performance score — shows whether the group is gaining momentum.
  • Group Rating 1 Year: Long-term strength rank — adds context to the consolidation trend.
  • Rel. Strength 1 Day 90+ (%): Share of intraday top performers — supports upward resolution bias.
  • Rel. Strength 1 Year 90+ (%): Percent of long-term leaders — useful for trend-aligned consolidation.

Volume & Liquidity Behavior​

  • Total Volume (%): Group’s share of overall market volume — indicates current relevance.
  • Relative Volume: Intraday volume vs. average — helps validate breakout intent or lack of interest.

Return & Trend Context​

  • Return Year to Date (%): Group’s YTD performance — contextualizes compression within the broader trend.

Fundamentals Snapshot​

  • EPS Rating: Earnings growth and consistency — supports breakout reliability.
  • Sales Rating: Revenue growth momentum — adds strength context to structural setups.
  • Profit Rating: Profitability quality — relevant for identifying high-efficiency groups forming bases.

Behavioral Signals​

  • Accumulation/Distribution Score: Institutional flow — rising scores can suggest stealth accumulation during range.
  • Reports Earnings Within 1 Week: Earnings catalysts that may trigger breakout from compression.
  • Top Alpha Setups: Number of active AI setups — adds directional conviction to structural setups.

Resolution & Divergence​

  • Last Price > Prev. High (%): Breakout confirmation rate — percentage of companies clearing recent highs.
  • Last Price < Prev. Low (%): Breakdown rate — percent violating support after compression.
  • Positive RSI Divergence 14D (%): Bullish momentum divergence — supports upside resolution bias.
  • Negative RSI Divergence 14D (%): Bearish divergence breadth — may signal potential breakdown risk.

Default Sorting Logic​

Results are sorted by Tight Range (%) in descending order — surfacing the most compressed and potentially explosive groups first.

Practical Use Cases​

  • Build watchlists of potential breakout candidates based on structural compression
  • Scan for low-volatility setups ahead of earnings or macro events
  • Dive into Ticker Screener to explore the tightest individual stock setups
  • Use Multi-Charts to compare formation structure across compressed groups
  • Monitor volume surges or AI setups to confirm breakout direction
  • Track bullish or bearish divergences within tight-range environments