Composite technical state
State
What it is
Diagnosis in four categories — Calm, Tense, Under Pressure, Broken — synthesizing 7 weighted technical components: position vs moving averages (MA20/50/200), drawdown vs ATH, 20-day velocity, RSI, MACD, candlestick patterns, and ATR level. Overall view of the stock's "technical stress".
How to read it
"Calm" signals a stock in healthy dynamics with no particular stress. "Tense" = a few lights warrant attention. "Under Pressure" = multiple bearish signals converging. "Broken" = severe stress cluster — drawdown, below long MAs, negative velocity.
Common reference points
- Calm — healthy regimeComposite > +1
- Tense — watch0 to +1
- Under Pressure — red lights−1.5 to 0
- Broken — severe technical stress< −1.5
Orders of magnitude, not a rule: the same number does not mean the same thing from one sector to the next.
What it does not tell you
Diagnostic reading only — not predictive. A "Broken" stock can stay pressured for a long time or bounce tomorrow. Use to calibrate risk management, not to time entry points.
Other measures — Polaris score
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