HISTORY AND CREDITS–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Stage 2 is part of Mark Minervini's NON-NEGOTIABLE criteria. What does this mean? Well it means that Mark does not enter a trade that is not in Stage 2. Stage analysis is the work of Stan Weinstein who divides stock price movements in 4 stages (Stage1, Stage2, Stage3 and Stage4). Additionally, the second part of the indicator, NetNewHighs (NNH) vs NetNewLows (NNL), has been used by many traders, most recently I have seen Matt Caruso use it in his methodology.
WHAT IT DOES––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1️⃣ Stage 2 Signal
This method uses price, moving averages, volume in order to asses when it is the best time to get in a trade.
👉 Stage 1 - stock goes sideways and does not make any price progress
👉 Stage 2 - stock gains a lot of value and is trending up. It shows strong support from institutions
👉 Stage 3 - stock goes in a sideways action again
👉 Stage 4 - stock loses a lot of it gain in a short amount of time
Stage 2 is shown by the AQUA/CYAN color on the first line of the indicator.🟦
2️⃣ Net New Highs vs Net New Lows
This assess the general market health. It looks at the ration of New Highs vs New Lows. The indicator assess when there has been 3 consecutive days of Net New Highs > Net New Lows, this show that the general market is moving up as more stocks are advancing than those that are declining. As per Investor Business Daily research the stocks move is determined 50% by the move of the general market, 25% by the move of the sector it is in and 25% by the stock itself. Therefore, the indicator helps assess and analyze the 50% of the general marekt.
When the condition of 3consecutive days is met the indicator prints green square on the bottom line 🟩.. The sensitivity (i.e. the 3 day can be changed in the settings).
HOW TO USE IT–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1️⃣ Stage 2 Signal
Only enter trades when they are in a Stage 2. This drastically increases the probability of success when trading to the long side. Look for AQUA/CYAN squares print before entering a trade
2️⃣ Net New Highs vs Net New Lows
Look for confirmation criteria indicated by a printing of green squares in the bottom of the indicator.