Notes — case studies from the record
Real setups, wins and failures, straight from the daily scan.
Case study: a textbook VCP, start to finish (fictional)Educational illustration with a fictional stock: a 14-week base that tightened from 21% to 5%, a clean pivot, a 4× volume breakout and a 50-day-line exit.2026-06-27Case study: a breakout that failed — and cost almost nothing (fictional)Educational illustration with a fictional stock: a deep late-stage base, a low-volume breakout, a squat, and why the −8% stop kept the damage to ~1% of capital.2026-07-12Case study: an IPO base, a shake-out and a second chance (fictional)Educational illustration, fictional stock: a young listing's first base, a break-even stop that turned a likely loss into zero, and the re-entry that worked.2026-08-05Case study: riding a leading group until the 50-day line said stop (fictional)Educational illustration with a fictional stock: an industry rotating into the leading quadrant, an RS-94 leader, and an exit taken by rule, not by mood.2026-08-12