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shark-report Academy

Learn the methodology behind the scanner. From the basics to professional execution.

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Learn what each section of the scanner shows, what each column means, and how to work with the signals.

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Technical
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EMA 200 and Stage Analysis

Where it comes from, what it's for, and how to interpret it across timeframes.

  • Stage 1–4
  • EMA 200 diaria
  • EMA 40 semanal
  • Filtros SEPA
Psychology
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Don't trade on news or FOMO

News is already priced in. FOMO destroys portfolios. How to separate noise from signal and only trade what the chart shows.

  • Buy the rumor
  • Cognitive biases
  • Pre-defined rules
Fundamentals
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Relative Strength (RS)

How we calculate multiframe RS and why it's the most important scanner metric.

  • RS vs SPY/QQQ
  • RS Percentil
  • RS multi-benchmark
  • RS Rating IBD
Technical
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Momentum — The anomaly that persists

Momentum is the most documented return factor in academia. What the evidence says, how to implement it, and why 95% get it wrong.

  • Cross-sectional momentum
  • Time-series momentum
  • Mean reversion vs trend
Strategy
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The Minervini Method (SEPA) and O'Neil's CAN SLIM

The two most successful methodologies for growth stock trading in the US. Mark Minervini won the US Investing Championship with 155% annual returns for 5 years. William O'Neil created IBD and documented the patterns of the most successful stocks in history.

  • SEPA Trend Template
  • CAN SLIM (C-A-N-S-L-I-M)
  • Cup with handle
  • Pocket pivot
  • Volatility contraction
  • Position sizing Minervini
  • Stop loss and risk management
  • When to sell
Strategy
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Risk management

Position sizing, stop loss, and take profit. The system that preserves capital.

  • 2% rule
  • Minimum R:R
  • Pyramiding
  • Max drawdown
Technical

What is the "Breakdown" badge?

The Breakdown badge appears in the Stage 4 / Short section of the dashboard. It signals a high-conviction bearish event: the stock's price closed below the lowest point of the last 20 trading days, with volume at least 1.4× the 20-day average.

This combination (price + volume confirmation) indicates that institutional sellers are actively distributing — they are not just retail stop-losses being triggered. In Stage 4 analysis (Weinstein methodology), a volume-confirmed breakdown below the consolidation range is the clearest sign that distribution is accelerating.

  • Price below 20d low
  • Volume ≥ 1.4× average
  • Stage 4 distribution confirmed
  • RS ≤ 20 vs SPY
Fundamentals
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Sector Rotation

Institutional money rotates between sectors in predictable cycles. Understanding rotation tells you where to focus and what to avoid in each market phase.

  • Risk-on vs Risk-off
  • 11 GICS sectors
  • Sector RS
  • Cycle leadership
Strategy

Bear Market Strategy Checklist

Minervini + O'Neil methodology for identifying future leaders during corrections

The 5 Filters for Bear Markets

The 3 Timing Zones

Predictive
Before the market bottom

Stocks forming bases and breaking out while the index is still falling. Maximum pessimism environment.

Risk: high. Size: small ("toe in the water").
Coincident
Around the bottom

Breakouts when the market makes its bottom or during the Follow-Through Day (day 4+, index +1.25%+, rising volume).

Risk: medium. Size: growing. Proliferation = powerful signal.
Confirmatory
After the bottom

Bases breaking once the market is already climbing on the right side. Safer, but less temporal advantage.

Risk: lower. Size: largest positions. 2nd/3rd stage bases.

Progressive Exposure Scaling

0–20%
Active bear, maximum pessimism. Test positions only.
20–50%
First breakouts working, Follow-Through Day. Add to winners.
50–80%
Market on right side, confirmatory bases breaking.
80–100%
Established bull market, setup proliferation. Be aggressive (Druckenmiller).

7 Golden Rules

1
The leaders of the next bull market are identified during the bear market. The time to do the work is now, not when the market has already risen.
2
Look for strength, not discounts. Stocks that fall less and bounce faster are the winners. "Cheap" stocks that fell 90% almost never lead the next cycle.
3
Old leaders don't come back. The next leaders will be unknown or uncomfortable names. Cisco and Microsoft took 20 years to return to their highs after 2000.
4
Scale exposure progressively. Start with test positions. If they work, add. If not, step back. Don't guess the bottom.
5
Setup proliferation is the signal. Not an isolated stock. When multiple names meet the criteria simultaneously, the market is signaling a change.
6
Patience + aggression at the right moment. Wait and wait and wait... and when conditions are right, attack with conviction (Druckenmiller).
7
Ignore the news, follow the stocks. Price and volume tell the truth. Headlines and consensus opinions are contraindicators at extremes.

Recommended reading

Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard
Mark Minervini
The go-to book. SEPA explained by its creator.
How to Make Money in Stocks
William O'Neil
CAN SLIM and the study of the greatest historical winners.
Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets
Stan Weinstein
Stage Analysis. Essential for understanding trends.
The Little Book That Still Beats the Market
Joel Greenblatt
Quality + value. Complements the momentum approach.
Think and Trade Like a Champion
Mark Minervini
Winning trader psychology. Mindset and discipline.
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett / Lawrence Cunningham
Think like a business owner, not a speculator.

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