Guides
Guides
Plain-English deep-dives on the VCP base-and-breakout pattern and the method behind BananaPatterns — written from the documented research.
Relative Strength (RS), Explained — the Market's Report CardRelative Strength ranks every stock against every other, 1–99. Here's what RS really measures, why leaders lead, and how to use it to find the strongest stocks 2026-06-27Stan Weinstein's Four Stages — and Why You Only Buy in Stage 2Every stock cycles through four stages — basing, advancing, topping, declining. Stan Weinstein's framework explained in plain English, and why nearly all the mo2026-06-27Who Actually Made Money Trading Breakouts — the Documented RecordsThe breakout-and-leadership method isn't a theory — it has a paper trail. The audited championship records of Minervini, Ryan and O'Neil, what they really prove2026-06-27What Is a Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP)? A Plain-English GuideThe VCP is the quiet base a stock builds right before its biggest move. Here's how to read it — the contractions, the volume dry-up, the pivot, the breakout — i2026-06-27Cut Losses Fast, Let Winners Run — Why Being Wrong Most of the Time Still WinsA breakout method can lose 2 out of every 3 trades and still compound — because the edge isn't accuracy, it's asymmetry. Here's the maths of cutting losses smal2026-06-27