Gainers vs Losers

The Performance Screen organizes instruments into two primary categories:

• Gainers — instruments showing the strongest positive performance.
• Losers — instruments showing the weakest negative performance.

Together, these tabs provide a quick snapshot of where money is flowing into and out of the market.

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Why Gainers and Losers Matter

Markets are constantly rotating between strength and weakness.

The Gainers and Losers tabs help traders quickly identify:

• Strong momentum markets
• Weak markets
• Trend continuation opportunities
• Breakout candidates
• Breakdown candidates
• Potential reversals

Instead of scanning hundreds of charts individually, traders can immediately focus on instruments exhibiting meaningful price movement.

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Shared Columns

Both tabs display the same performance metrics.

These metrics allow traders to compare performance across multiple timeframes simultaneously.

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Understanding the Gainers Tab

The Gainers tab ranks instruments with the highest positive performance for the selected timeframe.

Best Used For

• Momentum trading
• Trend continuation
• Relative strength analysis
• Breakout confirmation

Characteristics of Strong Gainers

A strong candidate often shows:

✅ Positive Chg%

✅ Positive D%

✅ Positive 4h%

✅ Positive 1h%

✅ Rising chart pattern

Example

Interpretation:

• Buyers are active across multiple timeframes.
• Momentum remains aligned.
• The instrument may be suitable for continuation or breakout strategies.

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Understanding the Losers Tab

The Losers tab ranks instruments with the largest negative performance for the selected timeframe.

Best Used For

• Short-selling opportunities
• Breakdown trading
• Relative weakness analysis
• Oversold market identification

Characteristics of Strong Losers

A weak instrument often shows:

✅ Negative Chg%

✅ Negative D%

✅ Negative 4h%

✅ Negative 1h%

✅ Falling chart pattern

Example

Interpretation:

• Selling pressure remains dominant.
• Weakness is present across multiple timeframes.
• The instrument may be suitable for bearish continuation setups.

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Comparing Gainers and Losers

The most useful information often comes from comparing both sides of the market.

Monitoring both tabs helps traders understand the overall market environment before selecting trades.

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Using the Mini Chart Column

The Chart column provides a visual summary of recent price action.

Healthy Uptrend

Characteristics:

• Rising slope
• Higher highs
• Smooth progression

Suggests:

• Strong momentum
• Trend continuation potential

Healthy Downtrend

Characteristics:

• Falling slope
• Lower lows
• Persistent selling

Suggests:

• Bearish momentum
• Breakdown continuation

Choppy Price Action

Characteristics:

• Sideways movement
• Frequent reversals
• Lack of direction

Suggests:

• Weak trend quality
• Lower probability momentum opportunities

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Workflow Example

A common screening workflow is:

1. Open the Gainers tab.
2. Review the strongest performers.
3. Look for multi-timeframe alignment.
4. Open charts of promising candidates.
5. Switch to the Losers tab.
6. Review the weakest performers.
7. Compare strength and weakness across the market.
8. Build a watchlist of bullish and bearish opportunities.

This process provides a balanced view of market leadership and laggards.

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