A stock just hit a 20-day high. What should you check next?
Define the trigger precisely, then work through the context that a new 20-day high leaves unanswered.
Practical trading guides.
Understand the setup. Check the context. Keep the decision yours.
Practical guides for understanding setups, filtering noise, and making more consistent trading decisions.
A setup firing is the beginning of the review, not the end.
These guides explain what a market check can tell you, what it leaves unanswered, and what to look at next. No mystery scores. No promise that one indicator produces a profitable trade.
Start with the full first-pass checklist, or go directly to the trigger or indicator you want to understand.
The breakout checklist: what to check after price clears a level
A breakout is a reason to review a chart, not proof that the move will continue. Use this first-pass checklist to make that review consistent.
Read the breakout checklist1What happened?Define the exact trigger.
2What supports it?Check trend, volume, and volatility.
3What needs attention?Find events, nearby levels, and unknowns.
4What remains yours?Risk, judgment, and the trading decision.
Understand each part of the first pass.
Six focused guides, each answering one question without pretending it answers the next one.
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Relative volume: what 2× RVOL actually tells you
Twice the normal activity is useful context. It is not a direction, a confirmation, or a universal threshold.
Relative volume vs. a volume spike: what is the difference?
RVOL measures how unusual activity is against a defined baseline. A volume spike describes when activity changes abruptly.
Above the 200-day moving average: useful context, not a green light
Price position, moving-average slope, distance, and persistence are separate facts. One green check cannot replace them.
ATR expansion: more movement does not mean a direction
ATR can tell you that movement has changed. It cannot tell you which side is right or what happens next.
Why breakouts fail: seven things a price alert does not tell you
A correct price alert can still leave the important questions unanswered. Here are seven places to look before drawing a conclusion.
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Read by setup when you want the whole review, or by indicator when one number needs a clearer job.
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HeraldGoat guides use explicit definitions, reproducible examples, visible sources, and clear limitations. Hypothetical numbers are labelled. Product capabilities are described as live, planned, or unavailable, rather than blurred together.
The product handles repeatable monitoring and first-pass context. It does not create an edge, manage risk, recommend trades, or make a trader profitable.
Question a guideOne chart is easy. Repeating the review is the work.
HeraldGoat is being built to run that first pass across selected US equities, put the trigger and surrounding facts in one alert, and leave the decision with you.
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