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Confidence, actions and alerts
How tradr scores every chart on a 1–5 confidence ladder, what LOAD / HOLD / TRIM mean, and which alert trigger fires which signal.
The 1–5 confidence rubric
Every analysis ships with a confidence score from 1 to 5. It reflects how textbook the setup is — not how likely the trade is to win. The market still does what it wants. Same rubric used by the AI on every read:
All major indicators aligned with the trend, clean structure, defined invalidation, and recent volume confirms the move. The kind of chart you'd put in a textbook chapter on this setup.
Example: Multi-month base breakout above resistance on 1.4× average volume; EMAs stacked 9 > 21 > 50 > 200; RSI 64 (momentum, not overbought); MACD bullish cross on rising histogram.
Most indicators aligned with one minor disagreement. Clear structure with defined invalidation. High-confidence read but not perfect.
Example: Same breakout as above but volume is at 20-day average (not rising), or one EMA is briefly out of order during the consolidation.
Setup is forming but waiting on confirmation. Indicators partially aligned, partially mixed. Worth watching but not yet a high-conviction call.
Example: Coiled below resistance, RSI 55, MACD flat — wants to break out but hasn't confirmed yet.
A setup hint with conflicting signals. One or two indicators support the read; others contradict.
Example: RSI shows oversold reversal potential but MACD still trending hard down and price below 50-EMA.
No discernible setup or strongly conflicting signals. Range-bound, choppy, indicators flat. No edge.
Example: Price chopping inside a tight range for weeks, indicators oscillating with no direction.
LOAD · HOLD · TRIM
Every analysis is also tagged with a single recommended action. Three options, derived from the bias and confidence:
High-confidence (4 or 5) bullish setup. The chart suggests it's a moment to add or initiate a long.
Mid- or low-confidence read, or neutral bias. Setup is forming but not yet conclusive — sit on hands.
High-confidence (4 or 5) bearish setup. The chart suggests it's a moment to take profit or close longs.
The alert trigger ladder
On every watchlist row you pick when an alert fires. The full ladder, from chattiest to quietest:
Fires on every analysis with any setup detected (confidence ≥ 1). Even vague reversal hints will alert you. Useful for learning how the AI reads charts.
Fires when a setup starts taking shape but isn't confirmed. Confidence ≥ 2 with a real setup.
Setups with reasonable conviction. Confidence ≥ 3. Useful signals without spam.
High-confidence setups only. Most major indicators aligned. Roughly 1–3 alerts per ticker per week.
Only perfect setups — confidence exactly 5. A few per ticker per month. Maximum signal-to-noise.
High-confidence LONG setups only. Filters out shorts. For traders who only buy.
High-confidence SHORT setups only. Useful for trim signals on existing longs.
Fires only when the recommendation flips from your previous alert. HOLD → LOAD → email. Two HOLDs in a row → silence. Default for new rows.
No alerts. Pause a ticker without removing it.
Default for new tickers
New watchlist rows default to On action change. You'll only get pinged when the recommendation flips — last alert said HOLD, this read says LOAD → email. Two HOLDs in a row → silence. It's the lowest-noise option and works well as a starting point. You can change it any time from the watchlist row.
Per-tier alert caps
To stop a single noisy ticker from blasting your inbox, daily-per-ticker caps apply:
- Free — 0 scheduled alerts (in-app reads only).
- Pro — 1 alert per ticker per day.
- Power — 3 alerts per ticker per day.
- Pro Trader — 12 alerts per ticker per day.
Polling cadence
Watchlist tickers are checked every 15 minutes during their home market's trading hours (US, ASX, NZX, LSE, TSX, plus 24/7 for crypto and FX). When the market is closed, no checks run. Watchlist prices on your dashboard refresh every 60 seconds while a market is open.
How confidence is actually scored
The AI weighs eight indicators against price action and recent structure on the timeframe you picked:
- EMA stack — 9 / 21 / 50 / 200. Order signals trend direction and strength.
- RSI 14 — momentum read. Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold; 40–60 neutral.
- MACD — trend confirmation. Histogram expanding = momentum building; cross direction = trend shift.
- ATR 14 — volatility envelope. Sets stop distance and target spacing.
- Bollinger Bands — range and squeeze detection.
- Recent swing high / low — for breakout confirmation and structural levels.
- Volume — current vs 20-day average. Confirms or disconfirms the move.
- Trend label — derived classification: up / down / range.
A 5/5 needs all of these aligned. A 4/5 allows one minor disagreement (e.g. average volume on a breakout instead of rising volume). Anything more conflicted lands at 3 or below. The AI is asked to be precise with numbers and never to upgrade a score because the chart "looks right."
Educational analysis only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not predict future results. Trading carries risk; never trade capital you cannot afford to lose.