From the whole market to the setups worth your time.
PatternGrade checks every liquid US stock (~4,500 names) against 75 pattern definitions after every close, grades what it finds, and draws each setup on its chart with the levels it implies. Here is what that looks like.
The whole liquid US market is in scope, so a setup does not get missed because it was not on a list you built.
Each pattern is defined precisely enough that a match means the real thing, recognised the same way every time.
Every setup graded A+, A or B, drawn on its chart, with the published track record behind its grade.
Start with the whole market, not a watchlist
The best setup of the week is often in a stock you were not already following. So the scan covers every liquid US stock rather than a list you have to build and maintain.
Coverage is decided by whether a stock is liquid enough to trade properly, which means you are seeing names you can actually get in and out of at a sensible price. It is not limited to an index, so a mid cap setting up cleanly reaches you the same way a household name does.
Nothing on your side is required to keep this current. You do not maintain the universe, tune a screener, or remember to add a symbol.
Match against a real definition of the pattern
A pattern is only useful if it means something specific. Each of the patterns in the library is defined by the shape it traces, the way the pullback behaves and what volume does alongside it.
Take a cup and handle. It needs a genuine advance to continue from, a correction that rounds out rather than spikes, a recovery back toward the old high, and a short, tight handle that drifts on quieter volume. Miss one of those and it is a different chart with a superficial resemblance.
Holding that line is what makes the list short and worth reading. Every pattern has its own reference page setting out what it is and what to look for.
Grade it, so the best of the night reads first
Qualifying and qualifying well are different things. Every match is graded A+, A or B by how cleanly it fits its own pattern, so a long list becomes a short one you can act on.
The qualities that matter change with the pattern. A base is judged on its depth, its length, how tight it is and the trend behind it. A candlestick reversal is judged on where it formed and what the bars around it did. In every case the grade comes from what is measurable on the chart.
Because it works the same way every time, the grade is comparable. An A+ cup and handle this morning means what an A+ cup and handle meant six months ago, which is what makes it worth sorting by.
See the setup, drawn on the chart
A name in a table still leaves you to find the thing. Every result arrives with the structure drawn on its candlestick chart and the levels the shape implies already marked.
You get the pattern itself outlined, the cup and its handle, the neckline, the flagpole and its channel, plus the level the setup has to clear, a target and a nearer first objective drawn from the measured move, and where the idea would be wrong. Trendlines, moving averages and anchored VWAP sit on the same chart when you want them.
These are reference levels that come from the geometry of the pattern. They are there so you can size up a setup in seconds instead of drawing it yourself, and what you do with them is your decision.
Judge it on evidence, not reputation
Every pattern carries a reputation. What is harder to find is a record. Each grade shows its published track record, so you can weigh a setup against what setups like it have actually done.
Alongside the current setups, each scanner keeps a browsable history you can open. Loading a past setup shows the chart as it stood that day, which is the quickest way to learn how a pattern behaves in the hands of the market rather than in a textbook.
The standard behind every published figure is written out in full on the methodology page, so you can see exactly what is being counted before you rely on it.
Where you stay in charge
PatternGradeis an analysis tool, not an advisor. It does not give buy or sell recommendations, and the targets and stops on a chart are reference levels drawn from the pattern's geometry rather than a view on the stock.
Published track records describe what happened to past setups. They are a record rather than a forecast. Your entries, your exits and your position sizing stay entirely yours.
Questions people ask
What does a chart pattern scanner actually do for me?
It does the looking. Instead of opening charts one at a time hoping to spot a base or a flag, you get a short list of the stocks that already match a pattern you trade, each one graded and drawn on its chart. The work you keep is the part worth keeping, which is deciding what to do about them.
How does PatternGrade find chart patterns?
Every one of the 75 patterns in the library has a precise definition: the shape price has to trace, how the pullback behaves, what volume does alongside it. PatternGrade checks the whole market against those definitions and returns the stocks that genuinely match. A cup and handle means a cup and handle, not something that vaguely resembles one.
Do I need to be an expert in technical analysis?
No. Every pattern has a reference page written in plain language explaining what the shape means and what to look for, and each result is drawn directly on the chart with its levels marked. If you already trade patterns you will move faster. If you are still learning, the library is a good place to do it.
What do A+, A and B mean?
They tell you how cleanly a setup matches its own pattern. A+ is textbook: the proportions are right, the structure is tight, the volume behaves the way the pattern says it should. A and B are still valid matches with more give in them. The grading works the same way on every chart, so an A+ today means what an A+ meant last month.
How do I know a pattern is worth trading?
Because you can see how setups like it have behaved. Each grade carries its published track record inside the app, so you are weighing a setup against a record rather than against a pattern's reputation. The standard behind those figures is set out on the methodology page.
Is a track record a prediction?
No, and we are careful about the difference. It is a record of what happened to past setups of the same pattern and grade. PatternGrade does not give buy or sell recommendations, and the levels drawn on a chart come from the shape of the pattern rather than from a view about the stock. What you trade is your call.
When are the results ready?
After every US close, so the list is waiting when you sit down to review. It suits the way most swing and position traders actually work, which is planning the next session rather than reacting inside the current one.
Can I see how a past setup turned out?
Yes. Every scanner keeps a browsable history of the setups it found, and opening one loads the chart as it stood on the day, so you see what the scanner saw rather than a chart with the answer already written on it. It is the fastest way to build a feel for a pattern.
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All 75 patterns have a reference page explaining the shape, what to look for, and how PatternGrade grades it.
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