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sn Symbol Legend Description Indication

1 Upthrust Bar: This will be widespread Bar
on high Volume closing on the low. This
UT1 normally happens after an up move. Here Bearish
the smart money move the price to the High
and then quickly brings to the Low trapping
many retail trader who rushed into in order
not to miss the bullish move.
2 Upthrust Bar Confirmation: A widespread
Down Bar following a Upthrust Bar. This Confirms
UT2 confirms the weakness of the Upthrust Bar. Bearishness
Expect the stock to move down
3 Pseudo Upthrust: An Upthrust Bar in bar
action but the volume remains average. This Possible
PUT still indicates weakness. Bearishness

4 Pseudo Upthrust Confirmation: widespread

Bar after a pseudo–Upthrust Bar confirms Confirms
PUC the weakness of the Pseudo Upthrust Bar Bearishness

5 Buying Climax: A very wide Spread bar on

ultra-High Volume closing at the top. Such a
BC Bar indicates the climatic move in an Confirms
uptrend. This Bar traps many retailers as the Bearishness
uptrend ends and reverses quickly

6 Trend Change: This Indicates a possible

TC Trend Change in an uptrend Weakness

7 Sell Condition: This bar indicates confluence

of some bearish signals. Possible end of Bearish
SEC Uptrend and start of Downtrend soon

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sn Symbol Legend Description Indication
8 Upthrust Condition: When multiple bearish
signals occur, the legend is printed in two
UT lines. The Legend “UT” indicates that an Bearish
upthrust condition is present.

9 No demand in uptrend: This bar indicates

ND that there is no demand. In an uptrend this Bearish
indicates weakness

10 No Demand: This bar indicates that there is

ND no demand. This can occur in any part of the Weakness
Trend. In all place other than in an uptrend
this just indicates just weakness
11 Effort to Move Down: Widespread Bar
closing down on High volume or above
ED average volume. The smart money is Bearishness
pushing the prices down.

12 Effort to Move Down Failed: Widespread /

above average spread Bar closing up on
EDF High volume or above average volume Bullish
appearing after ‘Effort to move down” bar.
This indicates that the Effort to move the
pries down has failed.
13 Stopping Volume: A high volume medium
SV to widespread Bar closing in the upper Strength
middle part in a down trend indicates that
smart money is buying. This is an indication
that the down trend is likely to end soon.

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sn Symbol Legend Description Indication
14 Strength Returning 1: Strength seen
returning after a down trend. High volume
ST1 adds to strength. Strength

15 Strength Returning 2: Strength seen

ST2 returning after a down trend. High volume Strength
adds to strength.

16 Buy Condition: This bar indicates

BYC confluence of some bullish signals Possible Strength
end of downtrend and start of uptrend soon

17 Effort to Move Up: Widespread Bar closing

up on High volume or above average
EU volume. The smart money is pushing the Bullish
prices up.

18 Effort to Move Up Failed: Widespread /

above average spread Bar closing down on
EUF High volume or above average volume Bearish
appearing after ‘Effort to move up” bar.
This indicates that the Effort to move the
pries up has failed.
19 Low Volume Test: A low volume bar dipping
LVT into previous supply area and closing in the Strength
upper part of the Bar. A successful test is a
positive sign

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sn Symbol Legend Description Indication
20 Strength after Successful Low Volume Test:
An up Bar closing near High after a Test
ST confirms strength. Bullish

21 Reverse Upthrust Bar: This will be a

RUT widespread Bar on high Volume closing on Strength
the high is a Down Trend. Here the buyers
have become active and move the prices
from the low to High. The down Move is
likely to end and up trend likely to start
soon
22 No supply Bar: This bar indicates that there
NS is no supply. This is a sign of strength Strength
especially in a down trend

23 Strength Returns: When multiple bullish

signals occur, the legend is printed in two
ST lines. The Legend “ST” indicates that an Bullish
condition of strength other than the
condition mentioned in the second line is
present.

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BAR COLORS

Green- Bullish / Strength

Red - Bearish / weakness

Blue / White - Sentiment Changing from bullish to Bearish and Vice

Versa

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