Trend Screener Insights is an analysis and education column covering both the principles of trend-following and the indicators this site computes every trading day. Relative strength (RS), the eight Trend Template criteria, moving averages, volume, risk management, market breadth — what the numbers on the screener actually mean, and where they come from.
These articles use the same rules as the screener itself. The RS weighting (40% on 3 months, 30% on 1 month, 20% on 6 months, 10% on 1 week), the eight Trend Template conditions, and the cap-weighted composite return behind the industry score (0–100) are exactly what the code applies after each close. Anything described here is reproducible on the screener — the explanation and the screen never drift apart.
None of it is a recommendation to buy or sell a particular stock. Every indicator has regimes where it fails, which is why each article ends with its own limitations and common misreadings. Investment decisions, and their consequences, are the reader’s own.
Where to start
The ten articles are written to be read in sequence. If trend-following is new to you, this order works best.
- The premise — what trend-following assumes, and the two pillars of stock selection and risk management.
- The rules — relative strength and the eight Trend Template criteria are the pass/fail logic of the screener itself.
- The entry — VCP, moving averages, and volume cover where on the chart you actually buy.
- Execution and defence — breakouts and pullbacks choose the entry style; stops, scaling, and sizing protect the account.
- The layer above — reading market breadth outranks every judgement below it.
If you need the tool first, start with the guide; the full computation rules are in the methodology, and unfamiliar terms are defined in the glossary. Common questions are collected in the FAQ.
Fundamentals
Start with what trend-following actually assumes. This one sets the context for the other nine.
What Is Trend Following — Riding the Market Leaders
June 20, 2026 · Fundamentals
Why winners keep winning, the two pillars of stock selection and risk management, and where a screener fits in.
Indicators
The numbers on the screener — RS, moving averages, volume — what each one measures and how to read it.
How to Read Market Leaders with Relative Strength (RS)
June 20, 2026 · Indicators
The difference between RS and RSI, the recency-weighted RS formula, and reading it alongside volume and group strength.
Moving Averages, In Depth — Alignment, Slope, Extension
July 1, 2026 · Indicators
What the 50/150/200-day lines mean, and how to read alignment, slope, and extension as the language of trend.
Reading Accumulation Through Volume
July 1, 2026 · Indicators
Price can lie; volume less so. Separating accumulation from distribution using up-day and down-day volume.
Trading ADR% — Buying Volatile Stocks at Low-Risk Moments
August 6, 2026 · Indicators
Volatility is chosen when you select; risk is chosen when you buy. Why one stock splits into 5R and 1.5R.
Patterns
The problem after you have the pass list: narrowing down where on the chart you buy.
Trend Template Explained — Minervini’s 8 Trend Criteria
July 1, 2026 · Patterns
From moving-average alignment to 52-week-high proximity and RS 70 — what each of the eight conditions screens for.
The VCP Pattern — Finding a Leader’s Buy Point
July 1, 2026 · Patterns
Where amplitude narrows and volume dries up. The structure of a VCP and the pivot-breakout entry, step by step.
Strategy
The same leader list supports different entries. Breakouts versus pullbacks — conditions and stop placement compared.
Breakout Trading — Buying New Highs and Pivots
July 1, 2026 · Strategy
Why new-high breakouts work. Pivot, volume, and stop placement — the practical rules of breakout trading.
Pullback Trading — Buying at Moving-Average Support
July 1, 2026 · Strategy
When the strongest leader pauses. Buying at 10/20/50-day support with tighter risk.
Risk Management
The half to learn first. Every indicator fails sometimes, and protecting the account is a rule, not a forecast.
Stops, Scaling, and Position Size — Risk Management
July 1, 2026 · Risk Management
What to learn before profits. Protecting the account with stops, scaling, and position sizing.
Market
The layer above single-stock judgement. When the market breaks, even 8-of-8 names mostly fail.
Reading Market Breadth — When to Attack, When to Rest
July 1, 2026 · Market
The best stock fails if the market breaks. Using breadth to time when to press and when to step back.
New articles are added to this page as they publish. Existing ones are revised to keep their cases and data current; each carries its publication date and last update at the top.