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Gradient Divergence Trading

Visual method using colored price bars to detect divergence between price action and momentum.

Record 2115 · Catalog rank 2,517 · Mean Reversion & Counter-Trend · Subtype B8 · Snapshot 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC

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Evidence label: backtest_shown (source claim, not independent verification). Recorded completeness: 50.0/100. Neither is a performance result.

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Recorded market & execution profile

Recorded markets
ES, NQ, CL
Recorded timeframes
5-minute, 1-minute
Recorded sessions
RTH (Regular Trading Hours)
Recorded regime
any

Recorded indicators & parameters

Extracted indicator stack
IndicatorParametersApplied to
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Extracted strategy rules

Recorded long-entry rules

Recorded short-entry rules

Recorded exit rules

Recorded filters

Stop loss
1-2 ticks above the swing high of the divergence bar
Take profit
T1: Previous swing low or nearest volume node (Market Profile POC or HVN) — typically 8-16 ticks from entry on 5-minute ES
Position sizing
N/A

Questions about this record

What entry rules are recorded for Gradient Divergence Trading?

Long: Not specified. Short: Price reaches key level AND makes new extreme Bar at new extreme shows visibly weaker color than prior extreme (15+ Stochastic points weaker minimum) Stochastic %D crossover below %K has occurred or is occurring These are unverified extracted rules.

Which markets and timeframes are recorded?

Markets: ES, NQ, CL. Timeframes: 5-minute, 1-minute. These are source-recorded labels, not verified execution behavior.