Scan the market for the Volatility Contraction Pattern — the tightening, lower-volume base that often precedes a high-probability breakout in a leading stock.
The Volatility Contraction Pattern, popularised by Mark Minervini, marks the moment a stock's price swings tighten and selling pressure dries up — supply is exhausted and the stock is coiling for a move. The detector quantifies that contraction across recent bases.
Each correction in the base is shallower than the last — a series of contractions, often 2–6.
Volume contracts into the tightest part of the base, signalling sellers are done.
The setup works best in stocks already in a confirmed uptrend, in line with the trend template.
A clear pivot/buy point at the top of the base where a breakout can be confirmed on volume.
Price closing in a narrow range near the pivot — coiled energy before expansion.
Leadership versus the broad market increases the odds the breakout follows through.
A pattern on the screen is a candidate, not a trade. Confirm the breakout and manage the risk.
Tighter. Quieter. Then it moves. The edge is in waiting for the contraction to complete and the pivot to clear — not in anticipating it.
The live detector runs on our research platform, scanning daily for valid contraction patterns.
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