# Whales Screener

This guide covers everything you need to read, interpret, and trade with the **mrD Whales Screener** — a real-time market-wide radar that monitors \~534 USDT-M perpetual pairs on Binance Futures and surfaces whale trades, absorption zones, liquidation cascades, and funding extremes into a single scorecard per symbol.

This is educational content only — **not financial advice**. All data is live and can change every second; always use stop-losses and proper risk management.

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### Table of Contents

1. What the Whales Screener is
2. Where to find it in the app
3. Anatomy of the screener panel
4. Core concepts: verdict, phase, score, momentum
5. The 8 signal channels
6. Risk flags — what they mean
7. The standard workflow: Scanner → Shortlist → Terminal
8. How to read the List view
9. How to read the Matrix view (confluence reading)
10. How to read the Detail scorecard
11. Verdict × Timing decision matrix
12. Six tradeable patterns
13. Common mistakes
14. 30-second pre-trade checklist
15. FAQ
16. Quick reference card

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### 1. What the Whales Screener is

When you watch a single pair on a chart (BTC, ETH, etc.), you know exactly what it is doing. But you **cannot watch 534 pairs at the same time**. The Whales Screener does exactly that: it monitors **every Binance USDT-M perpetual** every second and only alerts you when something structurally interesting happens.

It fires a signal when any of the following conditions is true:

* A new **whale taker order ≥ $100k** hits a pair (buy or sell).
* A bid or ask side is **absorbing aggressive flow** (absorption event).
* There is a **liquidation cascade ≥ $10M in 15 minutes** (long or short).
* **Funding rate is at a one-sided extreme** (crowd is trapped long or short).

For each pair, the screener produces a **scorecard** containing:

| Field             | Meaning                                                         |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `verdict`         | `setup` / `watch` / `avoid` — whether you should take the trade |
| `score` (0–100)   | Overall activity / heat                                         |
| `momentum` (±100) | Directional bias (positive = bullish, negative = bearish)       |
| `signalStrength`  | 8 channel intensities (0–1) showing what is driving the signal  |
| `timingPhase`     | `early` / `mid` / `late` / `exhaust` — how fresh the move is    |
| `topRiskFlag`     | The most important risk marker on the pair                      |
| `headline`        | One-line English summary you can paste into your trade log      |
| `recommendation`  | Suggested direction, entry zone, stop, TP, invalidation rules   |

> **Positioning**: The Whales Screener is a **market radar**, not a chart analysis tool. It answers the question *"which coin should I look at right now?"*. Your chart terminal (mrD Large Trades, TradingView, etc.) still does the precision work — structure, trendlines, entries.

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### 2. Where to find it in the app

There are three entry points. They all share the same streaming engine and underlying data.

#### 2.1 Dashboard card (quick glance)

On the main dashboard, **Liquidations** and **Whales Screener** live side-by-side in a two-in-one row (mirroring the `Crypto Signals + API` duo above it). The Whales card shows:

* Verdict counts across the whole market: `SETUP / WATCH / AVOID`.
* Top 3 `setup` candidates with score, symbol, and 15-minute price change.
* A `SNAPSHOT` / `IDLE` indicator (lightweight REST refresh every 60s — no WebSocket connection is held open just for the card).

Clicking the card opens a **full-screen dialog** containing the real streaming panel — WebSockets only connect while the dialog is visible.

#### 2.2 Chart Terminal — side panel

Inside the Chart Terminal, open the **Widgets** dialog (grid icon in the toolbar) and toggle **Whales Screener**. It docks as a resizable right-side panel next to your chart.

Behaviour:

* WebSockets connect **only when the panel is opened**. Closing it tears the streams down to keep the terminal light.
* The left edge of the panel is a **drag handle** — grab it to resize, double-click to reset.
* Width is persisted per-user in local storage.

#### 2.3 Mobile sheet

On phones, the Widgets dialog exposes the same toggle. The screener opens as a full-screen sheet instead of a side panel; every other behaviour is identical.

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### 3. Anatomy of the screener panel

#### 3.1 Toolbar

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Controls (left → right):

* **Verdict pills** — multi-select filter on `setup / watch / avoid`. Leaving all three off means "show everything".
* **Min score** — slider 0..100. Hides tiles below threshold. Default 0.
* **Sort** — `score`, `momentum`, `whale flow`, or `alerts`.
* **View** — toggle between **List** (per-symbol tiles) and **Matrix** (compact 8-channel heatmap).
* **Search** — free-text match on symbol. Ephemeral, not persisted.

All filters except `search` are saved to local storage and restored on reload.

#### 3.2 List view

Each row is a **tile** for one symbol. From left to right, top to bottom:

* **Score** badge — 0..100 colored by verdict.
* **Symbol** shortened (`BTC`, `SOLUSDT` → `SOL`, etc.).
* **Verdict** chip (`setup` / `watch` / `avoid`).
* **Timing phase** chip (`early` / `mid` / `late` / `exhaust`). Hover for the tooltip of what the phase implies.
* **Top risk flag** — shown only if non-empty. Hover for the full name.
* **Price** and **15-minute percent change** (green up / red down).
* **8-channel bar strip** — 8 tiny vertical bars under the headline, one per signal channel. Brightness = intensity. Hover any bar for `channel: value` a tooltip.
* **Headline** — one-line English summary.
* **Alerts 15m** and **Whale flow 15m USD** on the right.
* **ⓘ info button** on the right edge — opens the **Detail dialog** without loading the chart.

**Click anywhere on the row** (except the ⓘ button) to **load the symbol directly on the chart**. This is the fast path.

#### 3.3 Matrix view

Designed for confluence reading across the entire market. One row per symbol, one column per channel:

* Channel cells are colored by intensity. Brighter = stronger signal.
* Hover a column header for the channel description.
* Hover a cell for exact intensity.
* Same click behaviour as list: row click = chart, ⓘ = detail dialog.

The matrix is the fastest way to scan **patterns** across symbols — a diagonal of bright cells on `whaleBuy + absorbBid + liqShort` is exactly the "clean long" combo described in Section 12.

#### 3.4 In-panel alert toasts

When the `/ws/scanner` stream fires a global alert (whale trade, absorption event, liquidation cascade), a **toast card** slides in at the bottom-right **inside the widget** — not as a global notification.

* Up to 5 toasts stacked; older ones fade out automatically.
* Clicking a toast opens the **Detail dialog** for that symbol (it does NOT hot-swap the chart — the alert implies you want context first).
* The toggle switch in the toolbar mutes new toasts without disconnecting the stream.

#### 3.5 Detail dialog (scorecard)

Triggered by:

* The **ⓘ button** on a tile or matrix row.
* Clicking an **alert toast**.

Shows the full `Scorecard` — context block, risk flags, the 8-channel

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&#x20;bars, the 50 most recent alerts timeline, and the **recommendation block** (entry zone, stop, TP1/TP2, invalidation, `what to watch` bullets). There is a **Load on chart** button at the bottom that closes the dialog and swaps the chart to the selected symbol.

#### 3.6 Theme and resize

* **Dark and light themes** are both fully supported; the panel follows the app-wide theme.
* **Resizable width** (desktop only). Drag the grip on the left edge, double-click to reset. Width is remembered per session.

***

### 4. Core concepts: verdict, phase, score, momentum

| Concept         | Range / Values                       | What it tells you                                                                      |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `verdict`       | `setup` / `watch` / `avoid`          | Whether the scanner thinks this is a clean candidate, an emerging one, or a trap.      |
| `timingPhase`   | `early` / `mid` / `late` / `exhaust` | How fresh the move is. Only `early` and `mid` are safe to enter continuation trades.   |
| `score`         | 0–100                                | Overall activity. ≥30 = worth a look, ≥60 = hot, ≥80 = loud (often late).              |
| `momentum`      | −100…+100                            | Directional bias. `> +20` favours long, `< −20` favours short, middle = no trend.      |
| `whaleFlow15m`  | USD net (buys − sells) over 15 min   | `> +$500k` = meaningful net buying, `< −$500k` = meaningful net selling.               |
| `alertCount15m` | integer                              | Total signal events in the last 15 minutes. `≥5` = dense activity, `1–2` = noise risk. |
| `topRiskFlag`   | string or empty                      | The single most important risk tag on the pair. Always read it.                        |

**Key mental model:**

> `verdict` answers *should I trade?* `timingPhase` answers *is it too late?* `signalStrength` answers *why?* `riskFlags` answers *what could go wrong?*

Always read them in that order.

***

### 5. The 8 signal channels

`signalStrength` is a vector of **8 normalized intensities (0..1)** per symbol. Each channel measures a distinct piece of order flow. Because all channels are normalized, a value of `0.7` on BTC and `0.7` on a midcap altcoin, both mean "the same level of pressure" — there is no market-cap bias.

| Channel       | Trader meaning                                                         | Saturates at (=1.0) |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| `whaleBuy`    | Whales hit taker **buy** in last 15m                                   | $10M                |
| `whaleSell`   | Whales hit taker **sell** in last 15m                                  | $10M                |
| `absorbBid`   | Bid side absorbed aggressive taker sell flow — **someone is catching** | 4 events            |
| `absorbAsk`   | Ask side absorbed aggressive taker buy flow — **someone is capping**   | 4 events            |
| `liqLong`     | USD value of **longs liquidated** in 15m                               | $10M                |
| `liqShort`    | USD value of **shorts liquidated** in 15m                              | $10M                |
| `fundingHigh` | Funding rate high — **crowd is long**                                  | +0.1% / 8h          |
| `fundingLow`  | Funding rate low — **crowd is short**                                  | −0.1% / 8h          |

#### Reading rules

* **Two or more bright channels in the same direction** = confluence, worth trading.
* **One bright channel alone** = weak, keep on watchlist only.
* **Both sides of a pair lit** (`whaleBuy` and `whaleSell` both high) = **tug-of-war**, skip until one side wins.
* **Funding lit in the direction of the trade = red flag**, not a green light. A saturated `fundingHigh` while you want to long means the crowd is already all-in; reversal risk is elevated.

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### 6. Risk flags — what they mean

Every scorecard can carry one or more risk flags. Read them **before** sizing up a trade.

| Flag              | What it means                                         | What to do                                                    |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `chase_risk`      | Price has already travelled far from the first alert. | Wait for pullback or skip.                                    |
| `crowded_long`    | Funding positive and rising.                          | If going long, cut size or wait for funding reset.            |
| `crowded_short`   | Funding negative and deepening.                       | If going short, cut size or wait for funding reset.           |
| `thin_liquidity`  | Top-5 book depth below the symbol's norm.             | Cut size, widen stop for slippage — especially on exit.       |
| `stop_hunt_setup` | A liquidation cluster sits within 2% of price.        | Place stop **outside** the cluster or on the opposite side.   |
| `distribution`    | Whales selling into bid absorption at resistance.     | **Do not long.** Consider short on breakdown.                 |
| `capitulation`    | One-sided capitulation candle just printed.           | Reversal possible — **do not chase**. Wait for confirmation.  |
| `no_trend`        | 15m price change inside the noise band.               | Scanner is "loud" but there is no real trend yet. Watch only. |
| `low_conviction`  | Only one signal type present — no confluence.         | Trade at 50% size, or skip.                                   |

> **Two-flag rule:** If a scorecard carries **≥2 risk flags, skip** the trade regardless of verdict. The market is too noisy on this pair.

***

### 7. The standard workflow: Scanner → Shortlist → Terminal

```
┌──────────────────┐    ┌───────────────────┐    ┌────────────────────┐
│  Whales Screener │ →  │ 3–5 coin          │ →  │ Chart Terminal     │
│  (radar, wide)   │    │ shortlist         │    │ (entry, stop, TP)  │
└──────────────────┘    └───────────────────┘    └────────────────────┘
```

Per trading session, follow this sequence:

1. **Open the screener**. Default state works — sort `score` desc, `min_score` = 0, no verdict filter.
2. **Filter to setups.** Tick the `setup` pill. You will typically have 5–15 candidates left, depending on market conditions.
3. **Sort by score** and **read the headline** for each of the top 5. A good headline reads like *"Whale buying + bid absorb at support"* rather than *"Price already ran 4.8%"*.
4. **Check `timingPhase`.** Keep only `early` and `mid`. Drop `late` (chase) and `exhaust` (needs reversal setup, not continuation).
5. **Open the Detail dialog** on each shortlisted symbol. Read `recommendation.body` and `recommendation.plan`.
6. **Click the symbol** (or hit **Load on chart** in the detail dialog) to load it in the Chart Terminal.
7. **Confirm structure on the chart** — HTF support/resistance, trendline, pattern. If the chart structure disagrees with the scanner's entry zone, trust the chart.
8. **Place the trade** using the scanner's `entryZone / stopLoss / takeProfit`, adjusted to the chart structure if needed.
9. **Monitor `whatToWatch` the alert stream.** If `invalidation` conditions trigger — **close immediately**, do not wait for the stop.

**Timeframe sweet spot:** 15 minutes → 4 hours hold time. Not ideal for scalps under 5 minutes (signals aren't fresh enough) or swings over 1 day (15m context is too short).

***

### 8. How to read the List view

The columns you should read per tile, in priority order:

| Priority | Field           | Threshold to care about                     |
| -------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| 1        | `verdict`       | `setup` or a strong `watch` — never `avoid` |
| 2        | `timingPhase`   | `early` or `mid` only                       |
| 3        | `topRiskFlag`   | Empty = good. Non-empty = read it.          |
| 4        | `score`         | ≥30 worth a glance, ≥60 strong              |
| 5        | `momentum`      | `> +20` long bias, `< −20` short bias       |
| 6        | `whaleFlow15m`  | `> +$500k` or `< −$500k`                    |
| 7        | `alertCount15m` | `≥5` for confluence                         |
| 8        | `headline`      | Read to understand *why* the pair is here   |
| 9        | 8 channel bars  | Identify confluence — see Section 9         |

#### Example of a tile worth trading

```
SOL   score 78   verdict=setup    timing=early
      momentum +42   whale15m +$8.5M   alerts 7   risk: —
      whaleBuy ██  absorbBid ██  liqShort ▐  ·  ·  ·  funding —
      headline: "Whale buying + bid absorption at support"
```

Clean long candidate — two channels lit (whale buy + absorb bid), fresh timing, no risk flag.

#### Example of a tile to skip

```
PEPE  score 82   verdict=avoid    timing=late
      momentum +55   whale15m +$12M   alerts 11   risk: chase_risk
      whaleBuy ██  fundingHigh ██  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·
      headline: "Whales buying but price already ran 4.8%"
```

Do not chase. The score is high, but it is late and crowded.

***

### 9. How to read the Matrix view (confluence reading)

The matrix is compact enough to scan the whole market in a few seconds. Five combos worth recognizing by shape:

#### a) Clean Long

```
whaleBuy ██   absorbBid ██   liqShort ▐
whaleSell ·   absorbAsk ·   liqLong ·   fundingHigh <0.4   fundingLow ·
```

Whales buying + bid absorbing + small short liquidation pressure. Funding not yet crowded. **Long with a stop below the last swing low.**

#### b) Short Squeeze

```
liqShort ███   whaleBuy ██   absorbBid ▐
fundingLow ██
```

Main fuel is shorts blowing up; whales piling into taker buy. **Long only if `timingPhase = early`.** Squeezes end abruptly — take profit early, trail tight.

#### c) Distribution

```
whaleSell ███   absorbAsk ██
absorbBid ·    whaleBuy ▐
```

Whales are selling into the ask side (someone is catching the sells at resistance). Price may not drop immediately, but the medium-term bias is down. **Short on breakdown retest.**

#### d) Capitulation / Exhaust

```
liqLong ███   whaleSell ███
timingPhase = exhaust
priceChange15m < -4%
```

Often a short-term bottom. **Do not long immediately.** Wait for `absorbBid > 0.4` (confirms someone is catching) Or let the dust settle for 5–10 minutes.

#### e) Crowded Trap

```
whaleBuy ██   fundingHigh ███
```

Whales are buying, but funding is already saturated. Retail is long. Often a distribution trap. **Skip**, or wait for funding to reset.

#### Reading rules recap

* **≥ 2 bright channels, same direction** → confluence, tradeable.
* **1 bright channel** → watchlist only.
* **Both whale sides bright** → tug-of-war, skip.
* **Funding saturated in the direction of the trade** → reversal risk, not a green light.

***

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### 10. Verdict × Timing decision matrix

| verdict ↓ / phase → | `early`   | `mid`                | `late`        | `exhaust`             |
| ------------------- | --------- | -------------------- | ------------- | --------------------- |
| **setup**           | Enter     | Enter (smaller size) | Wait pullback | Reversal setup only   |
| **watch**           | Shortlist | Shortlist            | Skip          | Watch for reversal    |
| **avoid**           | No        | No                   | No            | Wait for confirmation |

Phase glossary:

* **early** — first alert just fired, price hasn't moved much (<1%). Best entry but higher false-positive rate. Cut fast if wrong.
* **mid** — already moved 1–2%, trend building. Safer entry, worse RR.
* **late** — moved >2%. You risk being the last one in. Only enter on a clear pullback; never on a breakout.
* **exhaust** — reversal signs present (capitulation, cascade). Advanced counter-trend territory only.

***

### 12. Six tradeable patterns

#### Pattern 1 — Accumulation breakout

```
verdict = setup
momentum = +20 … +50
signalStrength: whaleBuy ≥ 0.6 and absorbBid ≥ 0.5
timingPhase = early or mid
priceChange15m = +0.5% … +2%
riskFlags empty (or only a small crowded_long < 0.4)
```

**Long the breakout.** Stop below the absorption zone, TP at the next HTF resistance. Cleanest setup the screener produces.

#### Pattern 2 — Short squeeze continuation

```
liqShort = 1.0 (saturated) and whaleBuy ≥ 0.5
fundingLow ≥ 0.5 (crowd is short)
timingPhase = early
priceChange15m = +1% … +3%
```

**Long, 15-minute to 1-hour hold.** Take profit early (+2 to +3%), trail tight — squeezes break as fast as they rise once shorts are done covering.

#### Pattern 3 — Distribution breakdown

```
whaleSell ≥ 0.7 and absorbAsk ≥ 0.5
priceChange15m = −0.5% … −2%
topRiskFlag = distribution
```

**Short on breakdown retest.** Entry at the former support, now resistance. Stop above the swing high.

#### Pattern 4 — Capitulation bounce

```
verdict = watch (usually, not setup)
liqLong = 1.0 and whaleSell ≥ 0.6
priceChange15m < −3%
timingPhase = exhaust
```

**Wait for `absorbBid > 0.4`, then scalp long reversal.** Small size, RR ≥ 2. Target = midpoint of the recent down-leg.

#### Pattern 5 — Dual whale (do not trade)

```
whaleBuy ≥ 0.6 and whaleSell ≥ 0.6 simultaneously
```

**Skip.** Two whales fighting, usually ahead of a macro event. Wait for one side to clearly win.

#### Pattern 6 — Funding reset long

```
fundingHigh has fallen from 1.0 → below 0.3 in 1h (reset)
AND whaleBuy ≥ 0.5 newly appearing
```

**Long, safe.** The crowded long pond drained, and whales started to accumulate again. Clean entry, good RR.

***

### 13. Common mistakes

#### 13.1 Chasing high `score` and ignoring `timingPhase`

The score can be high because the move has already been run. **Always filter `timingPhase ∈ {early, mid}` before looking at the score.**

#### 13.2 Treating `headline` as a trade plan

`headline` is a status summary. Only `recommendation.plan` is an actual trade plan.

#### 13.3 Trading high-score pairs with `alertCount15m ≤ 3`

Score can be inflated by a single large print (e.g., one $5M whale). That is noise, not confluence. **Require `alertCount15m ≥ 5` for setups you trust.**

#### 13.4 Ignoring `openInterest.change1hPct`

OI rising with price = fresh money, durable. OI falling with price rising = short cover, not durable. If the scanner says long but OI is falling, **take profit sooner than the plan suggests**.

#### 13.5 Longing when funding is already saturated

Saturated funding = one-sided crowd. Even on a setup verdict, reversal risk is elevated. **Halve the size or wait for funding to reset.**

#### 13.6 Using the scanner's stop without looking at the chart

The scanner computes stops from structural data (swing points, liq clusters). Your chart may show a stronger HTF level nearby. **HTF structure beats the scanner's `stopLoss` when they disagree.**

#### 13.7 Holding through `exhaust` without adjusting the plan

If you are in a trade and `timingPhase` flips to `exhaust`**close 50% and trail your stop to entry.** Don't hope for continuation past exhaustion signals.

#### 13.8 Ignoring `invalidation` triggers

If `invalidation: "whaleSell > $5M"` fires mid-trade, **close immediately**. The scenario that justified the trade has been broken.

***

### 14. 30-second pre-trade checklist

Keep this sticky on a corner of your monitor. Walk through it **before every trade**:

```
[ ] verdict ∈ {setup, strong watch}         (not avoid)
[ ] timingPhase ∈ {early, mid}              (not late/exhaust)
[ ] alertCount15m ≥ 5                       (not a single print)
[ ] signalStrength: ≥ 2 bright cells same direction  (confluence)
[ ] riskFlags ≤ 1                           (no 2-flag combos)
[ ] fundingHigh < 0.5 for longs             (fundingLow < 0.5 for shorts)
[ ] liq cluster not within 2%               (or stop placed outside it)
[ ] OI moves with price                     (rising OI on longs / shorts alike)
[ ] Chart terminal confirms HTF structure
[ ] Risk per trade ≤ 1% account             (size from stop, not gut)
[ ] Know the invalidation trigger           (the thing that exists you before the stop)
```

All 11 lines must pass. Even one fail → skip or resize.

***

### 15. FAQ

**Q: I scalp 1–3 minute timeframes. Can I use the scanner?** Not ideally. The scanner uses a 15-minute window, so it lags scalp timeframes. Use it as a **radar to pick which coin to watch**, then scalp with your own method on that coin.

**Q: Why is `whaleFlow15mUsd = 0` but `alertCount15m = 10`?** Whale flow only counts single trades ≥$100k. Those 10 alerts might all be absorption or liquidation events. Inspect `signalStrength` and `context.absorption.events15m` to see the real source of activity.

**Q: Should I ever trade against `verdict = avoid` in the opposite direction?** No. `avoid` does **not** mean "short the top" — it means the market is noisy or trap-like on this pair. Skip it for 30 minutes and come back.

**Q: I see a midcap with `score = 80` , but I don't recognize the name — is it safe?** Check the `thin_liquidity` flag. If present, **cut size hard** or skip. Midcaps move fast, but exit slippage can eat the profit.

**Q: Binance funding endpoint is erroring — what's affected?** `funding.rate` and `fundingHigh / fundingLow` may be stale during the outage. Everything else (whale, absorption, liquidation, OI, score) remains accurate. Be extra cautious about `crowded_long / crowded_short` flags — they may be under-reported.

**Q: How is this different from the Large Trades indicator on my chart?** Large Trades shows only the **single pair you are charting**. The scanner watches **534 pairs** and fuses multiple signal types (whale + absorption + liq + funding + OI) into one score per pair. Use both: scanner to pick the pair, Large Trades to confirm each candle.

**Q: Score jumps every few seconds — is that normal?** Yes. The score rebuilds every second as new alerts arrive. **Do not chase second-by-second changes.** Look at the 2–3 minute trend: is the score rising, plateauing high, or decaying? That is the useful signal.

**Q: Why is the dashboard card showing `SNAPSHOT` instead of `LIVE`**&#x54;he dashboard card uses a lightweight REST refresh every 60 seconds — not WebSockets. For live streaming, open the full dialog (or the side panel in the Chart Terminal). WebSockets connect only while the panel is visible.

**Q: The widget is narrow — can I make it wider?** On the desktop, drag the left edge of the side panel. Double-click the handle to reset to the default width. Your choice persists across sessions.

***

### 16. Quick reference card

#### Read signals in this order

1. `verdict` → Should I trade?
2. `timingPhase` → Is it too late?
3. `signalStrength` → why?
4. `riskFlags` → What could go wrong?
5. `recommendation.plan` → exact entry/stop / TP.

#### Only trade if ALL of these hold

* `verdict` ∈ {`setup`, strong `watch`}
* `timingPhase` ∈ {`early`, `mid`}
* `alertCount15m ≥ 5`
* Two or more bright channels in the same direction
* `riskFlags.length ≤ 1`
* Funding NOT saturated in your trade direction
* Liq cluster NOT within 2% (or stop placed outside it)
* OI moving with price
* HTF structure on the chart agrees
* Risk per trade ≤ 1%
* `invalidation` condition understood

#### Hold-time sweet spot

**15 minutes → 4 hours.** Shorter = scanner lags. Longer = 15m context is not enough history.

#### The three golden rules

1. The scanner is a **radar**, not a chart. It picks pairs; your chart picks entries.
2. **Confluence first, score second.** A score-60 pair with three lit channels beats a score-90 pair with one.
3. **Always have an invalidation trigger** that fires before the hard stop. The scanner will tell you when the scenario is broken — listen to it.

***


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