Stage 2 Breakout Scanner
The desk's own scanner: is this name in a true Stage 2 uptrend, and is a breakout loading?
Chart overlay · Daily · US stocks
What it shows
- A live seven-point trend checklist (price vs the 50, 150 and 200-day averages, their order and slope, distance from the 52-week low and high).
- Volatility-contraction diamonds when the range tightens inside a valid uptrend.
- The current Darvas box drawn on the chart as it forms.
- Volume dry-up dots during the base, and a breakout arrow only when price clears a pivot with volume behind it.
How it reads the market
Stage analysis, the way the great growth traders framed it: most big runs start from a confirmed Stage 2 uptrend. The checklist answers 'is this one?' at a glance, and the breakout signal only counts when the base was quiet and the break comes on expanding volume. Concepts: Minervini's trend template, O'Neil's volume rules, Darvas boxes.
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Average lengths | 50 / 150 / 200 | The three moving averages behind the checklist. |
| Contraction window | 50 bars | Lookback for the tightening-range detection. |
| Volume average | 50 bars | Baseline for dry-up (below half) and expansion (above 1.5x). |
Everything is an input: colors, thresholds and time windows adjust from the indicator's settings panel, no code needed.
Built-in alerts
- Breakout confirmed
Set them once from TradingView's alert dialog and get notified on your phone, no chart-watching required.
Comes with the membership
The whole indicator suite is included with the paid plan, $20/month or $200/year. Subscribe, submit your TradingView username, and the scripts land in your TradingView library.
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Get full accessHow to add it to your chart
- Request access above with your TradingView username (one request covers the whole suite).
- We grant it on TradingView, usually within 24 hours; TradingView notifies you.
- On your chart, open Indicators → Invite-only scripts and add Stage 2 Breakout Scanner.
The same checklist the desk runs on a name before a swing entry.