Learn the checks behind the score
Plain-language guides to swing structure, break of structure, premium and discount, RSI, MACD, moving averages and market breadth.
- Higher highs and higher lows: How swing structure shows whether buyers or sellers are in control.
- Break of structure (BOS): What it means when price closes beyond the last swing, and why Pulse rewards or penalizes it.
- Premium and discount zones: Why the same price can be cheap or expensive depending on its position in the range.
- RSI, the relative strength index: How the 14-day RSI is used in the momentum score.
- MACD and momentum: The MACD histogram check inside the trend score.
- The 50-day and 200-day averages: Three of Pulse's five trend checks come from these two lines.
- Relative strength versus peers: How an asset's 30-day return is ranked against its own asset class.
- Market breadth: Why the share of assets in uptrends says more than one index.
- What a health score means: How to read the 0 to 100 score, the bands and the trading rule.