Choppy tape punished volume as few breakouts followed through
Scanner performance, bot report cards, and the Monday outlook for September 21 to September 25.
Week in Review
A higher setup count, but conviction stayed selective
This week produced 420 scanner setups, but only 83 converted into breakouts for a 19.8% resolution rate. That is enough activity to keep opportunity on the board, but not enough follow-through to justify broad aggression, especially with 132 failures and 192 names still unresolved.
The result was a tape that offered movement without much clean trend persistence. If you missed the September 14-18 weekly recap, the contrast is useful: this week expanded inventory, but quality remained concentrated in a narrow slice of names and timing mattered more than volume.
Scanner Scorecard
Plenty of setups, limited payoff beyond first targets
The scanner found a large pool of candidates, but the distribution tells a cautious story. Most names clustered in A- and below, with only 19 total A or A+ setups and no evidence of broad upside extension beyond early target zones. Near setup grades and breakout levels, see live setups in the scanner.
Target progression was shallow. Only 6 setups reached TP1, none reached TP2, and just 2 became full TP3 runners. That profile usually means the scanner is doing its job surfacing interest, but the market is not consistently rewarding continuation.
Grade quality also skewed lower than ideal for aggressive deployment: A- accounted for 198 names, B+ for 109, and B for 94. In practical terms, there was quantity, but not much elite quality.
Bot Report Card
No trades was the correct read, not a missed opportunity
WEX finished with 0 trades, 0 wins, and +0.00R. XCEL also finished with 0 trades, 0 wins, and +0.00R. In a week where breakout confirmation was inconsistent and second-leg extension was scarce, inactivity is not automatically a negative. Near bot performance and execution behavior, watch the bots trade live in the Edge Lab.
The main pattern this week was not undertrading. It was a lack of clean conditions that met system thresholds. With only a 19.8% breakout rate and no meaningful TP2 participation, forcing entries would likely have converted a flat week into a drawdown week.
What worked was discipline. What did not work was market follow-through. The bots avoided low-quality noise, which is exactly what you want when the scanner is producing names faster than the tape is producing durable outcomes.
Best and Worst
No standout trades, which says more about the environment than the process
There were no best trades and no worst trades logged this week. That absence lines up with the broader data: very few setups progressed meaningfully, and there was not enough extension to create a real leaderboard of exceptional execution.
When both extremes are empty, the takeaway is usually that the week lacked asymmetry. The market offered some first-move opportunities, but not enough sustained separation between clean winners and obvious failures to produce notable trade case studies.
Blind Spots
No pattern concentration yet, but unresolved names deserve attention
There was no missed-trade pattern data this week, so there is no evidence yet that the filters systematically overlooked a specific structure. Still, the large unresolved bucket suggests many setups are lingering near decision points rather than resolving decisively, so this is a good time to monitor whether delayed breakouts start clustering by sector or grade. For current breakout proximity, see live setups in the scanner.
| Pattern | Missed Trades | R Left on Table |
|---|---|---|
| No data | 0 | +0R |
| No data | 0 | +0R |
Monday Outlook
Tech remains the center of gravity, with one clear hedge on the board
The Monday list is dominated by large-cap tech and semiconductor exposure, which keeps the tactical focus narrow and relatively clean. $TQQQ, $QQQ, $NVDA, $ASML, $KLAC, $MU, and $TSM all sit close to trigger levels, while $XBI is the main bearish outlier. For grades and breakout levels, see live setups in the scanner.
