80%+ red candles in last 5 despite sub-50% red candles in last 60, with price below EMA9 and participation/volatility picking up.
The 5-bar red candle ratio (80%+) captures a sudden burst of selling. The 60-bar red candle ratio (sub-50%) establishes the prior context: selling was not dominant, so this is a genuine shift, not a continuation. EMA(9) is a fast-responding moving average -- a close below it confirms near-term trend is now bearish. Volume above average validates that the shift has participation, not just thin-market noise. ATR(14) above its 5-bar-ago value confirms volatility is expanding -- the market is accepting the new lower prices aggressively, not compressing. All five conditions must fire simultaneously, which is why current stock count is 0.
The strongest setups occur when the 60-bar baseline was trending upward and volume expansion accompanies the shift -- a distribution event rather than random chop. The main failure mode is a counter-trend bounce: five red bars in a row after a multi-week uptrend often triggers short-term oversold readings, and price snaps back above EMA9 within 2-3 sessions. This screen fires at the start of the regime change, not after confirmation -- it captures the event early, which means higher reward but also higher false-positive risk. Compare to Momentum Regime Change Bull for the opposite signal. For intraday confirmation, see Strong Intraday Downtrend.
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This screener identifies stocks undergoing a rapid bearish regime shift: 80%+ of the last 5 bars are red, while fewer than 50% of the last 60 bars were red -- meaning selling pressure has sharply intensified against a previously neutral or bullish backdrop. Price must be below EMA(9) (9-period Exponential Moving Average) and both volume and ATR(14) must be rising. Currently 0 stocks match, reflecting how rarely all conditions coincide on the same bar. Swing traders and trend-followers use this to identify early-stage bearish momentum shifts before a full downtrend is established. Who uses this: macro-aware swing traders rotating out of positions and short-sellers looking for directional regime entries. Search phrases: momentum regime change bearish screener, trend shift from bullish to bearish, EMA9 breakdown rising ATR.