The bench

Does it actually work?

Seven strategies people already trade by name. Each one opens a working lab: pull the lever and the engine grades it on real prices, real spreads, and history the rules never saw. No signup, a few seconds.

Each read below came out of a real run on our engine. Run it again yourself — the numbers should match, and you should check.

  • Buy the dip

    A strong stock falls hard for a few days. You buy the bounce.

    The rule we’ll testDown 10% or more in 3 days, but still above its 200-day average. Buy the shares, hold 10 days.

    Our engine’s readSHADOWon 95 graded trades

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  • Golden cross

    The 50-day average crosses up through the 200-day. The oldest signal there is.

    The rule we’ll testThe day the 50-day average crosses above the 200-day, buy the shares. Hold 20 days.

    Our engine’s readSHADOWon 21 graded trades

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  • RSI oversold

    RSI drops under 30 — the textbook says the selling is overdone.

    The rule we’ll test14-day RSI below 30, still above its 200-day average. Buy the shares, hold 10 days.

    Our engine’s readSHADOWon 44 graded trades

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  • Buy new highs

    A leader pushes to a fresh 52-week high. You buy strength, not weakness.

    The rule we’ll testAt a new 52-week high, above its 200-day average, top 3 by 20-day momentum. Buy the shares, hold 15 days.

    Our engine’s readSHADOWon 669 graded trades

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  • Fade the gap up

    It jumps 3% higher at the open on hype. You bet the pop fades.

    The rule we’ll testGaps up 3% or more at the open. Short the shares at the next open, buy back after 10 days.

    Our engine’s readSHELFon 353 graded trades

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  • Covered call

    Own the stock on a dip and sell a call against it to collect premium.

    The rule we’ll testBuy the dip in shares, sell a 5%-out call against them. Hold 10 days.

    Our engine’s readSHADOWon 77 graded trades

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  • Bull call spread

    The same breakout, but with a capped, defined-risk options trade.

    The rule we’ll testAt a new 52-week high, buy a call and sell a higher one against it. Hold 15 days.

    Our engine’s readSHELFon 652 graded trades

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