{"id":4599,"date":"2016-08-04T09:37:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/blog\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:15:06","slug":"tc2000-scan-volatility-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/tc2000-scan-volatility-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Scan For Volatility Contractions That Precede Breakouts (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4603\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/spring.png\" alt=\"Tight contraction leads to massive expansion\" width=\"250\" height=\"257\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/spring-107x110.png 107w, https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/spring-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tight contraction leads to massive expansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A history of massive earnings growth, a valid base of consolidation, and a price at\/near the 52-week high are three key elements&nbsp;of our momentum trading strategy for finding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/blog\/top-5-qualities-stock-breakouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best stock breakouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But once you have identified the top breakout candidates and created your watchlist, it is also helpful to know the timing of <em>when<\/em> a stock may actually be ready to smash through resistance and rally to new highs.<\/p>\n<p>Although it is obviously&nbsp;impossible to know <i>precisely<\/i> when a strong stock will breakout, but most stocks undergo a <strong>multi-week volatility&nbsp;contraction<\/strong> (tightening of consolidation)&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;before they zoom higher&nbsp;and enter into a price expansion.<\/p>\n<p>In this 5-minute video mini-lesson, we show you the exact scan criteria we use (with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worden.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TC2000<\/a>)&nbsp;to quickly and easily find hot stocks with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/blog\/best-stock-breakouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">valid basing patterns<\/a>&nbsp;and volatility&nbsp;contractions that hint at an imminent rally.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/4966a6ff.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIFAOyl4S5Qdajs7q3LemJKudDbMHB24p2SAorKuWWuauy3e1eFPtLgTh5BoPCh3XzIz3rZE_YyIqvc9IEl_xMkRg3MTlG0Zn5eqY3J2eKMjOE-jPuS43ZXewKssUaGt1kllR56wV2u1lBXoYfKSzEgeeTjLyjdSao87VmqsbDtgcy4jNwHMSzf0Rl346rIoBjtZwf-DX0V6tbn\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen style=\"display: block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;max-width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>As a bonus, we then&nbsp;run the scan and highlight the current chart patterns of <strong>six stocks setting up for breakout&nbsp;<\/strong>in the coming days: $BUFF, $CORT, $CSC, $EXAR, $WATT, and $XTLY.<\/p>\n<p>While playing the video, you may jump directly to the <strong>3-minute mark (3:00)<\/strong> to skip the mini-lesson on TC2000 scanning and just see the&nbsp;charts of six top stocks to add to your breakout watchlist now.<\/p>\n<p>For best viewing quality, we suggest viewing the following video in full-screen mode by clicking in the box on bottom right corner of video player window:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLPH0M4ip2s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you like the way we screen&nbsp;for stocks, but want to avoid the hassle of manually setting up complex scanning software, the preset stock scans of Morpheus Stock Screener may be just what you&#8217;re looking for. It&#8217;s only 5 bucks for a trial subscription, so <a href=\"https:\/\/morpheustrading.com\/services\/swing-trade-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give it a try<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>today.<\/p>\n<p>To make stock picking even easier by seeing&nbsp;our&nbsp;exact buy trigger, stop, and target prices for the top stocks from our daily scans, the nightly&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morpheustrading.com\/services\/swing-trade-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wagner Daily<\/em><\/a><\/strong> newsletter may be ideal&nbsp;for you (<em>includes<\/em> access to stock screener).<\/p>\n<p><em>Questions or comments on this video mini-lesson? 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