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The dual-lens system

Every pattern can be read through two lenses. The Classic lens is the textbook reading - a double bottom is bullish, a head-and-shoulders is bearish. The Reclassified lens is the empirically measured one: it re-grades each pattern by what it actually does out-of-sample - follow, fade, or watch - because plenty of textbook patterns do the opposite intraday.

Where: Settings ▸ PatternsTier: Trader
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The same pattern shown twice - once with a C (Classic) badge, once with an R (Reclassified) badge and a fade play

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Overview

Section titled “Overview”

The textbook is a starting point, not a result. A pattern that’s supposed to mark a reversal may, on this asset and this timeframe, reliably continue - or chop sideways. The Reclassified lens is built from out-of-sample backtests: each pattern is re-graded into the play that the data supports, so you trade what the market does rather than what the book says it should.

You don’t have to pick one. Enable each lens independently and let them disagree - that disagreement is often the signal.

Follow, fade, or watch

Section titled “Follow, fade, or watch”
PlayWhat it means
FollowTrade in the direction the pattern points - the textbook reading holds up
FadeTrade against the textbook reading - the pattern reliably does the opposite here
WatchNo reliable edge either way - flagged for context, not as a trade

How to use

Section titled “How to use”

  1. Open Settings ▸ Patterns. There are two tabs, one per lens.

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    The Patterns settings with the Reclassified and Classic tabs

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  2. The Reclassified tab is opt-out - everything is on unless you switch it off. Turn off the plays you don’t want to see.

  3. The Classic tab is opt-in, organised by Bullish and Bearish groups. Switch on the textbook readings you want surfaced.

  4. Read the badge on every signal: a C means it came from the Classic lens, an R means Reclassified.

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    A setup card with the C and R lens badges

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Section titled “Related”