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"Why it fired" - signal detail

Open any setup and the Why it fired view explains it in full: the pattern and its class, a plain-language read, the play type, the exact trigger, target, and stop, what else is firing alongside it, and a fit-quality score - all over a mini chart of the setup.

Where: Setups panel ▸ InfoTier: Trader
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id: setups-why-it-fired

The Why it fired panel - pattern name and class badge, a plain-language read, the play type, levels, confluence, and a mini chart

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Overview

Section titled “Overview”

The view answers the obvious question a card raises: why this, why now. It names the pattern and tags it with its class badge, then describes in plain language what the shape is saying. It states the play type - follow, fade, watch, or quiet - and lays out the trade: where the trigger sits, where the target is, and where the stop invalidates it.

It also shows confluence - the other patterns firing at the same place - and a fit-quality / confidence score for how cleanly the shape matches its template. The mini chart draws the last ~60 candles so you can see the setup in its immediate context without leaving the panel.

How to use

Section titled “How to use”

  1. From the Active Setups feed, click a card’s Info button.

  2. Read the plain-language explanation and the play type first - that’s the read in one line.

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    id: setups-why-it-fired-play

    The play-type line - follow, fade, watch, or quiet - with the plain-language explanation

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  3. Check the trigger, target, and stop, then scan the confluence list and the fit score to judge how much weight to give it.

What it shows

Section titled “What it shows”
SectionShows
Pattern + class badgeWhich pattern fired and its class
Plain-language readWhat the shape is saying, in words
Play typeFollow / fade / watch / quiet
Trigger / target / stopThe trade levels
ConfluenceOther patterns co-firing at this level
Fit quality / confidenceHow cleanly the shape matches its template
Mini chartThe last ~60 candles around the setup
Section titled “Related”