Why won't you just give me a list of tickers to buy?

Because a ticker list without the rules around it is the fastest way to lose money. The names that bounce on a given Wednesday change every cycle; the framework that finds them does not. If you learn the framework, you do not need a list. If you just take a list, the next pullback you will not know what to do.

What is a 'sympathy trade' in this context?

A stock that fell because of what it is tagged with — its sector, its index, its basket — rather than because of anything specific to the company. Sympathy trades bounce harder because the forced seller did not differentiate on the way out, so the highest-quality names in the basket are mispriced first when buying returns.

Why is closing on the lows of the day a disqualifier?

A close on the absolute intraday low tells you the marginal seller still had inventory to move when the bell rang. That seller is going to show up again at the open with the rest of the supply. Wait for a session that closes off the lows on heavy volume — that is the print that says supply finally cleared.

How do I know when to cut a failed bounce?

A break of the prior-day low after the first 15 minutes of trade, especially on a volume expansion. That is the kill switch. The setup is wrong, the position closes at market, and the day's job becomes preserving capital for the next setup. Averaging down on a failed bounce is the single most expensive habit in trading.

Is this the same as 'buy the dip'?

No. 'Buy the dip' is a slogan. This framework is the opposite — a five-filter screen, a defined risk per position, a hard stop at the prior-day low, and a sympathy-vs-fundamental triage before anything is sized. Buying a dip without those rules is gambling. Buying a setup that clears the screen is a trade.

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Bounce Candidates After Today's Pullback — Reading the Tape the Rogue Alpha Way

Not advice — a framework. After a forced-selling day like Tuesday, the names that snap back hardest share a specific profile: real earnings, fresh distribution on heavy volume, a clean intraday low to risk against, and a sympathy-trade tag rather than a fundamental break. Here is the bounce-candidate screen I am actually running tonight, mapped to the Rogue Alpha rules.

By Guy Gentile

Editorial illustration of a magnifying lens over a stock chart where green candles emerge from a red field, scanning for bounce candidates after a market pullback. — Plate 32 — The screen is not which stocks will go up. It is which stocks earned the right to bounce.

I am not going to give you a ticker list and tell you to buy in the morning. That is not how I trade and it is not how this works.

What I can do is walk you through the exact screen I am running tonight on the names that got flushed today, the five filters that have to clear before something even shows up on my watch list, and the rules I use to decide whether a bounce is real or a bull trap on the open.

Run this on your own list. If a name clears all five filters and confirms in the first 30 minutes Wednesday, you have an actual setup. If it does not, you have a stock that went down. There is a difference.

Disclaimer

This essay reflects the personal views and opinions of Guy Gentile and is published for informational and educational purposes only. It is not investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell any security, an offer or solicitation, or a research report. Markets carry risk and any positions, setups, or names discussed may change without notice. Mr. Gentile and parties affiliated with him may hold, add to, reduce, or close positions in the securities discussed at any time. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before making investment decisions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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