Consecutive Momentum
Story type: Situational
Three signals describe streak momentum: consecutive up days are elevated, trend strength confirms the move, and volume supports price direction. Together these describe persistent momentum across multiple sessions.
State
Consecutive momentum
Emergence
Sustained directional movement in consecutive sessions. When consecutive up days are elevated, trend strength confirms the move, and volume supports price direction, the stock is experiencing persistent momentum across sessions. This describes streak behavior that reflects sustained buying interest.
Limits
This story identifies streak characteristics, not continuation prediction or mean reversion. It does not predict whether the streak will continue, assess overbought conditions, or indicate entry timing. Streaks can extend further or reverse suddenly.
Explanation
Each signal represents an independent observation about momentum persistence: Consecutive Up Days measures the streak of positive sessions. Elevated streaks indicate sustained buying pressure across multiple days without interruption. Trend Strength measures the magnitude of directional movement. Confirmation indicates the streak is part of a broader trend, not random fluctuation. Volume-Price Confirmation measures whether volume validates price moves. Support indicates market participation behind the consecutive gains. When all three align, they describe streak momentum with confirmation—a behavioral observation about current persistence, not a continuation prediction.
Interpretation
This story identifies streak characteristics, not continuation certainty. It does not predict whether the streak will extend, guarantee momentum will persist, or indicate timing. Streaks can continue longer than expected or reverse without warning.
Required Signals
consecutive-up-days
Count of consecutive days with positive close-to-close changes
trend-strength
Combined moving average separation and net price displacement
volume-price-trend
Average volume on positive-close days divided by negative-close days