HotSignals Academy

Definitions

Uptrend Signals^*

All Uptrend Signal Indicators are provided in Green, the normal progression is as follows:

Signal	Description
	Early indicator of an price increase – more for the aggressive trader; use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Confirmation of a price increase signal a less risky alternative for the conservative trader; use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Signal is still in an uptrend direction; use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Warning of a potential change in direction normally issued when an uptrend is running out of momentum. Action: Tighten stop losses or exit trade if profit objective is achieved, use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Uptrend has run out of momentum. Action: Tighten stop losses or exit trade if profit objective is achieved, use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.

DownTrend Signals^*

All Downtrend Signal Indicators are provided in Red, the normal progression is as follows:

Signal	Description
	Early indicator of an price decrease – more for the aggressive trader
	Confirmation of a price decrease signal a less risky alternative for the conservative trader
	Signal is still in an downtrend direction; use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Warning of a potential change in direction normally issued when a downtrend is running out of momentum. Action: Tighten stop losses or exit trade if profit objective is achieved, use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.
	Downtrend has run out of momentum. Action: Tighten stop losses or exit trade if profit objective is achieved, use the Sector and Industry positions as guides.

Signal	Description
	No current signal is issued for this symbol
	Early indicator of a potential reversal/change in direction of the current signal

Icon	Description
	Link to NASDAQ info and quote page for this symbol
	Link to Yahoo finance quotes page for delayed pricing and charts.
[YHOO]	View the stock's history.

Note: Generally we recommend using Guaranteed Stops once in a trade, check with your broker for this facility.

^*See the trading strategies for information and guides on how to use the sector and industry signals in conjunction with the underling stock signals.

Look out for the view all option to see more than just the top 10 signals generated each day.

Terminology

Term	Description
Symbol	The trading stock symbol for the signal
Earnings Date	The recent or upcoming earnings date for the stock symbol
[B]	Earnings released before market
[A]	Earnings to be released after market
[U]	Timing of Earning release is unknown
Signal Price	The price of the stock at the time the confirmation or alert signal is produced
Sector	The main market sectors compromising of multiple industries
Industry	Detailed groupings for Stocks by Industry Types
Index	Industry Standard Stock Groupings
HPA	Historical Performance Accuracy – our unique measure of success shown as a percentage of either uptrend or downtrend signals meeting at least a 5% profit target in recent history (Approx. last 12 Months) where either the Industry or Sector have a supporting strength of at least 21/2 bars.
Volatility	The average daily recent price fluctuation for each symbol (for stop loss & risk management)
Pot. Profit	Shows the maximum profit possible during the lifecycle of each signal issued.

Heat Indicators

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Stocks
Indexes / Sectors and Industries

Tools

Icon	Description
	Add to current holdings
	View Signal History
	Drill down to view HPA performance and trade history
	Add Symbol to my watchlist
	Remove Symbol from my Watchlist
	Stop holding stock
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	Remove Trade History record
	Edit this months capital in current holdings, financial planning and trade history
	Restart financial planning from beginnning
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