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Every ticker carries two labels that describe its setup: a Phase (where it sits in the life cycle of a breakout setup) and a Conviction level (how it ranks against the market that day). They are separate axes, so read them together.
Speed Signal AI is screening and analytics software, not a broker-dealer or investment adviser. Scores, phases, and screening results are data outputs and research candidates, not investment advice, recommendations, trading signals, or a buy list. Always do your own research.

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What you see

A Signal Board row showing a Phase badge next to its Conviction level under the Conviction column
  • The Phase badge appears on every row and on the ticker detail page: Coiling, Pre-Ignition, Liftoff, or Below.
  • The Conviction level (Low, Medium, or High) appears next to it (on rows, under the Conviction column; on the detail page, as Conviction NN/100 plus the level).

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The four phases

A phase describes the current state of a ticker’s setup. It is a description, not an instruction.
PhaseWhat it means
CoilingCompressed volatility and tight price action that meet the model’s base-formation criteria. An early stage where a quiet base is building.
Pre-IgnitionMomentum and accumulation conditions are starting to show up in the data. An earlier-stage candidate.
LiftoffThe strongest active phase, where price and participation conditions are most aligned in the data for this methodology.
BelowNot in any active setup phase right now: it does not currently meet the setup criteria. In the dashboard tables, this phase is labeled No Setup.
A phase is a state, not a step to take. “Liftoff” means the setup conditions are aligned in the data, not that anything should be done about it.

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Conviction (Low / Medium / High)

Inside every phase, Conviction adds a second dimension. It reflects how a ticker’s 0–100 number ranks against the rest of the market that same session. High is reserved for the highest relative numbers of the day.
Conviction is relative and resets every session. “High” means a ticker ranked among the highest relative scores in that day’s scan of 3,000+ tickers, not that it is an objectively good or recommended stock. A ticker’s Conviction can change from one day to the next because the pool changed, not because the company did.

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Phase and Conviction are separate axes

This is the part people most often get wrong. Phase and Conviction answer different questions and do not move together:
  • A Coiling ticker can be High Conviction.
  • A Liftoff ticker can be Low Conviction.
Phase says where in the setup life cycle a ticker sits. Conviction says how it ranks today against everything else that was scanned. Read the pair, not either one alone, and remember Conviction can change from one day to the next because the pool changed, not because the company did.

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Risk flags (informational)

Some tickers carry context flags. They do not change the 0–100 number; they surface conditions worth knowing before you research a name.
  • Extended: the stock is already far from its recent base, so the board marks it as extended context.
  • Bearish Market Regime: the broad market itself is trending down, a headwind for new breakouts.
  • Elevated VIX: market-wide volatility is running high.
  • Pre-Earnings Run: a known earnings event is near, so there is event risk in the window around it.
  • Anomaly: a move outside the canonical setup, surfaced in the Anomalies tab.

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Limits & common mistakes

  • Do not treat “Liftoff” as better than “Coiling.” They describe different stages, not a ranking of quality. A Coiling name can rank higher today than a Liftoff name.
  • Do not treat “High Conviction” as a fixed grade. It is relative to one session and resets daily. The same ticker can be High one day and Medium the next with no change to the company.
  • Risk flags are context, not scores. A High Conviction ticker can still be flagged Extended or Pre-Earnings Run at the same time.

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Next steps

How scoring works

The three pillars that produce the 0–100 number behind each phase and Conviction level.

Anomalies

The seven flags for moves that fall outside the canonical setup.

Signal Board

Filter by phase, Conviction, and market cap to compare setups.

Glossary

Plain-language definitions of every label you see in the app.