Inside Bar Compression
Candle trades entirely inside the prior range while the trend stays intact — compression before expansion.
About This Scan
Inside Bar Compression is a prebuilt Breakout scan for range-breakout continuation. Candle trades entirely inside the prior range while the trend stays intact — compression before expansion. Every filter below is editable — load the scan into the screener, tune it to your risk appetite, and run it on live candles across 5m, 15m, 1h and daily timeframes.
Scan Rules
Stock passes all of the below filters in the ALL segment using 1D candles:
- 1.High less than High
- 2.Low greater than Low
- 3.Close greater than EMA 50
- 4.EMA 20 greater than EMA 50
How To Use This Scan
- •Confirm the primary trigger before acting: High less than High.
- •Size positions to the chart's stop distance, not to conviction.
- •Re-run the scan near the close for stable daily readings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Inside Bar Compression scan?
Candle trades entirely inside the prior range while the trend stays intact — compression before expansion. It passes all of 4 filters on 1D candles across the NSE universe.
Can I modify this scan?
Yes — clicking Run Scan loads every rule into the custom screener where you can tune values, change timeframes, add filters, save your version, and export results to CSV.