EverHint – Volatility Squeeze Breakout – Top 2 Buy Signals for Mar 16, 2026

What This Signal Is (Quick)

This strategy detects volatility compression breakouts — stocks where Bollinger Bands have squeezed to historically narrow levels, then price breaks out with volume confirmation:

• Buy Signal (VOL_SQUEEZE_BREAKOUT_LONG): Price breaks above upper Bollinger Band after a squeeze

  • Bollinger Band width in the lowest 20th percentile of the past 120 days
  • TTM Squeeze confirmed (Bollinger Bands inside Keltner Channels = extreme compression)
  • Volume surge confirms institutional participation (≥1.5x ADV20)

• Sell Signal (VOL_SQUEEZE_BREAKOUT_SHORT): Price breaks below lower Bollinger Band after a squeeze

  • Same compression criteria as buy signals
  • Downside breakout with volume confirmation

Key Characteristics:

• Captures compression → expansion dynamics that other strategies miss
• Low correlation with trend crossover and mean reversion signals
• TTM Squeeze (BB inside KC) filters for the highest-quality compression setups
• Excludes Healthcare and Communication Services sectors (backtested underperformers)
• Backtested win rate: 54.5% with +1.74% average profit (tuned config)

Key Criteria:

• BB Width Percentile ≤ 20 (squeeze detected — lowest 20% of 120-day range)

• TTM Squeeze: Bollinger Bands inside Keltner Channels (extreme compression)

• Breakout: Close above upper BB (long) or below lower BB (short)

• Volume thrust ≥ 1.5x ADV20 (volume confirmation)

• Price above SMA50 (uptrend context for longs)

• Minimum ADV: $25M (liquidity filter)

• Earnings buffer: 7 days pre/post earnings

Holding Period: 1-4 weeks
Risk Level: Medium

How We Ranked Today

Ranked by BB Width Percentile (lower = tighter squeeze = higher quality setup)

📈 Buy-Side Signals (2 Total)

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📉 Sell-Side Signals (0 Total)

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No signals found.

Field Notes

Sector concentration: Technology (1), Utilities (1)

Data coverage: 0.0% insider, 0.0% congressional, 100.0% earnings, 100.0% analyst, 0.0% news

Peer Analysis

Understanding how these stocks relate to their industry peers:

ERIC (Ericsson): Leads 9 peers: HPE ($21.85, +1.2%), NOK ($8.65, +5.1%), CTSH ($61.05, +1.1%), CRDO ($116.88, -0.7%), ASX ($21.52, +0.1%) | Peer of: ASX ($21.52, +0.1%), CIEN ($363.88, +7.8%), CRDO ($116.88, -0.7%) and 8 more

FTS (Fortis Inc.): Leads 7 peers: SO ($99.11, +1.1%), FE ($51.76, +1.1%), DTE ($149.26, -0.2%), AEE ($112.86, +0.7%), PPL ($38.74, +0.6%) | Peer of: AEE ($112.86, +0.7%), ATO ($187.82, -0.4%), AWK ($139.12, -0.4%) and 10 more

Market Context

Broad market indices are showing modest gains, with the Dow Jones leading at +0.47%, followed by the S&P 500 at +0.38% and Nasdaq at +0.17%. This upward trend reflects improving risk appetite amid a backdrop of stabilizing conditions, which supports volatility squeeze strategies. These setups thrive when low volatility periods precede explosive moves, and the current positive momentum across major averages suggests potential for bullish breakouts rather than reversals, enhancing signal reliability in a risk-on environment.

The VIX's sharp decline of -8.46% to 23.69 points to easing volatility, which could compress intraday swings and prime the market for a squeeze. While still elevated compared to calmer periods, this drop indicates reduced fear, allowing range-bound action to build before expansion. Traders should watch for tighter ranges in the coming sessions, as diminishing volatility often amplifies subsequent moves, particularly in uptrending conditions like today's.

With Technology as the top sector for signals, modest Nasdaq performance amid broader strength hints at sector rotation toward more cyclical areas. However, this doesn't undermine volatility squeeze opportunities in Tech; instead, it underscores the need for confirmation of breakouts above recent highs, leveraging the overall bullish bias to manage risk in a potentially rotating landscape.

Vlad's Take (EverHint)

Today's signals: Average RSI of 69 suggests near-term overbought risk.

Trading tips for this strategy:

• Entry timing: Enter on next-day open after breakout confirmation, or on pullback to upper BB
• Position sizing: Start with 2-3% of portfolio per signal (swing trade size)
• Stop loss: 5% below entry for longs, 5% above entry for shorts
• Take profit: Target 1 at +8%, Target 2 at +15% (based on backtest optimization)
• Time stop: Exit if no follow-through within 20 trading days (time stop)

Risk warning: Squeeze breakouts can produce false signals in choppy markets. TTM Squeeze requirement reduces but does not eliminate whipsaws. Volume confirmation is critical.

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