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initial balance breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the initial balance breakout report on edgeful tracks how often price breaks above or below the high and low set during the IB period.

April 15, 2026

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ATR average true range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the ATR average true range report on edgeful calculates ATR and tracks how often actual daily ranges exceed or respect the previous day's ATR value.

April 8, 2026

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open to close range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the open to close range report on edgeful measures how often the close lands within a specified percentage range of the open.

May 12, 2025

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opening week range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the opening week range report on edgeful measures the high-low range of the first 1, 2, or 3 days of the week and tracks how often the rest of the week breaks it.

May 11, 2025

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inverse fair value gaps report: what it measures and how traders use it

the inverse fair value gaps (iFVG) report on edgeful tracks fair value gaps that get fully mitigated and then flip polarity, creating a new zone with the opposite directional bias.

May 11, 2025

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FOMC performance report: what it measures and how traders use it

the FOMC performance report on edgeful analyzes price behavior around FOMC meetings.

May 10, 2025

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intraday volume and range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the intraday volume and range report on edgeful analyzes how average volume and average price range move through the trading day.

May 10, 2025

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earnings performance report: what it measures and how traders use it

the earnings performance report on edgeful analyzes how earnings announcements affect stock price across multiple time horizons.

May 9, 2025

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market open volume indicator report: what it measures and how traders use it

the market open volume indicator report on edgeful measures the relationship between the first 15 minutes of session volume and the volume across the rest of the session.

May 9, 2025

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intraday range window report: what it measures and how traders use it

the intraday range window report on edgeful analyzes when intraday ranges typically develop throughout the trading session.

May 8, 2025

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NFP performance report: what it measures and how traders use it

the NFP performance report on edgeful measures percentage performance around the Non-Farm Payroll announcement — broken into the pre-NFP period, NFP day, and the post-NFP period.

May 8, 2025

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intraday timing report: what it measures and how traders use it

the intraday timing report on edgeful analyzes when daily highs and lows historically print during the session.

May 8, 2025

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session range by weekday report: what it measures and how traders use it

the session range by weekday report on edgeful analyzes the average session range (high minus low) for each day of the week.

May 7, 2025

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opening stats report: what it measures and how traders use it

the opening stats report on edgeful shows where today's price opened relative to yesterday's high, low, close, and the midnight open.

May 6, 2025

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session volume by weekday report: what it measures and how traders use it

the session volume by weekday report on edgeful analyzes the average session volume for each day of the week.

May 5, 2025

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average consecutive bars report: what it measures and how traders use it

the average consecutive bars report on edgeful analyzes the typical and maximum length of single-direction candle streaks within a trading session.

May 4, 2025

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CPI reaction report: what it measures and how traders use it

the CPI reaction report on edgeful analyzes how the 15-minute candle following a CPI release relates to the daily close direction.

May 3, 2025

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candle body ratio report: what it measures and how traders use it

the candle body ratio report on edgeful analyzes which intraday time slots produce candles with the highest body-to-range ratios.

May 2, 2025

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volume and range by weekday report: what it measures and how traders use it

the volume and range by weekday report on edgeful analyzes average daily volume and average daily range broken out by day of the week.

May 1, 2025

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SMA performance report: what it measures and how traders use it

the SMA performance report on edgeful analyzes how long price stays above or below a simple moving average after crossing it.

April 30, 2025

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seasonality report: what it measures and how traders use it

the seasonality report on edgeful analyzes average monthly and weekly performance over the last 3 or 5 years to surface historical patterns in price behavior.

April 29, 2025

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green and red days by weekday report: what it measures and how traders use it

the green and red days by weekday report on edgeful analyzes how often each weekday closes green vs red.

April 28, 2025

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performance trends report: what it measures and how traders use it

the performance trends report on edgeful analyzes average monthly performance over the last 5 years to identify long-running directional patterns.

April 27, 2025

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previous week's range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the previous week's range report on edgeful analyzes how often this week's price action breaks out of last week's high and low range.

April 26, 2025

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daily high and low by session report: what it measures and how traders use it

the daily high and low by session report on edgeful analyzes how often the daily high of day and low of day form during each trading session.

April 25, 2025

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power hour continuation report: what it measures and how traders use it

the power hour continuation report on edgeful analyzes how often the direction of a session heading into power hour holds through the daily close.

April 24, 2025

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high and low by weekday report: what it measures and how traders use it

the high and low by weekday report on edgeful analyzes which weekday tends to produce the weekly high and low.

April 23, 2025

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market session correlation report: what it measures and how traders use it

the market session correlation report on edgeful analyzes how the close direction of one trading session predicts the close direction of the next session.

April 22, 2025

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overnight range breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the overnight range breakout report on edgeful analyzes how often the overnight session high and low get broken during the cash session.

April 21, 2025

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outside days report: what it measures and how traders use it

the outside days report on edgeful identifies trading days where the open gaps above or below the previous day's range, then tracks gap continuation.

April 20, 2025

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weekly open retracement report: what it measures and how traders use it

the weekly open retracement report on edgeful tracks how often price retraces back to the weekly open after the daily open occurs above or below it.

April 19, 2025

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green and red streaks report: what it measures and how traders use it

the green and red streaks report on edgeful calculates consecutive winning and losing streaks from daily, weekly, or monthly price performance.

April 18, 2025

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economic data volume report: what it measures and how traders use it

the economic data volume report on edgeful analyzes trading volume in the days surrounding major economic announcements — CPI, GDP, FOMC, and NFP.

April 17, 2025

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pre-market range correlation report: what it measures and how traders use it

the pre-market range correlation report on edgeful measures the relationship between the pre-market high-low range (4:00 AM-9:15 AM ET) and the regular session high-low range (9:30 AM-3:45 PM ET).

April 17, 2025

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inside bars report: what it measures and how traders use it

the inside bars report on edgeful analyzes price action where the current day opens within the previous day's high-low range, then tracks breakouts.

April 17, 2025

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Fibonacci levels report: what it measures and how traders use it

the Fibonacci levels report on edgeful calculates retracement levels on green and red candles and tracks how often the next day's price touches each level.

April 16, 2025

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engulfing candles report: what it measures and how traders use it

the engulfing candles report on edgeful identifies bullish and bearish engulfing patterns and tracks price movement from formation through invalidation.

April 14, 2025

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gap fill report: what it measures and how traders use it

the gap fill report on edgeful analyzes overnight price gaps and calculates how often each gap fills back to the previous day's close.

April 13, 2025

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ICT opening retracement report: what it measures and how traders use it

the ICT opening retracement report on edgeful tracks whether trading sessions open above or below a comparison candle level and whether price retraces back.

April 12, 2025

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power hour breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the power hour breakout report on edgeful analyzes price breakouts during power hour and tracks new highs and lows formed in that final session window.

April 11, 2025

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previous day's range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the previous day's range report on edgeful analyzes when current day prices break above the previous day's high or below the previous day's low.

April 10, 2025

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opening candle continuation report: what it measures and how traders use it

the opening candle continuation report on edgeful tracks how often green or red opening candles continue into matching green or red daily closes.

April 9, 2025

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market session breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the market session breakout report on edgeful tracks how often a session breaks above or below the previous session's high and low range.

April 7, 2025

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ADR average daily range report: what it measures and how traders use it

the ADR average daily range report on edgeful calculates the Average Daily Range (ADR) using a rolling mean of daily price ranges over a specified period.

April 6, 2025

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pivot points report: what it measures and how traders use it

the pivot points report on edgeful calculates standard pivot points using either traditional or Camarilla formulas from historical price data and then tells you how often price interacts with those levels based on where it opens for that session over a specified time period.

April 5, 2025

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opening range breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the opening range breakout report on edgeful analyzes price breakouts and breakdowns and classifies them into single breaks, double breaks, or no breaks from opening range levels.

April 4, 2025

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fair value gaps report: what it measures and how traders use it

the fair value gaps report on edgeful detects fair value gaps in candlestick data and then classifies how many of the FVGs get mitigated or go unmitigated over a specified time period.

April 3, 2025

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overnight continuation report: what it measures and how traders use it

the overnight continuation report on edgeful analyzes the continuation patterns of overnight gaps by comparing current day open price to previous day closing price, and then analyzes whether that green/red overnight gap continues in the current session.

April 2, 2025

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asian range breakout report: what it measures and how traders use it

the asian range breakout report on edgeful analyzes price breakouts above or below the Asian trading session high/low range and correlates them with daily closing values - either green or red.

April 1, 2025