Proprietary Models

The Reversal System

Finding Pressure Points in Global Financial Markets

Available to Pro and Enterprise users, the Socrates Platform Reversal System is a proprietary computer model built on the principles of technical analysis and physics in mind to help identify pressure points in price movement of global financial markets.

These pressure points (referred to as Reversal Points) can serve as areas of technical support and technical resistance for a financial market. But more importantly, when enough price pressure builds and a market closes above or below certain Reversal Points, it can signal a possible turning point in short-term direction, or even long-term trend.

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In the fast-paced world of financial markets, staying ahead of short-term price movement and long-term trends is a constant challenge. Traders and investors are always looking for an edge to cut through the "noise" of what is driving a market up or down. The Reversal System is a powerful, data-driven computer model designed to ignore the noise and find pressure points in financial market price movement.

The Reversal System can be a valuable complement to traditional technical analysis studies. Reversal Points help shed light on areas of possible technical support (bearish reversals) and technical resistance (bullish reversals) that exist in a market's price activity, without having to draw technical lines on a chart. Reversals are generated across multiple time levels (daily, weekly, monthly, etc), offering unique perspective on trend.

The true power of the Reversal System is the ability to uncover points where market change - turning points - can occur. While Bullish and Bearish Reversal Points can be a valuable complement to traditional technical analysis studies, analyzing Reversals over time can help users identify where price pressure may built up and, if breached on a closing basis, could then signal a shift (a "reversal") in price direction, even a possible change in long-term trend.

Technical Analysis of Financial Market Trends

 
Technical analysis is a popular method of studying financial market price activity to find patterns and trends that may reveal opportunity and risk. From moving averages, to stochastic studies, price channels and trend lines on charts, there are various technical studies and indicators used to research global financial market behavior.
 
The Reversal System is founded on principles of technical analysis, and generates two types of Reversal Points (or Reversals) - Bullish and Bearish. Technical analysts can consider Bullish Reversals as possible areas of "technical resistance", and Bearish Reversals as areas of "technical support".
 
But there's more to the Reversal System. When a market closes above a Bullish Reversal or below a Bearish Reversal it is considered an Elected Reversal, which in some cases may signal a market has reached a notable pressure point and a reversal in price movement is ahead.
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Value of Reversals

When utilized as part of a comprehensive research strategy, Reversal points can offer investors and traders a competitive edge when trying to anticipate potential shifts in price direction (reaction highs/lows, etc) or a change in longer-term trend of global financial markets.

The Reversal System is a key proprietary model accessed exclusively through our premium market tools.

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Elected Reversals and Time Levels

When a market closes above a Bullish Reversal it is considered an Elected Bullish Reversal, which in some cases may indicate a potential shift from a downward trend to an uptrend.

If a market closes below a Bearish Reversal it is considered a Elected Bearish Reversal, which in some cases may indicate a potential shift from a uptrend to downtrend.

Reversals are generated for each time level (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, etc) and can only be elected on a close in the same time level. This makes it easier for users to study the Reversal System. Most Socrates Pro users focus on Monthly Reversals as it helps minimize the noise in day-to-day market movement, and is where trend changes are more likely to reveal themselves. Socrates Enterprise users also have access to Quarterly and Yearly Reversals.

Savvy and experienced users may study Reversals across time levels to see if there are similar price levels where pressure may be building.

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Adding Reversal Points into technical analysis studies

Investors and traders can consider Bullish Reversals and Bearish Reversals as unbiased, computer-generated levels of technical resistance and technical support, respectively, when conducting traditional technical analysis. Reversal Points can also be considered when determining price levels for stop-loss orders, stop-limit orders, or limit orders. The Reversal System can help add another layer of depth to the study of market price activity when developing market entry and exit strategies.

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