🧠 Golden Goose Scanner Criteria

These are the filters that shape every scan, every setup, every whisper:

📅 Monthly Momentum Check

• Stock must be positive for the current month

• Anchored to a 3-year price history for behavioral context

• Filters out long-term laggards and short-term noise

💵 Price Range Discipline

• Must trade between $1.50 and $25.00

• Sweet spot: $1.50–$5.00 (where most hits occur)

• Keeps entries affordable and risk capped

📈 Recent Surge Behavior

• Must show a recent surge in price and/or volume

• Surge must be behaviorally significant—not just a blip

• Anchors conviction to fresh trader interest

🔄 Recoil Zone Confirmation

• Price must have recoiled down into a defined zone

• Zone is calculated based on surge close and behavioral drift

• Filters for setups that are ready to bounce or flush

🧪 Optional Behavioral Enhancements

• Flush Breach Detection: Tags setups that overshoot the zone

• Conviction Tiering: Emoji-based tags for clarity (✅, 📉, ⚡)

• Surge Date Anchoring: Tracks decay and reentry timing

• Volume Reliability Score: Flags setups with strong follow-through.