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Published: September 7, 2026 | 6 min read | Workflow Guide | Swing Trader

Before picking a stock, check whether the sector is even in play. Institutions buy quietly — a stock's relative strength usually rises before its price confirms a new high — and this workflow chains four Finmagine pages to trace that signal from sector-level strength down to a stock's exact entry readiness.

Not investment advice. This video demonstrates platform functionality only, using real live data at the time of recording. Nothing shown constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security — please do your own research or consult a SEBI-registered investment adviser.

The Four Steps

1. Is the sector even in play?

On Market Breadth, sort sectors by Relative Strength. In this walkthrough, Healthcare topped the sort at 33% — genuinely the strongest sector that day, not a cherry-picked example.

2. Drill into the sector's own stock list

Clicking into the sector opens a stock-level panel ranked by each company's own RS Rating, with 80+ highlighted in green. Laurus Labs ranked #2 in the Healthcare drill-down, RS 96.

3. Narrow with PowerPlay, confirm on the RRG

On the RS Momentum Scanner, the native PowerPlay quick filter (RS ≥ 90, 3-month return ≥ 20%, within 10% of a 1-month high, above the 21 EMA) narrows the field — Laurus Labs cleared it at row 57 of 249 matches. The Sector RRG then confirms the rotation is real: Pharma sitting in the Leading quadrant, not just one stock looking strong in isolation.

4. Check entry readiness, not just conviction

Conviction Ranking is the payoff — an Entry Readiness checklist (Near 52-Week High, Hugging the 10-day EMA, RS ≥ 60, Sector Breadth ≥ 60%, Earnings Catalyst Score ≥ 70, Post-Earnings Drift active, Positive management tone). Laurus Labs scored 5 of 7 — the same five-signal check a discretionary swing trader would otherwise run by eye across separate charts, done automatically.

Why "before price" matters: A stock's relative strength climbing while price hasn't yet confirmed a new high is the classic CANSLIM-style leading indicator — RS moves first, price catches up (or doesn't). This workflow's companion, RS Before Price, isolates that exact lag as its own signal.

🇺🇸 Now Live for US Markets

The same four-tool chain — Market Breadth, sector drill-down, RS Momentum Scanner, Sector RRG, and Conviction Ranking — now runs end to end on US stocks too. Same shape as the India workflow, sector strength down to stock-level entry readiness.

Diagram: The US Swing Trading Workflow — Analyze US Market Breadth (Energy Sector, Average RS 77.6), Drill Down to Individual Leaders (TechnipFMC RS 88, 100%+ gain, 6% off 52-week high, PowerPlay thresholds RS≥80/+30% 1-year return/within 15% of fresh high), Map Rotation via Sector RRG (Leading quadrant), and Multi-Scan Confirmation (US Conviction Ranking, TechnipFMC matching 21 presets, Confirm Final Entry Readiness: RS≥60, Proximity to 52-Week High, Positive Earnings Surprise last 120 days) — The US workflow at a glance: sector strength (Energy, RS 77.6) down to stock-level entry readiness (TechnipFMC).

1. Is the sector even in play? (US)

On US Market Breadth, sorted by Relative Strength, Energy topped the list — an average RS Rating of 77.6, clearly ahead of every other sector, not a cherry-picked example.

Bar chart: Identifying Sectors in Play via Market Breadth — Energy leads at Average RS Rating 77.6, clearly ahead of Technology, Financials, Industrials, Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, and Utilities — Energy topped US Market Breadth at an average RS Rating of 77.6.

2. Drill into the sector's own stock list (US)

Drilling into Energy ranks every stock by its own RS Rating — names like PBF Energy (RS 97), Forum Energy Technologies (RS 97), and Valero (RS 96) all sit at 95 or higher. Further down the list, TechnipFMC (FTI) stands out for a different reason: RS 88, up over 100% in the past year, and just 6% off its 52-week high.

Table: Drilling Down into the Leading Sector Roster — PBF Energy RS 97 +167.5% 1-year return, Forum Energy Technologies RS 97 +208.8%, Valero RS 96 +141.5%, TechnipFMC RS 88 +100.0% just 6% off its 52-week high — PBF, Forum Energy Technologies, and Valero lead on raw RS — but TechnipFMC's proximity to a fresh high stands out.

3. Narrow with PowerPlay, confirm on the RRG (US)

On the RS Momentum Scanner, the PowerPlay filter (RS ≥ 80, 1-year return ≥ 30%, within 15% of a fresh high — the US thresholds differ slightly from India's RS ≥ 90 / 3-month ≥ 20% / within 10% / above the 21 EMA) narrows the field — TechnipFMC clears it at row 57 of 169 in Energy. The Sector RRG then confirms the rotation is real: Energy sitting in the Leading quadrant, strong and still gaining.

Diagram: The PowerPlay Logic Gate — RS Rating >= 80 (TechnipFMC: 88), 1-Year Return >= 30% (TechnipFMC: +100.0%), Distance to High <= 15% (TechnipFMC: 6%), all checked, PowerPlay: Confirmed. TechnipFMC clears the bar, row 57 of 169 in the Energy sector — TechnipFMC clears every PowerPlay threshold — row 57 of 169 in Energy.

Sector Relative Rotation Graph quadrant chart with Improving, Leading, Lagging, and Weakening quadrants — Energy Sector sits in the Leading quadrant, strong and still gaining — Energy sitting right in the Leading quadrant on the Sector RRG.

4. Check entry readiness, not just conviction (US)

US Conviction Ranking is the payoff — TechnipFMC matches 21 tracked screener presets at once, a high-conviction setup, and clears 3 of 4 Entry Readiness signals: near its 52-week high, RS well above 60, and a positive earnings surprise in the last 120 days. The US checklist has 4 signals rather than India's 7 — it doesn't yet check the 10-day EMA, sector breadth, Earnings Catalyst Score, or management tone; the 4th signal here, Post-Earnings Drift, is the one TechnipFMC hasn't cleared.