Rising / Falling Streaks
Whether price has moved one way without a single counter-tick over a window — momentum as stubbornness.
What it means
A streak test asks a yes/no question: over the last n ticks, did price move in one direction without ever ticking the other way? Persistent one-way ticking is a different signature from the same net move made of chop — it implies a participant who keeps coming back for more, second after second.
In TraderWe these are boolean checks, not counters: RisingStreak(30) is true only if none of the last 30 price ticks fell. Longer windows are strict — even one counter-tick breaks the streak — so small n values (tens of seconds) are the practical range.
Why traders care
- Distinguishes grinding one-way moves from noisy ones with the same net change.
- A strict, parameter-light trigger that pairs naturally with volume confirmation.
In a TraderWe strategy
if RisingStreak(30) and SumBuyVol(30) > SumSellVol(30):
Buy()Related terms
Educational content, not investment advice. Engine details describe how TraderWe computes this value; other platforms may define it differently.