Mechanical market color, participation, Blue Dots, highs and lows, leadership, momentum, and index context—one completed session at a time.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes neither check. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 311 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes 1 of 2 checks. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 312 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Green: 3 of 3 components are Green and none are Red. That satisfies the Green rule. Green upgrade is awaiting confirmation · streak 1 of 2
SPY and QQQ both pass the full bullish stack: Close > EMA21 > SMA50.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
At least 55% of leaders are above EMA21 and at least 50% advanced, so the vote is Green. 314 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes 1 of 2 checks. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 318 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Green: 2 of 3 components are Green and none are Red. That satisfies the Green rule. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY and QQQ both pass the full bullish stack: Close > EMA21 > SMA50.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 334 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Green: 3 of 3 components are Green and none are Red. That satisfies the Green rule. Green upgrade is awaiting confirmation · streak 1 of 2
SPY and QQQ both pass the full bullish stack: Close > EMA21 > SMA50.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
At least 55% of leaders are above EMA21 and at least 50% advanced, so the vote is Green. 337 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes 1 of 2 checks. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
The two readings do not clear 55% together and are not both below 45%, so the vote is Yellow.
At least 55% of leaders are above EMA21 and at least 50% advanced, so the vote is Green. 336 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes 1 of 2 checks. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 337 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Green: 3 of 3 components are Green and none are Red. That satisfies the Green rule. Green upgrade is awaiting confirmation · streak 1 of 2
SPY and QQQ both pass the full bullish stack: Close > EMA21 > SMA50.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
At least 55% of leaders are above EMA21 and at least 50% advanced, so the vote is Green. 337 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Yellow: 1 Green, 2 Yellow, and 0 Red. Green needs at least 2 Green and no Red; Red needs at least 2 Red. Neither rule is met. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY passes both checks; QQQ passes 1 of 2 checks. Green requires both indexes to pass both checks; Red requires both closes below EMA21.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 343 RS 85+ leaders.
Each reading is plotted against the rule that determines its vote.
Why Green: 2 of 3 components are Green and none are Red. That satisfies the Green rule. Raw and confirmed agree, so no confirmation delay changes the color.
SPY and QQQ both pass the full bullish stack: Close > EMA21 > SMA50.
Both breadth readings are at least 55%, so the vote is Green.
The leader readings do not both clear their Green thresholds and do not both breach their Red thresholds, so the vote is Yellow. 343 RS 85+ leaders.
At least two components are Green and none is Red.
The mixed middle: every combination that does not qualify as Green or Red.
At least two of the three components are Red.
Index structure is Green when SPY and QQQ both have close > EMA21 > SMA50; Red when both close below EMA21.
Market breadth is Green when at least 55% of eligible securities are above both EMA21 and SMA50; Red when both readings are below 45%.
Leader health is Green when at least 55% of RS 85+ leaders are above EMA21 and at least 50% advance; Red below 45% and 40%, respectively.
Confirmation applies downgrades immediately. An upgrade requires the same higher raw color on two consecutive completed sessions.
Index membership is not required. Eligibility is reconstructed independently for every completed market session.
Point-in-time active listings classified as common stock (CS) or common ADR (ADRC) on Nasdaq, NYSE, or NYSE American. Delisted names remain represented on dates when they were active.
The screen uses the 10 most recent valid split-adjusted daily bars found within the preceding 30 calendar days, including the report date. The 10-bar average close—not necessarily every daily close—must be strictly above $3.00.
Screen dollar volume equals 10-bar average close × 10-bar average share volume. It is the product of those two averages, not the average of each day’s close × volume, and must be strictly above $20 million.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and VIX provide market context. SPY is the RS benchmark; SPY and QQQ drive the mechanical index-structure vote. None restricts stock-universe membership.
Final membership also requires a valid adjusted OHLCV bar on the selected session. Newly qualifying symbols must pass date-specific reference-metadata validation, and simultaneous ticker aliases are consolidated by stable security identity.
The Green/Yellow/Red methodology is intended to be used as a risk-management mechanism within a separate system. Apex scorecard does not operate or apply that system; it is merely a read-only visualization of the methodology’s data, rules, and historical readings.