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What a signal actually is (and isn't)

precandle64 turns live news and price momentum into a Buy, Hold, or Sell call for each asset. Here's exactly what's behind that, and what it deliberately isn't.

What it is

A signal is automated analysis: recent articles about an asset are scored for sentiment, combined with recent price momentum, weighted so newer news counts more, and compared against a threshold. Every part of that math is visible — click "Why this signal?" on any asset page and you'll see the actual components, not a black box.

What it isn't

A signal is not a promise, not a probability of profit, and not personalized to your account, risk tolerance, or timeline. It's the same output whether you have $500 or $500,000 in your account.

The confidence score is easy to misread — it reflects how strongly the underlying data agrees with itself, not how likely the trade is to work out. A "high confidence" sell can still be wrong. A "low confidence" buy can still go fine.

A prompt to research, not a command

The most useful way to treat a signal is as the start of your own process, not the end of it: read why it fired, check a source article yourself, and decide. The next lesson walks through exactly how.

Practice this

Open any asset you're curious about and click Why this signal? Read one of the source articles yourself before deciding whether you agree with the call.

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