CupScout Breakout planner
Method PAPER
Andy’s 5-check setup · automated first pass

Trade the breakout.
Size the risk.

Find liquid cup-and-handle candidates, calculate the baby-bear stop, and stage two profit targets before the market opens.

New scan

Set your maximum risk

Browser cap $500
Scan options optional

Leave blank to scan every eligible optionable equity.

Paper trading is the default. Keys are stored in this browser and sent directly to Alpaca.

The preset

Simple filters.
Explicit judgment.

Automation narrows the field. It does not turn a chart pattern into a promise. The app shows where SEC or sector data needs a human check.

  1. 01Strong trend

    Price above 20, 50, and 200-day averages; rising 50-day line.

  2. 02Healthy cup

    8–35% depth, matching rims, and a rounded base.

  3. 03Tight handle

    Shallow pullback above the cup midpoint with quieter volume.

  4. 04Room to run

    At least 2:1 blended R:R, with no nearby one-year resistance inside 1.5R.

  5. 05Aligned context

    Bullish SPY and approximate SIC-mapped sector ETF trend.

Paper order review

One last deliberate check.
Browser connection

Connect Alpaca directly.

These credentials are saved in this browser’s local storage. They are never sent to CupScout or Cloudflare; REST requests go directly from this browser to Alpaca.