Ascent starts with a simple weekly-chart question: is this stock basing, advancing, topping, or declining? It reads the 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-week moving averages, then grades how early and how clean the advancing trend is.
The four stages
- Stage 1 — Basing: after a decline, price goes sideways. Moving averages flatten. Accumulation. Wait.
- Stage 2 — Markup: price breaks out above a rising 30-week MA with the averages stacked bullishly. This is the only stage you buy.
- Stage 3 — Topping: momentum stalls, averages roll over, choppy. Distribution. Scale out.
- Stage 4 — Decline: price below a falling 10-week, bearish stack. Never long here.
How Ascent grades Stage 2
A Stage 2 label alone is not enough. Ascent checks the weekly moving-average stack, its slope, and where price sits inside the move. It uses three practical tiers:
- Tier 1 — classic surf: full bullish stack, price above the rising 10-week.
- Tier 2 — pullback: stack intact, price resting on the 20-week.
- Tier 3 — broad uptrend: price above the 30- and 40-week with the 10-week rising.
Why it beats guessing
Ascent turns the stage framework into a repeatable screen. It does not predict a top or guarantee a winner. It identifies advancing weekly trends, separates fresh setups from extended ones, and gives the live Desk a consistent way to rank them.
Key takeaways
- Ascent is Loomi.Ai’s named Stage 2 system; stage analysis is the method it uses.
- A bullish weekly stack identifies the advancing phase, but slope and extension decide whether the entry is early or late.
- The live Desk shows current candidates and timestamps. This page explains the durable rules.
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FAQ
Is Stage Analysis another Loomi algorithm?
No. Ascent is the named Loomi.Ai system. Stage analysis is the four-phase market framework that Ascent applies and grades.
What is a Stage 2 stock?
It is in an advancing weekly trend, usually with the 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-week moving averages stacked bullishly and price leading them higher. Ascent also checks whether the move is fresh or extended.
Which timeframe does Ascent use?
The primary classification comes from the weekly chart. The live Desk uses the weekly structure to keep short-term noise from changing the stage label.