Raid Alerts
Raid alerts detect liquidity sweeps and stop hunts — situations where price makes a directional move (triggering stop-loss orders), then sharply reverses. The pattern is common around key levels when market makers clear liquidity before going the other way.
There are 4 Raid alert types: Bottom/Top × V1/V2.
Bottom Raid (bullish reversal signal)
The bottom raid pattern:
- Price has been falling across the 1h and 15m windows.
- The most recent 5-minute candle reverses sharply upward.
- Volume is concentrated in the reversal candle, not the preceding down move.
This suggests stops below a key level were triggered, buyers absorbed the sell pressure, and price is now recovering.
Top Raid (bearish reversal signal)
Mirror of Bottom Raid — price was rising across the 1h and 15m windows, then the most recent 5-minute candle reverses sharply downward with volume concentrated in the reversal.
Suggests overbought stops were triggered or distribution into a spike high.
V1 vs V2
| V1 | V2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prior move required | Moderate directional move | Stronger directional move |
| RSI filter | No | Yes — confirms oversold (bottom) or overbought (top) |
| False positives | More | Fewer |
| Signals per day | More | Fewer |
V1 catches a broader set of reversals, including smaller ones. V2 is more selective — it requires a larger prior move and RSI to confirm an extreme reading before the reversal, producing higher-conviction signals.
TIP
Use V1 when you want to be notified of potential reversals early. Use V2 when you want fewer, higher-conviction signals.
When Raid alerts are NOT reversals
Not every Raid fires at the absolute bottom/top. It fires when the 5-minute candle is reversing — the move may continue for another candle before the full reversal plays out. Think of it as a "potential reversal" signal, not a guaranteed one.