Morning Star Screen: Why One Test Isn’t Enough
Summary
Hollow Point Trading shares a historical McDonald’s replay using completed five-minute IEX bars from October 8, 2026. The example examines a 3.5-cent middle body, its gap below the first body, and the third candle’s close above the first body midpoint, showing why passing one test does not complete a morning-star screen.
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Passing one test does not complete a morning star screen. This historical McDonald’s replay uses completed five minute IEX bars from October eighth, twenty twenty six. The middle body is three and a half cents, one sixth of the first body. Its body gaps below the first, and the third close exceeds the first body midpoint. Those geometry checks...