One score. Five dimensions. Zero to 100. That's GRIPS.
Every mover Squintz finds gets rated on five things that actually matter: how fast it's running, where it's closing in its range, how much volume is behind it, the ML model's read on it, and how clean the order book looks. Each dimension is worth 20 points. Add them up — that's the number at the top-right of every signal card.
The five letters
- G — Growth. Velocity-based. How fast price is moving in percent per minute. Rewards explosive action without double-counting extended moves.
- R — Range. Where the current price sits inside today's high-low range. Closing at the high is bullish structure. Closing at the low usually isn't.
- I — Intensity. Raw volume. Is institutional money behind this, or is it a few retail orders pushing a thin tape?
- P — Probability. An ML model trained on ~14,000 labeled trades weighs in: given the time of day, move size, and direction, how often has this setup worked?
- S — Spread Quality. The tightness of the bid-ask. A 0.05% spread means institutional liquidity. A 2% spread means you'll bleed on entry.
What the tiers mean
The 0–100 total rolls up into a tier so you can read it at a glance:
- ELITE — 85+. Rare. Usually a few per week.
- HIGH — 75–84. Strong signal. This is where most high-conviction alerts live.
- MODERATE — 60–74. Developing. Watch, don't chase.
- LOW — 40–59. Below threshold. Treat as noise.
- WEAK — under 40. Ignore.
Why five dimensions instead of one
Any single metric lies on its own. A stock up 10% sounds great until you see it's on 30K shares of volume with a 3% spread. Velocity alone misses a thin tape. Volume alone misses a dead-range chop. GRIPS forces every signal to defend itself on five fronts before it shows up as a number you'd trust.
This is the tradeoff, stated honestly: GRIPS won't catch every winner. It will skip most of the losers.
When GRIPS becomes actionable
A high score isn't a buy signal on its own. Squintz only fires a High-Conviction alert when GRIPS is 75+ and the move clears seven other gates: minimum velocity, minimum volume intensity, clean spread, time-of-day, price ceiling, and upward direction. Roughly 1–3% of all signals ever pass.
If you're reading a card and the GRIPS number is 68, that's context. If it's 82 with the HC pill lit, that's a shot worth taking in the five-minute window.