Cup Handle Screener Guide

Pattern Starters

Cup Handle Screener

Use this guide to find classic cup-and-handle continuation setups that are nearing a breakout level without exposing the pattern logic to guesswork.

4usage steps

7 tunable inputs

Open Cup Handle Screener

These guide pages are designed to help you move from raw output to better shortlist decisions faster and with more confidence.

Best on stocks with a prior uptrend and a constructive base rather than weak rebound charts.

Useful for finding structured continuation setups before they become obvious breakouts.

Pattern quality still needs chart review because not every rounded base is actionable.

The best cup handles sit in stronger trends and recover back near the old high before the handle forms.

Very deep cups and sloppy handles often behave worse than tighter, more controlled patterns.

Names already close to the handle pivot are usually more relevant than patterns still buried deep in the base.

Healthy participation and stable momentum support the setup, but the chart still decides whether the structure is clean.

These are the main inputs you can tune on the page and the range to begin with when you want a clean first pass.

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Parameter	What it does	Good range to start
Market	Choose the exchange universe you want to scan first.	Run India and US separately.
Number of Stocks	Controls the scan universe size before the pattern search runs.	Start with 50 to 150 names.
Lookback Window	Defines how much recent history is searched to find the cup-and-handle base.	Start around 160 to 200 sessions.
Min Cup Depth %	Sets the smallest acceptable depth so the base is meaningful.	Start around 10% to 15%.
Max Cup Depth %	Filters out cups that are too deep to still be considered clean continuation structures.	Start around 28% to 35%.
Max Handle Depth %	Keeps the handle portion shallow and constructive.	Start around 8% to 12%.
Breakout Buffer %	Controls how near price must be to the handle breakout level.	Start around 1% to 2%.

A shallow handle in the upper half of the cup is usually more constructive.

Breakout distance helps you separate ready setups from early-stage bases.

Pattern score is a review aid, not a replacement for visual confirmation.

Calling every rounded recovery a cup-and-handle.

Ignoring whether the handle is too deep or too loose.

Entering before price is actually near the breakout area.

Use the page to narrow the market quickly, then promote only the strongest chart-plus-context setups into your active watchlist or research queue.