❓ How to read the cockpit

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← Cockpit
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The one rule. The cockpit is a co-pilot, not an autopilot. Every number below is context — it tells you which way the wind blows so you trade with it, not against it. You still decide, and the Trade Box still checks your entry. It never buys or sells for you.

Where price sits

This panel answers two questions for each instrument: where is price now, and where does the AI think it's going next. Here's one row, labelled:

NAS100
30046
99% of 20d · 27192–30084
K·2h ↑ 67% +0.24%
K·6h ↓ 8% −0.82%
the barA ruler of the last 20 days. Left edge = the lowest price, right edge = the highest. The white line is where price is right now.
99% of 20dPrice sits at 99% of that range — right at the top. It's been climbing and is stretched high.
K·2h ↑ 67%Kronos (the AI), ~2 hours ahead: leans up, with a 67% chance price is higher then. The +0.24% is how big a move it expects.
K·6h ↓ 8%Same AI, ~6 hours ahead: leans down. Only an 8% chance higher = a 92% chance lower.

Reading the range % (where price sits)

Cheap-to-expensive on a 20-day ruler:

0–25% · LOW
cheap / bottom
40–60% · MIDDLE
no stretch
75–100% · HIGH
expensive / top

Near the top (75%+): stretched up. Buyers here are late — a pullback is easier. Prefer buying a dip, not chasing.

Near the bottom (25%−): stretched down. Sellers are late — a bounce is easier. Prefer selling a rally, not chasing the fall.

In the middle: no stretch. The range gives no edge — lean on the other signals.

Reading the Kronos % (the AI's forecast)

The percentage is the chance price is UP by the end of that horizon:

60%+ ↑A real up lean — higher = stronger.
45–55% ~A coin flip — no edge. Ignore it.
40%− ↓A real down lean — ↓ 8% = only 8% up, so 92% down.

Two horizons on purpose: K·2h is your quick / scalp view; K·6h is the bigger-picture / swing view. Both pointing the same way = more trustworthy. When they disagree (like NAS100 above — up soon, down later), expect chop: a pop then fade.

Putting the two together

The range tells you if price is stretched; Kronos tells you the lean. Together:

Price LOW (cheap) + K ↑ (AI up)
Strong buy setup. Cheap and the AI expects a bounce — they agree. A long has the wind behind it.
Price HIGH (stretched) + K ↓ (AI down)
Strong sell setup. Expensive and the AI expects a pullback — they agree. A short has the wind behind it.
Price HIGH (stretched) + K ↑ (AI up)
Conflict — be careful. Stretched but the AI still says up. Mixed message. Smaller size or wait.

⚠ One honest caution about Kronos

It's a brand-new model on your desk and reads from a small sample, so a single number can be jumpy — ↑67% one refresh, ↓40% the next. Trust the direction it holds across a few refreshes, not one snapshot. Every forecast is being logged against what price actually did — in a couple of weeks you'll know if it's worth trusting. Until then: a helper, not a boss.

Drivers — the "weather"

The Drivers panel reads the outside market for each instrument — for NAS100 that's chip stocks, big tech, bond yields, the fear index (VIX), the dollar — and boils them into one score.

▲ BUY +19Weather favours buys. Scale −100 to +100: bigger = stronger wind. Near 0 = flat.
▼ SELL −15Weather favours sells. A short trades with the wind; a long fights it.
● CONFIRMEDPrice and the weather agree → trust the move more.
○ UNCONFIRMEDPrice moving but weather flat → don't chase.
✕ DIVERGINGPrice and weather fight → fragile, watch for a reversal.

Use it as the tie-breaker: with the weather it's easier; against it, you need a very good reason.

Before any trade — 3 quick questions

Where does price sit? Stretched high, stretched low, or middle? (the range %)
Which way does Kronos lean? Is the AI with my idea or against it? (the K·2h / K·6h arrows)
What's the weather? Do the drivers favour my direction? (BUY / SELL + confirmed)

All three agree → your best setups, full conviction. One conflicts → smaller size or wait. Two conflict → skip it. Then the Trade Box still checks your R:R and daily rules — the final gate.

Quick cheat-sheet

You seeIt means
99% of 20dPrice at 99% of its 20-day range — stretched near the top.
K·2h ↑ 67%AI, 2h ahead: 67% chance up. A real up lean.
K·6h ↓ 8%AI, 6h ahead: only 8% up = 92% down. Strong down lean.
K·2h ~ 50%Coin flip — no edge. Ignore.
staleForecast is old (feed hiccup) — don't rely on it until it refreshes.
▲ BUY +19 · ● CONFIRMEDOutside market favours buys, and price agrees. Wind behind longs.
✕ DIVERGINGPrice and drivers fight — fragile, reversal risk.

TradeFlow · discipline first, profit second
Every reading is context to inform your decision — the desk never trades on its own.