Thrive Regime Pulse
Classifies markets into 6 regimes and tells you which playbook to use.
What Is the Thrive Regime Pulse?
The Thrive Regime Pulse (TRP) classifies the current market environment into one of six regimes and measures how intensely that regime is expressing. Most traders lose money not because their direction is wrong, but because they use the wrong strategy for the current conditions. TRP tells you which playbook to run.
The Six Regimes
| ⚡ Breakout | Volatility expanding from compression. ADX rising, Bollinger Bands opening, volume surging. Strategy: trend-follow, don't fade. |
| 🔥 Momentum | Strong confirmed trend with clear directional conviction. Strategy: ride the wave, use trailing stops. |
| 🧲 Accumulation | Price ranging but smart money quietly building positions. Strategy: position alongside institutions, prepare for breakout. |
| 📤 Distribution | Price at highs but smart money exiting while retail is euphoric. Strategy: take profit, hedge, prepare for reversal. |
| 💥 Capitulation | Extreme fear, liquidation cascade, panic selling. Strategy: contrarian buy zone — historically the highest-reward entries. |
| 〰️ Chop | No clear trend, mixed signals, directionless price action. Strategy: reduce size, widen stops, or sit on the sidelines. |
Intensity Score
Each regime classification comes with an intensity score from 0 to 100. A “Momentum 90” means an extremely strong trend with high conviction. A “Chop 40” means mild directionlessness. Use intensity to calibrate your conviction and position size within each regime's strategy.
Regime Transitions
The most actionable moments often occur at regime transitions — when Chop becomes Breakout, or when Momentum becomes Distribution. Watch for intensity changes as leading indicators of regime shifts.