About The Alpha Ledger
The Alpha Ledger curates the highest tier of trade readiness in the market — structurally qualified, volatility-normalized, liquidity-scalable, and conviction-ranked for tactical opportunity.
Each opportunity is surfaced through a systematic screening framework — the Momentum Dynamics Gatekeeper — which focuses on:
Structural momentum integrity
Volatility normalization
Institutional-grade liquidity standards
Opportunity asymmetry
After the market closes, the Ledger evaluates setups based purely on real price behavior — not narratives, opinions, or discretionary guessing.
The Ledger’s mission is simple:
Curate tomorrow’s most actionable opportunities — ranked for systematic structural conviction only.
Opportunity Flow
The Alpha Ledger prioritizes quality above all.
Each post-market session, the Ledger surfaces approximately 8 to 15 structurally vetted opportunities depending on prevailing market conditions.
No fillers.
No speculation.
No discretionary guesswork.
Opportunities are conviction-ranked purely by structural momentum integrity, liquidity scalability, and asymmetry quality.
Focus on Early Momentum
The Alpha Ledger is engineered to surface equities in the early stages of structurally verified momentum. Every name featured has passed rigorous standards for integrity, liquidity, and asymmetric reward-to-risk potential through the Momentum Dynamics Gatekeeper.
Stocks may rotate off the Ledger for one of three reasons:
Maturity: The early-stage momentum phase has advanced beyond the window of optimal entry.
Degradation: The stock's structural quality, liquidity profile, or volatility normalization has deteriorated.
Ranking Displacement: The opportunity field has evolved, and higher-ranking setups have emerged. Because the Ledger is capped at 15 names, even structurally valid setups may be rotated off to prioritize higher-conviction opportunities.
In all cases, removal reflects the Gatekeeper’s strict mandate: to surface tomorrow’s structural leaders — not to chase extended moves, defend breakdowns, or dilute conviction.
The Ledger is forward-looking by design. Its sole mandate is to identify tomorrow’s structural leaders — not to chase yesterday’s gains.
What The Alpha Ledger Is
A post-close structural opportunity curation platform.
A conviction-ranked staging ground for tomorrow’s most actionable setups.
A systematic evaluation of trend structure, liquidity scalability, and opportunity asymmetry.
A resource for disciplined tactical traders focused on execution-quality setups.
What The Alpha Ledger Is Not
It is not a real-time trading alert service.
It is not personalized financial advice or a portfolio management solution.
It is not a forecast engine or predictive model.
It does not guarantee profits or returns.
It does not substitute for independent analysis and risk management.
Terms and Disclosures
The Alpha Ledger provides structured equity screening lists for informational purposes only. These lists do not constitute investment advice, trade recommendations, or solicitations to buy or sell securities. No portion of The Alpha Ledger should be construed as personalized financial guidance or relied upon for investment decisions.
The inclusion of any security in The Alpha Ledger does not constitute an endorsement or validation of its suitability for any particular trading style, investment strategy, or financial objective. All subscribers are responsible for independently evaluating risks and conducting their own due diligence prior to acting on any information provided.
Use of The Alpha Ledger does not establish a fiduciary, advisory, agency, or client relationship. The publisher is not a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, or financial planner. No fiduciary duty is implied or created through the use of this service.
The publisher, affiliates, or related parties may hold discretionary or automated positions in securities referenced in The Alpha Ledger. These positions may differ materially from the screened outputs or may change at any time without notice.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. All trading and investing involve substantial risk, including the potential loss of capital. The Alpha Ledger is not liable for any losses incurred from the use of its content.
The Alpha Ledger does not filter, adjust, or flag securities based on upcoming earnings reports, analyst calls, or corporate events. All inclusions are based solely on structural screening criteria. Subscribers are responsible for managing timing and event-related risks according to their own discretion.
The Alpha Ledger is intended to publish updates on regular market days; however, delivery is not guaranteed. Interruptions may occur due to personal circumstances, illness, market closures, technical limitations, or discretionary publishing decisions.
All Alpha Ledger content — including curated lists, commentary, frameworks, and structural logic — is the proprietary intellectual property of the publisher. Redistribution, reproduction, resale, public posting, or commercial use of this content without prior written consent is strictly prohibited. Violators may be subject to legal action.
The publisher retains full rights to publish, distribute, and reference securities or content from The Alpha Ledger — privately or publicly — for informational, analytical, marketing, or commercial purposes, at their sole discretion.
Subscribers who choose to use Alpha Ledger content within automated trading systems (including third-party platforms such as QuantConnect, TradingView, or custom-built frameworks) do so at their own risk. The publisher assumes no responsibility for performance, signal accuracy, technical errors, execution delays, or unintended consequences arising from such use.
Use of The Alpha Ledger is governed by applicable United States law. By accessing this service, you agree to resolve any disputes under U.S. legal jurisdiction.
Academic Attribution
The Alpha Ledger applies structural momentum screening concepts originally explored in J.D. Henning’s 2016 doctoral dissertation, “Multiple Discriminant Analysis of the Price Momentum Anomaly and Reversal Event Signals.” These concepts are independently adapted within the Momentum Dynamics Gatekeeper module.
The Alpha Ledger, Momentum Dynamics Gatekeeper, and all related outputs are fully independent creations, unaffiliated with J.D. Henning, his MDA methodology, VMBreakouts.com, Seeking Alpha publications, or any associated services or platforms.
We acknowledge the academic contributions of J.D. Henning’s research to the field of structural momentum analytics and respectfully credit it as an inspiration, while maintaining full independence in design, adaptation, and operational execution.
