$BB Offers a Classic VCP Breakout Example
I want to buy stocks under accumulation. Then, as price tightens before a breakout, I want volume to dry up—showing that supply has stopped coming to the market. On the breakout, I want volume to expand again.
I use this in conjunction with my VCP Tightness score and, most importantly, my own review of the chart.
High-volume up days above my RVOL threshold—1.5x here, but fully customizable—highlight the chart GREEN from top to bottom. High-volume down days highlight it RED.
I want to see plenty of green during the prior advance, followed by tight, quiet price and volume action. I do NOT want to see red in the days prior to the breakout (there are exceptions).
$BlackBerry(BB)$ is an extreme example, but a clean one. Look at all the green after the 4/9/26 earnings gap. Then look at the gray-filled inside day at the 10 EMA, with the gray dot directly below it. That marks the volume dry-up just before the stock continued into another huge move higher.
The exact RVOL multiple is shown beneath each qualifying high-volume bar, making it easy to review prior gaps and volume surges. I kept the labels small so they don’t clutter the chart—hover over one to expand it and see the full reading.
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