The Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) is Mark Minervini's signature base: a Stage 2 stock pulls back several times, each pullback shallower than the one before, as sellers run out. This is step 4 of the Minervini ladder. It keeps all Trend Template criteria and lists stocks on European exchanges whose price range over the latest 20 bars is narrower than over the 20 bars before, the latest 10 bars are narrower still and below 15%, and price is within 15% of its 50-day high. Those closest to the recent high are shown first. Prices are in euros, and the list covers stocks traded on Xetra, Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Milan and the Madrid Stock Exchange with at least 0.5 million euros in average daily trading value.
