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Hidden bearish RSI divergence

Hidden divergence is the trend-continuation cousin of regular divergence. A hidden bearish divergence shows up during a downtrend's bounce: price makes a lower high (the downtrend is holding) while RSI makes a higher high (the bounce looked strong on momentum). It suggests the bounce is just a pause and the downtrend should resume.

In plain terms

The downtrend bounced, the bounce looked stronger than it really was, and sellers stayed in control. It is a "the bounce may be over" hint, not a reversal call.

What triggers it

On the two most recent confirmed swing highs: price's second high is lower than its first (price[H2] < price[H1]) while RSI's second high is higher (RSI[H2] > RSI[H1]). The higher-timeframe context must be bearish; otherwise the detector stays silent so it only fires with the bigger trend.

How Signalix scores strength

The base score is 2 out of 5. Like all continuation patterns it carries less weight than a reversal. Its job is to flag the bounce-into- resistance moment inside a downtrend that is still intact.

When it fires

Only inside a confirmed bearish higher-timeframe window. If that bigger trend is mixed or unclear, this detector intentionally produces no alerts.