# What is the Trend Template > The 8 checks for a stage-2 leader: price above rising averages, near highs, strong RS. Canonical: https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-the-trend-template Last updated: 2026-11-07 English · 2:37 · Published 2026-10-28 The 8 checks for a stage-2 leader: price above rising averages, near highs, strong RS. ## What the video says Most big winners look alike before their biggest move. Mark Minervini turned that look into eight simple checks. It is called the trend template. The idea is simple. Only buy stocks that are already in a strong uptrend. The template tells you in seconds if a stock qualifies. Check one: the price is above the hundred and fifty day and the two hundred day moving averages. Check two: the hundred and fifty day average is above the two hundred day average. Check three: the two hundred day average is rising, for at least a month. Check four: the fifty day average is above both the hundred and fifty and the two hundred day. Check five: the price is above the fifty day average. Together, these five checks say one thing. The averages are stacked in the right order, and they all point up. Check six: the price is at least thirty percent above its fifty two week low. The stock has already proved it can move. Check seven: the price is within twenty five percent of its fifty two week high. Leaders stay close to their highs. Check eight: the RS rating is seventy or higher. The stock is beating most of the market. Here is a real Market Strength chart that passes all eight. Price on top, the averages stacked below it, all rising. And here is one that fails. Price under falling averages, far from its high. However cheap it looks, it is not in a stage two uptrend. The template is a filter, not a buy signal. It narrows thousands of stocks down to a short list of leaders. You still wait for a good setup, like a VCP or a base breakout. On Market Strength, every stock shows eight trend dots. Filled dots are the checks it passes. Open any chart to see each check ticked or crossed. And in the Stock Screener, the Trend template leaders screen lists the stocks that pass. Market Strength is an education and research tool, not investment advice. [Read the guide: Minervini trend template screener for NSE stocks](https://getmarketstrength.com/minervini-trend-template) ## More videos - [What is Relative Strength](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-relative-strength) (English, 2:53) - [Getting Started: Market Strength tour (Hindi)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-market-strength-getting-started) (Hindi, 1:48) - [What is VCP](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-vcp) (English, 2:40) - [Workspace: Market Strength tour (Hindi)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-market-strength-workspace) (Hindi, 2:11) - [What is a Darvas Box](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-a-darvas-box) (English, 2:31) - [What is Stage Analysis](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-stage-analysis) (English, 2:41) - [What is Market Breadth](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-market-breadth) (English, 2:42) - [Sector Rotation: Market Strength tour (Hindi)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-market-strength-sector-rotation) (Hindi, 2:05) - [What is Sector Rotation](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-sector-rotation) (English, 2:30) - [Stock Screener: Market Strength tour (Hindi)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-market-strength-stock-screener) (Hindi, 2:37) - [What is a Cup with Handle](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-a-cup-with-handle) (English, 2:39) - [What are Moving Averages](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-are-moving-averages) (English, 3:17) - [What is Position Sizing](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-what-is-position-sizing) (English, 3:23) - [A 52-week-high breakout routine (Hindi video)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-52-week-high-breakout-routine) (Hindi, 14:23) - [Reading relative strength on a chart (Hindi video)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-relative-strength-indicator-tradingview) (Hindi, 10:26) - [Reading a rotation chart step by step (Hindi video)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-sector-rotation-rrg-chart) (Hindi, 14:34) - [Market Strength Scanner: Full Walkthrough (Hindi)](https://getmarketstrength.com/watch-market-strength-full-walkthrough) (Hindi, 17:42) [All video lessons](https://getmarketstrength.com/videos) --- Source: Market Strength Scanner (https://getmarketstrength.com). Educational content, not investment advice. Cite with the canonical URL above.