How to Read a MAX Verdict

A verdict is the output of every MAX analysis — the moment the pipeline stops gathering and commits to a view. It's designed to be read top to bottom in under a minute and to leave nothing important implicit. Here's every part of it, in order.

The headline: direction

Every verdict resolves to one of three directions. There's no fourth "it depends" — MAX has to pick.

Neutral is a real answer, not a cop-out. When the highest-priority signals contradict each other, the honest call is to stay out — and a verdict that tells you so just saved you a trade you'd regret.

Confidence: how strongly MAX believes it

Right next to the direction is a confidence score out of 10. It is deliberately conservative. Most actionable reads sit in the middle of the scale; the high end is rare by design.

Risk-reward and timeframe

Two more numbers sit on the top row. Risk / reward is the ratio of potential gain to potential loss at the suggested levels — a 2.5x means the target is 2.5 times as far as the stop. Timeframe tells you the horizon: tactical (hours), swing (a few days), or structural (longer). Match it to how you actually trade.

The trade levels

If the verdict isn't neutral, you get the three numbers that turn a view into a plan:

The intelligence layers

Below the headline, the verdict breaks down by layer — Flow, Positioning, Fundamental, Sentiment, Macro, and Technical — each with its own read. This is where you check why MAX landed where it did, and whether the layers you trust most are the ones driving the call.

Thesis and invalidation

Finally, the written sections. The thesis is MAX's argument in prose, and it cites numbers, not adjectives — "smart-money cohort distributing into the rally," with the figure attached, not "outflows look concerning." The invalidation is just as important: the specific conditions that would prove the thesis wrong. Know your exit before you enter.