[isatrader]

Interesting, as I recall I think where you managed to interview Stan Weinstein (what a coup) where the there is a requirement for the Mansfield RS zero line to be rising?  I've searched but failed to find it.  Yes, it can take a while to move up.

The rising part was observation that I made, as the failure rate of Stage 2 breakouts when it wasn't rising was much higher, as the stocks tend to still have a large amount of overhead resistance when the zero line is still declining. So hence it is a quality check, but not a requirement that would stop a stock from being in Stage 2.