> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tachyo.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tachyo.ai/concepts/tachyo-signal.md).
# The Tachyo Signal
The Tachyo Signal is the model's read on a token, recomputed on an hourly scan. It sits at the top of the [token page](/platform/token-page.md) and as a column in [Tokens](/platform/tokens.md).
It answers one question: **given who is in this token and how it is behaving right now, is this worth engaging with?**
## The verdict
| Verdict | Read it as |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **ENTER** | The setup the model actually likes. Smart-money participation and price behaviour line up. |
| **WATCH** | Something is here, but not enough of it. Worth attention, not conviction. |
| **RUNNER** | Already running: a token that has moved and is in the band where "hot" and "late" overlap. Treated as its own case rather than lumped in with fresh entries. |
| **SKIP** | Nothing the model wants. Most tokens are this most of the time. |
| **OVERHEATED** | Extended. The move that would have been the trade already happened. |
## The numbers next to it
* **Score, 0-100.** How strong this token looks against everything else the scan covers. Higher means more of what the model looks for, not a price target.
* **Dump risk.** A calibrated probability that this token dumps. High dump risk next to a positive verdict is not a contradiction. It is the model telling you the setup is real and the downside is fat. Size accordingly.
* **Confidence: low / medium / high.** How much evidence stands behind the verdict. A low-confidence ENTER and a high-confidence ENTER are different claims.
* **Tags.** Short chips naming what drove the verdict. Tags marked with **⚠** are **contra**: they argue against the verdict rather than for it. The product shows both sides rather than only the flattering half.
## Trend chips
Next to the verdict you may see a chip describing the price structure on a timeframe. It is a separate reading from the verdict, and it is what stops a model verdict from being read in a vacuum:
| Chip | Meaning |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TREND BUILDING** | Uptrend intact: price is holding above its trend, buyers in control. |
| **FRESH CROSS** | The trend just turned up: short-term momentum crossed above the longer trend. |
| **LOSING STEAM** | Uptrend weakening: price slipped below its short-term trend. Not a breakdown yet. |
| **TREND BROKEN** | Momentum sits below the longer trend. A bounce here is early until the trend turns back up. |
| **FALLING KNIFE** | Price is dropping below the whole trend structure. Entries are held back until it rebuilds. |
No chip means no trend reading, usually a token that is too young or too thin to judge. Absence is not a positive.
{% hint style="warning" %}
A **RUNNER next to FALLING KNIFE** is not a green light. The verdict and the trend are two independent readings, and when they disagree the product shows the disagreement instead of resolving it for you.
{% endhint %}
## Two different things called "signal"
This trips people up, so it is worth being blunt about it. There are two meanings in the product, and they live in different places:
* **The Tachyo Signal** (this page) is the ML verdict on a token: ENTER / WATCH / RUNNER / SKIP / OVERHEATED, with score, dump risk and confidence.
* **Signal, the percentile**: on [Thesis Intelligence](/platform/thesis.md), a 0-100 measure of this token's smart-money strength relative to other active tokens. Directionally neutral: it shows where the action is, accumulation and exits alike. Bands: **Quiet** below 30, **Weak** 30-54, **Strong** 55-79, **Hot** 80 and up.
The first is a judgement. The second is a thermometer.
## What the signal is not
* **It is not an entry or exit instruction.** No stop, no target, no size.
* **It is not a price forecast.** The score ranks setups; it does not predict a number.
* **It is not fresher than its clock.** The signal carries its own computed-at timestamp, separate from the holder snapshot clock. See [Snapshots and freshness](/concepts/freshness.md).
The verdict is one input. The tier mix under it (see [Smart money, holders, community](/concepts/smart-money.md)) is the other, and on most tokens it is the one that changes your mind.
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