summary: the bias bar on WIP works the same as the screener bias bar — same logic, same color coding, same real-time updates. this article covers the WIP-specific details.
the WIP bias bar shows the aggregate bullish/neutral/bearish split across all tickers and reports in your WIP setup. for the full explanation of how the calculation works, what it measures, what it doesn't do, and how to use it, see screener bias bar.
WIP-specific notes
the bias bar accounts for all tickers in your WIP across all sessions and tabs — not just what's visible on screen at that moment.
it's display only — you can't click it to filter your WIP. use it as a quick orientation check before diving into individual report columns.
some reports lock their bias signal at a specific time. for example, the Power Hour Continuation report locks in the session candle direction at 3:00 PM ET. if you see "bearish" on that report at 3:30 PM, it means price was below the session open at 3:00 PM — not that price is falling in that moment. the bias bar won't move with real-time price until the underlying report updates.
how WIP differs from the screener and individual reports
the bias bar uses the same logic across WIP and the screener — but the inputs differ enough that the two can show different splits even on the same tickers.
WIP applies a lookback (3 or 6 months); the screener does not. WIP computes each report's bias using the date range you've selected. the screener has no lookback — it reads each report's current state. that means the screener and WIP can disagree on the same setup even when nothing else differs.
WIP rolls up a fixed ~27 reports per ticker; the screener is configurable. WIP shows you the full report set every time. the screener only aggregates the reports you've explicitly added. a "bullish screener" with 4 reports selected is a different aggregate than WIP's 27.
lock-in times affect WIP differently. because WIP includes more reports per ticker, the lock-in behavior described above shows up across more cells. if a WIP cell looks stale, check whether that specific report has a lock-in time.
for the full reconciliation guide — including session differences, customization behavior, and the practical checklist for figuring out which read to trust — see why this can disagree with WIP or an individual report in the screener bias bar article.