# Inside bar in an uptrend — NSE scan

> A contracted range inside yesterday's, while the larger trend still points up.

Canonical: https://patternsradar.com/screener/inside-bar-squeeze

```sift
where pattern is inside_bar and close > sma(50) > sma(200)
```

An inside bar is a one-session volatility squeeze: the entire range fits within the previous session's. Inside an established uptrend it usually reads as a pause rather than a top, and it gives an unusually well-defined level to trade against.

Category: [Patterns](https://patternsradar.com/scans/candlestick-patterns.md). Default universe: top 500 NSE stocks by 20-day turnover.

Guides: [A swing trading screener for India](https://patternsradar.com/blog/swing-trading-screener-india.md).

The rendered page runs this scan against the latest session and can replay it across the last 250 sessions to measure its hit rate: https://patternsradar.com/screener/inside-bar-squeeze.