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How to use it
EKG / vitals
The EKG (vitals) is the heartbeat line on your slip tray and slip panel. It shows how hard the whole slip is to hit. Color and speed move together with the combined chance.
When to use it
Every time you add or remove a leg — glance at it before you send.
Step by step
Add legs and watch
One strong leg stays calmer and greener.
Read the percent
Shown next to the band label (Stable / Elevated / Critical).
Match tray and panel
Both use the same shared number so colors agree.
Decide
If it runs red, size down or cut a leg — don't just hope.
How to read what you see
- Green
- Combined chance about 50% or higher — safer territory, still not a lock.
- Yellow
- Around the middle (roughly 25% area) — elevated risk.
- Red
- About 10% or lower — long shot. Bet small if you play it.
- Bands
- Stable ≥ ~35%, Elevated ≥ ~15%, else Critical — labels on the panel.
- Speed
- Faster pulse = harder slip. Slows when you simplify.
Green · saferYellow · elevatedRed · long shot
Worked example
Example (not a real pick)
Two floors sit near 40% combined — green/Stable. Adding a +200 long shot drops you under 15% — yellow/red and a faster pulse. You remove the long shot.
Common mistakes
- Reading green as "guaranteed." It only means less hard than red.
- Tray and panel disagreeing — if you ever see that, refresh; they share one function.
Pro tip
Pro tip: decide your max band before you build ("I won't send Critical"). Let the EKG enforce it.
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