David Edward Scherer Formula — Version 3.0: Structural Breakout Edition

The David Edward Scherer (DES) Formula — Version 3.0: Structural Breakout Edition is a systematic equity evaluation framework designed to identify early-stage structural growth opportunities prior to broad market consensus recognition. Version 3.0 prioritizes acceleration metrics, institutional confirmation signals, structural catalyst identification, and durability assessment. The framework emphasizes rate-of-change dynamics over static financial quality indicators to detect potential regime shifts capable of producing sustained multi-quarter expansion. This edition builds upon prior DES versions by incorporating a mandatory Inflection Gate qualification system and a durability-adjusted weighted scoring model.