diff --git a/include/vmp2.hpp b/include/vmp2.hpp
index a6469ca..6520d94 100644
--- a/include/vmp2.hpp
+++ b/include/vmp2.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <vmprofiler.hpp>
+#include <transform.hpp>
 
 namespace vmp2
 {
diff --git a/include/vmprofiler.hpp b/include/vmprofiler.hpp
index d0ac42b..63cf5d4 100644
--- a/include/vmprofiler.hpp
+++ b/include/vmprofiler.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <vmp2.hpp>
 #include <transform.hpp>
+#include <optional>
 
 namespace vm
 {
     namespace calc_jmp
     {
         bool get( const zydis_routine_t &vm_entry, zydis_routine_t &calc_jmp );
+
+        std::optional< vmp2::exec_type_t > get_advancement( const zydis_routine_t &calc_jmp );
     }
 
     namespace instrs
diff --git a/src/calc_jmp.cpp b/src/calc_jmp.cpp
index 4cc8eff..0902287 100644
--- a/src/calc_jmp.cpp
+++ b/src/calc_jmp.cpp
@@ -27,5 +27,71 @@ namespace vm
             calc_jmp.insert( calc_jmp.end(), result, vm_entry.end() );
             return true;
         }
+
+        std::optional< vmp2::exec_type_t > get_advancement( const zydis_routine_t &calc_jmp )
+        {
+            auto result =
+                std::find_if( calc_jmp.begin(), calc_jmp.end(), []( const zydis_instr_t &instr_data ) -> bool {
+                    // look for any instruction with RSI being the first operand...
+                    return instr_data.instr.operands[ 0 ].type == ZYDIS_OPERAND_TYPE_REGISTER &&
+                           instr_data.instr.operands[ 0 ].reg.value == ZYDIS_REGISTER_RSI;
+                } );
+
+            if ( result == calc_jmp.end() )
+                return {};
+
+            const auto instr = &result->instr;
+
+            switch ( instr->mnemonic )
+            {
+            case ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_LEA:
+            {
+                if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].type == ZYDIS_OPERAND_TYPE_MEMORY )
+                {
+                    if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].mem.disp.value > 0 )
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::forward;
+                    else
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::backward;
+                }
+                // else we dont know what we are looking at...
+                return {};
+            }
+            case ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_ADD:
+            {
+                // ADD RSI, IMM...
+                if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].type == ZYDIS_OPERAND_TYPE_IMMEDIATE )
+                {
+                    // see if IMM is negitive...
+                    if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].imm.value.s > 0 )
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::forward;
+                    else // adding a negitive number is sub...
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::backward;
+                }
+                // else we dont know what we are looking at...
+                return {};
+            }
+            case ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_SUB:
+            {
+                // SUB RSI, IMM...
+                if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].type == ZYDIS_OPERAND_TYPE_IMMEDIATE )
+                {
+                    // see if IMM is negitive...
+                    if ( instr->operands[ 1 ].imm.value.s > 0 )
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::backward;
+                    else // subtracting a negitive number means you are adding...
+                        return vmp2::exec_type_t::forward;
+                }
+                // else we dont know what we are looking at...
+                return {};
+            }
+            case ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_INC:
+                return vmp2::exec_type_t::forward;
+            case ZYDIS_MNEMONIC_DEC:
+                return vmp2::exec_type_t::backward;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+            return {};
+        }
     } // namespace calc_jmp
 } // namespace vm
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj b/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj
index 5e9f2de..7e0dd2c 100644
--- a/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj
+++ b/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\dependencies\zydis\msvc\ZycoreExportConfig.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\dependencies\zydis\msvc\ZydisExportConfig.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\transform.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\vmp2.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vmprofiler.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vmutils.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj.filters b/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj.filters
index 4de8ca3..c3db126 100644
--- a/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/vmprofiler.vcxproj.filters
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\dependencies\zydis\msvc\ZydisExportConfig.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\vmp2.hpp">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\.clang-format">