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[KY]Stocks above MA Percentage
(1) What is Percentage of Stocks above Moving Average?
Percentage of Stocks above Moving Average is a breadth indicator and could
be used for both trend-followers and contrarians.
a) Trend-Follow
If 50%-70% of Stocks are above their 200MA, bullish momentum is forming and
rally could last for next several weeks, months. (Confirmation)
b) Contrarian
If only 0-5% of Stocks are above their 200MA, the market should have been horrible
but it's a good opportunity to start building equities long position.
And if you short, you want to consider about dead cat bounce next.
(2) How to use this indicator?
- Add this indicator to your chart.
- Select the market type from options (S&P500, Dow Jones Industrials, Rullsel 2000 etc)
For sector analysis, you can select from S&P500 sectors.
- Select the Days of MA length from options ("200", "150", "100", "50", "20")
Percentage of Stocks above Moving Average is a breadth indicator and could
be used for both trend-followers and contrarians.
a) Trend-Follow
If 50%-70% of Stocks are above their 200MA, bullish momentum is forming and
rally could last for next several weeks, months. (Confirmation)
b) Contrarian
If only 0-5% of Stocks are above their 200MA, the market should have been horrible
but it's a good opportunity to start building equities long position.
And if you short, you want to consider about dead cat bounce next.
(2) How to use this indicator?
- Add this indicator to your chart.
- Select the market type from options (S&P500, Dow Jones Industrials, Rullsel 2000 etc)
For sector analysis, you can select from S&P500 sectors.
- Select the Days of MA length from options ("200", "150", "100", "50", "20")
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