Market Data Articles and Guides
TickerPosts guides and articles tagged market data. Plain-English, calm, and written for everyday investors. 3 posts.
What Does Unusual Volume Mean?
A stock trading on many times its normal volume is telling you that something changed. It does not tell you what, or whether the move will last. A plain-English guide to reading an unusual-volume spike: what counts as unusual, the difference between scheduled and unscheduled spikes, and the manipulation angle worth keeping in mind.
· 3 min read
How to Read Stock Volume
Volume is the number of shares that changed hands in a given period. It does not tell you which way a stock is going, but it tells you how seriously to take the move. A plain-English guide to what volume measures, what unusual volume can signal, and how to read price and volume together.
· 8 min read
Understanding Market Movers: Gainers, Losers, and Volume
The market highlights on the TickerPosts homepage surface the stocks making the biggest moves. Here is what each category tells you.
· 1 min read