Market Indicators

Market Indicators are datasets that contain metadata about the health of various markets or groups of related stocks. Examples include “Advancers,” “Decliners” and the “McClellan Summation Index.” A list of our important market indicators appears below:

If you are new to market indicators, the following articles will help you get going:

• Introduction to Market Indicators - An in-depth introduction to popular market indicators found on StockCharts.com.
• Market Indicator Dictionary - A list of ticker symbols for some of the more common market breadth indicators that we track on StockCharts.com.

• Advance-Decline Line A cumulative breadth indicator derived from Net Advances.
• Advance-Decline Percent A breadth indicator that measures the percentage of net advances within a particular group, such as a SPDR or index ETF.
• Advance-Decline Volume Line A cumulative breadth indicator derived from Net Advancing Volume.
• Advance-Decline Volume Percent A breadth indicator that measures the percentage of net advancing within a particular group, such as a SPDR or index ETF.
• Arms Index (TRIN) A breadth indicator derived from the AD Ratio and AD Volume Ratio.
• Bullish Percent Index (BPI) A breadth indicator derived from the percentage of stocks on P&F Buy signals.
• DecisionPoint Intermediate-Term Breadth Momentum Oscillator (ITBM) The ITBM gives a different perspective of breadth than the shorter-term McClellan Oscillator.
• DecisionPoint Intermediate-Term Volume Momentum Oscillator (ITVM) The ITVM gives a different perspective of volume than the shorter-term McClellan Volume Oscillator.
• DecisionPoint Rydex Ratio Measures sentiment using the ratio of Rydex bullish/bearish funds.
• DecisionPoint Swenlin Trading Oscillator (STO) Overbought/oversold indicator that can assist in identifying short-term tops and bottoms.
• High-Low Index The 10-day moving average of the Record High Percent Index, which is a breadth indicator (see below).
• High-Low Percent A breadth indicator that measures the percentage of net new highs within a particular group, such as a SPDR or index ETF.
• McClellan Oscillator A MACD type oscillator of Net Advances.
• McClellan Summation Index A cumulative indicator based on the McClellan Oscillator.
• Net New 52-Week Highs A breadth indicator showing the difference between new highs and new lows. Percentage, cumulative and smoothed versions can be used.
• Percent Above Moving Average A breadth oscillator that measures the percentage of stocks above a specific moving average.
• Pring's Bottom Fisher A market momentum indicator designed to help identify market bottoms.
• Pring's Diffusion Indicators A family of breadth oscillators for various collections of securities including major indexes, commodities and currencies.
• Pring's Inflation and Deflation Indexes Two oscillators that show the overall health of inflation and deflation sensitive stock groups.
• Pring's Net New High Indicators Two oscillators that measure the current strength of the overall commodities market.
• Put/Call Ratio A sentiment indicator found by dividing put volume by call volume.
• Record High Percent A breadth indicator that shows new highs as a percentage of new highs plus new lows.
• Volatility Indices Indicators of implied volatility designed to measure fear and complacency for a range of indices and ETFs.

We also have a huge collection of Technical Indicators that are documented on this page.