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Market Breadth Can Anticipate Turns, Gauge Strength: Must-See Instructional Video

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The stock market’s recent pullback followed a period of weakening breadth. Traders can use tools like advance/decline lines, equal-weighted ETFs and other measures of index internals to judge participation in rallies. This can help anticipate potential turns in the broader market and assess the overall trend.

This video explains how investors can use market-breadth studies on the TradeStation platform. It includes detailed instructions on technical indicators, charting and our RadarScreen® tool. The lesson explains how to recognize when breadth improves, and which segments of the technology sector could resume leadership. A special customized workspace is available for download here.

About the author

David Russell is VP of Market Intelligence at TradeStation Group. Drawing on two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them apprised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.