Market breadth, explained
Guides and analysis on reading NSE market internals — advance/decline, stocks above their moving averages, new highs versus new lows, and institutional flows.
Ratio Charts: Reading Bull and Bear Markets
Understand ratio charts, relative strength and their limits in bull and bear markets, with simple Indian-market examples and a practical link to RRG analysis.
What Is RRG? Reading Relative Rotation Graphs
Learn what RRG charts show, who created them, how to read the four quadrants, and how relative rotation complements ratio charts for Indian-market analysis.
Nifty 50 Breadth: Seven Negative Sessions—Rebound Watch
Nifty 50 breadth reaches seven consecutive negative sessions. Our marked IndexBreadth chart compares earlier stretches and puts a possible rebound in focus.
Choosing the Right NSE Market Breadth Universe
Choose a breadth universe that matches your market question. Compare broad, large-cap and sector baskets using a simple Indian-market worked example.
Above, Below or Equal: Reading Breadth Thresholds
Understand above, below and equal in market breadth, with a worked example showing how threshold rules and rounding change participation percentages.
Market Breadth EOD: 7 September 2026
Market breadth EOD for 7 September 2026: compare five-day changes in Nifty 50, Nifty 500, midcap, smallcap and microcap participation.
Hypothetical Case: A Green Index With Narrow Breadth
A hypothetical Indian-market case shows how a weighted index can rise while most stocks fall. Follow the return calculation and breadth interpretation.
Combining Breadth Indicators Without Double-Counting
Explore a simple educational breadth composite, how weighting changes the score, and why overlapping inputs can exaggerate confidence. No proprietary formulas.
Comparing Sector Breadth: Match Universe and Timeframe
Compare sector breadth fairly using matched universes, eligible counts and observation windows. Includes a worked example and daily-versus-hourly caveats.
Breadth Divergence: A Warning, Not a Trading Signal
Read bullish and bearish breadth divergences with a worked example. Learn how to align price swings, compare participation and avoid premature conclusions.
Advancing and Declining Volume: Breadth With Activity
Understand advancing and declining volume, up-volume share and net volume with a hypothetical NSE basket, exact public calculations and limitations.
New Highs and New Lows: Reading Market Expansion
Learn new-high and new-low breadth, the importance of lookback rules, net highs and eligible-stock percentages, with a clear hypothetical NSE example.
Stocks Above 50 DMA: Measuring Trend Participation
Understand the percentage of stocks above the 50-day moving average, with a public formula, worked example, equality rules and practical limitations.
Advance–Decline Line: Calculation and Interpretation
Learn how the advance–decline line accumulates net advances, with a five-session example, interpretation, starting-value caveats and Indian-market context.
Breadth Calculations: Difference, Ratio and Percentage
Compare breadth differences, ratios and percentages using one hypothetical NSE session. Learn the formulas, denominators and limits of each reading.
Market Breadth: Why the Eligible Stock Count Matters
Learn how eligible stocks, missing data and universe size affect market breadth percentages, with clear formulas and practical Indian-market examples.
Advances, Declines and Unchanged: NSE Breadth Basics
Understand advances, declines and unchanged stocks with a simple NSE basket example, public formulas, interpretation and common counting mistakes.
Breadth Analysis 101
Breadth analysis basics: how market breadth is measured — differences, ratios, percentages and the cumulative advance-decline line, with simple examples.