KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): theedgemarkets.com highlighted two stocks with positive momentum and four stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Wednesday (Feb 22).

The stocks with positive momentum were:

• Oversea Enterprise Bhd — up one sen or 8.33% at 13 sen
• AirAsia X Bhd — up 18 sen or 26.47% at 86 sen

The stocks with negative momentum were:

• SMRT Holdings Bhd — up two sen or 6.67% at 32 sen
• Greenyield Bhd — up 0.5 sen or 2.22% at 23 sen
• TH Plantations Bhd — up 2.5 sen or 4.39% at 59.5 sen
• MBM Resources Bhd — down four sen or 1.03% at RM3.86

The list of stocks with momentum is generated using a proprietary mathematical algorithm highlighting stocks with a build-up in trading volume and price. The algorithm differentiates between stocks that exhibit positive (+ve) momentum and negative (-ve) momentum.

This list is not a buy or sell recommendation. It merely tells you which stocks are seeing higher than normal volume and price movements.

The share price may move up or down from this point. But the “+ve” (suggesting a rising price trend on volume) and “-ve” (suggesting a falling price trend on volume) indicators should give readers a better idea of what the market is buying and when to sell. Note also that momentum generally only persists for a short period of time.

However, each stock has an accompanying fundamental score and valuation score to help readers evaluate the attractiveness of the stocks, if they want to ride the momentum.