KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum, with two stocks having a positive momentum, and three others with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon market close today.

The stocks with positive momentum were:

Tambun Indah Land Bhd up 1 sen to RM1.04

Vizione Holdings Bhd unchanged at 14.5 sen

The stocks with negative momentum were:

BCM Alliance Bhd — unchanged at 18.5 sen

I-Bhd—up 2 sen to 55.5 sen

Evergreen Fibreboard Bhd—unchanged at 54.5 sen

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.