KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close today. One stock had positive momentum, while four had negative momentum.

The stock with positive momentum was:

Pecca Group Bhd – up eight sen at RM1.25

Stocks with negative momentum were:

Aemulus Holdings Bhd – up 0.5 sen at 31.5 sen

K-Star Sports Ltd  – up one sen at 10.5 sen

Sealink International Bhd – up 3.5 sen at 30.5 sen

MBM Resources Bhd – up 38 sen at RM4.05

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.