KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Tuesday (Jan 25). One stock displayed positive momentum, while four showed negative momentum.

Stock with positive momentum was:

Woodlandor Holdings Bhd – up one sen at RM1.40

Stocks with negative momentum were:

Ancom Logistics Bhd – unchanged at 28 sen

Bonia Corporation Bhd – up four sen at RM1.44

Cocoaland Holdings Bhd – down one sen at RM1.13

Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd – up one sen at 60 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.