KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Monday (April 18). Two stocks displayed positive momentum, while three showed negative momentum.

The stocks with positive momentum were:

Minho (M) Bhd — up 0.5 sen at 37.5 sen

Techna-X Bhd — up 0.5 sen at 10 sen

The stocks with negative momentum were:

Mycron Steel Bhd — up five sen at 70.5 sen

SCGM Bhd — up 11 sen at RM2.29

Tambun Indah Land Bhd — up 0.5 sen at 89 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.