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Why does a stock's score change from one day to the next?

· 5 min read
In short

Because it is recalculated after every session on the latest prices. A score that moves does not mean the stock has changed in nature; it means its setup has changed since the day before.

A stock scored 76 on Monday and 71 on Tuesday has not necessarily changed in nature overnight. What changed is its setup: the score is recalculated after every session, on the latest closing prices.

What the site measures

Several things can move a score from one day to the next:

  • Prices. Each closed session adds a candle. RSI, MACD, moving averages and volumes are recalculated, and an indicator that crosses a threshold gains or loses its points in one go.
  • The learning model. It is retrained regularly on past data and adjusts the score by a few points, up or down.
  • Fundamental data. It changes when a company publishes its accounts, so rarely, but all at once.
  • The tone of the news. For stocks already in the top bands only, recent news and social media can add or remove a few points. That adjustment never moves a neutral stock into a top band.

The “What moved” page gathers those changes: the stocks whose signal changed band, and those whose score moved by at least three points since the day before.

The “What moved” page on the demonstration data.
Screenshot on the demonstration data: stocks, prices and scores are fictional.

What the measurement does not say

  • That a small gap matters. A stock at 58 and a stock at 57 do not carry the same word, but they are in almost the same place. A band change near a threshold changes the label, not the stock.
  • Why the price moved. The score describes the move; it does not give its cause. A lower score after a bad session says nothing about the reason for that session.
  • That the trend will continue. A score that rises three days in a row describes three days. It does not promise the fourth.

How to use it

Look at how a score holds over time rather than at one day's change: a score settled for several weeks does not say the same as one that arrived yesterday. The calculation times are set out in the article on data updates.

The video tutorial

What moved since yesterday 27s The session in one screen: changing signals, biggest score gains and drops.

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In the same section
Does a score of 80 mean I should buy?
No, it is a measurement. A score of 80 says the stock's current setup ticks many of the criteria we track, not what the price will do, nor whether the stock suits your situation.
Technical score vs fundamental score: what is the difference?
The technical score reads how the price behaves; the fundamental score reads the company's accounts. They are two different questions, and the score you see is a blend whose proportion you choose.
Why do some stocks have no score?
Because a score computed on too little data, or on an asset whose price barely moves, would mean nothing. In those cases the site says so instead of showing a number.

Educational content: these articles explain what the site's measurements calculate, so that you can decide for yourself, knowing what they mean. Investing carries a risk of capital loss. See the legal notice.