KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon market close today. Two had positive momentum while three had negative momentum.

Stocks with positive momentum were:

Sapura Energy Bhd - down 1.5 sen at 83 sen

Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd - down 5 sen at RM1.57

Stocks with negative momentum were:

Opcom Holdings Bhd - up 9.5 sen at RM1

Ivory Properties Group Bhd - down two sen at 34.5 sen

Thriven Global Bhd - down 0.5 sen 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.