NYSE Composite Index
In 1966, the NYSE established the NYSE Composite Index to provide a comprehensive measure of market trends. The indexes consist of a Composite Index of all common stocks listed on the NYSE and four subgroup indexes -- Industrial, Transportation, Utility, and Finance. The indexes are basically a measure of the changes in aggregate market value of NYSE common stocks, adjusted to eliminate the effects of capitalization changes, new listings and delistings. More...
NASDAQ Composite Index
The NASDAQ Composite Index measures all NASDAQ domestic and international based common type stocks listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. On February 5, 1971, the NASDAQ Composite Index began with a base of 100.00. Because it is so broad-based, the Composite is one of the most widely followed and quoted major market indices. More...
Amex Composite Index
The Amex Composite Index was developed with a base of 550 as of Dec. 29, 1995. Components of the index include the common stocks or ADRs of all Amex-listed companies, REITs, master limited partnerships, and closed end investment vehicles. Each component's market value is determined by multiplying its price by the number of shares outstanding. More...
Dow Jones Industrials Average
The Dow Jones Index (DJI or the “Dow”) is one of the oldest and most widely followed of all the market gauges. It consists of 30 stocks, representing the companies considered leaders in their respective industries. DJI stocks are widely held by individual and institutional investors alike. The 30 Dow stocks represent about a fifth of the total market value of all U. S. stocks; they represent about a quarter of the value of the stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. More...
Dow Jones Transportation Average
Dow Jones Transportation Average prepared and published by Dow Jones & Co,. the Dow Jones Transportation Average represents 20 stocks of the airline, trucking, railroad, and shipping business. More...
Dow Jones Utility Average
The Dow Jones Utility Average is the youngest of the three Dow Jones Averages, having made its debut in January 1929. Originally, the utility average started with 18 stocks, and six months later, on July 1, 1929, the number was increased to 20. The average was reduced to 15 stocks on June 2, 1938, and has remained at that level ever since. More...
NASDAQ 100 Index
The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain financial companies including investment companies. More...
S&P 100 Index
The Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index, known by its ticker symbol OEX, measures large company U.S. stock market performance. This market capitalization-weighted index is made up of 100 major, blue chip stocks across diverse industry groups. More...
S&P 400 Index
S&P Midcap 400 Index measures the performance of the mid-size company segment of the U.S. market, this index is used by over 95% of U.S. managers and pension plan sponsors. $20 billion is indexed to the S&P MidCap 400. More...
S&P 500 Index
The S&P 500 (“Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index”) is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. This is one of the most popular indexes representing the top 500 companies in leading industries (most of them listed on the New York Stock Exchange). More...
S&P 600 Index
The S&P SmallCap 600 Index consists of 600 small-cap stocks. A small-cap company is generally defined as a stock with a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion. The index was introduced in 1994 in an effort to represent a smaller segment of the market than the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More...
Russell 1000 Index
The Russell 1000 index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The companies in the Russell 1000 index represent about 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. More...
Russell 2000 index
The Russell 2000 index comprises the 2,000 smallest companies of the Russell 3000 index. These 2000 companies represent about 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 index. More...
Russell 3000 index
The list of stocks in the Russell 3000 is managed by the Russell Investment Group. Russell forms its indexes by listing all US companies in descending order by market capitalization. The top 3,000 stocks (those of the 3,000 largest companies) make up the broad Russell 3000 Index. More...
AMEX Gold BUGS Index
The AMEX Gold BUGS Index was introduced on March 15, 1996; trading began at a level of 200 index points. BUGS is an acronym that stands for “Basket of Unhedged Gold Stocks”. The Index comprises 15 of the nation's largest “unhedged” gold mining stocks. It is a modified equal dollar weighted index of companies involved in gold mining; this means that the stocks in the index are all equally weighted. More...
Amex Oil Index
The Amex Oil Index (XOI) represents the corporate sector involved in various aspects of the oil industry – in the exploration, production, and development of petroleum resources. The XOI was designed to track the oil-stocks sector; it was established on August 27, 1984 with a benchmark value of 125 index points. Crude oil is one of the most vital economic commodities in the world today. More...
Semiconductor Sector Index
The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) was introduced on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on December 1, 1993. The Index had an initial value of 200. The SOX is a price-weighted index, which means that companies with higher stock prices have a greater influence on the Index. The SOX is composed of 19 companies involved in the design, distribution, manufacture, and sale of semiconductors. The Index was split two-for-one on July 24, 1995. More...
S&P Market Movers Indicator
The S&P Market Movers Indicator is an indicator based on the most influential stocks in the S&P 500 Index. We track 10 influential companies based on their average trading volume and market capitalization. More...
S&P Large Cap Indicator
The S&P Large Cap Indicator is an excellent indicator for the S&P 100 Index. This indicator has been constructed to represent the 20 most influential stocks within the S&P 100 Index based on their average volume and market capitalization. More...
S&P Market Leaders Indicator
Medium and long-term investors will find the S&P Market Leaders Indicator an indispensable tool for predicting the support and resistance levels for the S&P 500 Index with accuracy. The S&P Market Leaders is MarketVolume's compilation of the top 100 companies in the S&P 500 Index based on their average volume and market capitalization. More...
NASDAQ Internet Indicator
The growth of the NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ 100 Indexes show that ever since the internet came around in 1994 the NASDAQ Indexes have surged ahead at an unprecedented pace. We track the 8 most influential internet related stocks on a minute-by-minute basis. This becomes the NASDAQ Internet Indicator. This is one of our most influential and effective indicators for the NASDAQ Composite & NASDAQ 100 indexes. More...
NASDAQ Market Makers Indicator
The NASDAQ Market Makers Indicator is a compilation of 100 NASDAQ listed companies based on their average volume and market capitalization. The NASDAQ Market Makers Indicator was tailored to suit the needs of medium and long-term investors who want to buy on the bottoms and sell on the tops. More...
