FTB-C000263 / Financial concept

Breadth Trend

Breadth Trend is the direction and structure of a chosen market-breadth measure under a specified trend rule.

Also known asmarket breadth trend

Definitions

In plain terms

It describes whether participation is strengthening, weakening, or stable according to the selected algorithm.

Technical

The contract declares breadth input, smoothing, horizon, trend estimator, scale, missing data, and confirmation.

Scope

It can diverge from price trend without proving an imminent reversal.

Examples

  • A Fintech Builder lesson can compute or identify Breadth Trend only after declaring its inputs, timing, and edge-case rules.

Common misconceptions

  • It can diverge from price trend without proving an imminent reversal.

Concept relationships

Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.

  2. Business Cycle Indicators: Diffusion Indexes The Conference Board · first party methodology

    Supports: variant distinction

    Limits: Applying the general diffusion construction to sectors or factor groups is a declared Fintech Builder adaptation.

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Last reviewed
2026-07-27
Next review
2027-07-27
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