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Hi folks! Marina Stroud here. I am your Product Education Lead.   

Money Movers helps investors see where big players, like institutions and insiders, are putting their money using tools like Institutional and Insider Activity, On-Balance Volume, Smart Money Index, and Money Flow Index. 

Let’s take a look at these indicators together. 

Your Money Movers Dashboard (Centor Console) on your Invest page displays the smart money indicators data, and we compile this information so you can easily pinpoint top opportunities moving up and down. 

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At the top left, you will see the top money-moving sectors.    

The vertical bars show the percentage of each ETF's underlying components moving up and down: green bars indicate the percentage of underlying components moving up, and red bars indicate the percentage of underlying ETF components moving down.   

To the right, you will see the top stocks moving up and down. 

This widget includes the top five stocks that scored the highest (moving up) and lowest (moving down), according to insider and institutional buying and selling, and the Smart Money Indicators. 

The Money Movers Distribution bar reflects the percentage of buy, neutral, and sell signals. 

You can click the number link to review the buy or sell signals. 

If you want to review the individual indicators, scroll down the page. 

Now, let’s briefly discuss each Smart Money Indicator, starting with Institutional and Insider Activity. 

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This indicator tracks the buying and selling actions of large financial institutions (like banks or investment funds) and company insiders (like executives). When these "smart money" players buy or sell shares, it can signal confidence or caution about a company’s future. 

Within the Insider tab, you can review the security’s “Change in Net Shares” and its “Money Movers score.” 

The “Change in Net Shares” tells us the number of shares they have increased their holding in a particular asset over the last 30 days. Large insider buys are notable because they signal that the insider believes in the company and expects shares to increase in value. 

Under the Unusual Activity tab, we provide unusual activity for options trades. 

Large institutions build their stock positions over several months and plan to hold the stock long-term. When they sense volatility (earnings reports, news, etc.), they protect some of their downside by buying options.  

They also can’t quickly sell positions without making waves in the market. So, it makes more sense for institutions to use options to reduce short-term exposure to a stock rather than sell shares. 

On-Balance Volume (OBV) combines price and volume data to show the flow of money into or out of a stock. When the volume of trades aligns with price changes, OBV can indicate whether a trend is likely to continue or reverse. 

Smart Money Index (SMI) looks at trading behavior during different parts of the trading day. It assumes "smart money" typically trades at the end of the day, while less-informed retail investors are more active in the morning. A rising SMI suggests growing confidence among institutional investors, while a falling SMI may indicate concerns. 

Money Flow Index (MFI) tracks the volume and price of trades to gauge buying and selling pressure, often called "volume-weighted RSI." When MFI is high, it might indicate that an asset is overbought, and when low, it could signal an oversold condition. 

You can click on any ticker and the site routes you to the Analyzer page, where you can continue to research the security. More on the Analyzer page in an upcoming tutorial. 

You may have noticed that not all the tickers displayed on the Money Mover’s Dashboard are in the Health Indicator Green Zone. The Health Indicator tells you if a security is in a healthy state based on how it’s trending and how price is moving relative to its risk metric, or Volatility Quotient. We use a simple Green, Yellow, Red-light system to tell you when to buy (green), hold (yellow), and sell (red). 

The Smart Money indicators have nothing to do with our Volatility Quotient and Health Indicators, which determine the health status according to historical price data. Think of Money Movers as an early indicator of when big money is making their moves. 

Remember, the Top Money Movers (Moving Up and Moving Down) compiles all the data from the smart money indicators and institutional and insider buys and sells to give you a list of opportunities you can take a closer look at. 

Alrighty, folks! That’s a wrap on today’s lesson. 

Today, we explored Money Movers and identified bullish and bearish opportunities using key Smart Money Indicators: Institutional and Insider Activity, On-Balance Volume, Smart Money Index, and Money Flow Index. Each security also receives a score based on major money flows in and out of the market. 

You can review the top money-moving stocks—both rising and falling—to spot potential investment opportunities. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our dedicated Customer Support team. 

I look forward to seeing you on the next round. Until next time, bye!