SteadyTapeQuantitative Market Research

Market Internals (NH-NL)

Median 1M return: +1.8%, 75% win rate.

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NYSE new-highs / new-lows ratio + cumulative advance-decline + breadth thrust events.

% New Highs
18.1%
stocks near 52W high
% New Lows
10.5%
stocks near 52W low
NH-NL Ratio
+0.075
as of 2026-06-05
Cum A/D
+192.2
normalized to 0 at start
Bearish Divg.
2
signals detected
Breadth Thrusts
69
NH-NL > +0.30
Zweig BT
36
signals since 2005

When to run this study

Run when the market is near highs to check whether breadth is confirming or diverging. A divergence (price near highs, NH-NL deteriorating) has historically preceded corrections. Also useful during selloffs — NH-NL bottoming before price is an early recovery signal.

Historical results

Bearish Divergence — Forward Returns

PeriodNWin%AvgMedianBestWorst
1W2500.070.072.70-2.56
2W21002.452.453.741.16
1M21003.883.884.872.88
3M2503.623.6214.51-7.27
6M2501.251.2519.91-17.41