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Group and Relative Strength Losers 1 Year

Overview​

The Group and Relative Strength Losers 1 Year profile identifies liquid and volatile stocks that are underperforming over the past 12 months and belong to the weakest industries or themes based on long-term ratings. These names reflect deep structural weakness and poor group alignment, making them potential candidates for avoidance, risk management, or short-biased strategies.

This profile is valuable for identifying sustained laggards or areas of the market showing long-term weakness, especially when paired with low institutional accumulation or deteriorating price structure.

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This profile updates in real time and includes only tickers with RS 1Y ≤ 10 and Industry or Theme Rating 1Y ≤ 10, filtered for liquidity and volatility.

Strategy Focus​

  • Surface long-term underperformers that consistently lag their peers
  • Isolate stocks within structurally weak industries or themes, ideal for trend reversal or short-side interest
  • Combine low relative strength with AI structure metrics for possible short setups
  • Use for portfolio risk review, avoiding exposure to deteriorating names
  • Identify potential candidates for mean reversion or event-driven unwinds
  • Monitor institutional sentiment via flow and volume metrics

Filters Applied​

  • Liquidity Rating > 70, ATRP 14D ≥ 0.5, Volatility (Month) ≥ 1: Ensures tradability and movement potential
  • Relative Strength 1 Year ≤ 10: Focuses on the weakest performers across the past year
  • Industry Rating 1Y ≤ 10 OR Theme Rating 1Y ≤ 10: Includes only companies in the worst-performing groups

Metrics Used​

AI Strategy and Setup Quality​

  • AI - Alpha Strategy: Identifies if AI detects potential setups in structurally weak names — useful for assessing short-biased or breakdown structures
  • AI - Risk/Reward: Evaluates efficiency of the trade — setups in weak names may show favorable downside reward-to-risk profiles
  • AI - Path to Target: Counts remaining support zones to the AI target — in weak tickers, fewer barriers often imply stronger continuation potential

Volume, Liquidity, and Activity​

  • Volume All Hours: Confirms full-session participation, important in low sentiment names
  • Relative Volume: Tracks if current activity is elevated — often spikes during breakdowns or negative catalysts
  • Dollar Volume Rank: Ranks by dollar flow to surface relevant and liquid underperformers

Price Action and Structural Signals​

  • Change Pre Market (%), Change From Close (%): Reveal whether short-term movement is aligning with long-term weakness
  • RSI Divergence 14 Days: May identify short-term bounces or fading momentum — useful for contrarian signals or exit timing
  • Universal Pattern Detection: Flags technical breakdown patterns or compressed setups ahead of further weakness
  • Tight Range: Detects price compression that may lead to breakdowns in already weak names

Sector and Theme Context​

  • Industry Rating 1 Day, Theme Rating 1 Day: Provide real-time alignment — useful to see if short-term weakness supports long-term underperformance
  • Industry Rating 1 Year, Theme Rating 1 Year: Confirm the stock belongs to a persistently weak group or narrative
  • Relative Strength 1 Day, Relative Strength 1 Year: Combine short-term and long-term weakness for structural degradation signals

Fundamentals and Timing​

  • MarketAlpha Rating: Composite score that typically reads low in structurally weak names
  • EPS Rating, Sales Rating, Profit Rating: Often low in underperformers — may help explain prolonged decline
  • Accumulation/Distribution Score: Measures institutional flow — weak or negative values validate distribution trends
  • 52 Week High (%): Shows distance from previous highs — large gaps may confirm breakdown setups
  • Next Earnings In Days: Useful for tracking potential risk events in weak structural names

Default Sorting Logic​

Results are sorted by Dollar Volume Rank (ascending) to prioritize liquid and active laggards that still offer execution quality and short-term trade setups.

Practical Use Cases​

  • Monitor long-term underperformers within weak sectors or themes
  • Identify names with both technical and group-based breakdown conditions
  • Surface potential short opportunities with clear downside structure
  • Avoid tickers with deteriorating sentiment and poor institutional support
  • Spot setups with low accumulation and compressed price action
  • Flag stocks that may be at risk of further downside or news-related unwinds