Risk Map of the Market

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Risk Map of the Market is a tool that allows users to view an equity's vital signs geometrically within the market, and alongside other equities. This tool is customizable in how the equities are depicted within the chart. For example, you can change what the color and the size of the rectangles represent within the chart. Also, you can change the market to either the S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite. This tool is extremely useful in getting an overview of how equities are behaving within a given market, and compared to other equities within the same market.

Phase 1: Choose what value is represented by the size of the rectangles' area by entering that value in the 'Size area by:' menu. Then, choose what value is represented by the color of the rectangles by entering that value in the 'Choose color by:' menu. You may also select the market that you wish to analyze through the 'Select Market:' menu.

In order to see the image above, click on the 'Show advanced options' link within RiskGrades.

Phase 2: Once you have chosen all of the categories in 'Phase 1', you have the chance in 'advanced options'(#2) to further customize your Risk Map of the Market. Select your low end and high end colors, as well as the grout color (color inbetween 'tiles', or, equities), and the size of the Risk Map.

Once you have finished with selecting your options, click on the 'Create New Map' button to view your creation.

In this example, you will notice that the colors represent the RiskGrade of the equity, and that the area of the rectangles represent the Market Cap of that equity within the selected market (in this case, the S&P 500). Moving your mouse over the tiles will show you the equity that the selected tile represents, along with the full name of the equity, RiskGrade^TM, XLoss^TM statistics, and Risk Impact^TM.