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Compare stocks with technical features

Comparing stocks is a challenging task, but can be achieved using the standard metrics price change and trade volume over time. From these two, a range of features such as technical indicators (volatility, money flow, short/medium price performance, MFI, RSI) can be derived. This webtool allows the comparison of the stocks in different indexes and sectors using easy-to-interpret graphs and histograms.

Analysis of shares provided by the webtool
A set of analysis is available for each index or sector. The structure is the same for all. The pages for the individual companies have a different structure focussing only on technical analysis. The link for each section provides an explainer handout.

  • Data overview – A table that contains the most important values that are used in the analysis of each stock.
  • Index/sector performance overview – A ranking of traded companies to understand which have shown the best price growth, trade activity, volatility or money flow.
  • Performance insights – An overview of the recent price changes an trade activity (volume) to understand how a selected stock is performing and providing a reference by comparing it to other companies in the same index or sector.
  • Trading opportunities – Four comparison of stocks based on technical indicators and price movement to identify opportunities to pre-select stocks that are a buy or sell.
  • Understanding risk – An understanding of the current price in relationship to recent price movement and its high/low of the previous year.
  • Peer comparison – How does an index or sector perform compared to all other stocks. A potential first step before focussing on individual shares.
  • Technical analysis – Graphs that show technical indicators such as MFI, MACD, Stochastic Oscillator, etc over time for individual listed companies.

Analyse the leading stock markets of Europe and USA

Currently, there are eight stock markets available for comparison and analysis. They represent the majority of the largest and most traded listed companies in North America and Europe. The selected indexes are:

In addition, a selection of companies has been made from each stock market based on their trade activity and relevance. These are grouped in the ‘StoCoTo selection’ and will for most traders represent the main stocks of interest. All of the companies in this selection have an individual technical analysis available.

Focus on comparable companies by choosing any of the eight sectors

There are eight company sectors available on the analysis platform. Many alternative sectors contain few stocks making their analysis irrelevant. Therefore, only the ones are included when enough companies are available that a reliable comparative analysis can be performed. The available sectors are:

Comparing and analysing the performance of cryptocurrencies

The most traded and popular cryptocurrencies a comparison page is available using the same performance and technical features as for the stocks. Each of the individual cryptocurrency also has a technical analysis similar to the identical stock. The combination of the comparison page and the individual analysis make it a solid cryptocurrency analysis platform.

A range of technical indicators are available to analyze shares

Across the different individual stock analysis a set of performance and technical indicators are available that are derived from price and volume. Together these make up a profile of an individual share. A carefull selection has been made to avoid duplication of indicators that only differ moderately. The available technical indicators (with a link to their description) are:

Tip 12: The link between price change and volatility
Understanding volatility is not always straightforward as it is a calculation of the fluctuation in price. These can happen in an increasing or decreasing trend and are not directional. It is possible for a price to fluctuate strongly but result in a neutral return over a longer period. Linking the volatility to the price changes over 1 or 3 months provides a first indication of the direction of the price change. This can be more useful if it is placed in the context of other companies in the index or the relevant sector.

All tips & tricks have been collected in a dedicated page. Spend a few minutes there to make the most out of the Stock Comparison Tool.

Updates February 2025
• The cryptocurrency comparison page has been added
• A technical analysis of ten individual cryptocurrencies have been added. These are Bitcoin, BNB, Cardano, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tether, Tron, USDC and XRP.

Updates January 2025
• Fourteen companies have been added to the individual stock analysis. They belong to all indexes. The companies that are newly available are Adobe, Adyen, Ahold Delhaize, ABB, Broadcom, Chevron, Deutsche bank, Intel, Netflix, Rheinmetall, Siemens Energy, Sika and Stellantis.

Updates December 2024
• The article on “Essentials on the stock market indicator Volatility” has been updated. A suggested read to know everything about volatilty and how it should be interpretet.

Updates November 2024
• The pages of the individual companies listed on the Dow Jones, S&P100 and NASDAQ have been updated. Many checks have been performed to make sure the correct information is displayed.
• The article on the Moving Average Converging Diverging (MACD) has been updated to explain it more clearly and provide a more complete background to this technical indicator.
• A guide to using the technical analysis has been added to each individual stock analysis page. It can be found in the header where you can click on [guide].



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