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Certain metrics can be used to gauge when FTSE 100 stocks are experiencing heavy trading volume. High volume is often the result of some notable development, such as an earnings call.
Financial news sites are usually the go-to for punters keen on the latest juicy gossip. But while they’re useful to a degree, they typically only cover companies that promise attention-grabbing headlines.
In the investment world, some of the best opportunities are found in lesser-known companies that seldom make the news. That’s why it pays to know which stocks are experiencing unusually high trading activity at any given moment.
Understanding relative volume
Normal trading volume is a measure of how much money is changing hands for a certain stock. On the Footise, Lloyds is almost always at number one, with Vodafone, BP or Barclays near the top. Many such mega-cap stocks experience high volume…
