Using Stock Metadata

Listed below are links to the top 10 reasons for using stock metadata. Also included are strategies for buying stocks and selling stocks short.

Following this list are links to 5 actual sample stock metadata reports on the Ford Motor Company. Each report has an accompanying link to a page which describes the field contents of the report. The dates covered by these report will be those starting from 10/1/2008 to 11/24/2009.

You might find it easier to follow the explanations given by using your own copy of these files populated with the exact same stock price data.
Click here to get them. You can also save yourself a lot of effort by using these files as templates for creating your own metadata reports.

Getting statistics about each 15-minute time period that shares trade at the highest and lowest price points of the day

Getting statistics by 15-minute time period during the day for indicating the highest and lowest count of shares traded

Getting metadata statistics to help anticipate a higher or lower price at market open

Getting statistics to help anticipate a higher or lower price at market close based on the closing price of the previous day

Getting metadata statistics to help anticipate the price range of the stock during the day

Using metadata statistics to help anticipate the closing price of the stock at the end of the day

Using stock metadata statistics with more clues on how to time the market by using the 26 15-minute time periods of the day

Using metadata statistics with more clues on how to time the market for trading long positions

Using metadata statistics with more clues on how to time the market for trading short positions

Using summary-level stock metadata statistics with more clues on how to time the market for trading stocks

Ford Motor Company
Using Stock Metadata Reports

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Each of the following metadata reports are PDF (portable document format) files that require the Adobe Reader application for viewing.

These are the ones that illustrate the use of stock metadata when developing stock-trading strategies for trading shares of the
Ford Motor Company.

If your computer doesn’t already have this software loaded, it’s freely available for download and installation from the Adobe website.

Daily Historical Metadata Detail report

Click on the image above to see Daily Historical Metadata Detail report for the Ford Motor Company. It will be shown in its own browser page.