Using the stock market heatmap in
MyMarkets
In this article, we’ll explore a powerful visual tool for traders and investors: the stock market heatmap. We’ll walk through what it is, how to find it in MyMarkets, and how to customize it to fit your trading style.
1. What is a stock market heatmap?
A stock market heatmap is a graphical representation of stock data. Each stock appears as a colored rectangle.
- The color shows a selected metric – such as daily performance, volatility, or trading volume.
- The size represents another metric – such as market capitalization or valuation factors.
- The arrangement represents the sorting by yet another metric.
Heatmaps make it easy to spot market trends, sector strength, or specific stock characteristics at a glance.
2. Where to find the heatmap in MyMarkets
To open the heatmap:
- Click on “Modules” in the top navigation bar.
- Select “Research & Analysis”.
- Then click on “Heatmap”.
The module will be added to your current dashboard.
3. Customizing the Heatmap
3.1 Choosing an index or sector to display
Select which group of stocks you want to display from the “Symbol” drop-down menu:
- A full index like the DAX
Or a specific sector, like the - DAXSector Technology
This allows you to tailor the view to the markets or industries you’re interested in.
3.2 Setting the color criterion
Set what the color represents by selecting an option in the “Indicator” drop-down menu.
Available options include:
- Performance
- Volume & Volatility
- Valuation metrics
For performance settings, green indicates a positive change and red a negative change. Brighter shades represent more extreme values – the stronger the move, the brighter the color.
3.3 Setting the size criterion
Control the size of each rectangle via the “Size”
drop-down menu.
Options include:
- Volume & Volatility
- Valuation metrics
Higher metric values result in a larger rectangle size. This helps emphasize the most significant stocks based on the selected criterion.
3.4 Choosing a sorting setting
Choose how the heatmap is sorted via the “Sort by” drop-down menu.
Sorting options include:
- Performance
- Volume & Volatility
- Valuation metrics
- Alphabetically
You can select ascending or descending order.
Note that he heatmap sorts from the top left to the bottom right in columns and rows. With columns being sorted top to bottom and rows left to right.
3.5 Additional settings
Two more options that might be helpful:
- Group by sector: Clusters companies from the same industry visually together
- Enable “Autosort”: Automatically updates the heatmap in real-time based on changing market data
4. Interacting with the Heatmap
There are two was to interact with the heatmap:
- Hover over a rectangle to display detailed information about the stock’s selected metrics.
- Click on a rectangle to make the heatmap interact with linked modules.