Learning FAQs

The S&P 500 is float-adjusted market-cap weighted. A larger weight gives a constituent more influence for a given percentage move.

That is the Dow's methodology. Its level is based on the sum of constituent prices divided by a maintained divisor.

No. QQQ is an ETF that seeks to track the Nasdaq-100. Its fund holdings and weights can differ from official index constituents or weights.

No. IVV is an ETF that seeks to track the S&P 500. Its portfolio is a fund portfolio, not the index itself.

They name cash indexes. ES, NQ, and YM name related CME futures contracts, which have their own prices and trading sessions.

The index targets 100 companies, and eligible multiple share classes can mean more than 100 securities. Check Nasdaq's current methodology for the specific count.

It is the estimated share of an index or reference portfolio assigned to that security for the dated data source shown.

It is an estimate that translates a weighted stock move into index-point context using a reference index level.

A stock's percentage move is only one input. A smaller index weight can keep its contribution modest.

Coverage changes when the selected basket size, constituents, reference weights, or snapshot date changes.

No. It is an analytical view of chosen securities under stated assumptions. The complete benchmark follows its index provider's methodology.

No. For a cap-weighted example, multiply the stock return by its starting index weight to estimate percentage-point contribution, then use a reference index level for approximate points.

That depends on the customer's Alpaca account, feed, entitlement, and session. The website itself does not stream market data.

The desktop app uses the customer's own Alpaca connection. API credentials are entered locally in the app.

No. The website does not request or store Alpaca credentials.

Alpaca data plans and entitlements are separate from Market Watch 360 software pricing. Check the current Alpaca plan and exchange terms for your account.

Platforms can use different feeds, sessions, timestamps, quote conditions, or entitlements.

Bid and ask are quotes, while last is a trade. They can update separately and may be absent on a given feed or session.

No. Market-session status and provider-connection status are separate. A connected app can show a closed regular session.

Cboe's VIX estimates the S&P 500's expected volatility over a constant 30-day horizon from SPX option prices. Its annualized reading describes magnitude, not whether the index is expected to rise or fall.

No. VIX is non-directional. It often moves opposite the S&P 500, but that relationship is not fixed and the two can rise or fall together.

No. It is an annualized volatility reading. A rough 30-calendar-day one-standard-deviation scale is about 5.7% when annualized volatility is 20%, under simplifying assumptions; it is not a guaranteed range or a direction call.

No. A daily closing series supports daily points. An intraday or minute chart needs a separate eligible intraday series with rights to use and display it.

Public access to a Cboe page does not by itself grant rights to scrape, store, or redistribute its index data. Confirm a written data agreement and the intended customer-display use with Cboe or an authorized vendor.

Fixed groups selected-basket observations into scheduled buckets; Rolling follows a trailing window ending at the latest available observation. Both can show partial history and inherit feed delay.

An earlier high or low can leave the trailing window as new data advances its start. The wick then reflects only observations still inside the window.

No. It uses the existing provider history and basket observations. Candle Pulse mode does not change Trend Matrix timeframes or EMA calculations.

No. They summarize estimated movement for the selected weighted stock basket, not the complete official index.

No. It describes EMA directional alignment under defined rules, not an investment recommendation. The four-EMA system is implemented in the desktop development preview, pending public-release review.

It is display-only desktop software for market data and analysis.

No. Market Watch 360 does not place trades.

Confirm current version requirements with the product owner before relying on a specific Windows release. This guide is marked for review.

The 14-day $0 USD offer has been selected. Submit a trial request for review; it does not start the trial. Access begins when a trial license is activated.

The desktop app supports layout controls and light and dark themes. The Features page describes the current workspace controls.

The app supports opening a selected symbol in a separate native chart window. Confirm current window limits in the installed version.