CapitalFlowsResearch: CS Momentum

CapitalFlowsResearch: CS Momentum — Cross-Asset Relative Momentum Scanner

CapitalFlowsResearch: CS Momentum is designed as a multi-asset momentum dashboard that compares the behaviour of a chosen “base” market to a collection of related indices, futures, or macro assets. Rather than looking at raw returns in isolation, the tool transforms each comparison series into a relative momentum signal using several optional scaling techniques, allowing very different markets to be evaluated on the same footing.

At the core of the indicator is a framework that examines how each asset has moved over a defined lookback window and then measures those movements relative to the base symbol. Depending on the selected mode, this can account for differences in volatility, trading ranges, return dispersion, or even normalised statistical behaviour. The result is a clean set of comparative momentum lines that highlight leadership, lagging assets, and rotational shifts across equities, commodities, FX, and rates.

Users can toggle individual markets on or off, choose from several calculation modes (such as volatility-scaled momentum, ATR-adjusted comparisons, or return-based differential scoring), and optionally display the base asset’s own rate-of-change as a reference column chart. A compact legend updates each bar to show the live reading for every symbol, making interpretation easy even with large comparison sets.

Overall, CS Momentum functions as a real-time cross-asset strength map—ideal for identifying emerging leaders, fading trends, thematic rotations, or divergences within macro portfolios—without disclosing the underlying normalization formulae or signal construction.