Our Calendar Color Coding Scheme, from Alex Castaldo
Can you please outline the color coding rationale for the daily performance chart. I am confused on why some down days are red and the others are yellow..etc - A Reader
We track daily movements in U.S. stocks and bonds (specifically S&P Index futures and Long Bond futures).
The colors are based on the performance of both markets:
Red days: both stocks and bonds down.
Green days: both stocks and bonds up.
Yellow: stocks up, bonds down.
Blue (technically azure): stocks down, bonds up.
If you are interested in days when the Bonds are down, those would be Red or Yellow (depending on Stocks' performance). Personally, if I want to look at a single market I find it easier to ignore the color and just look at the sign of the price change shown.