Relative Strength

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Definition of 'Relative Strength'

A measure of price trend that indicates how a stock is performing relative to other stocks in its industry.
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Investopedia explains 'Relative Strength'

It is calculated dividing the price performance of a stock by the price performance of an appropriate index for the same time period.

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