Is the heatmap delayed?
Market views in a retail app can be delayed. Treat it as orientation, and confirm prints at your broker if you are about to trade.
PRODUCT — WATCH
Market Heatmap
WATCHA color map of the session: which sectors are working, which names are heavy, and where to click next.
What the heatmap is for
The heatmap is an S&P 500 treemap: companies grouped by sector, sized by market cap. Green and red blocks will not give you a thesis, but they will tell you whether the day is one sector or the whole tape.
From there you open a ticker, a recap, or the screener. The map is orientation, not a ranking product.
Use it after the recap or instead of a watchlist you have not thought about. One strong name can hide a weak sector. The map makes that harder to miss.
Color can be delayed in a retail app. Confirm prints at your broker if you are about to trade. Do not treat green as a recommendation.
What you get
- Universe
- S&P 500 companies, grouped by sector
- Size
- Each block sized by market cap
- Color
- Green for gains, red for losses
- Breadth
- Advancing versus declining count at the top
- Where it lives
- In-app Heatmap after you sign in
- Not included
- Custom index construction or a trading blotter
How to use the map and then leave it
Step 1
See whether the day is one pocket or the tape
That is the only question the open needs. If everything is one color, the story is broader than a single ticker.
Step 2
Pick a pocket, not a hero name
A lone green block is an anecdote. A sector that is uniformly heavy is a reason to read the recap.
Step 3
Click through to research
Open the company page or news for a name you actually follow. The map is not a shopping list.
Step 4
Or take the pocket to the screener
Filter inside that industry instead of browsing the whole market because one rectangle was bright.
Who the heatmap is for
For people who need breadth in ten seconds before they spend an hour on a name.
A good fit if
You start the day with 'what kind of session is this?'
The map answers that cheaper than a watchlist you built last year.
You hold a sector fund
See whether the underlying names match the story you told yourself.
You will click into a recap or a ticker next
If you stop at the colors, you wasted the feature.
Not the right tool if
You want to build a custom index
This is a performance map, not an index workshop.
You trade off color alone
Green is today's move. It is not a signal to buy.
Why it is useful
Breadth before anecdotes
One strong name can hide a weak sector. The map makes that harder to miss.
A click into research
The useful part of a heatmap is the next page: the company, the news, or the recap.
Session context
Use it with the daily recap when you want the picture and the paragraph.
No fake precision
Color is a relative view of the session, not a forecast.
Jobs this actually helps with
Open
See which sectors are in charge before you read a watchlist.
After a headline
Check whether a story stayed in one industry or bled into the rest of the tape.
Portfolio color check
If you own a sector fund, see whether the underlying map matches the story you told yourself.
Screener input
Pick a strong or weak pocket, then filter names in the screener instead of browsing at random.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build a custom index on it?
No. It is a performance map, not an index workshop.
Does color mean I should buy the green names?
No. Color is today's move, not a recommendation.
Is this investment advice?
No. Ryxel is a research and tracking tool. It does not recommend trades, manage money, or act as a broker or registered investment adviser. You decide what to do with the information.
Keep exploring
Open the app and try it
Create an account to use signals, recaps, news, and company research on the names you care about.
Ryxel is a research tool. It is not financial advice, a broker, or an investment adviser.