What crowd score is measuring
Crowd signals track mention momentum — how quickly a ticker is being discussed relative to its recent baseline — and then compare that shift with the same day’s price change. The pane is not a popularity contest. A widely owned mega-cap can have a modest crowd score if mentions are not accelerating.
Alignment
Alignment is when mentions and price move in the same direction. Rising attention with a rising price is the simplest confirmation: more people are talking about a name that is also being bid. Falling mentions with a falling price can also align, which often means the crowd has already moved on.
Divergence
Divergence is when the two disagree. Mentions spiking while price fades can mean attention arrived late, or that the tape is not confirming the chatter. Price ripping while mentions go quiet can mean the move is still thin in public conversation, or that the crowd already rotated.
- Crowd alone is not a confirmation in Buy ideas ranking.
- A crowd spike on a down day does not count as support.
- Use volume and headlines on the same name before treating a crowd print as the whole story.