Guide

RRG quadrants

The four RRG quadrants explained. Leading, weakening, lagging, and improving, and the order names usually travel.

The crosshair splits the RRG into four quadrants.

Leading

Strength above 100 and speed above 0. The series is stronger than the benchmark and that advantage is still increasing. This is the top-right of the chart.

Weakening

Strength above 100 and speed below 0. The series is still stronger than the benchmark, but the advantage is shrinking. This is the bottom-right.

Lagging

Strength below 100 and speed below 0. The series is weaker than the benchmark and still losing ground. This is the bottom-left.

Improving

Strength below 100 and speed above 0. The series is still weaker than the benchmark, but it is starting to catch up. This is the top-left.

Names usually travel improving, then leading, then weakening, then lagging. A series can skip, stall, or reverse. The order is a common path, not a rule. When you press play, watch for a tail that has just crossed a line. That crossing is the rotation. A dot that has sat in one quadrant for a long tail is a trend that is already old.

The color of the latest point matches the quadrant: green leading, amber weakening, red lagging, blue improving. Older parts of the tail keep the color of the quadrant they were heading into, so a single tail can change color.