Lesson 5 of 17
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Market Narrative
Data points are facts. A narrative is understanding. QueryAxis converts five daily market signals into one coherent story — so you know exactly what the market is doing and why.
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What Is the Market Narrative?
Definition
The Market Narrative is a plain-English synthesis of all active market intelligence signals — breadth, sector leadership, rotation, liquidity, and regime — into a single coherent story of current market conditions.
Markets are complex systems. On any given day, breadth might be strong while volume is thin, sectors might be rotating while the regime is unclear. Reading five separate signals and reconciling them manually is cognitively demanding and error-prone.
The Market Narrative Engine does this reconciliation automatically — weighting signals by conviction, identifying the primary driver, and expressing it in plain English. The result: a single paragraph that tells you whether the market is in a broad institutional rally, a defensive rotation, a low-conviction drift, or a high-risk selling environment — every session.
How QueryAxis Uses the Market Narrative
Daily Briefing
The narrative is the opening section of your Daily Briefing — setting the context for every stock signal that follows in the briefing.
Opportunity Score
Narrative conviction (how many signals align in the same direction) affects the Opportunity Score. Conflicting signals reduce conviction and the score.
Regime Context
When the narrative shifts (e.g., from bullish to mixed), the briefing flags the transition — so you're never caught off-guard by a changing environment.
When It Works. When It Fails.
✓ When It Works
- ›Multiple signals aligned in the same direction (high conviction)
- ›Trending market conditions with clear directional momentum
- ›Sustained narrative over 3+ sessions provides strongest signal
✗ When It Fails
- ›Conflicting signals produce low-conviction narratives — less actionable
- ›Sudden news events (RBI policy, geopolitical) override all data signals instantly
- ›Range-bound markets generate contradictory signal sequences day to day
QueryAxis Insight
Traditional View
- Read today's financial news headlines.
- Watch analyst commentary on TV or social media.
- Form your own view by manually reconciling conflicting opinions.
QueryAxis View
- QueryAxis ignores news commentary entirely — the Market Narrative Engine is 100% data-driven (breadth, volume, rotation, regime).
- Narrative conviction is scored 1–5 based on signal alignment. A 5/5 conviction narrative (all signals bullish) is significantly more actionable than a 2/5 (mixed signals).
- Narrative history is retained — you can see when the narrative shifted from bullish to mixed to bearish and act on trend changes, not single-day readings.
QueryAxis evaluates market narrative in context — not in isolation.
Intelligence Connections
Market Narrative is the synthesis point — all signals feed in, the Opportunity Score flows out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a market narrative?▾
A market narrative is a plain-English synthesis of multiple market signals into a coherent story that explains current conditions. Instead of reading five separate indicators and trying to reconcile them yourself, QueryAxis synthesises breadth, sector leadership, liquidity, and market regime into a single narrative statement — like 'Broad institutional rally with improving sector participation but declining liquidity confirmation.'
How does QueryAxis build the Market Narrative?▾
The QueryAxis Market Narrative Engine runs daily after market close. It weights five signals — market breadth state, sector rotation direction, liquidity quality, market regime, and leading sector identity — and produces a structured narrative with a primary driver, supporting drivers, and a contextual verdict. The narrative updates each session to reflect the current day's data.
What is a bullish vs bearish market narrative?▾
A bullish narrative occurs when multiple signals align positively: strong breadth (>60% advancing), offensive sector leadership, high-delivery volume, and a trending regime. A bearish narrative occurs when the reverse is true. Mixed narratives — the most common — occur when signals contradict each other, and QueryAxis uses these to signal caution rather than conviction.
How is a market narrative different from market news?▾
Market news describes events. A market narrative describes the market's reaction to those events. QueryAxis ignores the 'why' (news) and focuses entirely on the 'what' (price, breadth, volume, rotation) — because the market's reaction to news is more predictive than the news itself. Two identical news events can produce opposite market narratives depending on breadth and sentiment conditions.
Where do I find the Market Narrative?▾
The Market Narrative appears in the QueryAxis Daily Briefing — available to signed-in users on the Daily Briefing page. It includes the primary narrative, supporting signal bullets, and the day's Opportunity Score context.
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