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The country trend scores rising fastest

The country markets whose trend score climbed the most over the last 21 trading days — where rotation shows up first. The bottom of the table shows the fastest-falling scores.

These are not the highest scores — they are the fastest-rising ones over the last 21 trading days. A rising score means the trend is getting stronger. Rotation between country markets tends to show up here before it shows up in the level ranking.

Scan of 2026-08-17 · 37 countrys covered · Directional Flow is Closelook's own trend engine — what the score measures · the stock ranking runs on the same nightly scan.

#Country21-day changeScore pathScore5d21d63dTrend right now
1 Singapore EWS +7.6 20 +2.3 +7.6 +10.9 getting stronger
2 New Zealand ENZL +3.8 3 +0.9 +3.8 +4.7 getting stronger
3 India INDA +2.8 -13 +0.9 +2.8 +2.8 turning up
4 Philippines EPHE +2.7 -1 +0.6 +2.7 +1.6 turning up
5 Italy EWI +2.0 24 +0.7 +2.0 +3.2 flat
6 Germany EWG +1.9 2 +1.0 +1.9 +1.3 flat
7 France EWQ +1.1 5 +0.7 +1.1 -1.6 flat
8 China MCHI +1.1 -22 +0.5 +1.1 -13.6 flat
9 Spain EWP +0.7 24 +0.5 +0.7 -4.2 flat
10 Australia EWA -0.0 14 +0.1 -0.0 -5.3 flat
11 Europe VGK -0.1 15 +0.3 -0.1 -2.5 flat
12 Austria EWO -0.1 38 +0.2 -0.1 +2.5 flat
13 EAFE EFA -0.5 16 +0.3 -0.5 -3.5 flat
14 Netherlands EWN -1.2 29 +0.5 -1.2 +3.3 flat
15 Switzerland EWL -1.2 12 -0.3 -1.2 -4.2 flat
16 Japan EWJ -1.3 23 +0.5 -1.3 -2.6 flat
17 Sweden EWD -1.4 8 -0.0 -1.4 -10.6 flat
18 UK EWU -1.5 14 -0.3 -1.5 -9.7 flat
19 Taiwan EWT -2.0 80 +0.4 -2.0 +23.0 flat
20 Belgium EWK -2.0 16 -0.6 -2.0 -3.4 flat
21 EM VWO -2.1 15 -0.1 -2.1 -3.7 rising, but slowing
22 Saudi Arabia KSA -2.3 -2 -0.1 -2.3 -6.4 getting weaker
23 Thailand THD -2.8 29 -0.7 -2.8 -6.5 rising, but slowing
24 Hong Kong EWH -3.0 3 -0.9 -3.0 -20.8 rising, but slowing
25 Indonesia EIDO -3.4 -66 -0.1 -3.4 -41.9 getting weaker
26 Argentina ARGT -4.9 12 -1.8 -4.9 -9.4 rising, but slowing
27 Asia Pacific VPL -5.0 35 -0.4 -5.0 -3.5 rising, but slowing
28 EM (iShares) EEM -5.6 30 -0.8 -5.6 -3.5 rising, but slowing
29 Malaysia EWM -5.7 6 -1.2 -5.7 -22.6 rising, but slowing
30 Mexico EWW -6.8 16 -1.8 -6.8 -20.8 rising, but slowing
31 Turkey TUR -7.5 16 -1.6 -7.5 -22.2 rising, but slowing
32 Latin America ILF -9.6 18 -2.8 -9.6 -32.8 rising, but slowing
33 Chile ECH -9.7 6 -1.9 -9.7 -33.0 rising, but slowing
34 South Africa EZA -9.8 -4 -1.0 -9.8 -39.4 getting weaker
35 Brazil EWZ -11.1 14 -3.5 -11.1 -39.9 rising, but slowing
36 Israel EIS -11.4 21 -2.1 -11.4 -27.2 rising, but slowing
37 South Korea EWY -21.7 102 -3.9 -21.7 -12.6 rising, but slowing

Score = trend quality; higher is steadier and stronger. The 5d / 21d / 63d columns show how much the score changed over about one week, one month and one quarter. The full list is shown — both the strong and the weak end.

Go deeper

  • Click any row for its full page — chart, performance and signals in one place.
  • The Directional Flow stock ranking runs the same engine over single stocks — the strongest individual trends in our coverage.
  • The daily archive keeps every night's full country flow ranking — how it looked on any past day.
  • The Directional Flow signals page reads the same daily scan the other way round — heat columns, early warnings and what the whole tape is doing.
  • Factor Regime shows whether the market is currently rewarding strong trends at all.

FAQ

What is the Directional Flow score?

A number we compute every night. It measures how steady and reliable a price trend is — most scores sit below 100, and only exceptional trends go far above it. A high score means prices have been moving in one clear direction, in an orderly way. It grades the quality of a move, not just its size.

How can a country have a trend score?

We measure the score on the US-listed ETF that tracks it. That means the score reflects what a US-dollar investor actually experiences — for foreign markets, that includes the currency move as well as the local market.

How often is this ranking updated?

Our engine runs after every US market close. This page is rebuilt every morning with the fresh ranking, and it always shows the date of the scan it was built from.

Is this investment advice?

No. Closelook publishes an investment research diary, not investment advice. The ranking describes what our engine measures in past prices. Past performance may not be an indication of future performance.

Closelook publishes an investment research diary, not investment advice. Past performance may not be an indication of future performance.