Frequently Asked Questions

What is TapeFlow?

TapeFlow is a dashboard that lets investors compare indexes, investor flows, credit, volatility, commodities, and macro indicators in one place, with a focus on the Korean market. It is not a news rewrite site or a stock-picking service; it pairs public market data with an interpretation order and cross-check rules.

Each indicator page combines the latest value and a long-term chart with an indicator-specific guide explaining what pressure the series represents and which signals should confirm it.

Where does the data come from, and how often does it update?

Series are collected from verifiable public sources such as exchanges, official statistics agencies, and market data providers. Price and index series update on trading days, while macro series follow their source release calendars (weekly, monthly, or quarterly), so latest dates differ across indicators.

Every detail page shows the latest observation date, observation count, and source link, and the methodology page documents the collection standards.

Why do values differ slightly from my broker's app?

TapeFlow works with daily observations rather than live quotes. Collection timing, close-confirmation timing, time zones, and unit handling can all create small differences against real-time feeds.

Overseas series in particular are recorded after their local close, which can look like a one-day lag in Korean time. Always use your broker's real-time data for order execution.

Who writes the interpretation guides?

Each guide is original copy written separately per indicator. It follows a consistent structure: what the series measures, how to read its levels and ranges, where standalone reads mislead, and which indicators to cross-check.

Guides never present buy or sell conclusions. The writing, review, and correction standards are public on the methodology page.

How are the radar screens and dashboards different from indicator pages?

An indicator page looks deeply at one series, while Market Radar looks at market breadth: stock participation, new-high spread, turnover, and mega-cap concentration. The same index gain deserves a different read when participation is narrow.

Dashboards bundle multiple indicators into a checklist that summarizes market regime and macro pressure. A score is a starting point that tells you which components to inspect, not a conclusion.

Does TapeFlow provide investment advice?

No. TapeFlow is not a licensed investment firm and does not recommend buying or selling any security. All content is informational, and readers are responsible for their own decisions.

Numeric thresholds in the guides describe widely used reference rules, not trade signals for a specific moment. See the risk disclosure for details.

Do I need an account, and does it cost anything?

No. Every screen is free to use without login, and the site has no forms that collect personal data.

The site may be supported by advertising. Even when ads are shown, indicator data and guide content are not influenced by advertisers. See the privacy policy for how data is handled.

How do I report a data error or a wrong explanation?

Send the indicator name, observation date, and suspected value to the public email on the contact page. Confirmed issues are corrected against primary sources, and material changes are logged in the methodology change record.

Attribution and copyright requests use the same path; the sources page documents the licensing policy.

Can I quote TapeFlow charts or data elsewhere?

TapeFlow's interpretation copy and page composition are original content, so you may quote them non-commercially with attribution to caelion.dev. Reuse of the underlying data itself follows each original provider's license, so check provider terms before bulk redistribution or commercial use.