Alert & Filter Category
NBBO Confirmed Alerts
Stocks Running Up, Running Down and Breaking Resistance
Find stocks running up or running down much faster than normal, and stocks crossing above resistance or below support, with each move checked against the national best bid and offer, with Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts (Scanner).
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Searching for a breakout stock scanner or a momentum stock screener? In Trade Ideas, this is Streaming Alerts: these four alerts confirm the move against the inside market before they fire.
Key point
Streaming Alerts push each NBBO Confirmed alert the moment it fires.
NBBO stands for the National Best Bid and Offer, the best bid and ask across exchanges. The NBBO Confirmed category holds four alerts (Running Up, Running Down, Crossed Above Resistance, Crossed Below Support) that check the move against the inside market, so bad prints are filtered out. They report sooner than the volume-confirmed versions.
Settings
How Trade Ideas finds it: Running Up Alert (RU): by default, the running up alert will appear when a stock price is moving up very quickly. Crossed Above Resistance Alert (CAR): by default, the 'Crossed Above Resistance' alert will appear when a stock crosses above a resistance line.
Find fast moves and breakouts in real time
Stocks running up or down right now
A statistically validated move on about a one minute time scale. Find stocks running up fast, as the move happens. RU flags moves much faster than expected for each stock's volatility. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.
Alerts: Running Up Alert (RU) · Running Down Alert (RD)
Stocks crossing resistance or support
Less confirmation than the volume-confirmed versions, so they report sooner. Find stocks breaking above resistance as it happens. CAR uses Trade Ideas' own resistance lines and alerts faster than the confirmed version.
Alerts: Crossed Above Resistance Alert (CAR) · Crossed Below Support Alert (CBS)
All 4 NBBO Confirmed alerts
Running up
- Running Up Alert (RU): Find stocks running up fast, as the move happens. RU flags moves much faster than expected for each stock's volatility. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.
Running down
- Running Down Alert (RD): Find stocks running down fast, as the move happens. RD flags moves much faster than expected for each stock's volatility.
Crossed above resistance
- Crossed Above Resistance Alert (CAR): Find stocks breaking above resistance as it happens. CAR uses Trade Ideas' own resistance lines and alerts faster than the confirmed version.
Crossed below support
- Crossed Below Support Alert (CBS): Find stocks breaking below support as it happens. CBS uses Trade Ideas' own support lines and alerts faster than the confirmed version.
Filters to narrow NBBO Confirmed alerts
- Relative Volume Filter (RV): Find stocks with high relative volume today. A ratio of 1 is normal for this time of day, 2.5 is 2.5x normal. Watch them in real time in Streaming Alerts.
- Change (5 min, %) Filter (PUp5): Find stocks moving up or down fast in the last 5 minutes, in percent. Set a minimum to see gainers or a maximum to see drops, in real time.
- Volatility ($) Filter (VWV): Find the most volatile stocks by how far they normally move in 15 minutes, such as $0.10 per 15 minutes. Built from two weeks of data, weighted for time of day.
- Volume (1 min) Filter (Vol1): Find stocks with a volume spike in the last 1 minute. 300 means three times the volume expected for 1 minute, based on the 10-day average.
- Position in Range Filter (RD): Find stocks trading at the high or low of the day. Position in Range places the last print in today's range: 100 = at the high, 0 = at the low.
- Distance From Pivot R1 Filter (PivotR1): Find stocks above, below, or near their first resistance pivot (R1), in percent. Pivot levels come from the previous day's high, low and close.
- Distance From Pivot S1 Filter (PivotS1): Find stocks above, below, or near their first support pivot (S1), in percent. Pivot levels come from the previous day's high, low and close.
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FAQ
Which stocks are running up fast right now?
Turn on the Running Up Alert (RU) in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts. By default, the running up alert will appear when a stock price is moving up very quickly. Related: Running Down Alert (RD).
What are NBBO Confirmed alerts?
NBBO stands for the National Best Bid and Offer, the best bid and ask across exchanges. The NBBO Confirmed category holds four alerts (Running Up, Running Down, Crossed Above Resistance, Crossed Below Support) that check the move against the inside market, so bad prints are filtered out. They report sooner than the volume-confirmed versions.
How do I get alerts when a stock breaks above resistance?
Use the Crossed Above Resistance Alert (CAR). By default, the 'Crossed Above Resistance' alert will appear when a stock crosses above a resistance line.
How many alerts are in the NBBO Confirmed category?
The NBBO Confirmed category has 4 alerts. Each one links to its own help page with default settings and examples.
Is there a breakout stock scanner that works in real time?
Yes. In Trade Ideas, it is Streaming Alerts: these four alerts confirm the move against the inside market before they fire. Each alert reaches you the moment it fires, not on the next refresh.
Can I backtest NBBO Confirmed alerts before I trade them?
Yes. OddsMakerTI Premium, the Trade Ideas backtesting tool, runs event-based backtests on alert-based strategies across thousands of stocks, with no coding. Pick a NBBO Confirmed alert as the entry, add filters, and see how the strategy would have done.