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Real Stock Race replay, recorded.
The short answer: A momentum scanner has to catch the move as it prints. In Trade Ideas, Streaming Alerts (the scanner, 308 alerts) fire on every trade for running-up, new-high, gap, volume, halt, premarket and after-hours moves. Top Lists (the screener, 249 filters) rank gappers every 15 seconds, and Stock Races show who is pulling ahead. For small caps, add Price, Float and Market Cap filters. Holly AI Signals are TI Premium; the AI Assistant is in every TI Pro plan.
In one minute
A momentum stock scanner, in one minute
Streaming Alerts (Scanner) fire on every trade: running up, new highs, gaps, volume, halts, premarket and after-hours highs. 308 alerts in all.
Top Lists (Screeners), the screener, rank gappers and leaders on 249 filters and update every 15 seconds.
Stock Races show who is pulling ahead. To watch one now, open Stock Races.
Channel Bar presets PREMARKET, OPENING RANGE BREAK and AFTER HOURS open ready-made windows for each session.
Scanner
Real-time stock alerts that fire on every trade
Streaming Alerts don't refresh on a timer. They fire on every trade that meets the condition, which can be several times a second on a busy stock. More on how fast Trade Ideas is. The window below is a real TI Pro Streaming Alerts window: each new 30-minute high or low prints at the top with price, change from the close, volume and relative volume.
Streaming Alerts: New 30 minute Highs and Lows, live in TI Pro (1:04). Screen recording of a TI Pro Streaming Alerts window titled New 30 minute Highs and Lows. New alerts appear at the top as they print, each with price, change from the close, volume and relative volume. A recording of the software, not a trade result.
0:00 The New 30 minute Highs and Lows window
0:15 A new alert (SRG) prints at the top of the window
Before the bell, Pre-market Highs fires each time a stock tops its earlier premarket high, and a Top List (Screener) sorted by Gap (%) ranks the gappers every 15 seconds. The Below Pre-Market High filter shows how far a stock sits under that high. The PREMARKET preset on the Channel Bar opens a ready-made set of windows. More in the premarket scanner guide.
By session
At the open: gaps and opening range breaks
The open is where gaps either keep going or fill. 5 Minute Opening Range Breakout fires the first time price tops the first 5-minute candle's high (1, 2, 10, 15, 30 and 60-minute versions exist too), and the OPENING RANGE BREAK preset gathers these setups in one click.
By session
Intraday: high of day and running up
Key point
During the session, momentum shows up as speed and new highs: Running Up Now for moves faster than the stock's own volatility, New High for each print above the day's high, and High Relative Volume for volume well above normal for the time of day. Keep Halt and Resume in the same window on fast names.
By session
After-hours momentum scanner
After the close, Post-market Highs fires when a stock tops its earlier after-hours high, and Post-market Lows covers the other side. The AFTER HOURS preset on the Channel Bar shows what's moving after the close.
By setup
Gap and go scanner
The Channel Bar on the left, Holly's trade list beside it.
Key point
A gap and go scan looks for a stock that gaps up and keeps running instead of filling. Rank by Gap (%) premarket, then watch for Pre-market Highs before the bell and the 5 Minute Opening Range Breakout after it. False Gap Up Retracement catches the version that partly fills and then continues higher. Gap Up Reversal is the alert for the opposite case, when the gap gives way.
By setup
High of day momentum scanner
A high of day momentum scanner is New High with filters: add Relative Volume above 2 and Minutes Since New High to skip names that topped out hours ago. Pair it with Running Up Now so the alert arrives with the speed behind it.
Stock Composite Rating (SCoRE): a 30 to 100 rating built from 15+ mostly technical metrics plus key fundamentals, as a quality check on a fast mover.
Small caps move fast, spreads can be wide and halts are common. Size and stops matter more here than anywhere. Try an example: Running Up Now, New High and High Relative Volume, filtered to Price $1 to $20, Float under 20 million and Relative Volume above 2. These numbers show how the pieces fit; they are not a recommendation.
A real Top List (Screener) built from filters.
Visual
Stock Races, Compare Count and Market Pulse
News for the stock you clicked shows up on the right.
A Stock Race turns a Top List (Screener) into lanes so the stock gaining ground stands out. Races are in every TI Pro plan and the Web Dashboard; open Stock Races in your browser. Market Pulse, in the Web Dashboard, adds Compare Count momentum and streaming tickers for a read on the whole market.
Stock Race: Relative Strength Leaders From the Open, November 15, 2022 (1:58). TI Pro, November 15, 2022, 8:59 AM: a 10-minute Stock Race built from a Top List sorted by change from the open, with linked 5-minute and 10-minute charts. A recording of the software, not a trade result.
0:00 The race starts: Relative Strength Leaders From the Open (%)
0:20 MGNI, MNSO and PACB lead the lanes
0:45 Clicking a symbol loads it into the linked charts
1:20 About 9:01 AM: JDST moves into the lead lanes
AI
Holly AI Signals and the AI Assistant
The AI Assistant is in every TI Pro plan. Type "show me small caps making new highs on volume" and it builds the Alert or Top List (Screener) window for you. Holly AI Signals (TI Premium) go further: Holly retests her strategies every night and sends signals with an entry and a suggested stop during the session. Video demos are on the AI stock screener page.
Testing
Test a momentum idea before you trade it
Trader tip
OddsMaker (TI Premium) runs any alert window on Trade Ideas history, with exits by profit target, stop, time, or a future close or open. You can also practice in simulated trading on live prices.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Access
Where it runs and what it costs
OddsMaker results, with the settings that produced them.
The Web Dashboard has Top Lists (Screeners), Races and Market Pulse in any browser, on a Mac or a PC. TI Pro, with Streaming Alerts, OddsMaker and the AI Assistant, runs on Windows and on a Mac through Parallels. Both plans include 308 alerts and 249 filters.
TI Standard: $89 a month billed annually ($1,068 a year) or $127 monthly.
TI Premium: $178 a month billed annually ($2,136 a year) or $254 monthly. Adds Holly AI Signals, OddsMaker and Money Machine.
Software that finds stocks moving fast right now, on price speed, new highs and unusual volume. In Trade Ideas, Streaming Alerts catch the moves as they print and Top Lists (Screeners) rank them every 15 seconds.
How do I build a gap and go scanner?
Rank premarket gappers with a Top List sorted by Gap (%), then add the Pre-market Highs and 5 Minute Opening Range Breakout alerts. False Gap Up Retracement catches gaps that partly fill and then continue.
Is there a high of day momentum scanner?
Yes. Use the New High alert with the Relative Volume and Minutes Since New High filters, and pair it with Running Up Now.
Can I scan premarket and after hours?
Yes. Pre-market Highs and Post-market Highs fire outside regular hours, and the Channel Bar has PREMARKET and AFTER HOURS presets.
How do I scan for small cap momentum stocks?
Combine momentum alerts with the Price, Float and Market Cap filters, for example stocks between $1 and $20 with a float under 20 million shares.
How fast are the alerts?
Streaming Alerts fire on every qualifying trade, with no refresh timer. Top Lists update every 15 seconds.
Can the AI build the scan for me?
Yes. The AI Assistant, in every TI Pro plan, builds the window from plain English, such as "show me small caps making new highs on volume".
Can I backtest a momentum setup?
Yes, with OddsMaker on TI Premium. Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Does it work on a Mac or in a browser?
The Web Dashboard runs in any browser, Mac included, with Top Lists and Races. TI Pro runs on a Mac through Parallels. Open a free account to try it.
