Volume Confirmed Alerts

Key point

Searching for a volume breakout scanner or a breakout stocks with volume screener? In Trade Ideas, this is Streaming Alerts: these alerts wait for volume to back the move, so they report a little later and with less noise than the single print versions.

Streaming Alerts push each Volume Confirmed alert the moment it fires.

Volume confirmed alerts wait for volume to back a move before they fire. They can ignore some prints and report a little later than the single print versions, in exchange for moves that volume backs. The category holds 30 alerts, from Crossed Above VWAP and Channel Breakout (confirmed) to the geometric chart patterns and High Relative Volume.

Settings

How Trade Ideas finds it: Crossed Above VWAP Alert (CAVC): by default, the Crossed Above VWAP alert appears when the price of a stock crosses above its Volume-Weighted Average Price. on the High Relative Volume Alert (HRV) page, the alerts server continuously monitors various properties for each stock and compares these values to historical background information.

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Breakouts on high volume: resistance, support and channels

Resistance and channel breaks with volume. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the Crossed Above Resistance (confirmed) Alert (CARC) page, by default, the 'Crossed Above Resistance (confirmed)' alert will appear when a stock crosses above a resistance line at a sufficient volume.

Alerts: Channel Breakout (confirmed) Alert (CHBOC) Channel Breakdown (confirmed) Alert (CHBDC) Crossed Above Resistance (confirmed) Alert (CARC) Crossed Below Support (confirmed) Alert (CBSC)

Stocks crossing VWAP, the open or the close on volume

Statistically confirmed crosses. Find stocks crossing above VWAP as it happens, with statistical confirmation to filter noise. CAVC uses the same analysis as the confirmed open-cross alerts.

Alerts: Crossed Above Open (confirmed) Alert (CAOC) Crossed Below Open (confirmed) Alert (CBOC) Crossed Above Close (confirmed) Alert (CACC) Crossed Below Close (confirmed) Alert (CBCC) Crossed Above VWAP Alert (CAVC) Crossed Below VWAP Alert (CBVC)

Stocks crossing the 20, 50 or 200 day moving average

Daily SMA crosses with sufficient volume. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200) page, by default, the Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average alert appears when the price of a stock crosses above its 200 day moving average with sufficient volume.

Alerts: Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200) Crossed Below 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CB200) Crossed Above 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CA50) Crossed Below 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CB50) Crossed Above 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CA20) Crossed Below 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CB20)

Unusual volume and confirmed runs

High relative volume, confirmed running up and down, consolidation. Find unusual volume stocks right now. High Relative Volume (HRV) fires when volume runs 50%+ above the stock's normal for this time of day; 3x is very high.

Alerts: Consolidation Alert (C) High Relative Volume Alert (HRV) Running Up (confirmed) Alert (RUC) Running Down (confirmed) Alert (RDC)

Chart patterns

The full set is on the Geometric Pattern hub. How Trade Ideas finds it: on the Double Bottom Alert (GDBOT) page, by default, the 'Double Bottom' alert will appear when there are two lows at approximately the same price, with significant time and volume between them.

Alerts: Broadening Bottom Alert (GBBOT) Broadening Top Alert (GBTOP) Triangle Bottom Alert (GTBOT) Triangle Top Alert (GTTOP) Rectangle Bottom Alert (GRBOT) Rectangle Top Alert (GRTOP) Double Bottom Alert (GDBOT) Double Top Alert (GDTOP) Inverted Head and Shoulders Alert (GHASI) Head and Shoulders Alert (GHAS)

All 30 Volume Confirmed alerts

Crossed above open (confirmed)

• Crossed Above Open (confirmed) Alert (CAOC): Find red to green stocks as they cross above today's open. CAOC filters noise using price, time and volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Crossed below open (confirmed)

• Crossed Below Open (confirmed) Alert (CBOC): Find green to red stocks as they cross below today's open. CBOC filters noise using price, time and volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Crossed above close (confirmed)

• Crossed Above Close (confirmed) Alert (CACC): Find red to green stocks as they cross above yesterday's close. CACC filters noise using price, time and volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Crossed below close (confirmed)

• Crossed Below Close (confirmed) Alert (CBCC): Find green to red stocks as they cross below yesterday's close. CBCC filters noise using price, time and volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Consolidation

• Consolidation Alert (C): Find stocks consolidating in a tight range, as it forms. The Consolidation alert (C) uses volume-weighted statistics to pick the best time frame.

High relative volume

• High Relative Volume Alert (HRV): Find unusual volume stocks right now. High Relative Volume (HRV) fires when volume runs 50%+ above the stock's normal for this time of day; 3x is very high.

Running up (confirmed)

• Running Up (confirmed) Alert (RUC): Find stocks running up fast, as the move happens. RUC flags moves much faster than expected for each stock's volatility; volume confirmed.

Running down (confirmed)

• Running Down (confirmed) Alert (RDC): Find stocks running down fast, as the move happens. RDC flags moves much faster than expected for each stock's volatility; volume confirmed.

Crossed above 200 day moving average

• Crossed Above 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CA200): Find stocks crossing above their 200-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CA200 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed below 200 day moving average

• Crossed Below 200 Day Moving Average Alert (CB200): Find stocks crossing below their 200-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CB200 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed above 50 day moving average

• Crossed Above 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CA50): Find stocks crossing above their 50-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CA50 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed below 50 day moving average

• Crossed Below 50 Day Moving Average Alert (CB50): Find stocks crossing below their 50-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CB50 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed above 20 day moving average

• Crossed Above 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CA20): Find stocks crossing above their 20-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CA20 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed below 20 day moving average

• Crossed Below 20 Day Moving Average Alert (CB20): Find stocks crossing below their 20-day moving average intraday, with volume confirmation. CB20 fires during the session, not at tomorrow's close.

Crossed above VWAP

• Crossed Above VWAP Alert (CAVC): Find stocks crossing above VWAP as it happens, with statistical confirmation to filter noise. CAVC uses the same analysis as the confirmed open-cross alerts.

Crossed below VWAP

• Crossed Below VWAP Alert (CBVC): Find stocks crossing below VWAP as it happens, with statistical confirmation to filter noise. CBVC uses the same analysis as the confirmed open-cross alerts.

Channel breakout (confirmed)

• Channel Breakout (confirmed) Alert (CHBOC): Find stocks breaking out of a consolidation channel as it happens. CHBOC waits for volume confirmation. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Channel breakdown (confirmed)

• Channel Breakdown (confirmed) Alert (CHBDC): Find stocks breaking down from a consolidation channel as it happens. CHBDC waits for volume confirmation. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Crossed above resistance (confirmed)

• Crossed Above Resistance (confirmed) Alert (CARC): Find stocks breaking above resistance as it happens. CARC uses Trade Ideas' own resistance lines and requires volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Crossed below support (confirmed)

• Crossed Below Support (confirmed) Alert (CBSC): Find stocks breaking below support as it happens. CBSC uses Trade Ideas' own support lines and requires volume. Live in Trade Ideas Streaming Alerts.

Broadening bottom

• Broadening Bottom Alert (GBBOT): Find stocks forming a broadening bottom pattern as it completes. The Broadening Bottom alert (GBBOT) detects the chart pattern for you.

Broadening top

• Broadening Top Alert (GBTOP): Find stocks forming a broadening top pattern as it completes. The Broadening Top alert (GBTOP) detects the chart pattern for you, so you don't have to draw it.

Triangle bottom

• Triangle Bottom Alert (GTBOT): Find stocks forming a triangle bottom pattern as it completes. The Triangle Bottom alert (GTBOT) detects the chart pattern for you.

Triangle top

• Triangle Top Alert (GTTOP): Find stocks forming a triangle top pattern as it completes. The Triangle Top alert (GTTOP) detects the chart pattern for you, so you don't have to draw it.

Rectangle bottom

• Rectangle Bottom Alert (GRBOT): Find stocks forming a rectangle bottom pattern as it completes. The Rectangle Bottom alert (GRBOT) detects the chart pattern for you.

Rectangle top

• Rectangle Top Alert (GRTOP): Find stocks forming a rectangle top pattern as it completes. The Rectangle Top alert (GRTOP) detects the chart pattern for you, so you don't have to draw it.

Double bottom

• Double Bottom Alert (GDBOT): Find stocks forming a double bottom pattern as it completes. The Double Bottom alert (GDBOT) detects the chart pattern for you, so you don't have to draw it.

Double top

• Double Top Alert (GDTOP): Find stocks forming a double top pattern as it completes. The Double Top alert (GDTOP) detects the chart pattern for you, so you don't have to draw it.

Inverted head and shoulders

• Inverted Head and Shoulders Alert (GHASI): Find stocks forming an inverted head and shoulders pattern as it completes. The Inverted Head and Shoulders alert (GHASI) detects the chart pattern for you.

Head and shoulders

• Head and Shoulders Alert (GHAS): Find stocks forming a head and shoulders pattern as it completes. The Head and Shoulders alert (GHAS) detects the chart pattern for you.

Filters to narrow Volume 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.
• Consolidation Filter (ConDays): Find stocks consolidating in a tight range on the daily chart, by days. Min 7 = strong consolidation; up to 40 days reported; keep max 25 for normal ones.
• Position in Consolidation Filter (RCon): Find stocks breaking out of a consolidation range. 0 to 100 = still inside it; a min of 100.01 = broke above it; 0 to 15 = in the bottom 15%.
• 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.
• Change From The Open (%) Filter (FOP): Find stocks up or down the most since today's open, in percent. Set a minimum of 3 to see stocks up at least 3% from the open, as they move.
• Change From The Open ($) Filter (FOD): Find stocks up or down the most since today's open, in dollars. Set a minimum of 0.75 to see stocks trading at least 75 cents above the open.
• Change From The Close (%) Filter (FCP): Find today's top percent gainers and losers versus the previous close. Set a minimum of 3 to see stocks up at least 3% today, as they move.
• Change From The Close ($) Filter (FCD): Find today's top gainers and losers in dollars versus the previous close. Set a minimum such as $0.75 to see stocks up at least 75 cents today.

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