Unusual volume stocks today – up on high relative vol (RVol) | NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX

Traders watch for unusual volume stocks because they are often accompanied by large price movements. Increased volume flows are correlated with volatility. A heightened volume indicates something is going on today and that the stock is “in play”. A stock moving up on unusually high volume typically signifies an outsized demand to own the stock.

Relative volume is a ratio called RVol. We compare current cumulative volume to average cumulative volume for the same time of day. High relative volume is also referred to as a “volume spike”.

If RVol is 5, it means that the stock has generated 5 times its normal volume, for this time of the day.

We use the 5-day average daily volume as the measuring baseline.
 

Stock scanner animations

Entire row flash green - stock has made a new intraday high.
Green up arrow - stock has traded higher from the last update.
Red down arrow - stock has traded lower from the last update.
 

Market coverage

We track the top 1000 most actively traded stocks across NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The 5-day average daily volume is used as the measuring baseline.

Our coverage includes constituents of the Dow Jones, Standard & Poor's, Russell and MSCI market indexes. The majority of these stocks have high trading interest from institutions and retail, with a minimum daily average volume of at least 1 million shares. Most are optionable with an available options market in CBOE.

Industries and sectors would include:

– Banks, financial institutions, asset managers, investment advisories and stock brokers.
– Loans, credit cards, insurance and mortgage providers.
– Industrial conglomerates and large service/manufacturing companies.
– Technology, biotechnology, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies.
– Property developers, REITs, hotels and commercial space owners.
– Energy, oil & gas, petroleum, chemical and heavy industries.
– Airlines, aeronautical and engineering firms.
– Telcos and media networks.

ETFs, bonds, preference shares and fixed income instruments are not included in our dataset.
 

Definitions

Time – timestamp of latest intraday high
RVol – intraday adjusted ratio of today's volume compared to the 5-day average
ATH – all time high
ATL – all time low
52W – 52 week
 

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Regular trading hours of the NYSE and NASDAQ – 9:30am to 4:00pm ET