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Unusual Volume

Overview​

The Unusual Volume profile highlights stocks trading with unusually high participation relative to their normal activity at the same time of day. It focuses on names with Relative Volume ≥ 3, helping surface stocks attracting abnormal attention, catalyst-driven flow, or stronger momentum.

This profile is useful when you want to find where volume is concentrating first, then use structure, trend, and group context to decide which moves matter.

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This profile updates in real time and applies filters automatically to surface liquid, volatile stocks trading at unusually high relative volume during the current session.

Strategy Focus​

  • Identify stocks with abnormal volume that may be reacting to catalysts, news, or momentum
  • Focus on names where participation is much higher than normal
  • Combine Relative Volume with strategy metrics to refine actionable setups
  • Track breakout and breakdown candidates with stronger trading activity
  • Narrow review to stocks attracting real attention, not quiet drift
  • Use volume as an early filter for momentum, continuation, or event-driven moves

Filters Applied​

This profile combines liquidity, volatility, and abnormal participation filters:

  • Liquidity Rating > 70, ATRP 14D ≥ 0.5, Volatility (Month) ≥ 1: Keeps the results liquid and active enough for cleaner participation.
  • Relative Volume ≥ 3: Limits the list to stocks trading at least three times their normal intraday volume.

These filters keep the profile centered on stocks with unusual activity and meaningful participation.

Metrics Used​

AI Strategy and Setup Quality​

  • AI - Alpha Strategy: Helps confirm whether the high-volume move is aligned with a valid directional setup.
  • AI - Risk/Reward: Adds a setup-quality layer when ranking high-activity names.
  • AI - Path to Target: Helps show whether the move still has room to continue without running into too many barriers.

Volume, Liquidity, and Activity​

  • Volume All Hours: Confirms total participation across sessions.
  • Relative Volume: The core metric in this profile, showing how far current activity exceeds normal intraday volume.
  • Dollar Volume Rank: Keeps the most liquid and visible high-volume names near the top.

Price Action and Structural Signals​

  • Change Pre Market (%): Shows whether the move started before the regular session.
  • Change From Close (%): Measures how price is behaving during the current session relative to the prior close.
  • RSI Divergence 14 Days: Adds momentum context and helps separate continuation from exhaustion.
  • Universal Pattern Detection: Adds technical confirmation through aligned patterns.
  • Tight Range: Can highlight names breaking out from compression on abnormal volume.

Sector and Theme Context​

  • Industry Rating 1 Day, Theme Rating 1 Day: Show whether the volume surge is also aligned with short-term group strength.
  • Industry Rating 1 Year, Theme Rating 1 Year: Add broader group context behind the move.
  • Relative Strength 1 Day, Relative Strength 1 Year: Help compare current activity with both short-term and longer-term performance.

Fundamentals and Timing​

  • MarketAlpha Rating: Composite measure of technical and fundamental quality.
  • EPS Rating, Sales Rating, Profit Rating: Help judge whether the move is backed by stronger underlying quality.
  • Accumulation/Distribution Score: Shows whether institutional behavior may be supporting the move.
  • 52 Week High (%): Useful for spotting names pushing toward major breakout areas.
  • Next Earnings In Days: Adds timing context around possible catalyst risk.

Default Sorting Logic​

Results are sorted by Dollar Volume Rank (ascending) to keep the most liquid and actively traded high-volume names at the top.

Practical Use Cases​

  • Find stocks trading on unusual volume during the current session
  • Focus on names attracting abnormal attention before the move fully develops
  • Confirm breakout or breakdown setups with stronger participation
  • Narrow review to stocks with real trading activity, not light-volume moves
  • Combine Relative Volume with strategy metrics to refine intraday ideas
  • Track catalyst-driven names where volume may be the first clear signal