Scanner

The Scanner shows the stocks that are gapping, spiking on volume or breaking out right now, and adds new names to the list as they qualify. You pick a scan, watch the list, and click a row to see the chart. On a computer it is a workspace of panels. On a phone it is a feed of cards.

How to run your first scan

1. Click Scanner in the left menu (or press ⌘2). On a phone, tap Scanner in the bottom bar.
2. Look at the top-left panel. Its title names the scan, for example Top Gainers, and the small count beside it (8 HITS) is how many stocks match right now.
3. Read a row left to right: time the stock first appeared, symbol, price, % change, volume, float, and relative volume (RVOL). RVOL compares today's volume with what the stock normally trades by this time of day. Above 1x means it is running hotter than usual.
4. Check the footer line. It tells you when the data is from and whether it is delayed.
5. Click a symbol to load its chart and quote in the panels beside the list.

How to switch to a different scan

1. Click the scan name at the top of a panel, for example TOP_GAINERS.
2. Pick a scan from the list. The scans are grouped by style, such as Momentum & Gappers or Volume-Based.
3. On a phone, tap More at the end of the scan tabs, then pick a scan from All Presets.

All 44 scans, with the exact rules each one uses, are in Scanner presets.

How to narrow a scan with filters

Filters cut a scan down to the stocks that fit your rules, such as a price range or a small float.

1. Above the panels, click Scanner only to switch to the single-list view.
2. Click Advanced filters.
3. Fill in any of the boxes: RSI, distance from the 52-week high, average volume, float, gap %, relative volume, price, market cap, premarket volume, short interest %, borrow fee %, or squeeze score.
4. The list updates as you type. Click Clear (the X beside the filters button) to remove them all.
5. To keep a filter set, type a name in Scan name and click Save. It appears under MY SCANS in the scan list.

How to describe a scan in plain English (Pro)

1. Click the AI Scanner box in the middle of the top bar. On a phone, tap More, then Create custom scan.
2. Type what you want, for example *sub-$5 stocks with volume above 1 million*, and press Enter.
3. Your sentence turns into filters on the list. The chip under the box shows your sentence. Click its × to remove it.

The box understands price, market cap, volume, float, relative volume and sector. If it cannot read your sentence you see Couldn't parse that, try being more specific. Free accounts see the box locked with a PRO tag.

How to send a row to a chart, watchlist, alert or broker

1. Right-click a row on a computer.
2. Choose Open Chart, Open Research, Add to Watchlist, Set Price Alert, Open in Sim, Buy (Paper), Short (Paper), Copy Symbol or Open in New Tab.
3. To open tickers in your own broker, use the OPEN IN chip in the toolbar and pick your platform.
4. On a phone card, tap CHART, SIM TRADE or + WATCHLIST. Swipe a card right for the chart or left to add it to your watchlist.

How to get an alert when a stock enters a scan

1. Click ARM ALERT at the top of a panel. Logged-out visitors see ALERT ME, which leads to sign-up.
2. Allow push notifications when your browser asks.
3. A green ARMED tag shows the scan is watching. You get a push when a new symbol matches, even with the tab closed.

ARM ALERT appears on Top Gainers, Top Losers, Most Active and Unusual Volume, and on your own saved scans that use only price, % change, volume, relative volume, market cap, float, short interest, sector, or the news and range columns. When a saved scan cannot be armed, the button's tooltip says why.

How to turn on scanner sounds

Scanner sounds are off until you turn them on.

1. On a computer, find SND OFF in the scanner's top bar.
2. Click it. It changes to SND ON, and your browser may ask for one click on the page before it plays audio.
3. Click the bell on a panel header to choose which panels make sound. A panel with the bell off stays quiet.
4. On a phone, open the Alerts page and turn on the Sound switch.

Press M to mute or unmute all scanner sound. To set the tone, volume and pause between sounds, see Scanner sounds and halt alerts. Sounds for your own price alerts have a separate switch: Sound alerts in Settings, then Alerts, under Notification Preferences. It is off until you turn it on, and it needs Pro.

What each plan gets

New accounts start with a 7-day Pro trial. After it, a Free account keeps live data. Panel-level details are in Scanner panels.

Good to know

• Press M to mute all scanner sound (sound starts off) and Space to pause the list. Press ? to see every shortcut.
• Prices update continuously. The row order re-settles about every two and a half seconds, so the list does not jump while you read.
• On a phone, tap Vol, RVol or Float above the cards to sort. Tap again to flip the direction. Default returns to the scan's own order.
• Replay lets you rerun a past session. It is a Pro feature.
• Panel grid shows nine scans at once beside a quote. It is a Pro view.
• Simulator in the toolbar opens the paper-trading simulator so you can practice a setup you just found.

If something doesn't work

• The list is empty: the scan may have no matches at this hour. Try Most Active, or check the status pill for MKT_CLOSED.
• A yellow DELAYED 15 MIN chip shows: you are logged out. Log in for live data.
• STALE, LAST CLOSE: live data is not flowing, so you are looking at the last close. Reload in a minute.
• You can only see one row on a scan: on a Free account, only one panel is shown in full. Pick Momentum Now, or upgrade for every scan.