HOD Momentum Scanner
Stocks breaking above their high-of-day (HOD) with volume confirmation are the bread-and-butter of momentum day trading. This scanner surfaces them in real time so you can see the break as it happens — not 60 seconds later in the replay.
Triggers for HOD momentum
- Current price >= intraday high at scan time
- Last 5-min volume >= 2x the session's average 5-min bar
- Session volume > intraday average
- Optional filters: low-float, news-catalyst, sector exclusions
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Live ticker data for this preset streams inside the Tapeboard scanner once you sign in. The public snapshot endpoint covers the six core presets (top gainers, top losers, most active, unusual volume, gap up, gap down), with this preset's snapshot rolling out next.
Editorial notes
When this preset earns its keep
Continuation trades. HOD + rising volume is a classic 'tape is in your direction' signal. Combine with your own entry rules (pullback to VWAP, micro-pullback, high-tight flag) for a setup that has a real statistical edge over random entries.
How Tapeboard runs this scanner
- Streaming real-time, rows update as prints land. No 10-second refresh delay.
- Click-through to full research: chart + 50 indicators, L2 book, time & sales, SEC filings, insider transactions, and news recency on every row.
- Paper-trading simulator (Terminal tier), size the setup against L2-walked fills before risking capital.
- AI research briefings summarize news and filings behind a ticker without opening six tabs.
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HOD, high-of-day, is one of the cleanest momentum signals in day trading. A stock breaking above its intraday high on rising volume is the textbook continuation setup. The tape is in your direction, the path of least resistance is up, and the flow is confirming. Combine that with a real entry trigger like a pullback to VWAP or a micro-pullback bull flag and the setup has a statistical edge over random entries.
The challenge is timing. By the time most traders notice a name has broken HOD, the move is 30 to 60 seconds old and the easy entry is gone. The HOD momentum scanner solves that by streaming the break in real time, not in a replay. When a name prints above its session high with volume confirmation, the row updates and the alert fires.
What we filter on. Current price at or above the intraday high at scan time, last 5-minute volume at or above 2x the session's average 5-minute bar, total session volume above the intraday average. Optional layers for low-float, news-catalyst, and sector exclusions tighten the universe to the trader's specific style.
Why volume confirmation matters. HOD breaks without volume are the failure pattern that traps continuation traders. A stock that ticks above its session high on 2,000 shares is not a real break. A stock that takes out its high on 200,000 shares with the bid stacking is the trade. The 2x volume filter is the separator.
How traders use this. The scanner is most productive in the 10 AM to 11:30 AM window when the morning's strongest names are putting in their first or second consolidation breakout. Late-day HOD breaks in the 2 PM to 3 PM window are the second tier, often signaling closing-hour squeezes on names with short interest. HOD breaks in the first 30 minutes are noisier because the session high is still being established.
Pair with the gap-and-go scanner and the unusual-volume scanner. Names that show up in all three feeds have the strongest setup confluence. Single-source HOD signals are valid but lower conviction.
// Marcus Reilly, Editor.