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§00 // SCANNER_PRESET · STREAMING
Pre-Market Movers Scanner
The opening bell universe starts forming at 4am ET. Earnings, FDA news, partnership announcements, macro-catalyst reactions — all show up in pre-market trade. This scanner surfaces the names with real pre-market activity (not just one halted print) so you're watching 5-10 tickers at 9:29, not 500.
§01 // TRIGGERS_FOR_PRE_MARKET_MOVERS
Triggers for pre-market movers
- Pre-market price change > 2% (configurable)
- Pre-market volume > 50K shares (configurable — filters single-print noise)
- News / earnings flag where available
- Sorted by pre-market RVOL for biggest anomalies first
§02 // TOP_TICKERS_RIGHT_NOW
Top tickers right now
// As of 2026-08-06 20:58 UTC · cached 30s · delayed 15 min
| SYMBOL | PRICE | %CHG | VOL | RVOL | SECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELZ | $1.50 | +124.33% | 267.0M | 1535.9x | |
| IOVA | $6.14 | +41.47% | 73.2M | 5.7x | |
| AEVA | $24.95 | +27.23% | 8.4M | 5.8x | |
| SOUN | $7.08 | +10.11% | 88.5M | 2.5x | |
| HTZ | $2.16 | +38.24% | 132.8M | 6.3x | |
| RIG | $5.19 | +0.91% | 47.8M | 1.0x | |
| SOXS | $44.26 | -1.83% | 69.9M | 0.9x | |
| BNGO | $1.12 | +4.67% | 56.7K | 0.4x | |
| DAMD | $1.59 | -3.05% | 59.7M | 0.9x | |
| TTWO | $234.00 | -0.39% | 4.0M | 2.1x | |
| T | $23.68 | +2.69% | 44.4M | 0.6x | |
| WMT | $111.90 | -0.39% | 21.5M | 0.9x | |
| KO | $86.84 | +0.01% | 12.8M | 0.7x | |
| AAPL | $311.77 | +0.25% | 45.5M | 0.7x | |
| NVDA | $218.92 | -0.14% | 113.3M | 0.8x |
§03 // EDITORIAL_NOTES
Editorial notes
§04 // WHEN_IT_EARNS_ITS_KEEP
When this preset earns its keep
Morning prep. Every day-trading routine starts with 'what gapped overnight, what's moving pre-market, what's the catalyst.' This scanner compresses that research into a single streamed table instead of four browser tabs.
§05 // HOW_TAPEBOARD_RUNS_IT
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.
§06 // RELATED_SCANNERS
Related scanners
§07 // OPEN_TERMINAL
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The trading day starts at 4 AM ET, not 9:30. Earnings drop after the closing bell, FDA news prints overnight, partnership announcements hit before sunrise, and macro reactions to international sessions show up in pre-market trade hours before retail brokerages even open. The pre-market movers scanner is the tool that compresses that overnight news flow into a single watchlist instead of four browser tabs and a Twitter feed.
What we filter on. Pre-market price change above 2% with configurable threshold, pre-market volume above 50,000 shares to filter out single-print noise, sorted by pre-market RVOL so the biggest anomalies surface first. News and earnings flags layer on top where the data is available. The 50,000-share floor is what separates a real pre-market mover from a stock with one thinly-traded print at a wide spread.
Why pre-market matters. Two reasons. First, the catalyst-to-price reaction window is most informative in pre-market because volume is thin and the tape is reactive. A stock that gaps 8% on 200,000 shares of pre-market volume tells you exactly how the market is reading the catalyst. Second, pre-market action sets the stage for the opening bell. The gap-and-go setup, the failed-gap short, the morning-reversal trade all key off pre-market price levels.
How traders use this. Run the scanner at 7 AM ET to see what gapped overnight. Re-run at 9 AM ET to catch names that started moving on the European session reaction. Cross-check against the gap-and-go scanner to identify names that satisfy both criteria. Names that show up in both feeds are higher-conviction opening-bell setups.
Common pre-market catalysts: earnings released after-hours the prior session, overnight FDA panel decisions, geopolitical headlines that hit during Tokyo or London hours, macro releases scheduled for 8:30 ET that move sector ETFs in pre-market, M&A leaks, and crypto-sector news that breaks 24/7.
Pre-market is also where overnight Blue Ocean ATS prints get promoted into the standard pre-market session at 4 AM. Tapeboard runs a dedicated bridge for that handoff so the tape stays continuous.
// Marcus Reilly, Editor.