What's the technical term for when you're

looking for stocks that have had large intraday swings over the past few weeks?

Say I want to look for a stock that's had moves of over one dollar in a given direction in a single day, what am I screening for?

 

TR (True Range) or ATR (Average True Range). You may also be able to screen for Beta (volatility, typically compared to an index, such as the S&P)

Screening for TR or ATR as a percentage of stock price can sometimes be very helpful. For example, TR>OPEN*.08

 

hey kovacs

dont forget to go only for the liquid stocks of over a million shares a day.

 

Thanks, ATR is exactly what I'm looking for.

 

Definitely. I'm screening for high-dollar stocks with volume between 2.5MM and 7MM, an ATR of at least one dollar, and a beta of less than 0.7

 

if you dont mind, why are u screening for stocks with a beta of less than .7 ? are these stocks for daytrading? thanks, jim

 

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