Best way to find stocks trading with high volatility?

Archin · Nov 11, 2011

What's the best way(or software) to find stock trading at high or relatively high volatility for short term periods such as day or hour?

Archin · Nov 11, 2011

I know someone here likes trading fast moving stocks. Should i be asking in a different forum?

Dustin · Nov 11, 2011

Most charting packages have scanners, or you can get something like Trade-Ideas.

Kevin Schmit · Nov 11, 2011

Quote from Archin:

What's the best way(or software) to find stock trading at high or relatively high volatility for short term periods such as day or hour?

What platform are you trading off of now? Many have short time-frame screeners built in.

newwurldmn · Nov 11, 2011

Why are you bothering?

I thought you never had a losing trade.

Archin · Nov 11, 2011

Quote from Kevin Schmit:

What platform are you trading off of now? Many have short time-frame screeners built in.

OptionsHouse, there is a crude screener that can show 1 day % change...

Archin · Nov 11, 2011

Quote from newwurldmn:

Why are you bothering?

I thought you never had a losing trade.

Trying to find more trading opportunities on something i would like to trade.

Archin · Nov 11, 2011

Quote from Dustin:

Most charting packages have scanners, or you can get something like Trade-Ideas.

Trade-ideas does look interesting will try watching this next trading session.

thunderbolttr · Nov 11, 2011

StockVision allows you to run very customized scans for volatility.

stock777 · Nov 11, 2011

The best thing to do is go long something, which will pretty much guarantee a huge downside move. Reverse for upside.

This has the advantage of giving you the heads up before any scanner