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Where to find stocks to trade today

Start with the sectors that are moving today, not with a list of tickers. On any session a handful of the 30 sector baskets are ranking up with most of their names green; those groups are where the activity is. Open one, and the names driving it are at the top. That is a shortlist of a few stocks with a reason behind each one, built in a minute, instead of a scan of hundreds of tickers with no context.

Right nowTop basket Insurance +1.01% · 10 of 10 names greenTape 16 of 30 greenupdates every few minutes

The routine

  1. Where is the money going. Read the rank. The baskets at the top of the board are where the tape is rotating in right now; the ones sliding down are where it is leaving.
  2. Is the group real. Read breadth next to rank. Nine of eleven names green is a group move. Two of eleven is one name carrying the basket, which is a different trade.
  3. Who is driving it. Open the basket. The names sit biggest mover first, so the leader of the group is the first line.
  4. Is it happening now. The movers list and the alerts catch a name as it accelerates on volume, which is the moment the move is still early.

Example

On September 1 at 12:15 PM the board pushed a surge alert on the oil fund USO as it accelerated on volume. The headline that explained the move, strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, ran at 12:28 PM. The name closed up 5.5% on the day. Some members treat the surge alerts as their "what is moving right now" list and only then read the news.

Common questions

Is the board free?

Yes. The 30 baskets, their ranks, breadth and the masked movers are free with no signup. Members get the names behind the movers, the alerts, and the ten day and one month history views.

What time should I look?

Three looks cover most of it: before the open for the pre-market groups, the first hour for the opening rotation, and the last hour for what is holding into the close. Members get the digests at those times without opening the app.

Does it cover pre-market and after hours?

Yes. The board is session-aware: pre-market and after-hours moves rank the baskets in those sessions, and the 4pm close view stays fixed so the regular session does not drift.

Does the board tell me what to buy?

No. It shows where money is moving and which names are moving it. What to do with that is the reader’s decision. Educational, not financial advice.

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