Market Movers
Market Movers lists today's most active stocks and biggest gainers and decliners in the regular session, up to 50 of each, with moves measured from the previous close. Minimum price and volume rules keep tiny trades off the lists, and the Market Action Lists add ready-made screens such as top gainers on high volume.
What is Market Movers?
Market Movers shows what is happening in the stock market during regular trading hours: which stocks are trading the most shares today, and which are up or down the most, in three lists - Most Active, Gainers and Decliners. Next to it in the menu, the Market Action Lists are ready-made screens for questions such as which stocks are rising on heavy volume or kept climbing after a gap up at the open.
How we build the lists
- The regular session. 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern time. Premarket and after-hours trades are left out; the opening and closing auctions and trades reported away from the exchanges are counted in volume.
- Price and change. The price is the latest regular-session price, and after the close the official closing price. The change is measured from the previous trading day's close, adjusted for stock splits.
- Top 50, with a minimum size. Each list shows up to 50 stocks. Gainers and Decliners need a move of at least 1% and enough volume for the stock's price, so a few thousand shares in a cheap stock can't top the list. The table below has the rules.
- News and earnings. The Alerts column shows N when a stock has a press release or news headline since 4:00 PM the previous trading day, and E when it has an earnings report before today's open, after today's close or after yesterday's close.
- Which day. Until shortly after the 9:30 AM open, and on weekends and holidays, the lists show the last full trading day. During the day they are rebuilt about every 4 minutes.
Relative volume (today's volume against the 90-day average) is a Premium filter on this page, not a rule for the lists. The lists show trading activity, not buy or sell signals.
What you can find out
What are the biggest stock gainers and losers today?
Gainers and Decliners rank stocks by their percentage move from the previous close, biggest first, among stocks with enough volume to count. See today's market movers
Which stocks are the most actively traded today?
Most Active lists the 50 stocks with the most shares traded in today's regular session, whether their price is up or down. See the most active stocks
Which stocks are rising or falling on unusually heavy volume?
Top Gainers on High Volume and Top Losers on High Volume show each stock's Relative Stock Volume: today's volume so far divided by its 90-day average daily volume, with the same figure for its options. For volume spikes on their own, see Unusual Stock Volume. See top gainers on high volume
Which stocks gapped up at the open and kept rising?
Gap Up and Go and Gap Down and Go show the Opening Gap - the open against the previous close - next to %Chg From Open, the move since the open, with each stock's volume against its float and whether it has news. See gap up and go
Which stocks are beating the market?
Outperforming Stocks shows each stock's 7-day return and its 2-week, 3-month and 6-month returns with dividends included, along with statistics such as the share of up days and the average daily return. The page compares stocks with SPY, the S&P 500 ETF. See outperforming stocks
Where to find it
Menu: Stocks › Features › Market Movers, or go straight to /Reports/MarketMovers. The ready-made screens are under Stocks › Market Action Lists.
Market Movers and the Market Action Lists are free. Members of any Premium plan can also filter Market Movers by watchlist, ETF, sector, industry, market cap, volume and relative volume, and click a row for an extended analysis of the stock.
How each list is picked
| List | Ranked by | To be included |
|---|---|---|
| Most Active | Shares traded today, top 50 | More than 10,000 shares traded, with a price and a previous close |
| Gainers | % change from the previous close, top 50 | Up 1% or more, and one of: price $5 or more with 15,000+ shares; price $50 or more with 5,000+ shares; price $1 or more with 500,000+ shares and a gain of at least $1 |
| Decliners | % change from the previous close, top 50 by size of the drop | Down 1% or more, with the same price and volume tests |
FAQ
- Why does Market Movers show the previous day in the morning?
- Until shortly after the 9:30 AM ET open, and on weekends and holidays, it shows the last full trading day. For moves before the open, see the Premarket Trading report.
- Do premarket and after-hours trades count?
- No. Price, change and volume come from the regular session, including the opening and closing auctions. The Premarket and After Hours reports cover the other sessions.
- Why isn't a low-priced stock with a huge gain on the list?
- Below $5 a stock needs at least 500,000 shares traded and a gain of at least $1, and stocks under $1 don't make the Gainers or Decliners lists, so big percentage moves on light volume don't fill the lists.
- Is Market Movers free?
- Yes. The three lists and the Market Action Lists are free. Members of any Premium plan can also filter Market Movers by watchlist, ETF, sector, industry, market cap, volume and relative volume.
- Are the biggest gainers a signal to buy?
- No. The lists show what has moved today, not where a stock goes next.
Related
Premarket Trading Report Unusual Stock Volume 52-Week Highs and Lows Gap Up and GoTerms on this page
Previous close Relative volume Opening gap Most activeMarket Chameleon provides data, not investment advice.