Every row on the live watchlist carries a score. It is a quick read of how much trading attention a stock is getting at this moment, and it updates continuously while the market is open.
See it in action
Five hypothetical screenshots of the live watchlist: the three score colors, the All Movers and Focus buttons, and Sound. They change slowly on their own, pause while you point at them, and you can use the arrows to move between them.
EXAMPLESIllustrations with sample data, not the live list.
EXAMPLE SCREENSAMPLE DATA
the tickergain todaylast pricethe scorebest gain
Symbol
Change%
Price
Momentum Bell Score
Max Change
ABCD
+64.2%
$4.18
168
+71.5%
EFGH
+41.7%
$2.86
131
+45.0%
IJKL
+38.0%
$7.42
107
+52.3%
Below 70Neutral70 – 100AmberAbove 100Green
GREENAbove 100 — High attention
What it means: This stock is among the busiest names on the list right now. Heavy trading activity is building around it, which is why it stands out from the rest.
What to do: Open the news and the chart, check the price, and compare Change% with Max Change to see how much of the move is already done. Above 500 the row lights up with a 🔥 fire banner. With Sound on, a rising alert sound plays when a score first crosses 100.
A high score means a stock is busy, not that its price will keep rising. Hypothetical screenshot with sample data.
EXAMPLE SCREENSAMPLE DATA
the tickergain todaylast pricethe scorebest gain
Symbol
Change%
Price
Momentum Bell Score
Max Change
MNOP
+47.3%
$3.55
96
+50.1%
QRST
+36.8%
$9.10
84
+44.6%
UVWX
+33.1%
$5.27
73
+33.1%
Below 70Neutral70 – 100AmberAbove 100Green
AMBER70 – 100 — Building attention
What it means: Activity is picking up, but it hasn't reached the high-attention zone yet. Amber rows are worth keeping an eye on.
What to do: Watch the direction. A score that keeps climbing towards 100 can mean interest is building; one sliding back toward grey means it is fading. No alert sound plays yet; that comes when the score crosses 100.
Scores move from second to second, so judge the trend over a few minutes, not a single reading. Hypothetical screenshot with sample data.
EXAMPLE SCREENSAMPLE DATA
the tickergain todaylast pricethe scorebest gain
Symbol
Change%
Price
Momentum Bell Score
Max Change
BCDE
+35.9%
$2.41
58
+41.2%
FGHI
+32.4%
$12.60
46
+34.0%
JKLM
+30.6%
$6.08
31
+30.6%
Below 70Neutral70 – 100AmberAbove 100Green
NEUTRALBelow 70 — Neutral
What it means: The stock passes the filters (price, % change and dollar volume), but trading activity is ordinary right now. Most rows spend most of their time here.
What to do: Treat it as background. It becomes interesting when a neutral row starts turning amber or green.
Outside market hours the live list is empty. This is what it looks like when the market is open. Hypothetical screenshot with sample data.
EXAMPLE SCREENSAMPLE DATA
All MoversFocus
① All Movers: the full list② Focus: a shorter, stricter list
Symbol
Change%
Price
Momentum Bell Score
Max Change
ABCD
+64.2%
$4.18
168
+71.5%
EFGH
+41.7%
$2.86
131
+45.0%
MNOP
+47.3%
$3.55
96
+50.1%
QRST
+35.9%
$2.41
58
+41.2%
All MoversFull listFocusShorter list
VIEWSAll Movers and Focus: two views of one watchlist
What it means:All Movers is the full list of stocks that are passing the site's filters right now. Focus is a shorter list of the same stocks, narrowed down by a stricter filter, so you see fewer rows and less noise.
What to do: Start in All Movers for the wide view, and switch to Focus when you want a shorter list to watch. Point at either button on the live page to see its current settings. The score colors work the same way in both.
Both lists update live while the market is open. Hypothetical screenshot with sample data.
EXAMPLE SCREENSAMPLE DATA
🔇 Sound: Off→🔊 Sound: On
Symbol
Change%
Price
Momentum Bell Score
Max Change
ABCD
+52.6%
$3.94
104
+53.0%
🔊 Just crossed above 100 → the alert sound plays now
EFGH
+41.2%
$6.15
168
+45.8%
Already above 100 → no new alert sound
MNOP
+36.4%
$2.98
96
+38.9%
Still below 100 → no alert sound
🔇 OffSilent🔊 OnAlert sound
SOUNDSound alerts: hear it without watching the screen
What it means: With Sound on, the page plays a short rising alert sound each time a stock's score climbs above 100 into the green zone. There is no alert sound for amber or neutral rows.
What to do: Tap the Sound button at the top of the page to switch between Off and On, turn your device volume up, and keep the page open in a tab. Browsers only allow sound after you have tapped or clicked the page once, so switch it on yourself. A stock that dips just under 100 and comes back soon does not trigger the alert sound again, so you are not buzzed repeatedly.
Your Sound choice is remembered on this device. Hypothetical screenshot with sample data.
The color bands
Score
Color
Meaning
Below 70
Grey
Neutral. The stock meets the filters but activity is unremarkable.
70 – 100
Amber
Building attention. Activity is picking up.
Above 100
Green
High attention. The stock is currently among the most actively traded names on the list.
Above 500
Green with 🔥
Extreme activity. The row is highlighted with a fire banner for as long as the score stays that high.
The rising alert sound
If you turn on Sound (the button at the top of the page), a short rising alert sound plays when a ticker’s score crosses above 100. To avoid constant repeats for stocks that hover around that level, a ticker that dips just under 100 and comes right back does not play the alert sound again; it has to stay below for several minutes first.
The other numbers in each row
Change% is how far the stock is up on the day.
Max Change is the highest percentage gain it has reached today. A large gap between Change% and Max Change means the stock has already given back a lot of its move.
Price is the latest price.
The 🗞 icon opens recent headlines, when there are any, and the ☆ icon pins a ticker to the top of your list.
All Movers, Focus and Dropped-out
All Movers lists every stock passing the broad filters. Focus applies a tighter set of filters on top of that, so it is a shorter list. Hover over either tab to see its current criteria. When a stock stops meeting the criteria it moves to the Dropped-out section, along with the largest gain it reached that day.
Using the score sensibly
Treat it as a starting point for your own research, not a signal to buy or sell.
A high score says a stock is busy right now, not that its price will keep rising. Activity can fade as fast as it appeared.
Check the news, the chart, the spread and your own risk limits before doing anything.
Scores can jump around from one second to the next. A single reading is less meaningful than how a stock’s score behaves over several minutes.
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