How to find fast rising U.S. stocks daily.

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $500M

   • Purpose: Focus on reasonably established companies instead of tiny, highly speculative names.
   • Rationale:
     • “Fast rising” stocks can often be found among small and mid caps, but going too small (microcaps) greatly increases manipulation risk and illiquidity.
     • A $500M minimum keeps you in a universe of companies that are still capable of sharp moves, but are more likely to have institutional interest, analyst coverage, and reliable data.

2. Price Between $3 and $150

   • Purpose: Avoid ultra-low “penny stocks” and extremely high-priced outliers.
   • Rationale:
     • Stocks under ~$3 are often very volatile, thinly traded, and subject to pump-and-dump behavior—moves may be “fast” but not investable or repeatable.
     • Capping at $150 excludes some very high-priced names that may move less in percentage terms and narrows the universe to more “typical” trading vehicles for active traders.
     • This range tends to capture many stocks that can make strong daily percentage moves while still being accessible for most traders.

3. Average Daily Volume ≥ 1,000,000 Shares

   • Purpose: Ensure high liquidity so you can realistically trade these fast movers every day.
   • Rationale:
     • “Fast rising” is not helpful if you can’t get in or out without moving the price yourself.
     • A 1M+ volume filter targets actively traded stocks where bid-ask spreads are usually tighter and orders are more likely to fill quickly—critical for daily strategies.

4. Daily Price Change ≥ +5%

   • Purpose: Directly capture “fast rising” behavior.
   • Rationale:
     • A 5% gain (or more) in one day is a clear sign the stock is moving quickly relative to the overall market.
     • This filter zeroes in on the strongest positive movers each day, matching your desire to find “fast rising” names rather than just mildly up-trending stocks.

5. Region: United States

   • Purpose: Limit results to U.S. stocks, as requested.
   • Rationale:
     • Ensures you only see companies listed in U.S. markets, aligning with your specific focus on U.S. stocks and avoiding foreign listings.

6. Exchange: NYSE (XNYS), NASDAQ (XNAS), AMEX (XASE)

   • Purpose: Restrict to major U.S. exchanges.
   • Rationale:
     • These are the primary, most regulated, and most liquid U.S. exchanges.
     • Excluding OTC and pink-sheet markets removes many highly speculative, illiquid, and potentially problematic tickers, while still capturing the vast majority of actively traded “fast movers.”

Why Results Match Your Goal

• The price change ≥ 5% filter directly targets stocks that are already moving up quickly on a given day.
• The volume and exchange filters ensure those movers are tradeable in practice—high liquidity and major U.S. venues.
• The market cap and price filters reduce noise from extremely risky microcaps and ultra-low-priced penny stocks, steering you toward fast movers that are more suitable for repeatable daily strategies.
• Region = United States ensures you’re only looking at U.S. stocks, exactly as you requested.

Together, these filters build a daily list of U.S. stocks that are:

• Listed on major U.S. exchanges
• Large enough to be credible but small/mid enough to move
• Liquid enough to trade
• Currently rising rapidly in price (≥ 5% on the day)