What about with $100

Screening Filters

1. Price: $1–$10

   • Purpose: Find lower-priced stocks where a $100 account can buy a meaningful number of shares.
   • Rationale:
     • With $100, you can’t trade many shares of a $50–$100 stock, which limits your ability to capture small intraday moves.
     • In the $1–$10 range, you can often buy 10–100+ shares, so a $0.20–$0.50 move can be a useful dollar profit for a small account.

2. Monthly Average Dollar Volume ≥ $1,000,000

   • Purpose: Ensure the stocks are liquid enough for day trading.
   • Rationale:
     • Dollar volume (price × volume) shows how much money flows through the stock daily.
     • At ≥ $1M average, you’re more likely to:
       • Enter and exit quickly
       • Get filled near the price you see
       • Avoid extremely illiquid names that can “trap” small traders

3. Relative Volume ≥ 1.5

   • Purpose: Focus on stocks trading at least 1.5× their normal volume today.
   • Rationale:
     • High relative volume usually means something is happening: news, catalyst, or unusual interest.
     • These are the names more likely to have clean intraday moves and follow-through, which day traders rely on.

4. Daily Price Change % ≥ 3%

   • Purpose: Find stocks already moving meaningfully today.
   • Rationale:
     • A stock up or down at least 3% has enough volatility to potentially offer tradable intraday swings.
     • Very flat stocks (±1%) aren’t ideal for short-term trading—they may not move enough to justify commissions, spreads, or risk.

5. 5-Minute Price Change % ≥ 0.5%

   • Purpose: Capture stocks showing recent intraday momentum, not just earlier in the day.
   • Rationale:
     • A ≥0.5% move in the last 5 minutes suggests active, current movement rather than something that spiked hours ago and went flat.
     • This helps you focus on names that are “in play” right now, which is critical for intraday setups.

Why Results Match Your Goal of Day Trading with ~$100

• The price filter ($1–$10) lines up with a small account, letting you buy enough shares for small price moves to matter.
• The liquidity filter (≥$1M dollar volume) seeks stocks you can realistically get in and out of without huge slippage.
• The relative volume and price-change filters (Rel Vol ≥1.5, daily change ≥3%) target tickers that are actively traded and volatile enough for day trades.
• The 5-minute change filter keeps the list focused on stocks moving right now, instead of stale movers, which is important when you’re looking for trades “today.”