Spikes
An unusually large move, while it is happening.
Real alert, replayed AMD · Aug 5, 2026 · 9:51 AM ET
| Age | Symbol | Price | 2-min move | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | AMD | 493.51 | −1.5% | 850K |
| 0:41 | NVDA | 182.30 | +2.4% | 9.1M |
| 1:05 | MU | 113.80 | +4.2% | 5.5M |
| 2:18 | RIOT | 14.35 | −5.8% | 3.2M |
| 3:44 | MRVL | 71.90 | −3.6% | 2.9M |
| 5:02 | MARA | 21.15 | +6.1% | 7.4M |
The highlighted row is the alert on the chart. Faded rows are illustrative; the rest are real alerts from 2026.
Real one-minute candles, stopped just after the alert fired. It shows what the scanner saw, not how a trade turned out. TrueTrader provides the scanners and the TT level indicators; the charting platform is your own.
What it finds
Flags a stock the moment it makes an unusually large, fast move for that stock. Every move is measured against the stock's own normal range, so a quiet name and a wild one are judged fairly. The size of the move and the volume behind it show on every row.
When you reach for it
All session, when you want to know which stock just moved far more than it normally does.
The trade it serves
Spike reversals. A sudden spike is the first place the desk looks: a fast move tends to run into a level and snap back. Spikes finds the move while it is still happening, and the level scanners show what it is running into.
On every alert
- Each move judged against the stock's own normal volatility
- Volume conviction attached to every hit
- Sensitivity that adapts as the session progresses
- Recent hits linger so nothing fast is missed
- A session-long log with per-symbol hit timelines
A scanner is not a signal service
It tells you where to look. What to do when you get there is the part that takes judgement, which is why the desk trades live every morning with the same tools open, talking through what they are taking and what they are passing on.
Trading carries real risk and most people who try it lose money. Nothing here is advice.
Get Spikes, and 3 more scanners
Essentials includes Spikes along with 3 other scanners, the live trading room every morning, and the desk talking through what they are taking and what they are passing on.
The other scanners
- Pre/Post MarketWhat moved before the bell, and what is still moving after itEssentials
- Standard PivotsA fast move into a pivot levelEssentials
- G2C ProGaps working their way back to the prior closeEssentials
- TopsA quick spike into a level that other levels agree withAdd-on
- GodlinesThe levels the desk trades aroundAdd-on
- ColinatorStandard Pivots, on Camarilla levelsAdd-on
- HullX ProTrend turns, not chopAdd-on
- V ReversalsA hard move off the open, coming back to the openAdd-on