Spikes
Momentum that has gone further than it can hold.
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 July and August 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
Measures every move against that stock's own typical volatility, so a quiet name and a wild one are judged fairly rather than by a single percentage that suits neither. Volume conviction is shown with every hit.
When you reach for it
During the session, the moment a name moves faster than it normally can, which is usually the moment it arrives at a level.
The trade it serves
The spike reversal. The edge is not that a stock moved fast; it is that a fast move into a level tends to run out of buyers. Sensitivity adapts through the trading day, and recent spikes linger briefly so a fast hit is not missed.
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 PivotsPrice arriving where the maths says it should pauseEssentials
- G2C ProGaps working their way back to the prior closeEssentials
- TopsWhere a run is running outPro+
- GodlinesThe levels the desk trades aroundPro+
- ColinatorPrice completing a real journey between zonesPro+
- HullX ProTrend turns, not chopPro+
- V ReversalsSharp recoveries, caught in stagesPro+