HELP - Trending Stocks

Description

Knowing the current trend is vital information for short term traders. Optionslam uses widely accepted technical indicators to determine the current short term trend and analyze its momentum. Regardless of your trading style, knowing the current trend is information that matters!

How to Access

STOCK INFO>TRENDING STOCKS

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Trend Type

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Earnings Period

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Minimum Average Volume

Type numbers only (no commas). Example: 10000000 will return stocks that have a minimum average daily volume over the last three months of at least one million shares per day.

OptionSlam EVR

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After Market Flag

Choose whether you want stocks that report only after market close, only before market open or both.

Stock Price

Choose a Specific Price Range of Stocks. Example: Stocks priced no less than $10.00 but no greater than $50.00.

column headings

• SYMBOL

  This is the stock symbol also known as the ‘Ticker’ or ‘Ticker Symbol’.

• EVR

  This is the current Earnings Volatility Rating of the stock. OptionSlam has developed the EVR rating system which measures each stocks reaction to its earnings announcement. Stocks rated with a lower EVR such as less than 2.0 tend to not move a great deal after an earnings announcement. While a stock with an EVR over 5.0 for example tends to be more volatile after an earnings announcement with relatively large price swings. Please read here for more information about the EVR.

• AVERAGE VOLUME

  The number of shares traded per day averaged over the most recent three months.

• EARNINGS DATE

  The date which a company announces its quarterly earnings results. Earnings dates are often accompanied by acronyms: AMC = After Market Close AC = After Close BMO = Before Market Open BO= Before Open

• RECENT CLOSE

  Updated daily, this is the most recent trading sessions’ closing price.

• TREND INDICATOR / 10 DAY SMA

  A Simple Moving Average calculated on the most recent ten days closing prices.

• TREND INDICATOR / 26 DAY 50%

  This line is calculated by taking the high and low over the last 26 days and dividing by two.

• TREND INDICATOR / DISTANCE

  This is the distance between the 26 day 50% and 10 day SMA lines. The calculation used is to divide the higher of the two values by the lower value. The result is then represented as a percentage of the lower value.

• IMPLIED MOVE CALCULATION / POSITION

  As we approach an earnings date our system monitors the ATM straddle and strangle prices at the close of each trading day. The system chooses the spread with the lowest debit to produce a breakeven trade. The system assumes holding the spread to expiration.

• IMPLIED MOVE CALCULATION / OPTION COST

  This is the cost of the options to enter the position chosen.

• IMPLIED MOVE CALCULATION / IMPLIED MOVE

  This is the distance price would have to move to reach break-even on the position. This distance is represented as a percentage of the stock price.