Trending Stocks

Trending stocks are stocks experiencing significant price movement, high volume, or media attention. PiTrade makes it easy to discover and track these market movers.

Understand trending stocks. Trending stocks are:

  • Stocks with significant price changes
  • High trading volume
  • Media or social media attention
  • Market movers
  • Stocks in the news

Why They Trend

Price Movement

  • Large percentage gains
  • Large percentage losses
  • Significant volatility
  • Breakouts or breakdowns

Volume

  • Unusually high trading volume
  • Increased investor interest
  • Liquidity events
  • Unusual activity

News Events

  • Earnings announcements
  • Product launches
  • Executive changes
  • Partnerships or deals
  • Regulatory news

Market Events

  • Economic data releases
  • Fed announcements
  • Industry news
  • Sector trends
  • Macro events

Social Media

  • Retail investor interest
  • Viral discussions
  • Community picks
  • Meme stocks
  • Social trends

Opportunities & Risks

Opportunities

  • Identify emerging trends
  • Find momentum plays
  • Spot breakouts
  • Discover opportunities
  • Early entry points

Risks

  • FOMO trading
  • Overhyped stocks
  • Unsustainable moves
  • Volatility
  • Losses possible

Find trending stocks easily.

Where To FInd

  1. Open PiTrade app
  2. Tap Explore tab
  3. You'll see market overview
  4. Find Trending Stocks section

Trending Stocks Section

The Explore page has dedicated section for:

  • Top Gainers: Biggest percentage gains
  • Top Losers: Biggest percentage losses
  • Volume Shockers: Highest trading volume
  • One Year High Lowest: Stocks that touched current year's time high and low
  • All Time High Low: Stocks that touched all time high and low

Top Gainers

Stocks with biggest price increases.

What They Are

Top gainers are:

  • Stocks with largest percentage gains
  • Positive price movement
  • Highest performers today
  • Bullish sentiment

Information Displayed

For each gainer:

  • Symbol: Stock ticker
  • Name: Company name
  • Current Price: Latest price
  • Change: Dollar change
  • Percent Change: Percentage gain

Top Losers

Stocks with biggest price decreases.

What They Are

Top losers are:

  • Stocks with largest percentage losses
  • Negative price movement
  • Worst performers today
  • Bearish sentiment

Information Displayed

For each loser:

  • Symbol: Stock ticker
  • Name: Company name
  • Current Price: Latest price
  • Change: Dollar change
  • Percent Change: Percentage loss

Volume Shockers

Stocks with highest trading volume.

What They Are

Most active stocks are:

  • Highest trading volume
  • Most shares traded
  • Highest liquidity
  • Most traded today

Information Displayed

For each active stock:

  • Symbol: Stock ticker
  • Name: Company name
  • Volume: Trading volume
  • Percent Change: Percentage change

One Year High Lowest

Stocks that are at there highest or lowest for teh current year.

What They Are

Stocks that are at one year high or low:

  • Stocks that are at all time high in a year
  • Stocks that are at all time low in a year

Information Displayed

For each stock in news:

  • Symbol: Stock ticker
  • Name: Company name
  • Current Price: Latest price
  • Change: Dollar change
  • Percent Change: Percentage loss

All Time High Low

Stocks that are at there highest or lowest.

What They Are

Stocks that are at one year high or low:

  • Stocks that are at all time high in a year
  • Stocks that are at all time low in a year

Information Displayed

For each stock in news:

  • Symbol: Stock ticker
  • Name: Company name
  • Current Price: Latest price
  • Change: Dollar change
  • Percent Change: Percentage loss

Filtering & Sorting

Customize your trending view.

Filter Options

  • By Sector
  • By Market Cap

Apply trending information strategically.

Trading Strategies

Momentum Trading

  • Follow top gainers
  • Ride the trend
  • Exit on reversal
  • Quick profits

Contrarian Trading

  • Buy top losers
  • Sell top gainers
  • Fade the move
  • Mean reversion

News Trading

  • React to news
  • Trade the announcement
  • Fade the move
  • Quick execution

Volume Trading

  • Trade most active
  • Follow volume
  • Confirm trends
  • Identify breakouts

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