Question 1

What is a stock screener and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

A stock screener filters the whole market down to a short list of stocks that match defined criteria - price action, volume, technical indicators, or fundamentals. Instead of reviewing more than 8,400 tickers by hand, you start from a list that already fits a strategy. StockMarketScan goes one step further than a generic filter builder: our 24 stock screeners are pre-built and curated around proven, time-tested setups such as the golden cross, RSI oversold readings, momentum breakouts, and dividend quality, and every list is rebuilt from fresh market data every five minutes while the US market is open.

Question 2

How is StockMarketScan different from other stock screeners?

Accepted Answer

Most screeners hand you a long row of raw data points and leave the filter design to you. We start with 24 curated, named setups - momentum, dividend, breakout, trend quality - built on proven methodologies, each documented openly in our glossary so you can read exactly which criteria a list applies. On top of that, proprietary indicators power Trend Watch and Hot Prospects to surface setups early, and you get unusual options activity data - the kind of data you usually pay several times more for elsewhere. We're the most affordable platform in the entire space.

Question 3

Which stock screeners are free?

Accepted Answer

Three curated lists are free, permanently: Strong Volume Gains (a high volume stock screener), Top Tech Stocks, and Income & Growth. No account is needed to use them. Basic and Pro, both starting with a 7-day free trial, unlock the full lists and the remaining screeners, including the momentum, dividend, golden cross, and unusual options activity lists.

Question 4

How can StockMarketScan improve my workflow?

Accepted Answer

It collapses the time between idea and action. Proven, named screeners cut thousands of tickers down to a short list of setups that actually trade, so you skip the filter-building step entirely. The Chart Flip Book lets you skim through screener results one chart at a time, picking out the patterns you personally like to trade. A built-in AI agent sits next to every chart - ask it about current news, unusual volume, or potential chart formations and get an answer without leaving the page. Net result: a fast, direct path from market noise to a handful of stocks worth your attention.

Question 5

Which markets and tickers do you cover?

Accepted Answer

All major US equities listed on NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX - over 8,400 symbols, including ADRs of international companies. Options coverage extends to every optionable US-listed stock and ETF. Screener lists, daily candles, chart patterns, and market breadth data all draw from the same coverage, so every ticker you find in a list comes with its full chart context.

Question 6

How fresh is the screener data?

Accepted Answer

Fresh to the last five minutes. While the US market is open, our scanner re-checks the source every 5 minutes - screener tables, unusual options activity, the price and the current day's candle all stay current, and the market pill in the header counts down to the next scan in real time. Overnight, trends and performance tracking are consolidated after each US close. Optimized for swing setups - fresh enough for intraday.

Question 7

Can I get alerts when a stock enters a screener?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Stock alerts watch any combination of screeners and tickers for you. You pick the interval per alert - from every 5 minutes up to every 8 hours - plus a daily time window and timezone, and only newly matching tickers are sent, so there is no repeat noise. Alerts are available on Basic and Pro, both starting with a 7-day free trial.

Question 8

What is unusual options activity?

Accepted Answer

Unusual options activity means an options contract is trading far more volume than its open interest - current activity significantly exceeding the number of outstanding contracts, which often accompanies new institutional positioning. Our unusual options activity screener surfaces these contracts every trading day, sorted by volume-to-open-interest ratio, next to the underlying stock's chart and screener context, so the options data and the equity setup can be read together.

Question 9

Is there a stock screener API or MCP server?

Accepted Answer

Both. The REST API exposes screeners, chart patterns, and market data for your own scripts, dashboards, and automated research, starting on the Basic plan. The MCP server connects the same data to AI clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Continue, so an AI assistant can query any screener directly in a conversation. Setup instructions live in the API docs and on the MCP page.

Question 10

Do you show market breadth indicators?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Market Momentum view tracks market breadth across NYSE and NASDAQ: advancing versus declining issues, new 52-week highs and lows, and a combined breadth score. Breadth measures participation - healthy rallies show broad advances while weakening markets show narrowing leadership - and it puts every screener list into market-wide context.

Question 11

Do I need to provide a credit card to start?

Accepted Answer

Only for the paid plans. The three free screeners need no account and no card. Basic and Pro start with a 7-day free trial that requires a payment method: nothing is charged when the trial starts, and if you cancel before it ends you pay nothing. Otherwise the first monthly payment is charged on the trial end date. Each customer can use one free trial.

Question 12

Can I cancel at any time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Subscriptions are month-to-month and you can cancel in Settings at any time, also during the trial. No further payments are charged, and access continues until the end of your billing period or trial.

Question 13

Can I switch between Basic and Pro?

Accepted Answer

Yes, at any time in Settings. During the trial the switch is free and the trial end date stays the same. On a paid subscription an upgrade to Pro is charged immediately with the prorated difference for the rest of the month, and a downgrade to Basic is credited against your next payments. Your billing date does not change, and a plan change never starts a new trial.

Question 14

Is StockMarketScan investment advice?

Accepted Answer

No. StockMarketScan is not financial or investment advice. We provide data, screening and analysis tools for research and educational purposes only. Every trading decision is yours - execution and risk management are up to you and your broker.

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