# cap_class

Market-capitalization tier. One of `nano` (<$50M), `micro` ($50M–$300M), `small` ($300M–$2B), `mid` ($2B–$10B), `large` ($10B–$200B), `mega` (≥$200B), or `unknown` when `market_cap` is null. Updates daily post-close as `market_cap` moves. Preferred over the legacy `nano_cap/micro_cap/small_cap/mid_cap/large_cap/mega_cap` boolean columns (which remain in sync as backward-compat shortcuts).

A text signal column on the Tickerbot computed state table (20,798+ ticker rows) — computed by the platform, queryable by bare name across the API. Values are NULL on rows the signal doesn't apply to.

- Group: Fundamentals
- Category: Valuation
- Type: text
- Update cadence: post-close daily
- Universe: all tickers
- History: none — live row only, not historized (no as-of reads for this column)

## Query it

Every applicable form factor, grouped by endpoint family. Response payloads are real captures, sampled 2026-08-18 and trimmed; your run's values and dates will differ.

### Use scan — `/v2/scan`

The whole market through a WHERE clause — this signal composed freely with any other column. (https://tickerbot.io/docs/endpoints/scan.md)

#### Live — the whole market, ranked by this column

```bash
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  --data-urlencode "q=cap_class IS NOT NULL" \
  -d "order=cap_class" -d "columns=cap_class" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
```

Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed):

```json
{
 "as_of": "2026-08-18T00:23:05.056Z",
 "query": {
  "q": "cap_class IS NOT NULL",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "cap_class",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [
   "cap_class"
  ],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "AAA",
   "name": "Alternative Access First Priority CLO Bond ETF",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "ETF",
   "price": 24.95,
   "day_change_pct": -0.0002,
   "gap_pct": 0,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": null,
   "cap_class": "unknown"
  },
  {
   "ticker": "AAAA",
   "name": "Amplius Aggressive Asset Allocation ETF",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "ETF",
   "price": 30.97,
   "day_change_pct": 0.0001,
   "gap_pct": 0.0004,
   "relative_volume": null,
   "market_cap": null,
   "cap_class": "unknown"
  }
 ]
}
```

## Related signals (Valuation)

- [beta](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/beta.md)
- [dividend_yield](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/dividend_yield.md)
- [enterprise_value](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/enterprise_value.md)
- [ev_to_ebitda](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/ev_to_ebitda.md)
- [ev_to_sales](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/ev_to_sales.md)
- [forward_pe](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/forward_pe.md)
- [high_beta](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/high_beta.md)
- [high_dividend_yield](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/high_dividend_yield.md)
- [large_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/large_cap.md)
- [low_beta](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/low_beta.md)
- [market_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/market_cap.md)
- [mega_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/mega_cap.md)
- [micro_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/micro_cap.md)
- [mid_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/mid_cap.md)
- [nano_cap](https://tickerbot.io/docs/signals/nano_cap.md)

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