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relative_volume

Ratio of today’s pace-adjusted volume to the 10-day average. 2.0 means 2× normal.

metadata
typenumeric
cadence1 min · mkt hrs
intervals1m/1h/1d
universeall tickers
historyfull · since 2003
nullableyes — NULL where not applicable

Swap YOUR_KEY for a key from /dashboard/keys. Responses are real captures from 2026-09-18, trimmed.

Every ticker matching this signal /v2/signals/{signal}

Live — every ticker with relative_volume above a cutoff
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/relative_volume" \
  --data-urlencode "condition=> 3.6268" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:41:17.292Z",
 "signal": "relative_volume",
 "condition": "> 3.6268",
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "HCIC",
   "name": "Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII Class A Ordinary Shares",
   "value": 621.521
  },
  {
   "ticker": "SSM",
   "name": "Sono Group N.V. Ordinary Shares",
   "value": 221.2932
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same read at a past date
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/relative_volume" \
  --data-urlencode "condition=> 3.6268" \
  -d "asof=2026-07-04" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-20",
 "signal": "relative_volume",
 "condition": "> 3.6268",
 "universe": null,
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "APWC",
   "name": "Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp",
   "value": 29.90221795862446
  },
  {
   "ticker": "WPRT",
   "name": "Westport Fuel Systems Inc Common Shares",
   "value": 29.60663952013103
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook when a ticker starts matching
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/relative_volume/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"condition": "> 3.6268", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook — the same shape as GET /v2/webhooks/{id}, plus a one-time signing_secret for HMAC verification.

The whole market, filtered on it /v2/scan

Live — the whole market, ranked by this column
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "relative_volume IS NOT NULL", "order": "relative_volume", "columns": "relative_volume" }'
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:41:23.021Z",
 "query": {
  "q": "relative_volume IS NOT NULL",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "relative_volume",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [
   "relative_volume"
  ],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "HCIC",
   "name": "Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII Class A Ordinary Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 10.01,
   "change_1d_pct": null,
   "gap_pct": null,
   "relative_volume": 621.521,
   "market_cap": 355135150
  },
  {
   "ticker": "SSM",
   "name": "Sono Group N.V. Ordinary Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 2.088,
   "change_1d_pct": 43.01369863013699,
   "gap_pct": 65.0685,
   "relative_volume": 222.1755,
   "market_cap": 2475569
  }
 ]
}
As-of — the same scan at a past date
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{ "q": "relative_volume IS NOT NULL", "order": "relative_volume", "columns": "relative_volume", "asof": "2026-07-04" }'
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-06-20",
 "query": {
  "q": "relative_volume IS NOT NULL",
  "asof": "2026-06-20",
  "interval": "auto",
  "limit": 2,
  "order": "relative_volume",
  "dir": "desc",
  "fields": [
   "relative_volume"
  ],
  "full": false,
  "universe": null,
  "asset_class": null
 },
 "count": 2,
 "results": [
  {
   "ticker": "APWC",
   "name": "Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 1.99,
   "change_1d_pct": 43.16546762589929,
   "gap_pct": 38.129496402877706,
   "relative_volume": 29.90221795862446,
   "market_cap": 41211838
  },
  {
   "ticker": "WPRT",
   "name": "Westport Fuel Systems Inc Common Shares",
   "asset_class": "stocks",
   "asset_type": "CS",
   "price": 2.26,
   "change_1d_pct": 21.505376344086002,
   "gap_pct": 20.698924731182792,
   "relative_volume": 29.60663952013103,
   "market_cap": 40826823
  }
 ]
}
Subscribe — webhook on a market-wide condition
curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{"q": "relative_volume > 3.6268", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'

Returns 201 with the created webhook object; deliveries carry the tickers matching the condition at each evaluation.

Its history /v2/series

History — the column on an aligned time grid
curl "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/series?tickers=AAPL,MSFT&columns=close,relative_volume" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
Response (sampled 2026-09-18, trimmed)
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-18T14:41:28.333Z",
 "interval": "1d",
 "tickers": [
  "AAPL",
  "MSFT"
 ],
 "columns": [
  "close",
  "relative_volume"
 ],
 "count": 6,
 "series": {
  "AAPL": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-15",
    "close": 331.34,
    "relative_volume": 0.5547833503627599
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-16",
    "close": 332.41,
    "relative_volume": 0.6313486195300593
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-17",
    "close": 337.002,
    "relative_volume": 0.6320816634137256
   }
  ],
  "MSFT": [
   {
    "t": "2026-09-15",
    "close": 497.12,
    "relative_volume": 0.5071542751734508
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-16",
    "close": 490.3,
    "relative_volume": 0.5288527211025462
   },
   {
    "t": "2026-09-17",
    "close": 497.75,
    "relative_volume": 0.515334655697887
   }
  ]
 }
}

Same grammar on scan, series, and webhooks; state reads take ?asof= for point-in-time answers.

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