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relative_volume
Ratio of today’s pace-adjusted volume to the 10-day average. 2.0 means 2× normal.
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At a glance
| Type | numeric |
| Group | Volume |
| Category | Relative & unusual volume |
| Update cadence | 1 min · mkt hrs |
| Intervals | 1m/1h/1d |
| Universe | all tickers |
| History | full · since 2003 |
| Nullable | yes — NULL where not applicable |
Trading activity relative to baseline: relative volume, bursts, unusual-volume flags, liquidity conditions.
Query it
Every applicable form factor, grouped by endpoint family. Swap YOUR_KEY for the value from /dashboard/keys. Response payloads are real captures, sampled 2026-08-18 and trimmed — your run's values and dates will differ.
Use signals /v2/signals/{signal}
One signal across the market: who matches now, who matched then, and a push when someone starts. Docs →
Live — every ticker with relative_volume above a cutoff
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/relative_volume" \
--data-urlencode "condition=> 2.2421" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
"as_of": "2026-08-18T00:25:36.087Z",
"signal": "relative_volume",
"condition": "> 2.2421",
"universe": null,
"count": 2,
"results": [
{
"ticker": "UAC",
"name": "United Acquisition Corp. I",
"value": 24.5198
},
{
"ticker": "WX",
"name": "Corgi All World 2x Daily ETF",
"value": 19.4828
}
]
}As-of — the same read at a past date
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/signals/relative_volume" \
--data-urlencode "condition=> 2.2421" \
-d "asof=2026-05-20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
"as_of": "2026-05-20",
"signal": "relative_volume",
"condition": "> 2.2421",
"universe": null,
"count": 2,
"results": [
{
"ticker": "PETZ",
"name": "TDH Holdings, Inc. Common Shares",
"value": 29.81911833178657
},
{
"ticker": "JUNS",
"name": "Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc. Common Stock",
"value": 29.69480033620042
}
]
}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": "> 2.2421", "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.
Use scan /v2/scan
The whole market through a WHERE clause — this signal composed freely with any other column. Docs →
Live — the whole market, ranked by this column
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
--data-urlencode "q=relative_volume IS NOT NULL" \
-d "order=relative_volume" -d "columns=relative_volume" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
"as_of": "2026-08-18T00:25:37.299Z",
"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": "UAC",
"name": "United Acquisition Corp. I",
"asset_class": "stocks",
"asset_type": "CS",
"price": 9.955,
"day_change_pct": -0.0015,
"gap_pct": 0.003,
"relative_volume": 24.5198,
"market_cap": 138121189
},
{
"ticker": "WX",
"name": "Corgi All World 2x Daily ETF",
"asset_class": "stocks",
"asset_type": "ETF",
"price": 25.395,
"day_change_pct": -0.0041,
"gap_pct": 0,
"relative_volume": 19.4828,
"market_cap": null
}
]
}As-of — the same scan at a past date
curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
--data-urlencode "q=relative_volume IS NOT NULL" \
-d "order=relative_volume" -d "columns=relative_volume" \
-d "asof=2026-05-20" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Response (sampled 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
"as_of": "2026-05-20",
"query": {
"q": "relative_volume IS NOT NULL",
"asof": "2026-05-20",
"interval": "auto",
"limit": 2,
"order": "relative_volume",
"dir": "desc",
"fields": [
"relative_volume"
],
"full": false,
"universe": null,
"asset_class": null
},
"count": 2,
"results": [
{
"ticker": "PETZ",
"name": "TDH Holdings, Inc. Common Shares",
"asset_class": "stocks",
"asset_type": "CS",
"price": 1.15,
"day_change_pct": 41.97530864197529,
"gap_pct": 32.098765432098766,
"relative_volume": 29.81911833178657,
"market_cap": null
},
{
"ticker": "JUNS",
"name": "Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc. Common Stock",
"asset_class": "stocks",
"asset_type": "CS",
"price": 0.205,
"day_change_pct": -35.93750000000001,
"gap_pct": 60.40624999999999,
"relative_volume": 29.69480033620042,
"market_cap": 6978181
}
]
}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 > 2.2421", "target_url": "https://example.com/hooks/tickerbot"}'Returns 201 with the created webhook object; deliveries carry the tickers matching the condition at each evaluation.
Use series /v2/series
Its history over time, on one aligned grid. Docs →
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 2026-08-18, trimmed)
{
"as_of": "2026-08-18T00:25:39.965Z",
"interval": "1d",
"tickers": [
"AAPL",
"MSFT"
],
"columns": [
"close",
"relative_volume"
],
"count": 6,
"series": {
"AAPL": [
{
"t": "2026-08-12",
"close": 302.25,
"relative_volume": 0.6283991045141426
},
{
"t": "2026-08-13",
"close": 305.26,
"relative_volume": 0.5777508330980218
},
{
"t": "2026-08-14",
"close": 305.93,
"relative_volume": 0.3969385395298806
}
],
"MSFT": [
{
"t": "2026-08-12",
"close": 492.43,
"relative_volume": 0.5328875728491285
},
{
"t": "2026-08-13",
"close": 496.88,
"relative_volume": 0.46435533630730425
},
{
"t": "2026-08-14",
"close": 495.4,
"relative_volume": 0.3115264649066604
}
]
}
}Same grammar on scan, series, and webhooks; state reads take ?asof= for point-in-time answers.