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volume_burst_5x

Current minute volume ≥ 5× recent average.

Facts

definitionvolume >= 5 * avg(volume, 30 min prior)
typeevent (boolean)
firingcontinuous
cadence1 min · 4 AM–8 PM ET
asset classesUS equities
universeall tickers
historylive value only

Examples

Screen on it

curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "q": "volume_burst_5x"
  }'

Get an alert when a ticker starts matching

curl -X POST "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/scan/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "q": "volume_burst_5x",
    "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 firings

curl -G "https://api.tickerbot.io/v2/events" \
  -d "kind=signal" -d "signal=volume_burst_5x" -d "transition=enter" -d "from=2026-03-31" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"