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What to check when an alert fires

An alert says that something happened. It does not say why, or whether there is anything behind it. These checks answer that, in order, each with the command that runs it — without leaving the server.

  1. Read what the alert already says

    Which scanner fired tells you what kind of event it is. On a volume alert two fields do most of the work: RV says whether the volume is unusual for that ticker, and FT says how many shares there are to trade. A NEWS or SEC flag means a headline or a filing is attached.

    Every field and flag

  2. See what the session has already done

    Ticker Intelligence keeps one card per ticker for the session. It shows how many scanner events have stacked up and the move since the first alert, so a first print can be told from a fifth, with the float, the borrow and the chatter on the same card. The command is typed as a plain message in #trading-floor, with no slash.

  3. Find the reason

    /news lists the recent headlines with their timestamps, so a fresh catalyst can be told from a story the market has already digested. /sec-filings shows what the company has filed, sorted into categories, with dilution and prospectus filings as one of them.

  4. Check the float and the short side

    /info puts price, market cap, float, ownership, short data and borrow cost on one card. /shares-evolution shows whether the float has been growing. /short-interest gives short interest and days to cover, and /borrow-fee the cost to borrow and the shares left to lend.

  5. Check the volume behind the move

    /relative-volume plots volume against the ticker’s own normal, so a busy day stands out from an ordinary one. /top-trades lists the ten largest prints of the day, each rated against that ticker’s own liquidity.

Keep your own record

If you take a position, in and out log it at the prices you type. It is a journal you keep for yourself: TickerRoom connects to no broker, places no orders and verifies nothing.

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