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TheDesperateTrader.com· $ Volume & scanner alerts · Thursday, Sep 10

The most active stocks from the latest market session (Thursday, Sep 10), two ways: Most $ Volume (price × shares traded, so real money and liquidity, not penny-stock share counts) and Most Active by scanner alerts (the names that fired the most unusual-volume and momentum alerts - the busiest tickers for a day trader). Tap any ticker for its live chart and alert history.

As of Thu, Sep 10 close
Most $ Volume · 30
1SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust$32.4B-0.6% · $757.832MUMicron Technology, Inc.$25.6B-4.9% · $977.413NVDANvidia Corp$23.3B-2.4% · $218.364AAPLApple Inc.$22.9B+3.6% · $326.575QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1$22.3B-1.1% · $708.696SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock$17.6B+0.4% · $148.187SNDKSandisk Corporation Common Stock$14.8B-4.1% · $1,692.598METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock$13.9B-1.4% · $644.389IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF$13.3B-0.6% · $761.5310VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF$12.8B-0.6% · $696.6511TSLATesla, Inc. Common Stock$10.8B-1.2% · $363.5612INTCIntel Corp$9.7B-5.6% · $100.3213ORCLOracle Corp$8.7B-5.4% · $152.9414AVGOBroadcom Inc. Common Stock$8.7B-1.0% · $360.8315AMDAdvanced Micro Devices$8.1B-3.4% · $503.6016MSFTMicrosoft Corp$7.9B+0.2% · $492.4417GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock$7.8B+0.6% · $332.6018IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF$7.8B-1.0% · $287.7019AMZNAmazon.Com Inc$6.4B-0.2% · $251.8920GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock$5.4B+0.6% · $330.3921TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF$4.9B-1.2% · $80.7822HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF$4.2B-0.5% · $78.6223SKHYSK hynix Inc. American Depositary Shares$4.2B-5.2% · $188.3024GLDSPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares$4.0B-1.7% · $396.3625MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc. Common Stock$3.7B-3.4% · $226.9626LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF$3.7B-0.9% · $104.3627LITELumentum Holdings Inc. Common Stock$3.7B-5.4% · $935.7028SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF$3.7B-2.4% · $560.2829TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.$3.6B-1.7% · $428.0330PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock$3.5B-2.2% · $165.86
Most Active - Scanner Alerts · 20

Ranked by how many unusual-volume & momentum alerts each stock fired - the busiest names for active traders.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about today’s most active stocks on TheDesperateTrader.

What are the most active stocks today?
The most active stocks are those trading the highest dollar volume (share price × shares traded), ranked from Thursday, Sep 10. High dollar volume means real money and liquidity are moving through the name, which is what day traders and institutions watch.
Why rank by dollar volume instead of share volume?
Raw share volume favors penny stocks, a $0.50 stock trading 50M shares is only $25M of real activity. Dollar volume (price × shares) measures actual money changing hands, so it surfaces the names that genuinely matter.
What is the "Most Active by scanner alerts" list?
A second ranking by how many unusual-volume (RVOL) and momentum alerts each stock triggered recently. Dollar volume surfaces the largest, most liquid names (often the market giants); scanner alerts surface the stocks that were unusually busy for a day trader, typically volatile small and mid-caps making sharp moves. The two lists answer different questions, so we show both.
How often does this update?
Rankings settle after each market close from official daily bars. Intraday, watch live unusual-volume (RVOL) alerts and real-time movers across the rest of the site.
Where can I see live alerts for these stocks?
Click any ticker to open its page for the live chart and full alert history, or open the Stock Market Today dashboard for real-time unusual-volume alerts.

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