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TheDesperateTrader.com· $ Volume & scanner alerts · Thursday, Aug 6
The most active stocks from the latest market session (Thursday, Aug 6), 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, Aug 6 close
Most $ Volume · 30
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SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock$2.5B+0.7% · $109.002
MUMicron Technology, Inc.$1.2B-4.8% · $850.303
SNDKSandisk Corporation Common Stock$974M-10.5% · $1,209.004
QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1$703M-0.8% · $711.825
NVDANvidia Corp$432M+0.9% · $221.186
DDOGDatadog, Inc. Class A Common Stock$331M-13.5% · $245.007
CLSCelestica, Inc.$280M-14.3% · $310.758
CLROClearOne, Inc. Common Stock$273M+211.1% · $11.459
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust$269M+0.0% · $770.0010
WDCWestern Digital Corp.$243M-14.9% · $441.5911
GOOGLAlphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock$213M-0.8% · $359.5012
WYHGWing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited American Depositary Shares$170M+127.8% · $7.6113
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices$168M-1.5% · $475.0014
SKHYSK hynix Inc. American Depositary Shares$167M-6.8% · $140.7015
APPApplovin Corporation Class A Common Stock$166M-18.0% · $342.5616
PAVSParanovus Entertainment Technology Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares$166M+91.0% · $9.3817
FIGFigma, Inc.$160M-15.5% · $23.7818
DRAMRoundhill Memory ETF$158M-6.8% · $50.0619
MSFTMicrosoft Corp$141M-0.5% · $484.8320
GOOGAlphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock$131M-0.8% · $357.3121
METAMeta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock$115M+0.2% · $590.0822
AAPLApple Inc.$113M+0.9% · $313.7323
INTCIntel Corp$104M-2.7% · $98.3824
UUnity Software Inc.$104M+14.5% · $40.6125
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc$101M+0.4% · $273.6726
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock$98M-2.3% · $154.8127
IONQIonQ, Inc.$86M+4.9% · $41.9028
GLDSPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares$85M+0.0% · $389.6429
CELZCreative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$77M+83.9% · $1.2330
NBISNebius Group N.V. Class A Ordinary Shares$77M-4.2% · $209.71
Most Active — Scanner Alerts · 26
Ranked by how many unusual-volume & momentum alerts each stock fired — the busiest names for active traders.
1CELZCreative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. Common Stock70 alerts+83.9% · $1.232
SURGSurgePays, Inc. Common Stock42 alerts+69.2% · $0.383CLROClearOne, Inc. Common Stock38 alerts+211.1% · $11.454PAVSParanovus Entertainment Technology Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares31 alerts+91.0% · $9.385
FLNCFluence Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock26 alerts-9.3% · $12.906
OSCROscar Health, Inc.23 alerts-6.2% · $28.257
YXTYXT.COM GROUP HOLDING LIMITED American Depository Shares22 alerts-51.9% · $11.278WYHGWing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited American Depositary Shares21 alerts+127.8% · $7.619
ONFOOnfolio Holdings Inc. Common Stock21 alerts-17.4% · $0.0610
MGRXMangoceuticals, Inc. Common Stock20 alerts+40.2% · $0.6011IONQIonQ, Inc.17 alerts+4.9% · $41.9012
HTZHertz Global Holdings, Inc Common Stock16 alerts+16.0% · $1.8113
QBTSD-Wave Quantum Inc. Common Stock15 alerts-10.6% · $19.1214
RDWRedwire Corporation15 alerts+11.6% · $11.9615APPApplovin Corporation Class A Common Stock15 alerts-18.0% · $342.5616
HUBSHUBSPOT, INC.14 alerts-24.5% · $189.0117
CELHCelsius Holdings, Inc. Common Stock14 alerts-14.2% · $25.0018
IOVAIovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common Stock13 alerts+29.0% · $5.6019
AEVAAeva Technologies, Inc.13 alerts+34.1% · $26.3020
VISNVistance Networks, Inc. Common Stock13 alerts-7.8% · $11.3821CLSCelestica, Inc.13 alerts-14.3% · $310.7522WDCWestern Digital Corp.13 alerts-14.9% · $441.5923FIGFigma, Inc.12 alerts-15.5% · $23.7824
WPPWPP PLC12 alerts+26.6% · $26.0925
AZIAutozi Internet Technology (Global) Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares12 alerts+20.8% · $1.2226
SOUNSoundHound AI, Inc. Class A Common Stock12 alerts+28.3% · $8.25
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, Aug 6. 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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