Spot Stocks Under Unusual Selling Pressure with an ATR Scan

Bullish Gator

Learn to use ATR volatility spikes and a thinkScript scan to identify stocks under unusual selling pressure and potential trend reversals in market, sector and industry analysis.

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What stands out

The presenter demonstrated a practical way to turn Average True Range (ATR), a volatility measure that shows how big price moves are, into a live scan that flags stocks experiencing sudden selling pressure. He walked through a thinkScript chart and a custom scan that looks for classic volatility doublings, a simple rule that can expose trend reversals faster than watching moving averages alone. The clip matters because it converts an abstract indicator into a repeatable screen you can run across sectors in minutes, not an academic lecture on theory.