Volume Spike + Price Drop

Stocks with unusual volume surge coinciding with a price decline over the last 5 days — a classic distribution signal. All metrics based on a 20-day rolling window.

Last updated: March 14, 2026 03:30 AM ET
All  (24) Strong  (2) Moderate  (5) Weak  (17)
Signal Symbol Price 5D Change 20D High 20D Low From 20D Low From 20D High Volume (yesterday) 20D Avg Vol 20D Peak Vol Vol Ratio Vol vs Peak Today's Chg%
Strong COO $77.21 -7.68% $83.83 $81.04 +-4.7% -7.9% 1686936 303739 535799 5.55x 314.8% -4.55%
Strong DAL $58.95 -11.11% $75.23 $60.39 +-2.4% -21.6% 7967975 2583439 6144562 3.08x 129.7% -3.75%
Moderate BLK $960.15 -9.29% $1095.51 $1026.80 +-6.5% -12.4% 1183579 499416 792739 2.37x 149.3% -7.24%
Moderate LW $45.73 -3.97% $50.88 $45.72 +0.0% -10.1% 685708 298812 717197 2.29x 95.6% 0.83%
Moderate DOV $209.07 -6.27% $234.96 $218.40 +-4.3% -11.0% 553720 245577 382258 2.25x 144.9% -3.32%
Moderate MOS $26.41 -3.15% $30.73 $26.48 +-0.3% -14.1% 3817804 1821951 6687403 2.1x 57.1% 0.11%
Moderate ALGN $173.59 -7.16% $197.51 $176.08 +-1.4% -12.1% 1240939 596173 1815161 2.08x 68.4% -0.91%
Weak EA $198.22 -1.23% $202.81 $198.59 +-0.2% -2.3% 2094077 602851 1421654 3.47x 147.3% -1.37%
Weak VCIT $83.67 -1.33% $84.80 $83.75 +-0.1% -1.3% 11391332 3723662 9630917 3.06x 118.3% -0.25%
Weak LQD $110.20 -1.44% $111.81 $110.33 +-0.1% -1.4% 23408337 11681003 27998451 2.0x 83.6% -0.33%
Weak ACWI $141.98 -3.66% $148.15 $141.69 +0.2% -4.2% 4170999 2173265 6578958 1.92x 63.4% -1.14%
Weak BLDR $92.46 -11.15% $128.16 $95.82 +-3.5% -27.9% 2951457 1540501 2608694 1.92x 113.1% -3.11%
Weak SPDW $46.27 -7.43% $49.98 $46.51 +-0.5% -7.4% 2746568 1437327 5515259 1.91x 49.8% -0.85%
Weak DGRO $71.46 -2.68% $74.04 $72.41 +-1.3% -3.5% 1276681 672244 1338343 1.9x 95.4% -0.83%
Weak MUB $107.32 -1.49% $108.94 $107.56 +-0.2% -1.5% 1727094 907811 1612949 1.9x 107.1% -0.07%
Weak DD $45.22 -9.42% $51.52 $46.30 +-2.3% -12.2% 1978753 1066622 4494991 1.86x 44.0% -3.12%
Weak LULU $169.06 -8.65% $188.20 $169.19 +-0.1% -10.2% 988441 573523 1249730 1.72x 79.1% -1.76%
Weak RF $26.86 -4.40% $31.15 $27.32 +-1.7% -13.8% 4598877 2691206 4517576 1.71x 101.8% -2.52%
Weak NVR $6907.18 -7.44% $8119.48 $7074.84 +-2.4% -14.9% 14399 8712 23647 1.65x 60.9% -1.68%
Weak SPYV $57.83 -2.34% $59.51 $58.30 +-0.8% -2.8% 1114276 677134 2145414 1.65x 51.9% -1.06%
Weak SHW $329.33 -7.83% $374.19 $338.16 +-2.6% -12.0% 553327 341116 570380 1.62x 97.0% -1.66%
Weak VT $142.17 -3.79% $148.40 $142.06 +0.1% -4.2% 3133175 2001513 5483369 1.57x 57.1% -1.14%
Weak BG $116.92 -2.82% $123.25 $113.28 +3.2% -5.1% 1203697 777154 1514335 1.55x 79.5% 3.30%
Weak CI $271.96 -5.14% $295.28 $273.81 +-0.7% -7.9% 590478 381648 878427 1.55x 67.2% -3.43%

📚 How to Read This Dashboard

What it detects

When a stock drops in price while trading on significantly higher than normal volume, it often indicates distribution — institutional sellers unloading shares into the market. Retail buyers absorb the supply, but the price falls anyway because selling pressure dominates.

This is the opposite of accumulation. It's a bearish signal, though not a guarantee of further decline — always confirm with the broader trend and fundamentals.

The columns explained
  • 5D Change — price change from 5 trading days ago to today
  • Price Position — where current price sits in the 20-day range (0% = at the 20D low, 100% = at the 20D high)
  • Vol Ratio — yesterday's volume ÷ 20-day average volume
  • Vol vs Peak — yesterday's volume as % of the 20-day highest volume day
Signal Thresholds
Strong

Volume ≥ 3× average
Price drop ≥ 5% over 5 days

High conviction distribution. Institutional selling likely.

Moderate

Volume ≥ 2× average
Price drop ≥ 2% over 5 days

Notable but could be sector rotation or news-driven.

Weak

Volume ≥ 1.5× average
Price drop ≥ 1% over 5 days

Early warning. Watch for confirmation in subsequent days.

💡 Tip: The most meaningful signals are stocks where the Price Position bar is near the left (approaching 20-day lows) AND Vol vs Peak is high (yesterday's volume was close to the biggest volume day of the last month). That combination suggests the selling is accelerating, not fading.