Day Trading Stock List updated on September 23, 2022, for the week of September 26.

These are the best stocks for day trading based on three different scanning methods. This page is updated weekly, prior to the Monday open. The stocks discussed provide ample opportunity throughout the week.

• US stocks that move a lot every day, in percentage terms (5%+).
• US stocks that move a lot every day, in dollar terms ($2+).
• US stocks moving big today (I’ll show you how to find them)

A Canadian day trading stock list is at the bottom of the article.

For ideas on how to trade the stocks listed on this page, see How to Day Trade Stocks with a Trend Strategy. The article provides more details on day trading in general, stop losses, position sizing, when not to trade, and a number of entry and exit methods.

Best Day Trading Stocks – Consistent High Percentage Movers

The following list is a sample of the day trading stocks that tend to move more than 5% per day (long-term average movement). This means you don’t need to look around every morning for something new to trade. You know that these stocks are likely to move big each day.

These stocks also have high daily average volume.

Pick one or two of these stocks and trade them all week.

To learn how to scan for these stocks yourself, see How to Find Day Trading Stocks That Are Consistent High Percentage Movers.

The high percentage movers tend to be lower-priced stocks. The list below includes stocks between $8 and $125 (with the occasional exception).

The 5-Minute Charts are provided by TradingView – the charts I personally use.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY): Average Day Range (30) is 17.14% and Average Volume (30) is 72 million. Price and volume have dropped off significantly recently. Average volume is not reflective of typical daily volume which is closer to 10 million.

Average Day Range % only averages the difference between daily highs and lows, no gaps. This statistic is key for day traders since it’s only the intraday movement most day traders are interested in. This statistic reveals the typical distance between a high point in the day and a low point.

AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC): Average Day Range (30) is 8.94% and Average Volume (30) is 40 million.

Caravana Co (CVNA): Average Day Range (30) is 9.31% and Average Volume (30) is 7 million.

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA): Average Day Range (30) is 8.93% and Average Volume (30) is 8 million.

Farfetch (FTCH): Average Day Range (30) is 8.37% and Average Volume (30) is 12 million.

Peleton Interactive Inc. (PTON): Average Day Range (30) is 8% and Average Volume (30) is 18 million.

Affirm Holdings (AFRM): Average Day Range (30) is 7.57% and Average Volume (30) is 12 million.

Coinbase Global (COIN): Average Day Range (30) is 6.99% and Average Volume (30) is 10 million.

Also consider day trading the EURUSD (forex or futures). It provides ample daily opportunity within a 1 to 2-hour period (can trade longer if desired). The EURUSD Day Trading Course lays out an entire method for day trading this currency pair or futures contract, as well as methods for improving your day trading, and getting into and staying in the profit zone.

Best Stocks for Day Trading – Consistent Big Dollar Movers

The following list is a sample of the day trading stocks that tend to move more than $2 per day, but that are priced near $300 or below. Pick one or two and trade them all week.

These are 5-minute charts provided by TradingView.

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Intraday Range (30) is $6.47 and Average Volume (30) is 58 million.

Meta Platforms (META): Intraday Range (30) is $5.00 and Average Volume (30) is 25 million.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN): Intraday Range (30) is $3.67 and Average Volume (30) is 52 million.

Block Inc. (SQ): Intraday Range (30) is $3.45 and Average Volume (30) is 13 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Intraday Range (30) is $3.25 and Average Volume (30) is 71 million.

Apple (AAPL): Intraday Range (30) is $3.63 and Average Volume (30) is 81 million.

Alibaba (BABA): Intraday Range (30) is $3.24 and Average Volume (30) is 17 million.

Best Stocks for Day Trading – Finding Today’s Big Movers

If you want a daily updated list of stocks to day trade, that are making the biggest moves each day, I recommend getting a Finviz Elite subscription. Then, run a scan before the market opens and during the day. Here’s what it might look like. 

Focus on the stocks that have the biggest Change from Open, either to the upside or down.

Also pay close attention to the stocks that have the highest Relative Volume (Rel Volume), as these stocks are seeing a lot more activity than usual.

Also, monitor the list throughout the day for stocks that are making big changes in either of these columns. For example, if a stock is only showing a 2% change from open, but then starts showing 3%, then a 4% change, that stock is on the move!

In the pre-market, you may want to set Current volume to 100K. Then, as the day progresses, you can continue to increase this so that you don’t end up with a list of stocks with little volume. Adjust any of the criteria to suit your needs. Under the Technical tab you may also wish to set ATR to >0.50, for example, so only stocks that have decent dollar movement show up.

How to Scan For Day Trading Stocks That are Making Big Moves Today provides more details on this daily scanning approach.

ChartMill also provides a Pre-Market Mover scan which may be of interest.

Best Canadian Day Trading Stocks Right Now

Canadian stocks are typically limited by volume. There aren’t a lot of high-volume stocks in Canada. Even the stocks below are pretty low volume for day trading. The US stocks discussed above all average 8M per day or more.
For this scan, I only select stocks with average volume over 1M, price is above $8, and that move at least 3% per day.

Bausch Health (BHC.TO): 2M average volume (30) and 7.95% Average Day Range (30).

Shopify Inc. (SHOP.TO): 3.9M average volume (30) and 5.31% Average Day Range (30).

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD.TO): 1.1M average volume (30) and 4.87% Average Day Range (30).

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP.TO): 900K average volume (30) and 4.8% Average Day Range (30).

Vermilion Energy (VET.TO): 1.8M average volume (30) and 4.55% Average Day Range (30).

Higher volume

Baytex Energy Corp (BTE.TO): 5.9M average volume (30) and 4.78% Average Day Range (30).

Crescent Point Energy (CPG.TO): 5.1M average volume (30) and 3.95% Average Day Range (30).

Arc Resources (ARX.TO): 2.9M average volume (30) and 3.32% Average Day Range (30).

Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO): 5.6M average volume (30) and 3.48% Average Day Range (30).

Happy Day Trading!

Cory Mitchell, CMT

Disclaimer: Nothing in this article is personal investment advice, or advice to buy or sell anything. Trading is risky and can result in substantial losses, even more than deposited if using leverage. Affiliate links are used on the site.