This Best Day Trading Stocks List is for the week of April 21, 2025.

These are the best stocks for day trading this week based on three different scanning methods. This page is updated weekly, before the Monday open.

The stocks discussed provide ample trading opportunities 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)
• US mid-priced stocks with loads of volume and at least moderate (3%+) intraday movement
• 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 details on day trading in general, stop losses, position sizing, when not to trade, and some entry and exit methods.

Here is a summary list of the best U.S. day trading stocks for the week of April 21, 2025, based on daily average movement and high volume. Stock charts and more details are provided below the table.

Learn how to day trade these stocks, grabbing several percent in a few minutes.
30 minutes per day is all you need (trade longer if you wish).
The Price Action Stock Day Trading Course shows you how to do it.

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 to four of these stocks and trade them all week.

The high-percentage movers tend to be lower-priced stocks. The list below includes stocks between $6 and $135 (with the occasional exception).

The 5-minute charts are provided by TradingView.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI): Average Day Range (30) is 11.07% and Average Volume (30) is 47 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.

IONQ (IONQ): Average Day Range (30) is 10.45% and Average Volume (30) is 21 million.

Oklo Inc. (OKLO): Average Day Range (30) is 10.36% and Average Volume (30) is 12 million.

Hertz Global (HTZ): Average Day Range (30) is 10.25% and Average Volume (30) is 21 million.

Hims and Hers Health (HIMS): Average Day Range (30) is 10.16% and Average Volume (30) is 22 million.

Tempus AI (TEM): Average Day Range (30) is 10.06% and Average Volume (30) is 10 million.

Core Scientific (CORZ): Average Day Range (30) is 9.7% and Average Volume (30) is 20 million.

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. They must also move at least 2% intraday (between daily high and low) on average. Pick one to four and trade them all week.

They are ranked by average day range % (dollar movement divided by stock price).

MicroStrategy (MSTR): Intraday Range (30) is $24.98 and Average Volume (30) is 19 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI): Intraday Range (30) is $3.07 and Average Volume (30) is 53 million.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR): Intraday Range (30) is $6.28 and Average Volume (30) is 110 million.

Tesla Inc. (TSLA): Intraday Range (30) is $19.21 and Average Volume (30) is 140 million.

Micron Technologies (MU): Intraday Range (30) is $4.88 and Average Volume (30) is 29 million.

Nvidia (NVDA): Intraday Range (30) is $5.93 and Average Volume (30) is 323 million.

Broadcom (AVGO): Intraday Range (30) is $9.6 and Average Volume (30) is 37 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Intraday Range (30) is $5.02 and Average Volume (30) is 41 million.

Learn how to trade these stocks, grabbing several percent in a few minutes. Trade for 15-30 minutes per day (trade longer if you wish). The Price Action Stock Day Trading Course shows you how to do it.

Best Mid-Priced Day Trading Stocks (Loads of Volume With Good Movement)

This section is for stocks priced between $20 and $45 with at least 30 million in daily average volume.

If I don’t like how other stocks are moving, because spreads are too large, or the movement is choppy, I will often trade one of these for multiple weeks.

Bank of America (BAC): Intraday Range (30) is 3.55% and Average Volume (30) is 58 million.

Pfizer (PFE): Intraday Range (30) is 2.85% and Average Volume (30) is 61 million.

AT&T (T): Intraday Range (30) is 2.85% and Average Volume (30) is 45 million.

Robinhood Markets (HOOD): Intraday Range (30) is 9.03% and Average Volume (30) is 53 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, you can do that with TradingView or Finviz. Then, run a scan before the market opens and during the day.

The following video looks at how to find stocks on the move today using TradingView, whether in the pre-market or after the open.

Below is how you can do it on Finviz (a subscription is required for real-time price data).

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

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

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 the 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.

The Best Performing Stocks page may also provide stocks of interest for short or longer-term trading.

If ETFs are more your thing, check out the Best ETFs for Day Trading.

Best Canadian Day Trading Stocks This Week

Canadian stocks tend to have lower volume than US stocks. Even the stocks below are pretty low volume for day trading. The US stocks discussed above all average 8M per day or more.

This scan only includes stocks with average volume over 1M and a price above $5 (or close to it) that move at least 2% per day.

Best Canadian Day Trading Stocks for the Week of April 21, 2025, based on daily average movement and volume. Canadian data provided by ChartMill.

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.