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The scanner runs your technical, fundamental, and alternative-data conditions across the full universe of supported assets and returns matching symbols in real time. You can combine multiple conditions in a single scan (for example, a breakout pattern plus a volume spike plus a positive analyst revision), save scans for reuse, and limit the scope to a specific watchlist or run across the whole market.

Yes. TrendSpider's pattern recognition engine detects classic chart patterns (head and shoulders, cup and handle, pennants, wedges, triangles), candlestick formations, automated trendlines, and breakouts, and you can use any of those detections as conditions inside a scan. You can also combine them with multi-timeframe logic so a scan only returns, for example, stocks breaking out of a daily flag when the weekly trend is already up.

TrendSpider's scanner runs on real-time data, so matches appear as soon as conditions are met rather than on a delay. You can scan on any timeframe from 1-minute up to weekly, including conditions that trigger inside the current bar before it closes, such as a stock whose current 1-minute candle already exceeds the previous 5 minute candle's full volume.

Yes. TrendSpider offers two plain-English options. The Market Scanner has built-in natural-language input, so you can type what you want and the platform converts it directly into scan conditions. For more open-ended searches, you can hand the task to Sidekick AI, which uses the Market Scanner as its engine but acts as an AI trading agent: it translates your request into parameters, runs the scan, and iterates on the conditions until the results match what you described. An example Sidekick prompt is "Scan the NYSE Composite for stocks breaking out of an ascending triangle pattern with bullish unusual options activity." No rule-building is required either way. [Read how scanning with Sidekick works on the TrendSpider blog].

A Smart Watch List is a dynamic list where the symbols inside update automatically as the market changes, based on criteria you choose (sector, industry, market cap, top retail-traded stocks, halts, new 52-week highs and lows, ETF and 13F holdings, Wall Street Bets mentions, and more). TrendSpider includes over 700 pre-built Smart Watch Lists out of the box, and you can create your own from any scan, filter, or custom rule.

Yes. Scheduled Scanners run on a timer you set (for example, every morning before the open, every hour during the session, or end-of-day) and deliver the matching symbols to your inbox. Combined with Smart Watch Lists and alerts, your morning setups can arrive in email automatically without you opening the platform.

TrendSpider splits this across two tools. In the Market Scanner you can combine technical conditions with fundamental data (earnings, analyst ratings, valuation metrics) in a single scan. For real-time alternative-data signals such as unusual options flow, and insider transactions, TrendSpider includes What’s Happening Now: a dedicated panel where you can monitor and filter these signals as they happen, or visualize market-wide activity through custom market heat maps.