Price decreased by at least 2% in the last bar.
The filter measures the percentage change between the current 1-hour bar's close and the immediately prior 1-hour bar's close. A 2% drop means a $100 stock fell at least $2 in a single hour. on the 1-Hour timeframe, each bar consolidates an hour of price action, smoothing out individual 5-minute spikes. A 2% drop on an hourly bar therefore reflects a sustained intraday move, not a momentary print. No volume, trend, or indicator filter is applied — it is a raw price velocity threshold. The 59-stock count reflects how many top US equities experienced this magnitude of hourly decline on the most recent bar.
A 2% hourly drop has different implications depending on the time of day and market conditions. A 2% drop in the first hour (9:30-10:30 AM ET) could be a gap continuation or opening volatility. A 2% drop in the 1 PM hour may indicate a breakdown through a key intraday level when volume is normally thin — a meaningful signal. Near the close, large hourly drops sometimes represent institutional rebalancing or options hedging rather than directional conviction. Failure modes: (1) immediate reversal — the drop triggers the screen but price snaps back within the next hourly bar, a common outcome in choppy markets; (2) the drop is part of a market-wide move where 40+ stocks simultaneously trigger, reducing individual selectivity; (3) the stock was already in a deep downtrend and the drop extends the trend rather than creating a new entry opportunity. For smaller intraday drops, see Drop > 1% (5-minute). For daily drops, see Drop > 5%. The ORB 15m + VWAP Breakdown screen identifies the structural context that often precedes this hourly signal.
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This screen finds stocks that declined more than 2% on the current 1-hour bar relative to the prior hourly close. A 2% drop in a single hour is a substantial move — it typically indicates a catalyst event, a major technical level breaking, or a sharp shift in sector sentiment. Currently 59 stocks match, making this one of the more populated hourly signals in ChartMath. Swing traders use it to identify potential short entries or oversold bounce candidates. Intraday traders use it as an alert for stocks experiencing fast intraday deterioration. Search phrases: stock down 2 percent hourly, 1 hour momentum drop screener, intraday price drop 2 percent. For daily-timeframe drops, see Drop > 5%.