The stock screening tools mentioned yesterday are generally used for fundamental analysis screens. For technical analysis screens, there are also plenty of free scanning sites available, such as this one from stockcharts. It breaks out scanning data into several categories, including:

  • new 52 week highs and lows
  • overbought and oversold based on relative strength indicators (RSI)
  • strong volume gainers and decliners
  • movement beyond bollinger band ranges
  • candlestick pattern potential breakouts

However, as with anything else in life, you do get what you pay for. The free tools are a great novelty, but I am quite happy spending money every month for access to a more sophisticated stock screening platform.