Volume spike

A day when far more shares change hands than usual

In detail

Many times the normal number of shares trade in one session. It usually marks the moment a lot of people changed their minds at once, such as an earnings release. Changes invisible in the price alone often show up here first.

Example

A stock averaging 100,000 shares that trades a million has spiked tenfold.

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