Volume Spike + Price Drop

Stocks with unusual volume surge coinciding with a price decline over the last 5 days — a classic distribution signal. All metrics based on a 20-day rolling window.

Last updated: April 28, 2026 03:58 AM ET

All (42) Strong (10) Moderate (15) Weak (17)

Signal	Symbol	Price	5D Change	20D High	20D Low	From 20D Low	From 20D High	Volume (yesterday)	20D Avg Vol	20D Peak Vol	Vol Ratio	Vol vs Peak	Today's Chg%
Strong	CHTR	$184.09	-22.20%	$251.17	$210.41	+-12.5%	-26.7%	6115772	380939	1778344	16.05x	343.9%	-25.50%
Strong	HCA	$438.38	-10.09%	$507.80	$470.07	+-6.7%	-13.7%	878904	65032	156408	13.51x	561.9%	-8.76%
Strong	LHX	$331.66	-8.23%	$370.78	$340.30	+-2.5%	-10.6%	2156659	322821	1581994	6.68x	136.3%	-2.54%
Strong	FCX	$61.48	-9.96%	$70.36	$51.99	+18.3%	-12.6%	38702908	5857199	20218342	6.61x	191.4%	-12.62%
Strong	VO	$76.60	-74.63%	$308.30	$76.65	+-0.1%	-75.2%	1908517	348486	1902769	5.48x	100.3%	-0.07%
Strong	Q	$96.74	-26.32%	$139.26	$109.67	+-11.8%	-30.5%	2629021	521695	1399901	5.04x	187.8%	0.66%
Strong	LMT	$527.97	-13.09%	$636.20	$555.43	+-4.9%	-17.0%	2003653	557543	2289028	3.59x	87.5%	-4.62%
Strong	FICO	$979.76	-8.43%	$1156.00	$970.17	+1.0%	-15.2%	528677	151146	1405890	3.5x	37.6%	1.02%
Strong	MGK	$83.22	-79.94%	$415.30	$82.79	+0.5%	-80.0%	442910	135617	608674	3.27x	72.8%	1.64%
Strong	LULU	$144.37	-11.48%	$168.87	$146.38	+-1.4%	-14.5%	2473092	757745	2322352	3.26x	106.5%	-13.33%
Moderate	FFIV	$299.89	-2.65%	$315.56	$282.92	+6.0%	-5.0%	934211	192560	801180	4.85x	116.6%	-3.63%
Moderate	ETR	$111.24	-4.78%	$116.82	$101.55	+9.5%	-4.8%	5426586	1240873	9098011	4.37x	59.6%	-2.13%
Moderate	LDOS	$150.71	-4.66%	$170.17	$153.20	+-1.6%	-11.4%	876331	209870	1043616	4.18x	84.0%	-1.63%
Moderate	CB	$325.43	-2.44%	$333.58	$322.24	+1.0%	-2.4%	2027637	538782	2225216	3.76x	91.1%	-1.17%
Moderate	PSX	$159.53	-2.28%	$188.88	$156.37	+2.0%	-15.5%	2287100	615350	3694416	3.72x	61.9%	-0.70%
Moderate	RMD	$219.51	-2.32%	$233.47	$219.31	+0.1%	-6.0%	955370	281553	1173226	3.39x	81.4%	-1.14%
Moderate	FAST	$44.81	-8.90%	$49.19	$44.35	+1.0%	-8.9%	5682001	1900770	9131605	2.99x	62.2%	-1.95%
Moderate	BSX	$62.72	-10.30%	$76.37	$62.93	+-0.3%	-17.9%	24613580	8547560	43461803	2.88x	56.6%	-0.33%
Moderate	EXE	$96.36	-3.83%	$113.64	$94.26	+2.2%	-15.2%	3819769	1377369	4896400	2.77x	78.0%	2.23%
Moderate	VGT	$103.98	-87.09%	$805.58	$101.02	+2.9%	-87.1%	1774528	705890	4775074	2.51x	37.2%	2.31%
Moderate	VHT	$269.92	-3.06%	$278.91	$266.98	+1.1%	-3.2%	154628	61689	259219	2.51x	59.7%	-1.14%
Moderate	BLK	$960.15	-9.29%	$1095.51	$1026.80	+-6.5%	-12.4%	1183579	499416	792739	2.37x	149.3%	-7.24%
Moderate	UHS	$171.96	-4.66%	$188.47	$175.66	+-2.1%	-8.8%	99929	42693	163830	2.34x	61.0%	-4.53%
Moderate	RCL	$260.43	-8.66%	$294.48	$265.64	+-2.0%	-11.6%	1971421	897925	3146400	2.2x	62.7%	-1.96%
Moderate	VLO	$233.83	-3.29%	$257.56	$223.65	+4.6%	-9.2%	2361671	1154716	6989060	2.05x	33.8%	-0.23%
Weak	PTC	$135.83	-1.42%	$146.47	$133.82	+1.5%	-7.3%	1254988	194050	893325	6.47x	140.5%	-3.39%
Weak	KMI	$31.81	-1.64%	$34.53	$31.57	+0.8%	-7.9%	13766993	2780340	10591528	4.95x	130.0%	0.76%
Weak	FDS	$228.08	-1.63%	$242.72	$194.23	+17.4%	-6.0%	908481	294656	981738	3.08x	92.5%	-6.03%
Weak	FE	$49.62	-1.90%	$52.22	$48.43	+2.5%	-5.0%	4361525	1472549	7993800	2.96x	54.6%	2.46%
Weak	CHD	$95.50	-1.42%	$96.88	$92.62	+3.1%	-1.4%	728272	266790	1719000	2.73x	42.4%	0.48%
Weak	VLTO	$88.79	-1.92%	$92.32	$85.99	+3.3%	-3.8%	1100166	445775	2060352	2.47x	53.4%	-0.24%
Weak	LRCX	$257.44	-1.33%	$268.31	$204.17	+26.1%	-4.1%	7501069	3489694	11324225	2.15x	66.2%	-2.63%
Weak	KR	$68.07	-5.56%	$75.09	$70.09	+-2.9%	-9.3%	1480455	744943	1797129	1.99x	82.4%	-0.18%
Weak	ABBV	$198.33	-6.17%	$217.43	$201.05	+-1.4%	-8.8%	995340	510824	1560599	1.95x	63.8%	-1.14%
Weak	BLDR	$92.46	-11.15%	$128.16	$95.82	+-3.5%	-27.9%	2951457	1540501	2608694	1.92x	113.1%	-3.11%
Weak	DHR	$177.48	-9.56%	$198.53	$176.98	+0.3%	-10.6%	877024	462761	1555615	1.9x	56.4%	-0.75%
Weak	LVS	$52.10	-9.61%	$57.64	$51.77	+0.6%	-9.6%	2310003	1226746	5019164	1.88x	46.0%	0.00%
Weak	IBM	$226.44	-10.67%	$257.92	$225.22	+0.5%	-12.2%	1673406	920458	6988649	1.82x	23.9%	0.40%
Weak	GILD	$130.42	-5.38%	$141.41	$132.72	+-1.7%	-7.8%	839262	478543	1463432	1.75x	57.3%	-2.51%
Weak	ES	$67.05	-2.50%	$70.46	$66.82	+0.3%	-4.8%	1454543	877645	3025210	1.66x	48.1%	0.34%
Weak	BG	$116.92	-2.82%	$123.25	$113.28	+3.2%	-5.1%	1203697	777154	1514335	1.55x	79.5%	3.30%
Weak	EXC	$47.06	-4.50%	$50.41	$46.71	+0.7%	-6.6%	2445465	1621647	6474500	1.51x	37.8%	0.09%

📚 How to Read This Dashboard

What it detects

When a stock drops in price while trading on significantly higher than normal volume, it often indicates distribution — institutional sellers unloading shares into the market. Retail buyers absorb the supply, but the price falls anyway because selling pressure dominates.

This is the opposite of accumulation. It's a bearish signal, though not a guarantee of further decline — always confirm with the broader trend and fundamentals.

The columns explained

5D Change — price change from 5 trading days ago to today
Price Position — where current price sits in the 20-day range (0% = at the 20D low, 100% = at the 20D high)
Vol Ratio — yesterday's volume ÷ 20-day average volume
Vol vs Peak — yesterday's volume as % of the 20-day highest volume day

Signal Thresholds

Strong

Volume ≥ 3× average
Price drop ≥ 5% over 5 days

High conviction distribution. Institutional selling likely.

Moderate

Volume ≥ 2× average
Price drop ≥ 2% over 5 days

Notable but could be sector rotation or news-driven.

Weak

Volume ≥ 1.5× average
Price drop ≥ 1% over 5 days

Early warning. Watch for confirmation in subsequent days.

💡 Tip: The most meaningful signals are stocks where the Price Position bar is near the left (approaching 20-day lows) AND Vol vs Peak is high (yesterday's volume was close to the biggest volume day of the last month). That combination suggests the selling is accelerating, not fading.