Scan for top market movers - gainers, losers, volume spikes, and unusual activity

Installation

npx claude-plugins install @jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus/market-movers-scanner

Contents

Folders: commands, skills

Files: LICENSE, README.md

Documentation

Real-time scanner for top market movers - gainers, losers, volume spikes, and unusual activity across crypto, stocks, and forex markets.

Features

Comprehensive Scanning

• Top Gainers: Identify strongest performers
• Top Losers: Find oversold opportunities
• Volume Leaders: Detect unusual trading activity
• Volatility Movers: High volatility assets
• Breakout Detection: Price and volume breakouts
• Unusual Activity: Anomaly detection

Multi-Market Coverage

• Crypto: 10,000+ cryptocurrencies from multiple exchanges
• Stocks: US equities, major indices components
• Forex: Major and exotic currency pairs
• ETFs: Sector and index ETFs
• Commodities: Gold, silver, oil futures

Real-Time Updates

• 30-second refresh: Continuous market monitoring
• WebSocket feeds: Instant price updates
• Cache optimization: Efficient data management
• Multi-source aggregation: Reliable data

Alert System

• Market-wide alerts: Rally/selloff detection
• Individual alerts: Extreme movements
• Volume alerts: Unusual activity warnings
• Custom thresholds: Configurable alert levels

Installation

/plugin install market-movers-scanner@claude-code-plugins-plus

FREE Data Sources: No Premium Subscriptions

Scan all markets using free APIs - no CryptoCompare Pro, Benzinga, or premium feeds required.

Free APIs Used

• Crypto: CoinGecko (10K+ coins, free, 50 req/min)
• Stocks: Yahoo Finance (free, unlimited)
• Volume Data: Binance API (free, 1200 req/min)
• Forex: Currency Layer free tier (250 req/month)

Cost Comparison

Annual Savings: $2,856 using free data sources.

Free Configuration

{
  "dataSources": {
    "crypto": "coingecko",
    "stocks": "yfinance",
    "volume": "binance"
  },
  "refreshInterval": 30
}

## Usage

### Basic Market Scan

/scan-movers

I’ll scan for market movers. Configuration:

• Markets: all (crypto, stocks, forex)
• Timeframe: 24h
• Categories: gainers, losers, volume
• Limit: Top 20 per category

### Filtered Scan

/scan-movers crypto

Focus on crypto market with filters:

• Min volume: $10M
• Price range: $0.01 - $100,000
• Exclude stablecoins: Yes
• Top 100 only: Yes

### Real-Time Monitoring

/monitor-movers

Start continuous monitoring with:

• Update interval: 30 seconds
• Critical alerts: Enabled
• Auto-refresh display: Yes

## Configuration

Create a `.market-scanner.json` configuration file:

```json
{
  "scanner": {
    "updateInterval": 30000,
    "markets": ["crypto", "stocks"],
    "defaultTimeframe": "24h",
    "defaultLimit": 20
  },
  "filters": {
    "crypto": {
      "minVolume": 1000000,
      "minMarketCap": 10000000,
      "excludeStablecoins": true,
      "onlyTop100": false
    },
    "stocks": {
      "minVolume": 5000000,
      "minPrice": 1,
      "maxPrice": 10000,
      "exchanges": ["NYSE", "NASDAQ"]
    }
  },
  "alerts": {
    "enabled": true,
    "thresholds": {
      "extremeGain": 50,
      "extremeLoss": -30,
      "volumeMultiple": 10
    },
    "channels": ["console", "email", "webhook"]
  },
  "display": {
    "showSparklines": true,
    "colorMode": "full",
    "maxResults": 10
  }
}

Commands

Scan Categories

Gainers

Identifies assets with highest positive price changes:

• Percentage gainers
• Dollar gainers
• Momentum leaders
• Breakout candidates

Losers

Finds assets with largest price declines:

• Percentage losers
• Dollar losers
• Oversold candidates
• Potential reversals

Volume Leaders

Detects unusual trading activity:

• Volume spikes (>5x average)
• Dollar volume leaders
• Trade count increases
• Liquidity changes

Volatility Movers

High volatility assets:

• Daily range expansion
• Standard deviation spikes
• Beta leaders
• Options activity (stocks)

Unusual Activity

Anomaly detection:

• Multiple signal confluence
• Pattern breakouts
• News-driven moves
• Whale activity

Breakouts

Technical breakout detection:

• Price breakouts (52-week highs)
• Volume breakouts
• Pattern completions
• Resistance breaks

Data Sources

Crypto

• CoinGecko: Comprehensive crypto data
• Binance: Real-time trading data
• CoinMarketCap: Market cap rankings
• Messari: On-chain metrics

Stocks

• Yahoo Finance: Price and fundamentals
• Alpha Vantage: Technical indicators
• IEX Cloud: Real-t

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Included Skills

This plugin includes 1 skill definition:

scanning-market-movers

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pip install requests pandas

python {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py

# Only show moves > 10% with volume spike > 3x
python {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py --min-change 10 --volume-spike 3

# Filter by market cap
python {baseDir}/scripts/scanner.py --min-cap 100000000 --max-cap 1000000000

# DeFi tokens only
python {baseDir}/script

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## Source

[View on GitHub](https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills)