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AI agent for traders

Pre-Market Gap Scan Agent

A short, ranked watch list with levels and catalysts, up to date at the open

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Pre-Market Gap Scan Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

By 9:30 a.m. a day trader has to review hundreds of stocks that moved overnight and decide which ones are worth watching. Reading headlines and charts for each takes the whole pre-market hour. This agent scans the pre-market movers starting at 7 a.m. and checks the news behind each gap, the pre-market volume, key levels such as the prior high, low and gap fill, and float. It filters by the trader's rules, such as a minimum gap size, volume and price range, and ranks what is left. It writes a plan for the top names with the levels, the catalyst and the conditions that would make the trade valid. As the open approaches, it updates volume and levels and removes names that no longer pass. The trader approves the final watch list. Edge case: a stock gaps on an unconfirmed rumor, and the agent labels the catalyst as weak.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Pre-market session begins 2 USES A TOOL Pull pre-market movers, volume and float 3 DOES Filter by gap size, price range and pre-marketvolume 4 USES A TOOL Search news for each remaining name 5 DOES Grade each catalyst as strong, weak or unknown 6 DOES Mark key levels: prior high, low, gap fill andpremarket high 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Does each name still meet the filter and have acatalyst? If not: remove the name or downgrade it and recheck thelist. Back to step 3. 8 DOES Write the plan with entry conditions and risk levels 9 CHECKS THE RESULT At 9:15, do volume and gap size still pass therules? If not: refresh the data and rerank the list. Back tostep 3. 10 YOU APPROVE Trader approves the final watch list 11 RESULT Watch list delivered before the open
Read the steps as a list
  1. Pre-market session begins
  2. Pull pre-market movers, volume and float
  3. Filter by gap size, price range and pre-market volume
  4. Search news for each remaining name
  5. Grade each catalyst as strong, weak or unknown
  6. Mark key levels: prior high, low, gap fill and premarket high
  7. Does each name still meet the filter and have a catalyst?If not: remove the name or downgrade it and recheck the list. Back to step 3.
  8. Write the plan with entry conditions and risk levels
  9. At 9:15, do volume and gap size still pass the rules?If not: refresh the data and rerank the list. Back to step 3.
  10. Trader approves the final watch listThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Watch list delivered before the open

How it decides

It keeps stocks that meet the trader's gap, volume and price rules, ranks by catalyst strength and relative volume, and drops any name that loses volume or fills its gap early.

  • Keep gaps of 4% or more with pre-market volume over 100,000 shares
  • Grade unconfirmed rumors as weak
  • Drop names that fill the gap before the open
  • Limit the list to 8 names

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Minimum gap and volume
  • Price range
  • Maximum list size (default 8)
  • Update times

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • The final watch list

Hard limits

  • Never places orders
  • Labels all levels as references
  • Does not predict outcomes

It stops when

  • Done: watch list delivered
  • Stop: market data unavailable

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

10 minto set it up in your AI
5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensAt 7:20 the scan found 112 stocks gapping over 4%. After the volume and price rules, 21 remained. The agent graded 6 catalysts strong. By 9:15, three had volume under 100,000 shares, so the check failed. It removed them and reranked. The final list had 8 names with levels for each. The trader approved and removed one.

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