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Can I use Hammer Pro for day trading and swing trading?

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Absolutely! Hammer Pro supports both day trading and swing trading strategies. Create real-time scanners for intraday moves, or set up alerts for longer-term patterns — all customizable to your workflow.

Why Are Scanners Relevant for Hammer Pro users?

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All scanners are fully customizable — define your logic, set your alerts, and scan across unlimited symbols in real-time. Whether you’re a day trader, swing trader, or options specialist, Hammer Pro adapts to your workflow.

Why Are Scanners Relevant for Alaric Securities clients?

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The various scanner types enable traders to make informed, rapid-fire decisions — whether you’re trading stocks, ETFs, or options. You can focus on your strategy, while the platform works around the clock to surface the ...

How do Market Gap Scanners in Hammer Pro help traders?

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Build gap scanners in Hammer Pro that filter by gap size, volume, and liquidity. Instantly see which stocks are gapping and why, so you can prepare your trades.

Why Market Gap Scanners matter?

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Market gaps can signal the start of major moves or reversals — key opportunities for both day and swing traders.

What do Market Gap Scanners do?

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These scanners identify stocks that open significantly higher or lower than their previous close — a “gap” — often due to news, earnings, or market sentiment.

How do Swing Trading Scanners in Hammer Pro help traders?

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Scan for technical patterns, support/resistance breaks, or momentum shifts on daily or weekly timeframes in Hammer Pro, and get alerts when your criteria are met.

Why Swing Trading Scanners matter?

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If you hold trades for days to weeks, you need to spot setups with staying power — not just quick pops.

What do Swing Trading Scanners do?

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Swing trading scanners in Hammer Pro look for setups that are likely to play out over several days — such as trend reversals, breakout patterns, or consolidations that are ready to resolve.

How do Premarket Scanners in Hammer Pro help traders?

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Set up Hammer Pro scanners that monitor price and volume changes, even when there are no trades (using bid-ask data), and receive notifications before the bell rings.