CUSTOM 6 MONTH LEADERS STOCK SCANNER
🏆 6-Month Elite Market Leaders Scanner (Thinkorswim-Only)
This is my long-term strength confirmation scanner — engineered specifically to surface the most durable trend leaders that have dominated the market over a full six-month performance window.
While most traders obsess over hot tickers of the week or news-cycle favorites, this scanner focuses on true sustained winners — the stocks that institutions continue to accumulate and defend over multiple earnings cycles.
To avoid any confusion:
This scanner ONLY works on Thinkorswim (TOS/Schwab)
Not compatible with TradingView, TC2000, Finviz, TrendSpider, Webull, or any other platform.
🎯 Purpose & Philosophy
Momentum means nothing if it can’t last, and hype stocks mean nothing if they don’t survive time.
This scanner narrows the entire market down to verified, long-duration outperformers — the companies showing price strength, persistence, liquidity, and volatility across half a year of trading data.
It automatically filters for stocks displaying:
✔ Strong and sustained long-term price appreciation
✔ Sufficient trading volatility for real opportunity
✔ Institutional-level liquidity and dollar flow
✔ Multi-cycle trend durability
The result?
You identify real leaders, not temporary market noise.
📈 Why This Scanner Matters
The greatest wealth produced by trend trading often comes from stocks that:
- Lead for months, not days
- Survive pullbacks and consolidations
- Offer multiple entry stages
- Deliver compounded R-multiple potential
This scanner helps you:
- Develop higher-quality swing portfolios
- Focus on legitimate institutional demand
- Build watchlists aligned with trend-following psychology
- Avoid fading narratives and dead rotations
If a ticker survives six months of competitive market pressure, it is not luck — it’s control.
🔑 How It Fits Into Your Workflow
This tool is the macro-momentum anchor in a 1-Month → 3-Month → 6-Month hierarchy.
Use it to validate long-term leadership before sizing, holding, or pyramiding.
Breakdown of roles:
ToolPurposeStrength1-Month ScannerFresh momentumShort-term acceleration3-Month ScannerContinuity & trend developmentMid-term confidence6-Month ScannerDurability & institutional validationLong-term leadership proof
Together, they form a full-cycle momentum selection system.
⚙️ Requirements
CategoryRequirementPlatformThinkorswim (TOS/Schwab) ONLYMarketU.S. stocks & ETFsStrategy TypeSwing, trend, momentum, compoundingSkill LevelBeginner → Advanced
⚠️ Disclaimer
Trading involves risk and no tool guarantees results. This scanner is provided for personal and educational use only and is exclusive to Thinkorswim.