Price and Session Data
What the stock is doing right now — and how today compares to the past
Last Price
What you’re seeing: The most recent price someone paid for the stock.
Why it matters: This is the live market price if you bought or sold right now.
How to read it: Updates constantly while markets are open.
Change ($) and Change (%)
What you’re seeing: How much the price moved since yesterday’s close.
Why it matters: Instantly shows whether the stock is up or down today.
How to read it: Percent change is better for comparing different stocks.
Open
What you’re seeing: The first trade price when the market opened.
Why it matters: Shows how the market initially valued the stock today.
How to read it: Compare Open vs Current Price to see today’s momentum.
High / Low (Day)
What you’re seeing: The highest and lowest prices reached today.
Why it matters: Shows how much the stock moved during the session.
How to read it: Wide range = volatile day. Narrow range = quiet day.
Previous Close
What you’re seeing: The final price from yesterday.
Why it matters: Today’s gains and losses are measured from this number.
How to read it: This is today’s reference point.
Bid / Ask
What you’re seeing: Bid: highest price buyers will pay. Ask: lowest price sellers will accept.
Why it matters: Shows the real-time buy/sell prices in the market.
How to read it: Small gap = easy to trade. Large gap = harder to trade.
Day’s Range
What you’re seeing: Today’s lowest and highest prices.
Why it matters: Shows how strong or weak today’s move has been.
How to read it: Near the top = strong day. Near the bottom = weak day.
52-Week Range
What you’re seeing: Lowest and highest prices over the past year.
Why it matters: Puts today’s price into long-term context.
How to read it: Near high = strong recent performance. Near low = weaker recent performance.
Pre-Market / After-Hours
What you’re seeing: Price outside normal market hours.
Why it matters: Often reacts to news or earnings before the market opens.
How to read it: Moves faster, trades with lower volume, less reliable.
Volume and Liquidity
How active a stock is — and how easy it is to buy or sell
Volume (Today)
What you’re seeing: The number of shares traded so far today.
Why it matters: Shows how many people are participating in the stock right now.
How to read it: High volume = strong interest. Low volume = quiet trading. Large price moves matter more when volume is high.
Average Volume (30 / 90 Day)
What you’re seeing: The typical number of shares traded each day.
Why it matters: Gives you a baseline to compare today’s activity.
How to read it: If today’s volume is far above average, something unusual may be happening (news, earnings, reaction).
Relative Volume (RVOL)
What you’re seeing: Today’s volume compared to normal volume.
Why it matters: Tells you whether today is a normal or unusually active day.
How to read it: RVOL 1.0 = normal. RVOL 1.5 = 50% more activity than usual. RVOL 0.5 = half the normal activity. Higher RVOL = more attention behind today’s move.
Shares Outstanding
What you’re seeing: The total number of shares the company has issued.
Why it matters: Helps determine company size and overall value.
How to read it: This number rarely changes and is used for context, not daily trading.
Float
What you’re seeing: The number of shares available for the public to trade.
Why it matters: Shows how easily shares can change hands.
How to read it: Large float = easier to trade, smoother moves. Small float = harder to trade, price can move quickly. Float affects daily price movement more than total shares.
Valuation Metrics
What the company is worth — and how it makes money
Market Cap
What you’re seeing: The total value of the company in the stock market.
Why it matters: Shows company size — not whether the stock is “cheap” or “expensive.”
How to read it: Large-cap = established, steadier. Mid-cap = growing. Small-cap = smaller, often more volatile. Size helps set expectations for stability and growth.
P/E Ratio (TTM)
What you’re seeing: How much investors pay for $1 of earnings (last 12 months).
Why it matters: A quick way to judge how “expensive” the stock is relative to profits.
How to read it: Higher P/E = higher growth expectations. Lower P/E = lower expectations or slower growth. Compare P/E within the same industry.
EPS (TTM)
What you’re seeing: Earnings per share over the last 12 months.
Why it matters: Shows how much profit the company made for each share.
How to read it: Rising EPS = improving profitability. Falling EPS = weakening profitability. Trend matters more than the number.
Beta
What you’re seeing: How much the stock moves compared to the overall market.
Why it matters: Gives a quick sense of risk and volatility.
How to read it: 1.0 = moves with the market. Above 1.0 = more volatile. Below 1.0 = steadier feel.
Dividend Yield
What you’re seeing: Percentage of the stock price paid as dividends each year.
Why it matters: Shows income potential separate from price growth.
How to read it: Higher yield = more income focus. Lower yield = more growth focus. Many growth companies pay no dividend.
Ex-Dividend Date
What you’re seeing: The cutoff date to receive the next dividend.
Why it matters: Buying on or after this date means you won’t receive the upcoming payment.
How to read it: A timing detail for income investors — not a quality signal.
