Halts

A halt freezes trading in one stock, usually while news comes out or after a very fast move. The halts page lists every halt as it happens, so you know why a stock stopped and when it can trade again.

How to read the halt board

1. Click Halts in the left menu.
2. The count under the title shows how many halts are active. The page refreshes every 15 seconds.
3. Read each row: SYM, MARKET, REASON, HALTED time in Eastern, RESUMED, DUR and market cap.
4. A red HALTED tag with ongoing means the stock has not resumed. A time means it has.
5. Click a symbol to open its chart.

What the reason codes mean

Other codes show as the raw code, in brackets.

How to see resumed halts

1. By default the board hides halts that have already resumed. The button reads Show resumed.
2. Click it to list every halt from today. It changes to Hide resumed.

How to look at a past day

1. Scroll to Daily halt records near the bottom.
2. Click a date to open that day's full list.

How to get an alert when a stock you watch halts

1. Add the stock to a watchlist.
2. Go to Settings, then Notifications, and check the Halt alerts row. Choose in-app, phone push or email.
3. While the scanner is open, a card slides in when a watchlist stock halts, gets close to resuming and resumes. See Scanner sounds and halt alerts.

How to open today's halts in the scanner

1. Click Open today's halts in the live scanner above the table.
2. The Halt Resume scan shows halted stocks with resume times. Add the Halt Tape panel from the Add menu to keep it beside your lists.

Good to know

• Halt times are Eastern.
• A halt on a stock that was already moving is often the setup traders watch on resume. Halts are not signals by themselves.

If something doesn't work

• The board is empty: no halts are active. Click Show resumed to see the day's history.
• A code shows in brackets: it is a code not in the table above.