Breakout Stocks Screener

Stocks making new all time high breakouts for USA stocks (Nasdaq, NYSE, OTC). Click on ticker for chart.

The screener above shows stocks breaking out to all-time highs, for Nasdaq, NYSE, and OTC stocks. Click any ticker to open its chart on this site.
Note the scan is performed EOD after the market close.
You can access Real-Time results here.

All-time high breakouts are among the strongest signals in technical trading. A stock clearing its highest-ever price has no overhead resistance. There are no prior buyers sitting at a loss anywhere in the stock’s history. Use the column headers to sort and filter the results, and pay close attention to volume on the breakout session.

What Is an All-Time High Breakout?

An all-time high breakout occurs when a stock trades above the highest price it has ever reached, not just in the past year, but in its entire trading history. This is a more significant technical event than a 52-week high breakout, because it means the stock has cleared every seller at every price level that has ever existed for that company.

The absence of overhead supply is the critical factor. When a stock is trading below its all-time high, there are investors at higher price levels who bought at the top and are waiting to break even before selling. These ‘trapped’ holders create resistance that can stall or reverse a rally. Once a stock clears all-time highs, that resistance disappears entirely. There is no ceiling, and price discovery is unconstrained.

This dynamic is why all-time high breakouts have historically produced some of the largest sustained price moves in the market. The CAN SLIM methodology built an entire growth investing system around the principle of buying stocks making new highs rather than seeking out cheap or beaten-down names.

All-Time High Breakouts vs 52-Week High Breakouts

The 52-week high stocks screener on this site captures a broader universe, stocks at their highest point in a year, which may still have overhead resistance from prior years sitting above them. An all-time high breakout is a narrower, higher-conviction filter: the stock has cleared its entire history.

In practical terms, both screens are worth running. The 52-week high list surfaces more candidates daily and catches stocks in the earlier stages of a potential breakout move. The all-time high breakout list is shorter but contains stocks that have already demonstrated the strongest possible technical strength. A stock appearing on this list has outperformed every prior version of itself.

Why All-Time Highs Are a Bullish Signal, Not a Reason to Wait

A common mistake among newer traders is to avoid stocks at or near all-time highs on the assumption they are ‘too expensive’ or ‘due for a pullback.’ This intuition feels logical but runs counter to how momentum actually works in markets.

Research across decades of market data consistently shows that stocks making all-time highs have a higher-than-average probability of continuing higher. The logic is straightforward: all-time highs are not reached by weak companies or weak stocks. They reflect sustained earnings growth, institutional accumulation, and genuine investor demand. A stock at an all-time high is not exhausted, it is demonstrating the kind of strength that attracts further buying.

The discipline, as with any breakout setup, is in the execution. Buying a clean breakout from a well-formed base on high volume is very different from chasing a stock that has already run 30% from its breakout point. The screener puts the candidates on your radar; the chart tells you when and where to act.

What Makes a High-Quality Breakout

Not every all-time high breakout is equal. These are the characteristics that separate high-quality setups from lower-probability ones:

• Volume confirmation — the single most important factor. A breakout to all-time highs on volume well above the stock’s average is a sign that institutional money is participating. A breakout on low or below-average volume is far more likely to fail. Look for volume at least 40–50% above average on the breakout day. The guide on how to find high volume stocks covers this in detail.
• Base formation — the best breakouts come after a period of consolidation, not after a stock has already been trending up steeply for weeks. A flat base, cup pattern, or tight consolidation near the highs indicates that selling pressure has been absorbed before the breakout.
• Sector strength — a stock breaking to all-time highs in a sector that is also showing broad strength has more tailwind behind it than an isolated breakout in a lagging group
• Market conditions — all-time high breakouts have a significantly higher follow-through rate in a confirmed bull market than in a choppy or declining one. Always assess the broader tape
• Clean price action into the breakout — orderly, low-volatility consolidation before the break is preferable to erratic swings, which indicate indecision and increase the probability of a false breakout

How to Use This Screener

A practical workflow once a stock appears on the all-time high breakout list:

• Click the ticker to open the chart — the first question is always whether the stock is breaking cleanly from a base or has been grinding higher in an extended trend already
• Check the volume on the breakout session — is it materially above average? This is non-negotiable for a high-conviction setup
• Assess how extended the stock is — a breakout from a tight base near the highs is actionable; a stock already up 40% from its base is a much higher-risk entry
• Look at the weekly chart as well as the daily — the longer-term picture confirms whether this is a genuine new leg up or a spike within a larger topping pattern
• Cross-reference with the unusual volume screener — an all-time high breakout accompanied by a reading on the unusual volume list is a compounded signal worth prioritising

Using the Column Filters

Practical ways to work the screener table:

• Sort by Volume descending to immediately identify the highest-conviction breakouts — these are the all-time high breaks where the most participation is occurring
• Sort by Change % descending to find the strongest price movers on the breakout day
• Look for names where the change % is moderate but volume is high — a controlled breakout on extreme volume is often a cleaner setup than a gapped-up spike
• Scroll the full list rather than anchoring on the top results — mid-list names sometimes offer the tidiest chart setups

Breakout Stocks and Trading Style

All-time high breakouts suit multiple trading approaches, though the entry technique and holding period differ.

Swing traders typically look to enter on or just after the breakout day, with a stop placed below the base or the breakout level, targeting a move of 10–25% over days to weeks. The key is entering close to the breakout point to keep the risk-to-reward ratio favourable.

Position traders and trend followers use all-time high breakouts as entry signals for longer holds, weeks to months. Particularly in stocks with strong fundamental backing. A company delivering consistent earnings growth that also breaks to all-time highs on high volume is the kind of setup that can be held through normal pullbacks for a much larger move.

For traders who want to scan for all-time high breakouts intraday rather than reviewing them EOD, a dedicated screener with real-time alerts is the next step. The Trade Ideas review covers a platform with a dedicated breakout channel that alerts the moment a stock crosses its prior high on qualifying volume. For a broader comparison of platforms, see the best stock screeners guide.

Managing False Breakouts

Breakout trading involves accepting that a meaningful percentage of setups will fail. A stock can briefly clear its all-time high, attract buyers, and then reverse back below the breakout level, a false breakout. Managing this is a matter of discipline rather than trying to predict which breakouts will succeed.

A few practical points on false breakout risk:

• Set a stop loss at or just below the breakout level before entering the trade — if the stock closes back below the breakout point, the setup has likely failed
• Be more selective during choppy or weak market conditions — false breakout rates increase significantly when the broader market lacks direction
• Avoid chasing breakouts that gap far above the base on the open — wide gaps create poor risk-to-reward ratios and are more prone to reversal
• Volume remains the best filter — low-volume breakouts fail at a much higher rate than those with strong institutional participation behind them

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All-time high breakouts are relatively rare compared to 52-week high breakouts, which is what makes them significant. Reviewing this list after strong market sessions is an efficient way to identify the market’s genuine leaders, the stocks demonstrating the clearest price strength across their entire history.

For more free screeners on this site, see the 52-week high stocks screener, the unusual volume stock screener, and the top gainers stock screener.