Premarket Volume Scan

Market Narrative

## Premarket Scan for July 24, 2026 Volume is the primary filter today, and NU leads the board with 181 million shares traded premarket, making it the top candidate despite a modest 2.21% gap down to $14.19. That kind of volume on a sub-3% move is exactly the setup worth watching. The market is clearly repositioning in NU at size, and with a tight PM range of 1.34%, the price action has not yet committed to a direction. That is the opportunity. INTC follows with 140 million shares and a wider 4.21% PM range on a 2.33% gap down to $100.23, which gives it more intraday range potential. AAL prints 121 million shares with an 8.35% gap down to $13.55, a more aggressive move that warrants caution until volume confirms a level. TSLA is notable for the gap size, down 14.52% to $319.69 on 116 million shares, but the PM range of 1.65% is tight relative to that move, suggesting price may still be digesting the catalyst. NVDA and T round out the list with 111 million and 103 million shares respectively, both showing modest gaps and narrow PM ranges. The macro backdrop is clean today. No high-impact events are scheduled for July 24, 2026, which removes the risk of a headline reversing a clean technical setup mid-trade. That favors disciplined breakout trades over reactive positioning. On days without macro catalysts, price tends to respect levels more cleanly, and volume-driven names like NU and INTC become higher-probability setups because the move is being driven by something specific to the stock rather than broad market noise. Strategy recommendations follow the PM range logic. NU and TSLA both show tight PM ranges under 2%, so the HOD/LOD breakout approach applies. Wait for the opening range to form, identify the high and low of that range, and trade the break with confirmation. INTC and AAL have wider PM ranges at 4.21% and 3.47%, making VWAP reclaim or rejection the cleaner entry framework, particularly for AAL given the size of the gap. All six candidates are designated shares only, which is the right vehicle given liquidity and spread considerations for these names at these levels. Avoid the volume leaders with no directional move, specifically LBGJ, NOK, WBUY, AEHL, and MSTU. Volume without direction is noise, not signal, and those names offer no edge today.