ADX Screener

Build an ADX shortlist in five checks

Use the following daily stock query as a worked screening rule: ADX 14 > 25, +DI 14 > -DI 14, and 20-session average volume of at least 500,000 shares. The volume floor is an illustrative research choice, not a recommended minimum or proof of liquidity. The steps describe a review workflow, not an expression you can paste into this public search box.

• 1. Choose the universe. Select Top US Stocks or another relevant collection. All combines the covered collections; it is not every listed stock. Keep the exchange-qualified symbol when opening a chart.
• 2. Apply the strength test. Read ADX 14 in the 1D cell and retain readings above 25. Exclude missing values and keep readings exactly at 25 outside this strict rule.
• 3. Check direction. Retain +DI 14 greater than -DI 14 for the bullish list. Reverse only this comparison for a bearish list. Read the companion values rather than inferring direction from the ADX meter.
• 4. Check participation. The ADX public table does not show volume. In the full Market Screener, add Volume SMA 20 to a stock collection, or inspect average share volume on the chart. Apply the example floor of 500,000 and review spreads and order size separately. Relative volume measures activity against a baseline; it does not establish absolute liquidity.
• 5. Confirm the chart. Open the same exchange and symbol in TradingView, use daily candles, and add DMI with DI length 14 and ADX smoothing 14. Compare the same bar and session settings. Review price structure and spread before considering an order.

Worked filter: one candidate, four exclusions

These invented rows demonstrate the rule, not current securities or trade recommendations. Assume all readings refer to the same completed daily bar and the volume average uses 20 completed sessions. The bullish rule requires all three conditions to pass.

Recheck the numbers and the boundary cases

For row A, 12,000,000 shares over 20 sessions gives an average of 600,000 shares per session. With +DI = 30 and -DI = 15, DX = 100 × 15 / 45 = 33.33. That single DX value does not reproduce ADX 28: ADX also depends on the smoothed history. The screening decision uses the reported ADX, not DX substituted for it. The separate DMI state badge uses a different built-in rule: ADX below 15 or missing inputs gives neutral; otherwise the larger DI determines direction, with equal DI neutral. A bullish badge alone therefore does not pass this article’s stricter ADX > 25 test.

• An average of exactly 500,000 passes the inclusive volume floor; ADX of exactly 25 fails the strict strength threshold.
• Equal +DI and -DI fails both directional comparisons. If their sum is zero, the raw DX fraction is undefined; do not invent a direction or replace a missing ADX with zero.
• A displayed value rounded to 25.00 may hide a small difference around the threshold. Check full precision on the chart before deciding whether it passes.
• Do not compare a crypto pair volume figure with a stock share-volume floor. Volume units, venue coverage, and sessions differ.

Separate scan time, cache time, and bar time

Record when you reviewed the list, the selected collection, the daily timeframe, and the Cached timestamp. Cached records when Pineify assembled the response, not when every symbol last traded. The public response can be reused for up to four hours; reloading the page need not deliver a newer underlying bar.

• For a closing-bar process, check that the matching daily session has closed. The label 1D alone does not certify that the latest reported value is a completed-bar value.
• Markets close at different times, and stocks can remain on their last session while crypto continues trading. A freshly cached response can contain older market data.
• If a chart disagrees, compare exchange, daily bar, session, DI length, and ADX smoothing first. If the timestamps or input history cannot be aligned, leave the candidate unconfirmed.
• A blank search result can mean the symbol is outside the covered collection. It does not prove that the symbol failed your ADX rule.

When the rule needs a custom script

Market Screener can compare its available ADX, DI, and volume fields. A rule such as ADX rising for three completed bars or a DI crossover on the most recent closed bar needs history beyond a single displayed snapshot. Describe the rule and a finite symbol list to Pine Script AI Coding Agent, then validate the generated script and compare its results with TradingView charts.

• Specify daily bars, DI length 14, ADX smoothing 14, exact threshold operators, and how missing values should be handled.
• Specify whether you want the present DI relationship or a new crossover. They select different sets of symbols.
• A script that requests a finite list of symbols is subject to TradingView request and execution limits. It is not an unrestricted exchange-wide scan or a guarantee of future returns.