Stock News Screener: Hours Since Latest News
Find stocks with news in the past day using ChartsWatcher. Filter hours since the latest relevant item and combine news recency with price and volume.
Understand the metric
What is Hours since news?
Hours since news measures elapsed time since the latest relevant news item, with a lookback of up to 24 hours. It offers a practical middle ground between minute-level recency and the broader days-since-news filter. The result describes timing; it does not classify an announcement as positive, negative or responsible for a particular price move.
An illustrative example
Hours since news in practice
A two-hour maximum would include a symbol whose latest relevant item appeared one hour ago and exclude one showing six hours. The 24-hour lookback limits the historical scope, so this field should not be used to identify companies whose last announcement was several days earlier.
Make it part of your workflow
A more deliberate stock screen.
Use ChartsWatcher to build a same-day news research view, combining this filter with change from close and relative volume. Open the matching news content to assess what was reported, then compare the timestamp with the chart before associating the story with market activity.
ChartsWatcher lets you combine this filter with other criteria in a toplist and rank the results by the columns you care about. Keep the shortlist beside charts, stock news, and watchlists in your own layout.
Explore the screener / toplistBefore you build
A little more detail.
How do I add Hours since news in ChartsWatcher?
Open or create a toplist and add Hours since news to its filter configuration. Choose the available options and the bounds that fit your screen. Combine it with other metrics to narrow the results. Filters can also refine which stocks qualify for an alert.
What should I check when interpreting this filter?
The filter covers a 24-hour lookback and the feed’s relevant items. A fresh timestamp is not a measure of materiality or proof that the news caused a move.
From an idea to your own scan.
Use Hours since news with the other conditions that define your setup. Keep matching stocks, charts, and news together, with a configuration you can refine as you go.