All-time-high streaks

What an ATH streak is

An all-time-high (ATH) streak counts consecutive trading days on which a stock set a new all-time high. For each run, AvFinIQ records when it started, how many trading days it lasted, and the peak price it reached.

Where to find it

Open any stock's chart analysis to see its all-time high, how far the price is from that high today, and its most recent streaks, each with start date, length in trading days and peak price. The All-Time High screen lists ordinary shares that are setting new highs.

Two ways to define a high

A high can be measured by the day's high price or by the closing price. The two can disagree: a stock can touch a new high during the day and still close below its previous best. The streaks shown on a stock's chart analysis are based on the day's high.

Why this is useful

A streak gives historical context: how long a stock has been making new highs and how that compares with its own past runs. It is a way to look at a stock's history, not a trading signal.

What it does not tell you

An ATH streak does not predict future prices. Streaks end, and a long one says nothing about what comes next.

Streaks are also not comparable across kinds of instrument. Liquid funds and money-market ETFs rise by tiny amounts almost every day, so on their chart analysis they can show very long streaks that say nothing about momentum. Compare ordinary shares with ordinary shares, and treat streaks on funds, ETFs, SME shares and trusts separately.