I day-trade I use my scanner through E-trade (broker) to see what is active in the morning. I also go to various sites for news and info http://vsinvestor.com/ http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php? http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents to name a few I watch twitter for stock mentions.... Also I'm in a chatroom http://www.greatstockpix.com/index.htm I have a life time membership from about 3yrs ago here's some video http://www.screencast.com/users/GSP/folders/Default/media/1d257d56-9dcb-4232-9eba-a1e6666eb25a of trades Also follow Yak on this board http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=12087 he usually knows what's moving ... GL feel free to ask more questions