# Top lists: trending, most active, market cap and latest events

> Every Quantisnow /top list explained: what ranks trending insights, most-active companies and market cap, plus the latest insider buys, ratings, FDA and SEC filings.

Source: https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/top-lists
Section: Docs / Market data pages
Last updated: 2026-10-27

## Key takeaways

- The /top hub links to every ranked list and roundup on Quantisnow.
- /top/trending ranks the 50 most-read stories by unique readers in the last 24 hours and updates every few minutes. Repeat visits from the same reader count once, and older stories can trend when people read them again.
- /top/active-companies ranks the 100 companies with the most wire activity over the last 30 days.
- /top/market-cap ranks the 200 largest companies Quantisnow tracks by market capitalization.
- Over 20 event lists (analyst moves, insider buys, dividends, buybacks, splits, M&A, offerings, FDA catalysts, delisting notices) cover the last 30 days, with monthly archives at /top/<list>/<yyyy>/<mm>, yearly pages at /top/<list>/<yyyy> and RSS at /top/<list>/rss.xml.
- Dense lists also have sector pages at /top/<list>/sector/<sector>, and /top/most-shorted and /top/most-followed rank companies.

Top lists are quick roundups of what is moving on the wire. Start at [/top](https://www.quantisnow.com/top), which links to every list below plus related browsing pages such as sectors, exchanges and the short volume screener.

## Ranked lists

These lists are ordered by a metric, not by time.

| List | URL | What drives the ranking | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top trending insights (24h) | [/top/trending](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/trending) | Live view count on Quantisnow over the last 24 hours | 50 stories |
| Most-active companies | [/top/active-companies](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/active-companies) | Number of newsitems mentioning the company over the last 30 days, across press releases, SEC filings, FDA news, analyst ratings and insider trading | 100 companies |
| Largest companies by market cap | [/top/market-cap](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/market-cap) | Market capitalization | 200 companies |
| Short volume screener | [/screener/short-volume](https://www.quantisnow.com/screener/short-volume) | FINRA daily short % (or another sort you choose) | 100 rows |

Trending updates every few minutes. Most-active and market cap are refreshed periodically through the day. The short volume screener has its own page: [Short volume screener](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/short-volume-screener).

### What "trending" means

Trending measures what Quantisnow readers open, not price movement. A story ranks high because many people are reading it right now. It is a useful way to spot the news other traders are paying attention to, but it is not a signal on its own.

### What "most active" means

Most-active counts how often a company hits the wire. A company with a burst of filings, ratings changes and press releases will climb even if its share price is flat. Click any ticker to open its [company page](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/company-pages).

## Event lists

Each event list collects one kind of wire event. The main page covers the last 30 days (60 or 90 days for rarer events), and opens with a one-line summary: how many events, how many companies, which tickers had the most and the busiest day.

| Group | Lists |
|---|---|
| Analyst moves | [Upgrades](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/analyst-upgrades), [downgrades](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/analyst-downgrades), [coverage initiations](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/analyst-initiations), [price target raises](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/price-target-raises), [price target cuts](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/price-target-cuts) |
| Insiders and filings | [Insider purchases](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/insider-purchases), [IPO filings (S-1, F-1)](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/ipo-filings), [SEC filings](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/sec-filings) |
| Corporate actions | [Dividend increases](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/dividend-increases), [dividend cuts](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/dividend-cuts), [buybacks](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/buybacks), [stock splits](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/stock-splits), [reverse splits](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/reverse-splits), [CEO and CFO changes](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/ceo-cfo-changes) |
| Deals and capital raising | [M&A](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/mergers-acquisitions), [offerings and dilution](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/stock-offerings), [IPO pricings](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/ipo-pricings) |
| Biotech and FDA | [FDA approvals](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/fda-approvals), [complete response letters](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/fda-complete-response-letters), [PDUFA dates](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/pdufa-dates), [clinical trial results](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/clinical-trial-results) |
| Distress | [Delisting and bankruptcy notices](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/delisting-bankruptcy-notices) |

Price target lists are ranked by the size of the revision; every other event list is newest first. Each row links to the source item and to the company page.

### Monthly archives

Every event list except SEC filings has a page per calendar month, for example [/top/insider-purchases/2026/10](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/insider-purchases/2026/10). Archives go back 24 months, link to the previous and next month, and never change once the month has closed.

### Year in review

Lists that can be counted month by month also have a yearly page, for example [/top/analyst-upgrades/2025](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/analyst-upgrades/2025). It shows the total for the year, a bar for each month linking to that month's archive, and the 25 companies with the most events.

### RSS feeds

Every event list has an RSS feed of its last 30 days at /top/<list>/rss.xml, for example [/top/insider-purchases/rss.xml](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/insider-purchases/rss.xml).

### Sector cuts

Dense lists (analyst moves, insider purchases, dividend increases, CEO and CFO changes, M&A and offerings) also have a page per sector covering the last 90 days (linked once a sector has at least 5 events), for example [/top/analyst-upgrades/sector/technology](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/analyst-upgrades/sector/technology).

### Rankings

- [/top/most-shorted](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/most-shorted) ranks liquid stocks by their latest FINRA daily short volume ratio.
- [/top/most-followed](https://www.quantisnow.com/top/most-followed) ranks the tickers Quantisnow users follow most.

These pages use the public 3-minute delay for every visitor, including Plus subscribers. For real-time items, open the matching feed on [/news](https://www.quantisnow.com/news) with Plus. See [Live news feed](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/live-news-feed).

Guides that pair well with these lists: [How to track insider buying](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/how-to-track-insider-buying), [Analyst upgrades and downgrades](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades), [PDUFA dates explained](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/pdufa-dates-explained), [Shelf offerings and dilution](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/shelf-offerings-and-dilution) and [Stock splits and corporate actions](https://www.quantisnow.com/guides/stock-splits-and-corporate-actions).

## Other pages linked from /top

The /top hub also links to:

- [/reports](https://www.quantisnow.com/reports) for the daily premarket movers report. See [Reports and articles](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/reports-and-articles).
- [/sectors](https://www.quantisnow.com/sectors), [/exchanges](https://www.quantisnow.com/exchanges) and [/companies](https://www.quantisnow.com/companies) for browsing. See [Compare, sectors and exchanges](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/compare-sectors-and-exchanges).
- [/categories](https://www.quantisnow.com/categories) for every event category. See [Event categories](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/event-categories).
- [/earnings](https://www.quantisnow.com/earnings), [/dividends](https://www.quantisnow.com/dividends), [/insiders](https://www.quantisnow.com/insiders) and [/ipos](https://www.quantisnow.com/ipos). See [Market calendars](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/market-calendars).
- [/compare](https://www.quantisnow.com/compare) for side-by-side ticker comparisons.

## How to turn a list into alerts

Top lists are for browsing. To be told when something happens to a specific company:

1. Click the ticker in any list to open its company page.
2. Click **Follow**.
3. On [/follows](https://www.quantisnow.com/follows), set the ticker's alert categories, for example **Insider trading** or **Analyst ratings**.
4. With Plus, switch on **Email** or **Push** delivery (**Webhook** needs Premium).

See [Following tickers](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/following-tickers) and [Alerts](https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/alerts).

## FAQ

### How often does the trending list update?

Every few minutes. It ranks stories by how many people viewed them on Quantisnow in the last 24 hours.

### Are top lists real time for Plus subscribers?

No. The event lists on /top use the public 3-minute delay for everyone. Plus subscribers get real-time items in the live feed at /news.

### Does "most active" mean highest trading volume?

No. Most-active ranks companies by how many newsitems mention them over the last 30 days, not by share volume.

### How many companies are on the market cap list?

The /top/market-cap list shows the 200 largest companies Quantisnow tracks, ranked by market capitalization.