# Within 5% of the 52-week low — NSE scan

> Sitting near the yearly low on rising volume — basing, or still falling.

Canonical: https://patternsradar.com/screener/near-52-week-low

```sift
where close within 5% of low_52w and volume > 1.2x avg(volume, 20)
```

A stock near its lows with volume picking up is at the point where the outcome divides: either sellers are exhausting and a base is forming, or the next leg has begun. The volume condition is what makes it worth looking at rather than an inert list of losers.

Category: [Volatility](https://patternsradar.com/scans/volatility.md). Default universe: top 500 NSE stocks by 20-day turnover.

The rendered page runs this scan against the latest session and can replay it across the last 250 sessions to measure its hit rate: https://patternsradar.com/screener/near-52-week-low.