How to scan for stocks

There are different ways that you can find stocks to trade. The best way is through a stock screener. For example, if you want to find stocks that is forming a bullish engulfing pattern (candlestick pattern screener), you can easily find all the stocks that are matching this pattern on Free Stock Scan.

Analysis	Chart	Symbol	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume	% Change
		ALVR	0.93	1.00	0.93	0.96	76002	2.13%
		BBT	28.28	28.82	28.28	28.74	4529727	1.52%
		CIE	29.51	30.34	29.35	29.73	1934064	0.64%
		COT	6.29	6.47	6.27	6.42	168232	1.42%
		CVM	0.34	0.36	0.34	0.36	975200	5.88%
		CYTX	2.62	2.73	2.56	2.65	469266	1.15%
		DBC	28.85	29.04	28.75	28.99	259289	0.45%
		DPTR	0.22	0.27	0.22	0.23	19203	4.55%
		DT	11.18	11.30	11.13	11.30	398732	1.07%
		ENB	37.68	38.35	37.54	38.12	773041	0.87%
		EQIX	134.70	137.53	134.62	137.00	1012294	1.70%
		ETR	66.73	66.91	66.23	66.83	655429	0.10%
		EWA	22.69	22.91	22.65	22.87	2551200	0.57%
		GKK	2.99	3.03	2.98	3.03	116018	1.34%
		HSP	33.91	34.53	33.86	34.44	1211787	1.47%
		INFN	7.48	7.70	7.48	7.66	573020	2.41%
		JAG	5.82	5.98	5.77	5.98	1019666	2.40%
		K	51.81	51.96	51.64	51.93	1305395	0.17%
		KOPN	3.27	3.53	3.27	3.38	495673	2.42%
		LOGM	33.74	34.80	33.70	34.72	462481	1.82%
		MHO	10.87	11.92	10.86	11.74	197150	8.00%
		MTB	78.72	80.06	78.72	79.84	353017	1.42%
		MYGN	23.76	24.04	23.63	23.98	359944	0.93%
		NXY	19.20	19.77	18.96	19.58	1921499	1.71%
		OGE	51.56	52.20	51.31	52.07	541418	0.79%
		PKG	29.39	29.87	29.30	29.77	485264	1.29%
		PXD	103.17	106.21	101.62	105.34	1622766	2.00%
		RGLD	66.29	67.32	65.47	66.74	409645	0.63%
		RJN	7.15	7.28	7.15	7.27	23674	0.97%
		RJZ	11.03	11.16	11.01	11.13	5186	0.45%
		RMIX	4.02	4.25	4.02	4.25	28651	5.72%
		SFLY	29.20	30.04	28.82	30.03	1746085	2.84%
		SJT	18.43	18.87	18.40	18.81	191572	2.01%
		SORL	3.04	3.31	3.03	3.20	217279	4.58%
		THC	5.39	5.54	5.39	5.45	7093689	0.93%
		TLM	12.96	13.33	12.80	13.29	4852964	2.15%
		TSEM	0.69	0.70	0.68	0.69	486742	0.00%
		TSN	19.16	19.61	19.12	19.55	4235267	1.93%
		TWC	77.75	78.29	77.31	78.13	1390380	0.45%
		TXI	31.39	32.67	31.36	32.58	249834	3.59%
		UPS	75.59	76.16	75.57	76.00	2550369	0.52%
		VIV	28.53	29.36	28.45	29.22	1094688	1.85%
		YCS	44.94	45.36	44.94	45.34	63943	0.82%

The above stock list shows all the stocks with the Bullish Engulfing Pattern. You can also search for other stocks that match your searching criteria such as MACD Crossover scan, stochastic scan or any other technical indicators that you like.