How to Search Tweets by Cashtag ($TSLA, $BTC)
To search tweets by cashtag on X, type the dollar sign and ticker into the search bar, for example $TSLA or $BTC, and open the Latest tab.
To search tweets by cashtag on X, type the dollar sign and ticker into the search bar, for example $TSLA or $BTC, and open the Latest tab. A cashtag search returns posts that tag the ticker. Add -filter:links and a few exclusions to cut the promotional posts that crowd most ticker searches.
Cashtags work like hashtags for stocks and crypto, and they sit with the word operators in the Twitter advanced search operators reference. This guide is one of the techniques in how to search tweets by keyword.
How Do You Search a Cashtag on X?
You search a cashtag by typing $ and the ticker symbol, with no space, into the search bar. Listed below are the 3 steps.
- Type the cashtag:
$NVDA. - Press Enter.
- Choose Top for widely engaged posts or Latest for every post in time order.
$ marks a cashtag the way # marks a hashtag (twitter-advanced-search reference). Searching the ticker without $ matches the plain word, which for short tickers also catches unrelated posts.
Cashtag Search Examples
These cashtag searches combine a ticker with the filters traders and analysts use most. Replace the tickers, numbers and dates.
| Goal | Query |
|---|---|
| One ticker | $TSLA |
| Several tickers | $TSLA OR $RIVN OR $LCID |
| A ticker around earnings | $NVDA since:2026-08-26 until:2026-08-29 |
| Popular posts on a ticker | $BTC min_faves:500 |
| A ticker without link spam | $BTC -filter:links -airdrop -giveaway |
| A ticker from verified accounts | $AAPL filter:verified |
| A ticker in one language | $BTC lang:es |
| A ticker with charts or images | $SPY filter:images |
| A ticker, original posts only | $TSLA -filter:retweets -filter:replies |
Date windows are explained in how to search tweets by date, and exclusions in how to exclude words from Twitter search.
How Do You Filter Spam From Cashtag Searches?
Filter cashtag spam by removing links, reposts and the words promoters use, and by adding an engagement floor. $BTC -filter:links -filter:retweets -airdrop -giveaway -"join now" min_faves:10 keeps original posts with some engagement. Raise min_faves: until the results are mostly genuine discussion; thresholds are covered in how to search tweets by likes, reposts and replies.
How Do You Compare Cashtag and Hashtag Searches?
A cashtag ($BTC) is for a ticker and a hashtag (#Bitcoin) is for a topic, and people use both, so search them together with OR for full coverage. $BTC OR #Bitcoin catches posts using either tag. Hashtags are covered in how to search tweets by hashtag.
How to Collect Cashtag Posts With apidojo
apidojo’s Tweet Scraper V2 on Apify collects cashtag posts with their timestamps and engagement counts, which is the starting point for tracking discussion volume or sentiment around a ticker. Put the cashtag query in searchTerms (Apify).
{
"searchTerms": ["$NVDA -filter:links -filter:retweets since:2026-08-01"],
"sort": "Latest"
}It costs $0.40 per 1,000 tweets. Scoring the collected posts is covered in how to collect tweets for sentiment analysis, and the full product is the apidojo Twitter Scraper.
Questions people ask
Do cashtags work for crypto?
Yes, crypto tickers such as $BTC and $ETH work the same way as stock tickers.
Is cashtag search case-sensitive?
No, $tsla and $TSLA return the same posts.
Can you search a cashtag from one account?
Yes, add from:: from:username $TSLA.