Best stock for this week

Important Context

No screen can guarantee which single stock will be “the best” or will go up this week. What we can do is narrow the US market to stocks that historically and fundamentally have a higher probability of performing well in the near term, then you (or an advisor) choose from that refined list.

Below is how each filter contributes to that goal.

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $5,000,000,000

• Purpose: Focus on larger, more established companies.
• Rationale:
  • Bigger companies are usually more stable, with better disclosure and analyst coverage.
  • For a one‑week horizon, you want to reduce the risk of extreme volatility or manipulation that’s more common in small/micro caps.

2. Price between $5 and $500

• Purpose: Exclude penny stocks and ultra‑high‑priced outliers.
• Rationale:
  • Below $5 often behaves like penny stocks: thin liquidity, higher manipulation, sudden swings.
  • Very high per‑share prices (e.g., $1,000+) can distort percentage moves and may not be ideal for traders with smaller capital.
  • This range keeps the universe in a more “normal”, tradable band.

3. Monthly Average Dollar Volume ≥ $500,000

• Purpose: Ensure adequate liquidity.
• Rationale:
  • Dollar volume (price × volume) shows how much money trades in and out of the stock.
  • Higher liquidity makes it easier to enter/exit positions with tighter spreads, crucial for short-term, one‑week trades or investments.

4. Price Above 20-Day Moving Average
   (moving_average_relationship: PriceAboveMA20 and comparison price > ema_20)

• Purpose: Capture stocks in short‑term uptrends.
• Rationale:
  • Price above a short-term moving average like the 20‑day suggests recent positive momentum.
  • For a “this week” idea, you generally want names already trending up rather than fighting a downtrend.

5. 1-Month Price Change ≥ +2%
   (month_price_change_pct ≥ 2)

• Purpose: Confirm recent upward movement.
• Rationale:
  • A positive move in the last month, even modest (+2%+), filters out flat or declining names.
  • Combined with price above MA20, this focuses on stocks where buyers have recently been in control, which can carry over into the coming week.

6. US Exchanges Only: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX
   (list_exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE)

• Purpose: Restrict to major US stock markets.
• Rationale:
  • Directly addresses your request for the US stock market.
  • Also ensures regulated, well‑known venues with more reliable data and better investor protections.

7. Quarterly Revenue YoY Growth ≥ 0%
   (quarter_revenue_yoy_growth ≥ 0)

• Purpose: Avoid companies with shrinking revenue.
• Rationale:
  • Even for a 1‑week timeframe, fundamentals matter: stocks of companies with at least stable or growing sales tend to be better supported.
  • This avoids names where deteriorating business trends could trigger negative surprises or downgrades.

8. One-Week Rise Probability ≥ 55%
   (one_week_rise_prob ≥ 55)

• Purpose: Tilt toward stocks with a statistically higher chance of rising over the next week (based on the screener’s model/historical patterns).
• Rationale:
  • This is a probability estimate, not a guarantee.
  • By requiring ≥55%, we filter for names where historical behavior and indicators suggest the odds of a positive week are somewhat favorable versus a coin flip.

9. Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy, Moderate Buy, or Hold
   (analyst_consensus in [Strong Buy, Moderate Buy, Hold])

• Purpose: Align with professional analyst sentiment.
• Rationale:
  • Excludes stocks with “Sell” or “Underperform” consensus, where the Street expects weakness.
  • For a near‑term idea, positive or neutral analyst views can support the stock (ongoing positive news flow, target price hikes, etc.).

10. Target Price Above Current Price
    (target_price_upside_potential: MoreAbovePrice, AbovePrice)

• Purpose: Ensure analysts see some upside from today’s level.
• Rationale:
  • If the average target price is above the current price, analysts expect appreciation over their typical horizon.
  • While targets are usually 6–12 months out, they still provide a directional signal: valuation is not seen as stretched, reducing downside from “too expensive” risk.

Why These Results Match Your Request

• Focused on US stocks by limiting to NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX.
• Short-term friendly by using recent price momentum (1-month gains, price above 20‑day MA) and a modeled one-week rise probability.
• Risk‑aware through minimum market cap and liquidity filters, which reduce exposure to thin, speculative names that could collapse in a week.
• Fundamentally and sentiment‑supported using non‑negative revenue growth, favorable/neutral analyst ratings, and price targets with upside.

Together, these filters don’t “pick the best stock,” but they create a high‑quality, liquid, US‑only shortlist of candidates that statistically and fundamentally have better odds of performing well over the coming week compared with the broader market.