Screening Filters
Market Cap ≥ $2,000,000,000 (Large / Mid Caps)
- Purpose: Focus on more established U.S. companies.
- Rationale: For “top” bullish momentum names, it’s common to prioritize mid- to large-cap stocks. These tend to:
- Have better liquidity (easier to enter/exit positions).
- Be more widely followed by institutions.
- Show more reliable technical signals than tiny, illiquid stocks where moves can be random or manipulated.
PriceAboveMA20 (Price above 20-day moving average)
- Purpose: Capture short-term bullish momentum.
- Rationale: A stock trading above its 20-day moving average is generally in a short-term uptrend. This helps identify:
- Recent buying strength.
- Stocks that are currently being bid up, rather than those that rallied in the past but have since stalled or rolled over.
PriceAboveMA200 (Price above 200-day moving average)
- Purpose: Ensure a longer-term uptrend is in place.
- Rationale: The 200-day MA is a classic “line in the sand” for long-term trend:
- Above the 200-day often indicates a primary bullish trend.
- Combining PriceAboveMA20 and PriceAboveMA200 means you’re filtering for stocks that are strong both short term and long term, rather than just experiencing a brief bounce in a longer downtrend.
RSI Category: “Moderate”
Purpose: Target bullish but not extremely overbought conditions.
Rationale: The RSI (Relative Strength Index) measures momentum. A “moderate” RSI typically avoids:
- Very low RSI (oversold), which might indicate downtrends or weak momentum.
- Very high RSI (overbought), where a pullback may be more likely.
This aims for stocks with positive, sustainable momentum rather than late-stage, potentially exhausted moves.
Month Price Change % ≥ 10%
- Purpose: Require recent, tangible bullish performance.
- Rationale: A gain of at least 10% over the past month is a clear, quantifiable sign of bullish momentum:
- Confirms the stock hasn’t just drifted higher; it’s moved meaningfully.
- Helps isolate names where recent price action reflects strong buying interest.
Region: United States
- Purpose: Match the request for U.S. stocks.
- Rationale: Limits results to companies primarily based or listed in the U.S., aligning directly with “US stocks.”
Exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American)
- Purpose: Focus on major U.S. exchanges.
- Rationale: These are the main U.S. stock exchanges:
- Ensures you’re getting widely traded, regulated U.S. stocks.
- Filters out OTC and very illiquid names that may not provide reliable momentum signals.
Why Results Match “Top 10 US Stocks with Bullish Momentum”
- The moving average filters (20-day and 200-day) and month price change ≥ 10% directly target stocks in clear uptrends with recent, strong upside movement—core aspects of bullish momentum.
- The RSI “moderate” setting helps keep results closer to sustained, healthier momentum, avoiding extreme overbought conditions where reversals can be more common.
- The market cap and exchange filters focus on larger, more liquid U.S. names, which are more appropriate candidates for a “top 10” bullish momentum list rather than speculative microcaps.
- The U.S. region filter ensures all results are aligned with your request for U.S. stocks.
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