Penny stocks to increase price this week

Screening Filters

1. Price: 0.20 – 5.00 USD

   • Purpose: Limit results to low-priced “penny” stocks in the U.S. market.
   • Rationale:
     • In practice, penny stocks are often defined as stocks trading under about $5 per share.
     • Setting a minimum (0.20) helps avoid ultra-illiquid “fractional-cent” or distressed names that may be hard to trade or too noisy in data.
     • This range directly targets the user’s request for “penny stocks.”

2. Moving Average Relationship: PriceAboveMA20

   • Purpose: Favor penny stocks that are currently in a short-term uptrend.
   • Rationale:
     • The 20-day moving average (MA20) is a common short-term trend indicator.
     • When the price is above the 20-day moving average, it suggests recent strength and positive momentum.
     • Since you’re asking for stocks “likely to increase in price this week,” focusing on names already showing upward momentum is a way to tilt the list toward candidates with stronger near-term behavior.

3. One_Week_Rise_Prob: Minimum 60%

   • Purpose: Filter for stocks where the model estimates at least a 60% probability of being higher in one week.
   • Rationale:
     • No model can guarantee a rise, but it can estimate probabilities based on historical patterns, volatility, momentum, and other factors.
     • A minimum threshold of 60% explicitly aligns with your desire for stocks “likely to increase,” by excluding names with roughly coin-flip or worse odds.

4. One_Week_Predict_Return: Minimum +5%

   • Purpose: Ensure the predicted upside over the coming week is meaningfully positive.
   • Rationale:
     • Even if a stock has a >60% chance of rising, the expected move could be very small.
     • Requiring at least a +5% predicted return focuses on stocks with not only higher probability of rising, but also a sizable expected move, which better matches the intent behind “likely to increase in price this week” in a way that’s economically relevant.

Why Results Match Your Question

• You asked for penny stocks → the price filter (0.2–5 USD) directly targets that segment.
• You asked for stocks likely to increase this week →
  • PriceAboveMA20 selects stocks already in a short-term uptrend.
  • One_week_rise_prob ≥ 60% focuses on names with above-random model-estimated odds of rising in the next week.
  • One_week_predict_return ≥ 5% ensures the model expects a meaningful positive move, not just a tiny uptick.

These filters, taken together, narrow the U.S. penny stock universe to those with both technical strength (price above MA20) and model-estimated favorable near-term prospects (probability and magnitude of a one-week gain).