Should I buy NOW stocks today?

Screening Filters

1. PriceAboveMA20

• Purpose: Finds stocks trading above their 20-day moving average.
• Rationale: This suggests short-term price strength and momentum, which is useful when asking whether to buy a stock “today.”

2. ema_20 > 0

• Purpose: Ensures the 20-day EMA is available and valid.
• Rationale: A valid short-term trend indicator is needed to evaluate near-term buying conditions.

3. ema_60 > 0

• Purpose: Ensures the 60-day EMA is available and valid.
• Rationale: This helps compare short- and medium-term trend direction so the screen can favor stocks with broader support beyond just one day’s movement.

4. RSI: moderate

• Purpose: Looks for stocks that are neither extremely overbought nor deeply oversold.
• Rationale: For a potential buy today, a moderate RSI can indicate the stock still has room to rise without being excessively stretched.

5. news_driver: Positive

• Purpose: Selects stocks with favorable recent news catalysts.
• Rationale: Positive news can support near-term price appreciation and improve the case for buying now.

6. EMA 20 > EMA 60

• Purpose: Confirms short-term trend strength relative to the medium-term trend.
• Rationale: When the faster EMA is above the slower EMA, it often indicates bullish momentum and an improving trend.

7. Analyst consensus: Strong Buy

• Purpose: Focuses on stocks with strong Wall Street support.
• Rationale: This adds a fundamental and sentiment layer, helping identify stocks that analysts believe have favorable prospects.

8. Target price upside potential: AbovePrice

• Purpose: Finds stocks where analysts’ target prices are above the current share price.
• Rationale: This suggests potential upside, which is relevant for deciding whether a stock may be attractive to buy today.

9. user_watchlist: False

• Purpose: Excludes the user’s watchlist.
• Rationale: This keeps the screen broad and focused on matching stocks rather than only returning names already tracked by the user.

Why Results Match:

• The screen is built for a near-term buy decision, so it emphasizes technical strength (price above the 20-day average, EMA 20 above EMA 60, moderate RSI).
• It also adds supporting fundamentals and sentiment through positive news, strong analyst consensus, and upside to target price, which helps identify stocks that may have both momentum and analyst-backed potential.
• Overall, these filters aim to surface stocks that look technically healthy, fundamentally supported, and potentially attractive right now rather than stocks that are merely popular or volatile.