Sold, what should i buy now

Screening Filters

1. market_cap: $1B to $30B

   • Purpose: Focus on small- to mid-cap U.S. stocks.
   • Rationale: After selling IREN, the user is likely looking for a similar type of opportunity: stocks with meaningful upside potential, but still large enough to have liquidity and public attention. This market-cap band avoids tiny microcaps while excluding mega-cap names that usually move more slowly.

2. price: $10+

   • Purpose: Exclude very low-priced stocks.
   • Rationale: Stocks above $10 are generally more established and less likely to be penny-stock speculative plays. This helps screen for names that are more comparable to IREN in trading quality and market interest.

3. relative_vol: 2.0+

   • Purpose: Find stocks trading with unusually high volume.
   • Rationale: Since the user likely wants something active enough to buy after selling a momentum name like IREN, elevated relative volume helps identify stocks with strong attention, liquidity, and potential near-term movement.

4. moving_average_relationship: PriceAboveMA20, PriceAboveMA200

   • Purpose: Identify stocks in short-term and long-term uptrends.
   • Rationale: This is a classic momentum filter. Price above the 20-day average suggests current strength, while price above the 200-day average indicates the stock is also in a broader bullish trend. That makes the output more suitable for a replacement idea after selling a strong mover.

5. ema_20: min 0

   • Purpose: Require short-term trend support.
   • Rationale: A positive 20-day EMA relationship reinforces that the stock is not only above its averages, but also has upward near-term momentum.

6. ema_60: min 0

   • Purpose: Confirm intermediate-term trend strength.
   • Rationale: This helps avoid names that have only a very recent bounce. It biases the scan toward stocks with more durable trend structure, similar to what traders often want when rotating out of a prior winner.

7. month_price_change_pct: min 0

   • Purpose: Filter for stocks that are positive over the last month.
   • Rationale: If the user just sold a momentum stock, this keeps the search aligned with stocks already showing constructive price action instead of catching falling knives.

8. region: US

   • Purpose: Limit results to U.S.-listed stocks.
   • Rationale: This keeps the results consistent with IREN and ensures easier access, reporting standards, and liquidity for most users.

9. is_optionable: True

   • Purpose: Show stocks with listed options.
   • Rationale: Optionable names tend to have better liquidity and more trading flexibility. If the user is active enough to sell IREN and ask what to buy next, optionability is useful for hedging, income strategies, or more advanced trade management.

10. option_unusual_activity: True

• Purpose: Highlight stocks seeing unusual options activity.
• Rationale: This is especially relevant for a post-IREN replacement search because it can surface names attracting speculative or informed attention. That often aligns with short-term catalysts and momentum setups.

Why Results Match:

• The full filter set is designed to find U.S. stocks with momentum, liquidity, and active trading interest.
• It matches the likely intent behind “Sold IREN — what should I buy now?” by looking for similar replacement opportunities, not defensive income stocks or deep value names.
• The combination of price strength, above-average volume, trend confirmation, and unusual options activity is well suited for finding stocks that may behave like IREN did when it was moving strongly.
• The market cap and price floors help keep the list from becoming too speculative, while the options filters make the results more useful for an active trader.