Sort by price

Screening Filters

1. Price: min 0.20, max 5.00

   • Purpose: Identify low-priced “penny” stocks and enforce the “cheap” part of your request.
   • Rationale: In U.S. markets, penny stocks are commonly defined as those under about $5. Setting a max of $5 focuses on true low‑priced names. The 0.20 minimum avoids ultra‑low “sub‑penny” or “trip-zero” stocks that are often extremely illiquid and prone to erratic moves, making the results more tradable and realistic.

2. Volume: minimum 1,000,000 shares

   • Purpose: Ensure the penny stocks are heavily traded and not “dead” tickers.
   • Rationale: “Top moving” stocks you can actually trade need strong volume. A 1M+ share cutoff focuses on names with enough liquidity so that the price moves are meaningful and you’re less likely to be stuck in wide spreads or unable to get in/out.

3. Price_change_pct: minimum +10%

   • Purpose: Capture the “top moving” aspect of your original request.
   • Rationale: Requiring at least a 10% price move (typically on the day) filters for genuinely significant movers rather than routine daily fluctuations. This is how we translate “top moving” into a quantitative screen.

4. Region: US

   • Purpose: Limit the universe to U.S.-listed stocks.
   • Rationale: Your prior query did not specify international markets, and these exchanges (below) are U.S.-based. Limiting to the U.S. also standardizes trading hours, regulations, and reporting quality.

5. List_exchange: [XNYS, XNAS, XASE] (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX)

   • Purpose: Focus on penny stocks listed on major U.S. exchanges.
   • Rationale: Many penny stocks trade OTC, where liquidity, transparency, and reporting standards are weaker. Restricting to NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX improves overall quality and reduces exposure to the most speculative, easily manipulated names.

Why Results Match Your Request

• Your original screen was for “cheapest top moving penny stocks”.

  • “Penny” and “cheapest” are addressed via the price range (0.20–5.00).
  • “Top moving” is addressed via price_change_pct ≥ 10% plus high volume (≥ 1M).
  • Focusing on major U.S. exchanges improves quality and tradability.

• Your new instruction is to “Sort the previously screened penny stocks by price.”

  • The filters above define the universe of qualifying penny stocks.
  • Within that universe, you can now sort by price (ascending) to see the cheapest of these top movers first.
  • No additional indicators are required for this sort, and the existing filters are fully compatible with your sorting request.