Stock mask

Screening Filters

1. market_cap: $50M to $5B

   • Purpose: Focus on small-cap to mid-cap stocks.
   • Rationale: BTQ Technologies is a relatively small, speculative growth name. This market-cap range captures companies that are large enough to be investable and tradable, but still have room for rapid upside and catalyst-driven moves.

2. volume / monthly_average_dollar_volume

   • Purpose: Ensure sufficient trading liquidity and active price movement.
   • Rationale: BTQ was highlighted as a high-volume momentum stock, which is important for a name that can move quickly. Even though the minimums are set at 0 here, the related liquidity checks help identify stocks that are actually trading actively enough to analyze and trade.

3. comparison_between_indicators: volume > monthly_average_dollar_volume

   • Purpose: Find stocks with unusual trading interest versus their normal baseline.
   • Rationale: BTQ’s recent move was accompanied by volume well above average, signaling a breakout or catalyst-driven surge. This filter helps surface stocks where current demand is stronger than usual, which fits a momentum-style analysis.

4. moving_average_relationship: PriceAboveMA20

   • Purpose: Identify stocks with short-term bullish technical trend.
   • Rationale: BTQ has been in a strong recent uptrend. Trading above the 20-day moving average is a common technical sign of momentum and confirms that price strength is not just a one-day spike.

5. sector: Technology, Software & IT Services

   • Purpose: Narrow the search to tech-oriented businesses.
   • Rationale: BTQ operates in quantum security and blockchain-related infrastructure, which fits the broader technology/software universe. This keeps the screen aligned with the type of company being analyzed.

6. themes: Cybersecurity, AI Beneficiary, Cloud Computing, Big Data, SaaS, IoT, Blockchain, Web3

   • Purpose: Target high-growth, innovation-driven themes.
   • Rationale: BTQ’s story is centered on post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security, so theme filters are useful for capturing companies with similar emerging-tech narratives. These themes also tend to attract strong market interest and catalyst-driven moves.

7. list_exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE

   • Purpose: Restrict results to major U.S. exchanges.
   • Rationale: BTQ.O trades on Nasdaq. Limiting the screen to U.S. major exchanges improves accessibility, liquidity, and data quality, which is important for analysis and execution.

8. news_driver: Positive

   • Purpose: Surface stocks with favorable recent catalysts.
   • Rationale: BTQ’s recent rise was supported by positive news flow and product/commercial progress. This filter is appropriate because the user is looking at a stock where recent company developments may be driving price action.

9. is_optionable: True

   • Purpose: Include names that can be traded with options.
   • Rationale: Optionability often indicates better liquidity and broader market participation. For a high-volatility stock like BTQ, options availability can also matter for hedging or leveraged bullish/bearish strategies.

10. analyst_consensus: Strong Buy, Moderate Buy

• Purpose: Favor stocks with supportive sell-side expectations.
• Rationale: BTQ’s screening logic is tilted toward names where analysts are broadly constructive. That helps align the screen with stocks that have both momentum and external fundamental support.

11. target_price_upside_potential: AbovePrice, MoreAbovePrice

• Purpose: Identify stocks with estimated upside relative to current price.
• Rationale: BTQ was described as having a bullish outlook but still being a tactical trade. This filter selects stocks where analyst targets imply meaningful upside, which fits a growth-and-momentum thesis.

Why Results Match:

• The filters collectively are designed to find small-to-mid-cap technology stocks with strong momentum, positive news, and bullish analyst sentiment. That is a good fit for analyzing BTQ Technologies, which has recently shown exactly those traits.
• BTQ is a quantum/security/blockchain-themed company, so the sector and theme filters are directly relevant.
• The price above 20-day moving average and volume above average filters match the stock’s recent breakout behavior and help identify similar high-interest setups.
• The positive news driver and analyst upside filters make the screen more likely to find stocks with a catalyst-backed bullish narrative, similar to BTQ’s current situation.
• Requiring optionability and major exchange listing improves tradability and liquidity, which is useful for analyzing a fast-moving name like BTQ.