Stocks

Screening Filters

1. Price: $10 to $50

   • Purpose: Focus on stocks that are affordable for a $100 account.
   • Rationale: With only $100, very high-priced stocks are harder to diversify into, especially if you want to buy more than one share or manage risk. This range targets lower- to mid-priced stocks that are more accessible for small-dollar investors.

2. Volume: at least 1,000,000

   • Purpose: Find actively traded stocks with good liquidity.
   • Rationale: For short-term investing, liquidity matters because you want to enter and exit positions quickly without large spreads or slippage. High-volume stocks are generally easier to trade and tend to have more reliable price movement.

3. RSI Category: Moderate

   • Purpose: Avoid stocks that are extremely overbought or oversold.
   • Rationale: A moderate RSI suggests the stock is neither stretched upward nor unusually weak. For a short-term setup, this helps screen for names with room to move without being overly extended or excessively risky.

4. Moving Average Relationship: Price Above MA20

   • Purpose: Identify stocks with short-term upward momentum.
   • Rationale: If the price is above the 20-day moving average, it often indicates positive near-term trend strength. That aligns well with short-term investing because you’re looking for stocks already showing constructive price action.

5. News Driver: Positive

   • Purpose: Capture stocks benefiting from favorable catalysts.
   • Rationale: Short-term stock performance is often influenced by headlines, earnings, guidance, product news, or sector momentum. Positive news can act as a catalyst for near-term gains, making it especially relevant for a less-than-1-year investment horizon.

6. Region: US

   • Purpose: Narrow the list to U.S.-listed stocks.
   • Rationale: U.S. stocks are typically more familiar, liquid, and accessible for most investors, and they generally have better coverage and trading efficiency. This makes them a practical choice for a small short-term investment.

7. One-Month Predict Return: minimum 0

   • Purpose: Favor stocks with at least neutral-to-positive expected short-term performance.
   • Rationale: Since the user asked for short-term investment options, this filter prioritizes stocks that models estimate are not expected to decline over the next month. It helps bias the screener toward names with better near-term potential.

Why Results Match:

• The filters collectively target short-term opportunity, not long-term value: they emphasize momentum, liquidity, and positive catalysts.
• The price and volume filters make the stocks practical for a $100 budget and easier to trade.
• The technical filters (RSI and moving average) help find stocks with healthy short-term trend characteristics.
• The news and predicted return filters add a layer of near-term upside potential, which is important when the holding period is less than one year.
• Restricting to U.S. stocks keeps the results liquid and straightforward for a small account.

Overall, these filters are well-suited to finding stocks that are affordable, tradable, and showing signs of short-term strength, which matches the user’s request for short-term investment options for $100 in stocks.