Screening Filters
Price: 0.05 – 1
- Purpose: Focus on true “sub‑$1” stocks while excluding the most illiquid penny fragments.
- Rationale:
- Upper bound at $1 directly matches your request for “stocks under 1 dollar.”
- Lower bound at $0.05 filters out ultra‑tiny quotes (e.g., $0.0001) that are often extremely illiquid, easily manipulated, and less investable for most traders. This keeps the list more practical while still in the penny range.
Market cap: $30M – $2B
- Purpose: Target smaller companies where big percentage moves are more plausible, while avoiding the most speculative micro‑caps and huge blue chips.
- Rationale:
- Minimum $30M: Avoids the absolute smallest companies, which often have severe liquidity, reporting, and governance issues.
- Maximum $2B: Keeps you in small‑cap territory where growth surprises or sentiment shifts can still translate into significant price increases. Mega‑caps rarely move 50–100% in short periods.
Moving average relationship: PriceAboveMA20
- Purpose: Require that price be in a short‑term uptrend or at least above recent average levels.
- Rationale:
- Price trading above its 20‑day moving average is a simple technical sign of positive short‑term momentum.
- Stocks with some existing upward bias or recovery often have a higher probability of continuing to rise versus those making fresh lows.
1‑month price change: -20% to +150%
- Purpose: Ensure the stock has seen meaningful recent activity, but not an unsustainably extreme spike.
- Rationale:
- Lower bound -20%: Excludes total collapse cases (e.g., -80%) that may be under severe fundamental stress, yet keeps in stocks that have pulled back modestly and could rebound.
- Upper bound +150%: Captures names that have shown strong upside action, but avoids the most parabolic, blow‑off moves where the risk of a sharp reversal is highest.
- Overall, this focuses on stocks that are “alive” in terms of price movement—essential when you’re looking for potential for big moves.
Predicted 1‑month return: ≥ 10%
- Purpose: Use a model‑based estimate to focus on names that are statistically expected to have higher upside over the next month.
- Rationale:
- A minimum predicted return of 10% filters for stocks where the model (based on historical patterns and factors like momentum, valuation, etc.) suggests elevated upside potential in the near term.
- This directly aligns with your request for stocks that have high potential for significant price increases, while still being probabilistic rather than guaranteed.
Exchange listing: XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American)
- Purpose: Stay on major US exchanges for better transparency and tradability.
- Rationale:
- Major exchanges have stricter listing standards, reporting requirements, and generally better liquidity than OTC markets.
- This improves execution quality and reduces some of the extreme risks associated with obscure penny stocks.
Region: US
- Purpose: Limit the universe to US‑listed companies for consistent regulation, reporting, and data coverage.
- Rationale:
- US markets tend to have robust disclosure and liquidity, making analysis and trading more practical.
- It also avoids mixing in foreign micro‑caps where information and trading can be much more constrained.
Why These Results Match Your Request
- The price filter (< $1) squarely hits your requirement for sub‑dollar stocks.
- Market cap, PriceAboveMA20, and 1‑month price change collectively target smaller, active names with positive or recovering momentum—conditions historically associated with larger percentage moves.
- The predicted 1‑month return ≥ 10% explicitly screens for names where quantitative signals suggest elevated upside potential, which addresses your “high potential for significant price increases” goal.
- Limiting to US major exchanges balances opportunity with practicality and risk management, avoiding the lowest‑quality corners of the penny stock universe.
This list is generated based on data from one or more third party data providers. It is provided for informational purposes only by Intellectia.AI, and is not investment advice or a recommendation. Intellectia does not make any warranty or guarantee relating to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any third-party information, and the provision of this information does not constitute a recommendation.