Strong buy atocks

Screening Filters

1. analyst_consensus: ['Strong Buy']

   • Purpose: Directly capture stocks that Wall Street analysts currently rate as “Strong Buy.”
   • Rationale: Your question is specifically about which stocks are considered a strong buy. The most straightforward, objective way to interpret that is to use the aggregated analyst consensus rating. Limiting to “Strong Buy” ensures we’re only showing stocks where the majority of covering analysts have the most bullish stance, not just a moderate buy or hold.

2. target_price_upside_potential: ['MoreAbovePrice']

   • Purpose: Require that analysts’ average target price is meaningfully above the current stock price.
   • Rationale: A “Strong Buy” rating is more convincing if analysts also expect upside from today’s price. This filter ensures we exclude cases where analysts say “Strong Buy” but have target prices close to or below the current market price. It tightens the list to names with both bullish ratings and projected price appreciation.

3. market_cap: {'min': '2000000000'} (≥ $2 billion)

   • Purpose: Focus on mid-cap and larger companies, avoiding micro/nano-cap stocks.
   • Rationale: Very small companies can be highly volatile, thinly traded, and more prone to extreme moves and manipulation. For a list of “strong buys,” it’s generally more useful to emphasize companies with more established businesses, better disclosures, and broader analyst coverage—conditions more often met by firms with at least a few billion in market value.

4. monthly_average_dollar_volume: {'min': '1000000'} (≥ $1M traded per month)

   • Purpose: Ensure there is sufficient liquidity (trading activity) in the stocks returned.
   • Rationale: A stock may be rated a strong buy, but if it barely trades, it can be difficult or costly to enter and exit positions. By requiring a minimum average dollar volume, we steer toward stocks that investors can realistically buy and sell without huge bid–ask spreads or major price impact.

5. moving_average_relationship: ['PriceAboveMA20']

   • Purpose: Only include stocks whose current price is above their 20-day moving average (short-term trend indicator).
   • Rationale: A “Strong Buy” in the eyes of analysts is stronger when the technical picture isn’t clearly bearish. Price above the 20-day moving average is a simple way to require at least a mildly positive or recovering short-term trend, helping to filter out names in clear short-term downtrends that analysts may like fundamentally but that are currently technically weak.

6. list_exchange: ['XNYS', 'XNAS', 'XASE'] (NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American)

   • Purpose: Limit results to major U.S. exchanges.
   • Rationale: These exchanges have stricter listing standards, better liquidity, and more reliable data. Since you asked generally about “which stocks” are considered strong buys, using major U.S. exchanges is a practical way to keep the universe reputable and investable for most users.

Why Results Match:

• The core of your request (“considered a strong buy”) is satisfied directly by the analyst_consensus = Strong Buy filter.
• The target_price_upside_potential filter improves alignment by ensuring analysts not only like the stock but also expect meaningful upside.
• The market_cap and liquidity (dollar volume) filters make the list more practical and investable, focusing on established, tradeable names rather than illiquid or tiny stocks.
• The PriceAboveMA20 condition adds a basic positive trend requirement, aligning with the idea of timing entries into stocks analysts already favor.
• Restricting to major U.S. exchanges helps ensure quality, transparency, and accessibility for typical investors.