Then what to buy?

Screening Filters

1. Beta: ModerateRisk

   • Purpose: Focus on stocks with moderate volatility.
   • Rationale: You previously dealt with a very high‑beta name (big swings, near all‑time highs). Limiting to “moderate risk” beta helps avoid extremely volatile stocks that can swing sharply against you, while still giving enough movement to make buying worthwhile.

2. Moving Average Relationship: PriceAboveMA20 & PriceAboveMA200

   • Purpose: Ensure both short‑term and long‑term uptrends.
   • Rationale:
     • PriceAboveMA200: Confirms a solid long‑term uptrend; avoids structurally weak or down‑trending names.
     • PriceAboveMA20: Confirms recent strength; the stock isn’t just a long‑term winner that’s currently rolling over.
       Together, these filters look for stocks where the trend is your friend on both trading and investing time frames.

3. RSI Category: Moderate

   • Purpose: Avoid names that are extremely overbought or oversold.
   • Rationale: You noted concern about a stock being around all‑time highs. A “moderate” RSI aims to find stocks with positive momentum that aren’t in the most stretched, euphoric zone (where short‑term correction risk is highest), while also avoiding very weak, oversold names.

4. 1-Month Price Change %: min 20

   • Purpose: Capture strong recent momentum.
   • Rationale: A minimum 20% gain over the last month targets stocks that the market is actively rewarding now, rather than stale or lagging names. This aligns with looking for stocks that are “working” and have near‑term upside momentum, instead of dead money.

5. Index Component: GSPC (S&P 500) or NDX (Nasdaq 100)

   • Purpose: Restrict results to large, liquid, widely followed companies.
   • Rationale: S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 components tend to have:
     • Stronger fundamentals and higher quality screens to get into the indices
     • Better liquidity and tighter spreads (important for entering and exiting)
     • More analyst coverage and information availability
       This reduces idiosyncratic risk versus small, speculative names.

Why Results Match Your Question

• You asked what stocks to consider buying after expressing concern about owning something near an all‑time high and very volatile.
• These filters look for established, index‑level companies in clear uptrends, with strong recent performance, but without extreme overbought or hyper‑volatile profiles.
• The result is a list of candidates that are more balanced: strong enough to justify consideration, but filtered to avoid the most crowded or unstable setups.