Screening Filters
monthly_average_dollar_volume >= 1,000,000
- Purpose: Ensures the stock is liquid enough to trade efficiently.
- Rationale: For day trading, you want stocks with strong trading activity so you can enter and exit quickly with tighter spreads and lower slippage. Illiquid stocks can be hard to trade profitably intraday.
relative_vol >= 1.5
- Purpose: Finds stocks moving more than usual.
- Rationale: Day traders generally need intraday price movement to create profit opportunities. Higher relative volume often signals increased attention, momentum, and volatility, which are useful for short-term trades.
price between $5 and $200
- Purpose: Restricts the search to stocks that are tradable and not overly speculative or too expensive.
- Rationale: Very low-priced stocks can be extremely risky and prone to manipulation, while very high-priced stocks may require more capital and have larger share-price swings. This range helps focus on names that are more practical for active trading.
beta = HighRisk
- Purpose: Selects stocks that tend to move more sharply than the broader market.
- Rationale: High-beta stocks often provide the bigger intraday moves that day traders look for. They can offer more profit potential, though they also come with more risk.
moving_average_relationship = PriceAboveMA20
- Purpose: Identifies stocks in a short-term uptrend.
- Rationale: If the price is above the 20-day moving average, it often indicates positive recent momentum. For a day trade aimed at profit, trading in the direction of short-term trend can improve odds.
macd = bullish
- Purpose: Adds a technical momentum confirmation.
- Rationale: A bullish MACD setup suggests upward momentum may still be building. This helps filter for stocks that are not only trending upward but also have technical support for continued strength.
news_driver = Positive
- Purpose: Targets stocks with favorable catalysts.
- Rationale: Positive news can create sharp short-term price moves and trading volume, which is exactly what day traders seek. Catalysts such as earnings beats, upgrades, product announcements, or strong guidance can drive intraday opportunity.
one_day_predict_return >= 0
- Purpose: Screens for stocks with a non-negative short-term expected move.
- Rationale: This helps tilt the list toward names with a better near-term probability of holding or moving higher on the next trading day.
one_week_predict_return >= 0
- Purpose: Confirms near-term expected strength beyond just one day.
- Rationale: If the stock also has a favorable weekly outlook, it may be more likely to maintain momentum after tomorrow’s session, which supports a short-term bullish day-trading thesis.
is_optionable = True
- Purpose: Ensures options are available.
- Rationale: Even if the main trade is in shares, optionability often indicates a more actively followed stock with better market participation and tighter pricing. It also gives the trader flexibility for alternative strategies or hedging.
option_sentiments = Bullish
- Purpose: Incorporates the options market’s outlook.
- Rationale: Bullish options sentiment can signal that traders and market participants are positioning for upside. This can reinforce the bullish case from price action and news.
Why These Filters Work Together
- The screen is built for short-term profit opportunities, not long-term investing.
- It combines liquidity, volatility, positive momentum, and news catalysts, which are the core ingredients for day trading.
- The technical filters (PriceAboveMA20, bullish MACD) help find stocks already trending up.
- The sentiment and catalyst filters (Positive news, Bullish options sentiment) help identify stocks with potential continued buying interest.
- The predictive return filters further narrow the list toward stocks with a favorable near-term outlook.
Why Results Match
- The stocks returned should be easy to trade intraday because they are liquid and optionable.
- They should have enough movement to create profit potential through same-day price swings.
- They should already show bullish momentum and supportive catalysts, which improves the odds of continuation tomorrow.
- Overall, this screen is aimed at finding stocks that are more likely to be attractive day trade candidates for tomorrow, while still recognizing that no screen can guarantee profit.
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.