Top pick to buy today <$3

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $100M

   • Purpose: Focus on reasonably established companies and avoid the riskiest micro‑caps and illiquid penny stocks.
   • Rationale:
     • You asked for a “top stock pick,” which generally implies some minimum level of quality and stability.
     • Setting market cap ≥ $100M helps filter out the smallest, most speculative names where price moves can be driven by manipulation or very low trading volume, making them poor candidates for a “top pick” recommendation.

2. Price Between $0.50 and $3

   • Purpose: Enforce your budget condition of “under $3” while excluding ultra‑low‑priced penny stocks.
   • Rationale:
     • The upper bound at $3 directly matches “under $3.”
     • The lower bound at $0.50 avoids sub‑$0.50 names, which are often highly illiquid, more prone to extreme volatility, and frequently failing or distressed. This keeps the list closer to “cheap but investable” rather than “lottery tickets.”

3. PriceAboveMA20 (Price above 20‑day moving average)

   • Purpose: Select stocks in a short‑term uptrend or showing positive momentum.
   • Rationale:
     • For a “top stock pick to buy today,” it’s sensible to favor names where the current price is trading above its recent average (20 trading days ≈ 1 month).
     • This is a standard technical indicator suggesting buyers are in control in the short term and the stock is not currently in a downtrend, which aligns with the idea of a timely entry.

4. One‑Week Rise Probability ≥ 60%

   • Purpose: Tilt toward stocks that historically or statistically show a relatively higher probability of rising over the next week.
   • Rationale:
     • While nothing guarantees short‑term gains, a minimum 60% one‑week rise probability attempts to identify setups where, based on the model or historical pattern, the odds of a positive move in the coming week are better than a coin toss.
     • This is consistent with “to buy today” — the filter prioritizes names where short‑term upside is more likely, rather than neutral or negative probability setups.

Why Results Match Your Request

• The price filter ($0.50–$3) directly enforces your “under $3” constraint while avoiding the worst penny‑stock territory.
• The market cap filter (≥ $100M) adds basic quality and liquidity, making the stocks more realistic “top picks” instead of pure speculation.
• The PriceAboveMA20 and one‑week rise probability ≥ 60% together focus on short‑term positive momentum and higher‑probability upside, which is appropriate for something you’d consider “to buy today” rather than a name sliding downward or moving randomly.

Overall, these filters aim to deliver a focused list: reasonably sized, sub‑$3 stocks with better‑than‑average short‑term prospects and active buying interest.