What should I buy to make some quick cash

Important context

No screen can guarantee “quick cash” or short‑term profits. What these filters do is tilt the results toward stocks that, based on historical patterns and models, have a higher probability of rising in the near term, while trying to avoid the riskiest, most illiquid names.

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $2,000,000,000

   • Purpose: Focus on mid‑ to large‑cap companies.
   • Rationale:
     For “quick cash,” many people are tempted by tiny, speculative names. Those can move fast, but they’re also where blow‑ups and manipulation are most common. A minimum market cap of $2B:
     • Reduces exposure to very small, thinly traded, or easily manipulated stocks.
     • Keeps you in companies that are more established, with better disclosure and institutional participation.
     • Still allows for meaningful short‑term moves, but with somewhat lower tail‑risk than microcaps.

2. Monthly Average Dollar Volume ≥ $1,000,000

   • Purpose: Ensure strong liquidity so you can enter and exit quickly.
   • Rationale:
     “Quick cash” implies you may need to move in and out of positions over days, not months. A minimum average dollar volume:
     • Filters out illiquid stocks where it’s hard to get your order filled at a fair price.
     • Helps avoid wide bid‑ask spreads that eat into short‑term gains.
     • Makes it more realistic to take profits or cut losses quickly.

3. Moving Average Relationship: PriceAboveMA20

   • Purpose: Capture stocks already in a short‑term uptrend.
   • Rationale:
     For fast gains, you typically want momentum in your favor, not fighting a downtrend. Requiring the current price to be above its 20‑day moving average:
     • Identifies stocks with recent bullish price action.
     • Suggests buyers have been in control over roughly the last month.
     • Increases the odds (though never guarantees) that near‑term strength can continue long enough for a short‑term trade.

4. Region: United States

   • Purpose: Restrict to U.S. listed companies.
   • Rationale:
     Focusing on U.S. stocks:
     • Aligns with the economic data provided (U.S. macro calendar), which may influence these assets.
     • Ensures better regulatory oversight, disclosure standards, and data reliability.
     • Keeps trading hours and news flow more predictable if you’re likely following U.S. markets.

5. List Exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American)

   • Purpose: Limit to major regulated exchanges.
   • Rationale:
     For short‑term trading, market quality matters:
     • Major exchanges have stricter listing requirements, improving average company quality.
     • Typically better liquidity and tighter spreads than OTC/pink‑sheet markets.
     • Reduces operational and fraud risk compared to unlisted/grey markets, which is important when you’re trying to flip a trade quickly.

6. One‑Week Rise Probability ≥ 65%

   • Purpose: Prioritize stocks that models suggest have a relatively high chance of rising over the next week.
   • Rationale:
     This is a probabilistic, model‑driven filter (not a guarantee). By keeping only stocks with at least a 65% estimated probability of a positive one‑week return:
     • You focus on names where short‑term historical patterns and factors tilt the odds in your favor.
     • It directly targets your time horizon for “quick cash” (around a week or so).
     • It eliminates names where the expected direction is too uncertain or skewed negative.

7. One‑Week Predicted Return ≥ 5%

   • Purpose: Aim for meaningful upside over a very short window.
   • Rationale:
     To make “quick cash,” small moves (e.g., 1–2% in a week) may not be worth transaction costs and risk. Requiring a model‑estimated one‑week return of at least +5%:
     • Targets stocks where the magnitude of the predicted move is large enough to matter.
     • Filters out “stable but slow” names that might be good long‑term but not ideal for fast trades.
     • Pairs with the rise‑probability filter to favor high‑probability, high‑enough‑reward short‑term setups.

Why Results Match Your Intent

• You want quick cash ⇒ The screen hones in on the next week via:
  • One‑week rise probability ≥ 65%
  • One‑week predicted return ≥ 5%
  • PriceAboveMA20 to ensure current short‑term uptrend.
• You also need to be able to trade in and out easily ⇒
  • Market cap ≥ $2B and dollar volume ≥ $1M secure liquidity and reduce extreme microcap risk.
  • U.S. region + major exchanges (NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX) add regulatory quality and better market structure for short‑term trading.

Together, these filters do not promise profits, but they systematically:

• Focus on liquid, established U.S. stocks,
• With ongoing bullish momentum,
• And a model‑estimated high probability of a ≥5% gain over the coming week—

which is exactly the profile of assets most aligned with trying to generate “quick cash” over a short timeframe, while avoiding the most dangerous corners of the market.