What stocks will thrive this week

Screening Filters

1. moving_average_relationship: ['PriceAboveMA5', 'PriceAboveMA20', 'PriceAboveMA200', 'PriceCrossAboveMA5', 'PriceCrossDownMA5']

   • Purpose: Capture GGB’s very short-term, short-term, and long-term trend position and any fresh short-term trend changes.
   • Rationale:
     • A one‑week outlook is heavily driven by short‑term technicals.
     • Including relationships to the 5‑day and 20‑day MAs and the 200‑day MA lets you see if GGB is:
       • In a short‑term upswing (price above MA5/MA20, or crossing above MA5),
       • Losing short‑term momentum (crossing down MA5), or
       • Trading in line with or against its long‑term trend (relative to MA200).
     • All these states are allowed so the stock isn’t excluded based on its current trend; instead, the filter ensures these technical fields are available to judge the week‑ahead outlook.

2. macd: ['positive', 'negative', 'bearish', 'bullish']

   • Purpose: Ensure MACD momentum data is present so you can assess recent momentum direction and strength for the coming week.
   • Rationale:
     • MACD is a standard tool for short‑ to medium‑term momentum.
     • A “bullish/positive” MACD often supports a constructive 1‑week view; “bearish/negative” can warn of near‑term downside.
     • By including all MACD states, the screen doesn’t exclude GGB based on its current momentum; it simply guarantees that this momentum signal is part of the dataset for interpreting the weekly outlook.

3. week_price_change_pct: {'min': '-100', 'max': '100'}

   • Purpose: Include stocks regardless of last week’s move, while bounding out nonsensical data.
   • Rationale:
     • The user wants the coming week’s outlook, not just names that already moved a certain way.
     • The very wide range (‑100% to +100%) is effectively non‑restrictive, but ensures that weekly performance data is valid and available for context (e.g., “it already ran +15% last week, so risk/reward this week may differ”).

4. month_price_change_pct: {'min': '-100', 'max': '100'}

   • Purpose: Provide context on GGB’s recent 1‑month trend without excluding it.
   • Rationale:
     • One‑week expectations are influenced by whether the stock has been trending up/down over the last month.
     • As with the 1‑week change, the broad range ensures the stock is included while still giving a sanity‑checked performance metric.

5. region: ['US']

   • Purpose: Focus on US‑listed securities.
   • Rationale:
     • GGB.N indicates the NYSE‑listed ADR of Gerdau (ticker GGB on NYSE), which falls under the US region.
     • Restricting to US avoids pulling a foreign local listing that might not match the user’s ticker format, and ensures consistent data coverage (options, analysts, etc.) used for short‑term outlooks.

6. list_exchange: ['XNYS', 'XNAS', 'XASE']

   • Purpose: Limit to major US exchanges with good liquidity and data.
   • Rationale:
     • GGB trades on the NYSE (XNYS), which matches this filter.
     • Focusing on these exchanges improves the reliability of technicals, options data, and sentiment indicators that are used for weekly outlooks.

7. one_week_rise_prob: {'min': '0', 'max': '100'}

   • Purpose: Ensure access to any model‑based probability of a 1‑week rise, without constraining the result.
   • Rationale:
     • The user explicitly cares about this week; this internal field captures a probabilistic 1‑week move estimate.
     • The full 0–100% range keeps the stock in the universe but guarantees that the probability metric itself is present for interpretation.

8. one_week_predict_return: {'min': '-100', 'max': '100'}

   • Purpose: Include the model’s expected 1‑week return, again without excluding the stock.
   • Rationale:
     • For a weekly outlook, an explicit predicted return (even if uncertain) is directly relevant.
     • The wide range is effectively neutral but ensures the predicted return field is usable for GGB.

9. is_optionable: 'True'

   • Purpose: Require that the stock has listed options.
   • Rationale:
     • Options markets often give valuable short‑term sentiment and risk cues (e.g., skew, volume in calls vs puts) that matter on a 1‑week horizon.
     • GGB has listed options on NYSE, so this helps leverage that additional layer of information when forming a weekly outlook.

10. option_sentiments: ['Bullish', 'Neutral', 'Bearish']

    • Purpose: Ensure that an options‑based sentiment measure is available, regardless of its direction.
    • Rationale:
      • Short‑term outlooks are influenced by how options traders are positioning right now.
      • Including all sentiment states means the stock will not be excluded; it simply ensures the options sentiment signal exists so it can be taken into account.

11. analyst_consensus: ['Strong Buy', 'Moderate Buy', 'Hold', 'Moderate Sell', 'Strong Sell']

    • Purpose: Ensure the stock has analyst coverage and a consensus rating.
    • Rationale:
      • While analyst ratings are more medium‑term, they still frame near‑term expectations and how news/earnings might be interpreted this week.
      • By accepting all rating levels, the filter keeps GGB in scope but guarantees there is a Street view to reference.

12. target_price_upside_potential: ['MoreAbovePrice', 'AbovePrice', 'BelowPrice', 'MoreBelowPrice']

    • Purpose: Include all levels of target‑price upside/downside so the stock is not screened out, but ensure target vs. current price information is available.
    • Rationale:
      • If GGB trades well below targets, that might temper downside fears over one week; if well above, the risk of mean‑reversion is higher.
      • Again, this is not a restriction but a way to guarantee this valuation context is accessible.

13. earnings_date: {'from': '2026-04-20', 'to': '2026-05-04'}

    • Purpose: Focus on stocks with earnings in the immediate time window around “this week.”
    • Rationale:
      • Near‑term earnings are one of the biggest drivers of 1‑week price action.
      • If GGB’s earnings fall in this range, it is exactly the sort of situation where a weekly outlook is especially relevant (heightened volatility, event‑driven moves).
      • Limiting to this window aligns the screen with the user’s explicitly short time frame.

Why Results Match

• The ticker format “GGB.N” corresponds to the US‑listed NYSE ADR, which is captured by the region: US and list_exchange: XNYS filters.
• The technical filters (moving averages and MACD) are tailored to understanding very short‑term trends and momentum, which directly support forming a 1‑week outlook on GGB.
• Weekly and monthly performance ranges are intentionally broad so GGB is not excluded, but they provide recent performance context needed to interpret the coming week.
• One‑week prediction fields (one_week_rise_prob, one_week_predict_return) are explicitly aligned with the user’s requested horizon, ensuring that any model‑based short‑term expectations are available.
• Requiring is_optionable and including all option_sentiments allows options‑market behavior to inform the near‑term view, which is especially relevant on a weekly basis.
• Analyst consensus, target‑price positioning, and the tight earnings_date window ensure that fundamental and event‑driven factors (like an upcoming earnings release) can be incorporated into the stock’s outlook for this week.