Which one is best to invest in

Screening Filters

1. Market cap: large, mid

   • Purpose: Focus on established public companies with enough scale and liquidity for a meaningful comparison.
   • Rationale: Since you’re asking which of the screened stocks is “best to invest in,” it makes sense to compare companies that are more investable and less speculative than small caps. Large- and mid-cap names tend to have more operating history, better access to capital, and typically more analyst coverage.

2. Beta: ModerateRisk, HighRisk

   • Purpose: Include stocks with higher price sensitivity and growth-style behavior.
   • Rationale: Semiconductor names often move more than the broader market, and the question is about picking the best among a set that includes momentum-driven, volatile stocks like ACMR, NVTS, RGTI, IMOS, and SMTC. Allowing moderate to high beta helps surface stocks with stronger upside potential, which is often relevant in this sector.

3. Price above 20-day moving average

   • Purpose: Capture short-term positive trend and near-term strength.
   • Rationale: A stock trading above its 20-day average is usually showing recent demand and positive momentum. This helps identify names that are currently acting well, rather than those in short-term downtrends.

4. Price above 200-day moving average

   • Purpose: Confirm longer-term uptrend and overall trend health.
   • Rationale: Being above the 200-day moving average is a classic sign that the stock is in a structurally stronger position. For an “invest in” question, this filter helps avoid stocks that may have a short bounce but are still weak in the bigger trend.

5. MACD: positive, bullish

   • Purpose: Identify stocks with improving technical momentum.
   • Rationale: MACD turning positive or bullish suggests momentum may be accelerating. This is useful when comparing candidates and trying to find the one with the best near-term technical setup.

6. RSI: moderate

   • Purpose: Avoid both deeply oversold and overly extended stocks.
   • Rationale: A moderate RSI range often indicates the stock has room to continue higher without being extremely stretched. That makes it a reasonable condition for finding a balanced risk/reward entry point.

7. 1-month price change ≥ 0

   • Purpose: Require positive short-term performance.
   • Rationale: If a stock has been gaining over the last month, it suggests recent market interest. This filter helps prioritize stocks already moving in the right direction.

8. 3-month price change ≥ 0

   • Purpose: Require positive intermediate-term performance.
   • Rationale: A positive quarterly return adds confirmation that the strength is not just a very short-lived bounce. It helps find stocks with a more sustained trend.

9. Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   • Purpose: Narrow the search to the sector the user is asking about.
   • Rationale: The user explicitly referenced U.S. semiconductor stocks, so this filter keeps the results aligned with that theme and ensures the comparison is apples-to-apples within the same industry.

10. Region: US

    • Purpose: Restrict results to U.S.-listed companies.
    • Rationale: The user asked for U.S. stocks, so this ensures the screener stays within the requested market.

11. List exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE

    • Purpose: Limit results to major U.S. exchanges.
    • Rationale: This improves liquidity, tradability, and comparability. Stocks on major exchanges are generally easier to analyze and invest in than those on less liquid venues.

Why Results Match:

• The filters are built to find U.S.-listed semiconductor stocks that are already showing strength both technically and over recent performance periods.
• They emphasize investable names by focusing on large and mid-cap companies, which fits a “best to invest in” comparison better than highly illiquid microcaps.
• The combination of price above key moving averages, bullish MACD, and positive 1-month/3-month performance helps identify stocks with momentum and trend confirmation.
• The moderate RSI filter avoids names that may be too overbought or too weak, giving a more balanced set for evaluation.
• Overall, these filters are appropriate because they screen for fundamentally accessible, technically strong semiconductor stocks in the U.S., which is the right starting point for deciding which of ACMR, NVTS, RGTI, IMOS, and SMTC looks best to invest in.