15minoffame
131 posts
msg #104593
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1/22/2012 10:28:51 PM
I think sometimes we as traders make it more difficult than it should be. For some reason, we're constantly on the look out for that holy grail filter. Many traders, including myself have tried to time the bottom. Many times, that was futile for me. A stock is weak for a reason.
I then thought about fantasy football & baseball. If any of you has ever participated, I'm 100% sure that you picked the BEST, not the worst players still available. Then why do we do the opposite when it comes to picking stocks? That age old saying, "The trend is your friend" is so true! This thought then led me to the NFL quarterback rankings. The rankings are based on categories that a top tier quarterback should have no problem excelling in.
With that in mind, I created my own stocks rankings based on categories that are important to me. Just like the QB rankings, top trending stocks should have no problem excelling in these categories either.
The great thing about this filter is that you can customize categories that are important to you. Here I sorted by Total Score. I also like to sort Total Score difference, too.
I use Total Score in all of my filters. I especially like to see the Total Score difference on filters where the stock has moved above an important moving average, trend line and stocks that's below 200 MA. Take SHLD for example. It had the highest Total Score difference of 133% for optionable stocks under 200 MA. This suggests that the trend is becoming stronger and worth watching!
Of course, for you permabears out there, you can also use Total Score to see trends that are weakening.
Caveat: This filter is based on a 22-day rolling period or roughly a month. A stock can get hammered (like Google), and still have its Total Score high. Its Total Score won't start dropping dramatically until it has a few down days. In other words, you'll still need to do your due diligence!
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