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How to Read the Combined Screener Card

The Combined Screener is your shortlist โ€” only stocks qualifying in both Technical and Value appear here. This guide explains the 4 conviction tiers, the dual-panel card layout, and how to act on each tier.

โฑ 4 min read โšก Combined Screener ๐ŸŸก Intermediate

In this article
  1. What the Combined Screener shows
  2. The 4 Conviction Tiers
  3. Reading the Combined Card
  4. Why stocks appear and disappear
  5. Watchlist, Sort & Verdict History
  6. Quick Decision Guide

1. What the Combined Screener shows

The Combined Screener only displays stocks that qualify in both the US Technical Screener and the US Value Screener simultaneously. Think of it as an intersection โ€” the list is intentionally short and high-signal.

Where the Technical Screener asks "is this stock moving?" and the Value Screener asks "is this business fundamentally sound?", the Combined Screener asks both at once. Only stocks that answer yes to both make the cut.

๐Ÿ’ก Why use Combined vs the individual screeners?
The individual screeners each have ~50โ€“100 qualifying stocks. The Combined list is typically 15โ€“40 stocks โ€” a pre-filtered shortlist where the heavy lifting is already done. Less noise, higher average quality.

2. The 4 Conviction Tiers

Instead of a single verdict badge, the Combined Screener assigns one of four tiers based on the combination of the stock's Technical verdict and Value verdict:

๐Ÿ”ฅ HIGH CONVICTION
Tech: BUY ยท Value: STRONG
All 11 technical rules pass AND 8+ value signals pass. Best of both worlds โ€” the platform's highest-quality signal.
๐Ÿ“ˆ MOMENTUM PLAY
Tech: BUY ยท Value: WATCH
Strong price action with solid but not fully confirmed fundamentals. Good setup โ€” monitor the value score for improvement.
๐Ÿ’Ž VALUE OPPORTUNITY
Tech: WATCH ยท Value: STRONG
Fundamentally strong business with technical trend still building. Consider accumulating โ€” wait for full technical confirmation.
โšก SPECULATIVE
Tech: BUY ยท Value: CAUTIOUS or RECOVERING
Strong momentum but weak fundamental support. Momentum trade only โ€” size conservatively and manage the stop tightly.
โš  Tier hierarchy matters
These tiers are not equal. HIGH CONVICTION is the rarest and highest-quality. SPECULATIVE carries significantly more risk โ€” the fundamental picture contradicts the price action. Treat each tier differently in your sizing.

3. Reading the Combined Card

A Combined card shows two panels side by side โ€” one for Technical signals, one for Value signals. You get a complete picture without switching tabs.

GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. ยท Comm Services
$400.80
+28.3% (6M)
๐Ÿ”ฅ HIGH CONVICTION Tech: BUY 11/11 Value: STRONG 8/10
๐Ÿ“Š Technical
Stop
$381.53
Exit Target
$438.54
Risk ยท P/E
4.8% ยท 19.8
Near SMA20 โœ“
๐Ÿ’Ž Value
โœ“ V1 P/E โœ“ Q1 ROE 26% โœ“ F1 P: 7/9 โœ“ B1 D/E 0.07 โœ“ G1 Rev +9%
SectionWhat it showsHow to use it
Tier badge + sub-badgesThe Combined tier (e.g. HIGH CONVICTION) plus the individual Technical and Value verdicts that determined itThe sub-badges (Tech: BUY ยท Value: STRONG) confirm which combination produced this tier
Technical panelStop, Exit Target, Risk%, P/E, and Entry Quality โ€” same as the Technical Screener cardUse for trade entry/exit framework. Entry Quality tells you whether to enter now or wait.
Value panelKey value signal chips โ€” V1 to G1 pass/fail status with valuesConfirms the fundamental picture. Check which signals are green vs red.
Analyst chip (collapsed row)Analyst consensus rating and 12-month price target upside shown in the summary row without expanding the card โ€” e.g. S.Buy โ†‘18%. Lets you quickly spot stocks where both screeners and Wall St. analysts are aligned.Combined with HIGH CONVICTION tier, a Strong Buy analyst rating is a particularly high-conviction signal across all three dimensions.
โ˜… / โ˜† (star)Add to your personal watchlist. Watchlist filter pill shows only starred stocks. Stars carry over to the Technical and Value tabs for the same ticker.Star your top Combined picks โ€” use the Watchlist filter as your daily "shortlist of shortlists".
๐Ÿ“Š (detail button)Opens the full stock detail popup โ€” all technical metrics, value signal chips, analyst data, and history on one screen.Use for final due diligence before a decision โ€” no need to switch tabs.

4. Why stocks appear and disappear

Combined is a live intersection โ€” stocks drop off when either screener's verdict changes. Common reasons:

๐Ÿ’ก A short list is a feature, not a bug
On quiet markets, the Combined list may have only 10โ€“20 stocks. That's intentional โ€” it means fewer stocks currently meet both sets of criteria simultaneously. A small list is a high-quality list.

5. Watchlist, Sort & Verdict History

Watchlist (โ˜…)

Star any Combined card to save it to your watchlist (Trial/Premium). Because the Combined list is short โ€” sometimes fewer than 20 stocks โ€” starring everything in HIGH CONVICTION tier gives you a tightly curated daily watchlist. Use the Watchlist filter pill to view only your starred picks across any screener tab.

Sort Dropdown

The sort dropdown offers Combined-specific options: Stars โ†“ (Technical score highest first, default), ฮ” Score โ†“ (biggest recent technical improvers), Analyst Upside โ†“, Analyst Rating โ†‘, Earnings โ†‘ (closest earnings first), P/E โ†‘, and Mkt Cap โ†“. Sorting by "Analyst Upside โ†“" with tier filter set to HIGH CONVICTION is a quick way to identify stocks where technical momentum, fundamental strength, and analyst expectations all point the same direction.

4-Week Verdict History (Premium)

Expand a Combined card and scroll to the 4-week history row. For Combined stocks, a streak of HIGH CONVICTION weeks is a particularly strong signal โ€” it means the stock has consistently passed all 11 technical rules AND 8+ value signals across multiple runs. Any week showing a lower tier is worth investigating: did the technical side slip, or did a fundamental signal change?

6. Quick Decision Guide

If you seeโ€ฆWhat it suggestsNext step
๐Ÿ”ฅ HIGH CONVICTION + Near SMA20 Technical and fundamental alignment at a clean entry point โ€” the platform's highest quality signal Review trade levels, check earnings date, consider entering with full intended size.
๐Ÿ”ฅ HIGH CONVIC