A field-by-field guide to every element on a Technical Screener card โ verdict badges, trade levels, Entry Quality, moving averages, and how to act on each signal.
The US Technical Screener checks price momentum and trend alignment across 11 rules โ moving averages, MACD, volume, and short-term price action. Every rule scores 1 (pass) or 0 (fail). The total score determines the verdict.
Coverage: Russell 1000 stocks (โฅ $10B market cap). Refreshed daily after market close.
Every card carries a verdict badge โ a top-level summary of the stock's score:
| Field | What it means | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Ticker / Name | Exchange symbol and company name | The sector label helps you compare against industry peers |
| Price | Latest closing price in USD | Data from the most recent trading session โ not real-time |
| 6M Performance | Price return over the last ~126 trading days | Positive 6M return is one of the 11 rules โ confirms medium-term momentum |
| Chip | What it means |
|---|---|
| 11/11 rules | How many of the 11 technical rules pass right now. STRONG requires all 11. |
| ฮ+2 / ฮโ1 | Score delta vs the last screener run. ฮ+ means the stock is improving โ more rules passing than before. |
| โ Extended / โ Ext | Price is running significantly above its 20-day average. See Entry Quality below. |
| ๐ Earns Xd | Earnings in X days. Only shown within 30 days โ a reminder of binary event risk. |
| โก ATR Spike | Volatility is unusually elevated. Stops may be wider than usual โ size conservatively. |
| โ All criteria passed | Shown on STRONG cards only โ confirms every rule passes with no exceptions. |
| โ / โ (star) | Add the stock to your personal watchlist (Trial/Premium). Stars persist across sessions and across screener tabs. |
| ๐ (detail button) | Opens the full stock detail popup โ all metrics, signals, rules, history, and analyst data on one screen without leaving the screener. |
These are rule-based levels calculated from the stock's own volatility (ATR14), not analyst forecasts. They provide a structured framework for managing the trade.
| Field | What it means | How it's calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Stop | Suggested stop-loss โ the point where the technical setup is invalidated | Lower of: (Price โ 1.5 ร ATR14) or Parabolic SAR. Adapts to each stock's volatility. |
| Exit Target | Profit target at 2:1 risk/reward | Price + 2 ร (Price โ Stop). Not a forecast โ it's where the trade pays 2ร what you risk. |
| Risk % | Distance from current price to stop, as a percentage | Risk% above 6% is flagged. Use this to size your position โ risk the same dollar amount regardless of Risk%. |
Entry Quality tells you whether now is a good time to enter, or whether the stock has already moved too far from its baseline. It measures how extended price is relative to the 20-day moving average.
| Badge | Meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Near SMA20 โ | Price is close to its 20-day average | Good entry zone โ market or limit order near current price is reasonable |
| Slightly Extended โ ๏ธ | Price has moved above its average but not dangerously | Limit order at Ideal Entry, or enter now with a slightly smaller position size |
| Extended ๐ด | Price is significantly above its 20-day average | Wait for a pullback to the Ideal Entry price โ entering now reduces your stop cushion |
The Ideal Entry price shown is 1% above SMA20 โ a conservative entry point that leaves room before the stop triggers.
The card shows SMA20 (20-day), SMA100 (100-day), and SMA200 (200-day). For a STRONG stock, price should be above all three, and all three should be stacked in order: SMA20 > SMA100 > SMA200. This "MA stack" confirms the uptrend across short, medium, and long timeframes simultaneously.
The P/E (trailing) is also shown alongside the MAs for a quick fundamental sanity check โ useful for spotting if a technically strong stock is trading at an extreme valuation.
Wall St. consensus from covering analysts โ includes the mean price target, low/high range, consensus recommendation (BUY, HOLD, SELL), and analyst count. Hover the label (โ) for a tooltip reminder that this is a 12-month forecast, not the rule-based Exit Target above.
The star icon on every card lets you save stocks to your personal watchlist (available on Trial and Premium plans). Your watchlist syncs across devices and persists between sessions. Use the Watchlist filter pill at the top of the screener to show only your starred stocks across any screener tab.
The sort dropdown (above the card list) lets you reorder all stocks by different signals. Options include: Stars โ (score highest first, default), ฮ Score โ (biggest recent improvers first), Analyst Upside โ, Analyst Rating โ, Earnings โ (closest earnings first), P/E โ (cheapest by P/E first), Mkt Cap โ, and 6M Perf โ. Sorting applies on top of any active verdict or sector filter.
Expand any card and scroll to the 4-week history row. It shows the verdict label for each of the past four weekly screener snapshots โ letting you see at a glance whether a stock has been consistently STRONG, recently upgraded, or drifting. A stock that shows STRONG โ STRONG โ STRONG โ STRONG has sustained momentum; one that oscillates WATCH โ STRONG โ WATCH โ STRONG is less reliable. This feature requires a Trial or Premium plan.
| If you seeโฆ | What it suggests | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| STRONG + Near SMA20 | All signals aligned, price at a reasonable entry point | Review trade levels. Check earnings date. Consider entering with full size. |
| STRONG + Extended ๐ด | Good setup but overextended โ chasing may mean a tight stop | Set a limit order at the Ideal Entry price and wait for a pullback. |
| WATCH + ฮ+2 | Improving rapidly โ may reach STRONG on the next run | Add to watchlist. Check back after the next daily update. |
| STRONG + โก ATR Spike | Good setup but volatility is elevated โ stops |