Stock Screens

The mentality of many traders and investors now has become to play it conservative as possible. Last week’s sell-off has created a lot uncertainty, and whether we go up or down from here is anyone’s guess. I definitely believe that right now isn’t the time to pull off any risky maneuvers as it could, no

It has been about a month since I last updated this screen – what I’m basically looking for are stocks that have a book value per share that is more than its price per share. Last time I want just stocks selling at less than their book value, this time around I am providing you with stocks

Here the latest edition to the collection of screens that I provide you on a weekly basis. Below you will find those stocks that are, among other variables that I use, 1) Gaining an increased amount of coverage by brokerage firms and analysts, and 2) Being upgraded quite often. This is a good screen to show

Ahead of the unemployment number tomorrow and if things go south after the report is released, I thought it would help to equip you with a handful of stocks that would be excellent candidates for shorting. It is a rather simplistic screen of mine that comes in handy all the time for me. The stocks below are

Here's a look at the Best and Worst of the past month across all the industries. My previous scan showed all the precious medals at the top of Best Performing. This month, they are at the top of Worst Performing. Lesson here? What goes up, must come down. Another - Bigger they are - harder

The first screen of the new year! The last time I ran this screen it was dominated by gold-related companies. This time around, gold is still hanging in there, but its presence is much less.  Instead there is a nice blend of various industries represented. I would lay off of the "Diversified Investment" companies as

Those are the famous words of M.C. Hammer in "Can't Touch This" - and below are some stocks that are also breaking down, but the good thing is, that you can touch these and have them as your own (or at least borrow them, sell them, and buy them back later at a cheaper price).

Time to bring back one of the my favorite stock screens - the Defensive Plays! With this screen I am targeting only those mega-large cap stocks that are showing steady increase in their share price over an extended period of time, with a much lower level of volatility compared to the general markets. I want

Here's a new stock screen for all of you to munch on this weekend - I'm basically looking for stocks that have a book value per share that is more than its price per share (i.e. less than "1"). Also, I wanted only those stocks that are showing in increase in interest from the institutions (i.e.

Like kids in a toy store, we traders are constantly looking for the latest and greatest stock to trade in. With Christmas right around the corner, we look at retail stocks to see which ones will benefit the most off of Christmas shopping that is to ensue after Thanksgiving up until Christmas eve. December, historically,