Screener Stock Alerts

Recently TraderMike discussed the filters he uses to select stocks for his daily trades. His scans generate a list of stocks about 1,000 long which he then filters by volume and price. In this example I am looking to create a more manageable list of about 40 stocks (or less) which can then be monitored daily using alerts.

Initial parameters:

Market Cap > $100m

Insider ownership above 25% (we want some confidence from owners)

Institutional ownership less than 10% (with potential for big money buyers to step in)

Return on Equity greater than 17%


This scan returned 20 stocks:


Both the Screening variables


And the Screener results


can be saved. The Screener results will then form a new stocklist:


From the Alerts menu we can then add filters to this stocklist. In this case, an advanced alert was created for a new 120-day on 200% of 60-day SMA (smooth-moving-average) of volume for this list of stocks.



It's that simple.

Dr. Declan Fallon, Senior Market Technician, Zignals.com the free stock alerts, market alerts, and stock charts website
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News from the Blogosphere

Vacation season is in full swing, but news doesn't stop.

MarketClub on bottoming behaviour (pork bellies and gold are examples). Not sure the current market is doing likewise? But maybe the homebuilders?

Barrat's ready to move?


MarketClub also has a guest article by Harry Boxer on four characteristics of Strong Breakouts. Here is an Zignals advanced stock alert setting which searches for low volume tests of the 7-day MA (it looks for breaks of a 7-day MA - comparable to an hourly 40-period MA test). When the alert triggers add the stock to your watchlist, or set a second alert for the stock looking for a gain of 2% or more in a single day on 150% of a 90-day MA volume with or without a new 10-day high.


Characteristics of bull and bear markets.

Presidential returns in the market.

(Via Abnormal Returns Who should you follow (and ignore) in the market?

(Via Abnormal Returns). Barry's rules of the road:

Ignore market rumors

Buy sector strength (and avoid sector weakness)

Never blindly follow the big money

Day-to-day stock action is mostly noise

P/E matters less than you think

Ignore deteriorating fundamentals at your peril

Nothing is more costly than chasing yield

Know what you own

Simple is better than complex

Stick to your core competency

Fess up!

Never forget risk management

The trend is your friend

(Via Abnormal Returns). Is the dollar bear market over? Afraid-to-trade thinks so.

How Russian ADR's, ETFs, and affected trading instruments reacted to recent events in South Ossetia.

Aleph Blog looks at the fundamentals of market bottoms.

Technical summary of Friday's close in the Nasdaq.

Dr. Declan Fallon, Senior Market Technician, Zignals.com the free stock alerts, market alerts, and stock charts website
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Market Alerts: LSE

Current top-5 most active stocks on the London Stock Exchange for 10:50am GMT:

BTG PLC (BGC): +17.25 +14.02% 140.25p Vol 1.23M Sideways consolidation in play since late-April is no more. Stock follows through on heavy volume.

RPC Group PLC (RPC): +18.25 +9.86% 203.25p Vol: 189,644 Has been caught in a trading range with a 200.00p lid since April. Brief forays to 220.00p before failed to ignite this - will this time be different?

Synergy Health (SYR): +52.00 +7.27% 767.00p Vol: 230,828 Big jump as it works on a challenge of 6-month highs around 800.00p; subsequent resistance can be found at 850.00p and 900.00p, but beyond is plenty of clean air.

ROC Oil (ROC): +7.50 +7.25% 111.00p Vol: 23,206 Much work to do to break its recent deline from 130.00p. Layers of additional resitance up to 180.00p

Petra Diamonds (PDL): +7.00 +6.60% 113.00p Vol: 241,282 Looks to be working itself out of a steady decline from December 2007. However, the 2007 double top around 165.00p is the real challenge.

Dr. Declan Fallon, Senior Market Technician, Zignals.com the free stock alerts, market alerts, and stock charts website
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Market Alerts: LSE

Current top-5 most active stocks on the London Stock Exchange for 9:15 am GMT:

BAY (BR AIRWAYS ORD) +12.75 +6.16% 228.25p Vol: 8.5M
Still a long way to go if this is to break its 7-month decline. 250.00p key resistance.

ALD (ALBIDON ORD) +12.50 +6.08% 218.00p Vol: 78,719
Has enjoyed steady growth from 100.00p. Volume strong, set up for another good day?

KENZ (KENTZ ORD) +9.50 +5.32% 188.00p Vol: 54,562
Breaking from a 4-week period of tight trading. Since trading around 120.00p in February it hasn't looked back.

TLPR (TULLETT PREBON) +22.25 +4.96% 471.00p Vol: 376,494
Bound by a bearish bias sideways pattern. Currently working off support; resistance around 520.00p

SL- (STD LIFE ORD) +10.00 +4.12% 252.50p Vol: 1.43M
Watch for break of 270.00p resistance. Continues to build off January lows.

Dr. Declan Fallon, Senior Market Technician, Zignals.com the free stock alerts, market alerts, and stock charts website
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Market alerts: LSE

This is a test post for stock market alerts. Current top-5 most active stocks on the London Stock Exchange for 12 pm GMT:

THUS (THUS GROUP ORD) +17.75 +16.14% 127.75p Vol: 3.1M
Pressuring 4-month highs on very heavy volume.

DPH (DECHRA PHARM ORD) +29.00 +6.92% 448.00p Vol: 25,122
New 6-month high, breakout completes a 4-month cup-and-handle pattern.

JHL (JETION ORD NPV (DI)) +7.50 +6.33$ 126.00p Vol: 211,493

SOLA (RENESOLA ORD SHS NPV (DI)) +35.97 +6.01% 634.97p Vol: 120,591
In rally mode since later March. Short May pullback looks complete with Wednesday's gains.

ICP (INT.CAP.GRP ORD) +84.00 +5.74% 1,548.00p Vol: 605,019
Solid gains, but caught in a 1,400.00-1700.00 trading range.

Zignals Alerts

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