Check the weather before you order
Investing is like coffee — first check whether the weather is right for going out. The suggested order is:
Step 1: Market Barometer
Confirm whether the broad market is bullish or bearish. This page reads the technical picture using margin balance and moving averages, and adds the half-year, one-year and two-year MA levels as a "crisis entry" reference. When the market environment is poor, even strong stocks get dragged down.
Step 2: Watchlist Strategy
Screen stocks using moving-average conditions. A few practical combinations:
- Looking for momentum → set alignment to "Strict bullish" and direction to "Above"
- Worried about being whipsawed → set lookback to "Last 3 days" and loosen the conditions
- Too many results (over 15) → use the industry filter to see which sector they cluster in; that may be the leading theme right now
Step 3: Pullback Buy Points
Saw a strong stock that has already run and are afraid to chase? This page finds stocks whose close has pulled back to within ±3% of a moving average — in other words, names consolidating after a run, so you are not buying at the very top.
Step 4: Annualized Return Calculator
Enter two numbers each month and you get your true return. It uses Time-Weighted Return (TWR), so mid-year contributions or withdrawals will not distort the figure.
Details that are easy to miss
- New High column: shows the highest level the stock has reached (6-month → 1-year → 3-year → 5-year → all-time). Only the highest tier is displayed.
- 2% tolerance: a new high is counted within 2%, because "approaching the prior high, about to break out" is often the key moment to watch.
- EPS YoY: compares this year's first half against last year's first half — a YoY-style quick reference for fundamentals-minded traders.
For detailed explanations of each column, see the other guides in this section.
Finally
This tool exists to organize data and narrow the field, so you spend your time thinking rather than copying numbers. No screening result constitutes investment advice — judge for yourself based on your own experience and risk tolerance.