Chinese Equity Screen Combining Position Changes, Institutional Flow, and Moving Averages

Summary

The proposed Chinese equity screen combines three filters: a 20-day moving average above the 120-day average, positive institutional net buying relative to float, and a daily position increase exceeding 5% of the stated comparison amount. It presents these as a way to select stocks with improving participation and a positive longer-term price trend. The page sketches data retrieval and calculations, but its sample code is incomplete and internally inconsistent, so it is not a dependable implementation as provided.

The article warns that position-change and institutional-flow measures may reflect sentiment or institutional behavior rather than intrinsic value, while moving averages can be distorted by market volatility. It suggests experimenting with different data windows and average periods. It supplies no backtest, performance figures, or evidence that the combined screen is profitable; the stated rationale is conceptual and needs independent validation.

Key ideas

• The screen requires the 20-day average to be above the 120-day average.
• It also selects for positive institutional net buying and a daily position increase above 5%.
• The author notes that flow metrics may not represent fundamental value and moving averages can be affected by volatility.
• The sample implementation is incomplete, and the document presents no performance test.

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