Equity Screen Using Moving-Average Convergence and Opening Price Conditions

Summary

This article describes a technical stock screen that combines apparent moving-average convergence, a rounded price pattern, and an opening-price condition. Its stated rationale is that clustered averages may mark stable support or resistance, while the rounded shape may indicate a price trend. The screen also uses a condition tied to the morning opening move.

The article flags reliance on technical signals and exposure to volatile price moves, and suggests adding fundamental information and other chart analysis. However, its examples do not clearly implement the described criteria: the code checks equality among four moving averages despite the stated requirement of at least five, uses a simple rolling price change as a proxy for a rounded shape, and applies an open-to-close comparison that may not match the stated 9:25 condition. No backtest evidence is reported, so the screen’s definitions and signal behavior remain uncertain.

Key ideas

• The proposed screen combines moving-average convergence, a rounded price pattern, and a morning price condition.
• The text interprets clustered averages as possible support or resistance and the rounded pattern as a possible trend.
• The example code checks equality among four moving averages, which does not match the stated five-average requirement.
• The code’s proxies may not faithfully implement the described shape or 9:25 price condition.
• The article provides no performance evidence and notes the risks of technical-only selection.

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