Intraday MACD and Positioning Filters for Mid-Capitalization Stocks

Summary

This document outlines a stock screen using three conditions: today's position increase share above 5%, a circulating market value between 5 and 10 billion yuan, and a shortening MACD histogram on a 15-minute chart. It interprets rising investor positioning as possible buying interest and a contracting negative histogram as a possible early shift toward upward short-term momentum. A proposed final screen also adds valuation limits on price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios.

The article provides a code example and general rationale, but no backtest, performance record, or details on how the position increase measure is calculated. It cautions that institutional buying may take time to affect prices and that stocks in this capitalization range may have limited liquidity. The example's MACD calculations do not clearly implement a standard MACD, and its filtering steps appear internally inconsistent. The stated signals and code therefore require careful verification before evaluation or use.

Key ideas

• The proposed screen combines a 15-minute MACD histogram condition, investor positioning, and a market capitalization range.\nThe article interprets a shortening negative histogram as a possible short-term momentum shift.\nThe suggested final selection adds price-to-earnings and price-to-book limits.\nThe article notes possible delays in the effect of institutional buying and liquidity constraints.\nThe code example's MACD computation and filtering logic should be verified.

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