MACD and Stock Popularity Screening with a Reversal Filter

Summary

This Chinese stock-selection idea screens for shares with MACD above its zero line, ranks candidates by individual-stock popularity, and applies a filter described as excluding certain prior-day engulfing patterns. The article says the screen is run after the market opens. It includes a standard MACD construction and brief formula and Python examples, but leaves the popularity measure undefined and does not provide a complete, consistent implementation of the stated reversal condition.

The rationale is to combine positive momentum and attention while avoiding some candidates after an engulfing move. However, the examples use candle direction and price comparisons in ways that do not clearly match the prose, so the pattern rule would need to be specified before testing. No backtest results or evidence of returns are reported. The article acknowledges that technical signals and popularity can overlook fundamentals and that market swings can still affect selections; it suggests adding fundamental and risk filters.

Key ideas

• The screen requires MACD to be above its zero line and ranks stocks by popularity.
• A candle-pattern filter is intended to exclude some stocks based on the prior day’s price action.
• The popularity metric is not defined, and the pattern examples do not fully clarify the rule.
• No backtest evidence is reported, and the article notes that fundamentals and market risk remain concerns.

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