Screening Shanghai-Listed Stocks by Turnover and Low Share Price

Summary

The document presents a basic Chinese equity screening rule: select stocks whose codes begin with 60, whose share price is below 12, and whose turnover rate falls between 3% and 12%. Its accompanying example uses a stock data interface to obtain a trading date and daily statistics, then filters securities by code, price, turnover, and a positive price-to-earnings ratio. The stated final rule, however, does not include that extra earnings filter.

The article argues that turnover may help account for liquidity, while low-priced shares may attract speculative interest or have growth potential. It also warns that a low share price can reflect weak profitability or cash flow, and that the sparse criteria cannot reliably capture market opportunities. It proposes adding financial measures such as profit growth and leverage, or revising the price ceiling. No backtest, performance evidence, portfolio construction, or execution rules are provided, so the screen should be treated as an unvalidated selection heuristic.

Key ideas

• The screen combines a Shanghai stock code prefix, a share price below 12, and turnover between 3% and 12%.
• The example code also excludes stocks with nonpositive price-to-earnings ratios, though this is absent from the stated final rule.
• The article associates turnover with liquidity but does not demonstrate that the filter reduces risk.
• Low share prices may reflect weak company fundamentals as well as speculative or growth potential.
• The document provides no backtest or evidence of returns.

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