Screening Stocks with Shortening 15-Minute MACD Bars and Trading Value

Summary

This stock-screening example pairs a 15-minute MACD histogram whose negative bars are getting shorter with a prior-day trading-value threshold above 60 million. The stated ranking criterion orders candidates by descending capital intensity, although the supplied code fragment only illustrates ranking volume values and does not fully implement the described screen. The author interprets shorter negative MACD bars as a possible sign of a price reversal and higher trading value as evidence of greater market attention.

The post cautions that trading activity alone says little about a company’s fundamentals and that a high-value stock may be overvalued. It suggests adding valuation measures and other technical tools, including Bollinger Bands and moving averages. The final screening description adds a price-to-earnings ceiling of 30 and requires price to be above the Bollinger middle band. The code excerpt is incomplete, and the document supplies no backtest or performance evidence, so the signal’s effectiveness and implementation details remain uncertain.

Key ideas

• The initial screen combines shortening negative MACD histogram bars on a 15-minute chart with prior-day trading value above 60 million.
• Candidates are described as ranked by capital intensity, but the code fragment does not fully implement that ranking or screen.
• The final version adds a price-to-earnings limit below 30 and a price above the Bollinger middle band.
• Trading value and technical indicators do not establish fundamental value or guarantee a reversal.
• No backtest results are given, and the code excerpt is incomplete.

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