Stock Screening with Daily Range, Limit Status, and Control Activity

Summary

This Chinese equity selection rule combines a daily price-range threshold, exclusion of stocks that closed at the upper price limit on the prior day, and a measure described as current control activity above 21. The article interprets a larger daily range as evidence of volatility and possible opportunity, the prior-day exclusion as a way to avoid already sharply rising stocks, and elevated control activity as a sign of market interest or money flow. It includes a formula reference and a Python example, but provides no empirical results or worked examples.

The author acknowledges that the approach relies heavily on technical measures and omits company fundamentals, sector context, and broader market conditions. The article recommends combining those factors and diversifying. The implementation details are difficult to reconcile: the formula and Python example use different-looking conditions, and the code’s variable definitions and threshold units are unclear. The proposed filter is therefore not a fully specified or tested trading strategy, and it gives no entry, exit, sizing, or loss-control rules.

Key ideas

• The screen requires a daily range above 1 and excludes stocks that hit the upper limit the previous day.\nIt adds a current control-activity threshold stated as greater than 21.\nThe article associates a larger range with volatility and elevated control activity with market interest.\nIt warns that technical filters omit fundamentals, sector effects, and broader market conditions.\nThe formula and sample implementation contain ambiguities, and no backtest is reported.

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