Stock Screening with Position Increases and Profit Growth

Summary

This stock-selection note combines a reported increase in holdings above 5% with parent-company net profit growth greater than 20% and no more than 100%, using 2021 data. The stated rationale is to find companies with signs of buying interest and growing earnings. Its proposed final screen adds valuation and price-action conditions: price-to-earnings below 30, price-to-book below 2, an upward price trend, and expanding volume.

The document cautions that increased holdings could reflect distribution rather than durable demand, and that reported profits require verification. It offers a code sketch, but the example reuses daily market data for profit information and does not establish that the fields or calculations correctly represent the stated criteria. No backtest or performance results are provided, and using a single historical year may not establish that the screen generalizes across market conditions.

Key ideas

• The initial screen combines a holdings increase above 5% with bounded net profit growth using 2021 data.
• The proposed refinement adds valuation limits and upward price movement with expanding volume.
• The note warns that buying activity and reported earnings can be misleading.
• The example code does not demonstrate a validated implementation or tested performance.

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