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Screen of the Week: Archive
How to Uncover Institutional Buying
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over how to screen for weekly volume increases to uncover institutional buying. Highlighted stocks include HGG, SSYS, RBCN, FRM and ORA.
SSYSPositive Net Change ORAPositive Net Change RBCNPositive Net Change
The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include CNH, COF, GNRC, SLM and TRW.
SLMNegative Net Change GNRCNegative Net Change COFNegative Net Change
Top Stocks with Big Potential Catch-Up Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to find the top stocks in the top sectors with the biggest potential catch-up price moves. Highlighted stocks include NKE, JAH, URBN, TDY and BOH.
URBNPositive Net Change BOHNegative Net Change TDYNegative Net Change
Top 5 Performing Sectors
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over the new Top Sectors and explains how to use them in your own trading. Highlighted stocks include MGA, ATO, AMTD, SBUX and SJM.
SBUXNegative Net Change SJMNegative Net Change MGANegative Net Change
Stocks with Upgraded Broker Ratings
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras explains why looking for stocks with upgraded broker ratings can upgrade your portfolio to a whole new level. Highlighted stocks include HLSS, HUM, MDVN, NTAP and SNDK.
NTAPNegative Net Change HUMPositive Net Change
Why the P/S Ratio is My Favorite Valuation Metric
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras shows how to use the Price to Sales ratio. Highlighted stocks include GPRE, KIRK, SPR, TOWR and VVTV.
TOWRPositive Net Change EVLVPositive Net Change SPRPositive Net Change
Increasing Sales and Profit Margins for Big Returns
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras looks at the powerful combination of Sales Growth and Increasing Profit Margins. Highlighted stocks include ASGN, CONN, FLO, MGAM and VC.
VCNegative Net Change CONNPositive Net Change ASGNPositive Net Change
Reasons to be Bullish this Earnings Season
by Kevin Matras
With earnings season right around the corner, see what the statistics say is in store for this one. Highlighted stocks include ABG, CAKE, ICLR, NCR and PNC.
PNCNegative Net Change ICLRPositive Net Change NCRPositive Net Change
The Short Ratio
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include EXAM, CNO, GBCI, LOPE and MDP.
MDPPositive Net Change LOPEPositive Net Change CNONegative Net Change GBCINegative Net Change
Your Next Stock Should Be Making New Highs
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras talks about stocks making new highs and why you shouldn't be afraid to buy them. Highlighted stocks include ADUS, AMWD, BLMN, MGA and OMG.
MGANegative Net Change ADUSPositive Net Change AMWDNegative Net Change BLMNNegative Net Change
Stock Picking Ideas from Economic Reports
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to find winning stock picking ideas in the government's economic reports, especially the recent Employment Situation report. Highlighted stocks include RPXC, PII, AN, LOPE and ACHC.
ANNegative Net Change RPXCNo Net Change LOPEPositive Net Change ACHCPositive Net Change
Explosive Stocks Under $10
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras departs from his typical stock screening to find stocks under $10 with explosive potential. Highlighted stocks include BLDR, EVC, FCH, GA and ONNN.
ONNegative Net Change FCHPositive Net Change EVCNegative Net Change BLDRNegative Net Change
The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include ECPG, HCI, LEA, MGA and RDA.
MGANegative Net Change ECPGNegative Net Change LEANegative Net Change
Top Stocks with Big Potential Catch-Up Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to find the top stocks in the top sectors with the biggest potential catch-up price moves. Highlighted stocks include DEI, EPR, GIII, LVS and PII.
GIIIPositive Net Change LVSNegative Net Change PIINegative Net Change
Top Rated Zacks Rank Sectors
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over 5 top Zacks Ranked Sectors, and gives 5 stocks poised to outperform. Highlighted stocks include RYL, ATK, STT, IDA and SMP.
SMPNegative Net Change STTNegative Net Change IDANegative Net Change
Increasing Volume to Uncover Institutional Buying
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over how to screen for weekly volume increases to uncover institutional buying. Highlighted stocks include GEL, NWL, RRGB, SAIA and TSLA.
TSLANegative Net Change SAIANegative Net Change GELPositive Net Change RRGBPositive Net Change
First Profit
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras screens for companies showing their 'first' profit, and explains why they are ones to watch. Highlighted stocks include CIEN, ORI, RST, SPWR and WG.
WGNegative Net Change SPWRPositive Net Change ORINegative Net Change
Earnings Acceleration Can Forecast Big Moves Ahead
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to find companies with accelerated earnings growth. Highlighted stocks include CLB, IVZ, MDT, WG and WX.
WGNegative Net Change IVZNegative Net Change MDTPositive Net Change
Profit Margins Will Determine Your Portfolio's Bottom Line
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras looks at the powerful combination of Sales Growth and Increasing Profit Margins. Highlighted stocks include EXR, HF, LCI, MCO and WRB.
LCIPositive Net Change HFNegative Net Change MCONegative Net Change
Get Ready To Be Surprised This Earnings Season
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras details a good screen to use before and after a company reports this earnings season. Highlighted stocks include BPOP, SKX, RYL, XL and RWT.
SKXNegative Net Change XLPositive Net Change RWTNegative Net Change BPOPNegative Net Change
Your Next Stock Should Be Making New Highs
by Kevin Matras
This week, Kevin Matras talks about stocks making new highs and why you shouldn't be afraid to buy them. Highlighted stocks include GPK, LNDC, AIZ, CVS and GIII.
GPKNegative Net Change GIIIPositive Net Change CVSPositive Net Change LNDCPositive Net Change
Top Stocks with Big Potential Catch-Up Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows how to find the top stocks in the top sectors with the biggest potential catch-up price moves. Highlighted stocks include AHT, DEI, MAN, NOC and XTEX.
ENLKNo Net Change NOCPositive Net Change MANPositive Net Change
Moving Average for Stocks in Uptrends
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over the importance of moving averages and how to find stocks in uptrends no matter what the market is doing. Highlighted stocks include BWC, COLB, NATI, SWFT and XL.
XLPositive Net Change SWFTPositive Net Change NATIPositive Net Change COLBNegative Net Change
Top Rated Zacks Rank Sectors
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over the 5 top Zacks Ranked Sectors. Highlighted stocks include EWBC, CR, BA, TW and JJSF.
JJSFNegative Net Change BAPositive Net Change EWBCNegative Net Change
A Consistent Way to Pick Winning Stocks
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras shows you the one indispensable thing for inspired stock picking and how to find your next profitable stock in just minutes. Highlighted stocks include AVY, LZB, GK, CNO and JOEZ.
GKNo Net Change LZBPositive Net Change CNONegative Net Change