Search Criteria and Screening Filters for Fundamentals
So how can you put this all together to execute a simple-to-use filter to find good stocks to buy (or buy calls or use bullish options strategies) or bad stocks to sell short (or buy puts or use bearish options strategies)?
Here are some examples of useful filters—you can alter the figures if the searches aren’t picking up enough stocks or if they’re picking up too many:
| Criteria | Value | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year Sales growth | >= | 20% | Our rationale here is to find low risk stocks that have high sales and earnings growth rates. Notice how the filter refers to EPS as opposed to earnings. This ensures that any stock dilutions are accounted for and that we are purely concentrating on shareholder value. |
| Five-year ... |
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