Today's picks
Top candidates from last night's scan. Scores refresh each evening; prices are live.
Top candidates from last night's scan. Scores refresh each evening; prices are live.
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APA Corporation
$40.00
Volume below average.
Watchlist
Interesting score, not a Strong candidate — Capped to Watchlist: volume below average
Chart by TradingView
Passed
24
Failed
2
R:R
0.34:1
Confidence
high
Entry $40.00
Stop loss $36.40
Target $41.24
Quality 35/35 (8/8 passed)
Technical 30/40 (6/8 passed)
Trade setup 15/15 (4/4 passed)
Red flags 10/10 (0/6 triggered — informational, gates only)
Conviction total 89/100 — quality + technical + trade setup only. Unknown rules count as not passed.
Status: Known upside
Technical target: $41.24
Analyst target: $42.04
Effective target: $41.24
R:R 0.34:1
Analyst target aligns with or is below technical upside.
Entry: $40.00
Stop loss: $36.40
Effective target: $41.24
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Company is profitable
Profit margin is 19.6%.
Revenue is growing
Revenue growth is 9.2%.
EPS / earnings are growing
Earnings growth is 26.3%.
Free cash flow is positive
Free cash flow is positive.
Debt is manageable
Debt-to-equity is 48.9% (manageable).
Return on equity or capital is positive
ROE 26.7%, ROA 11.6%.
Market cap is not tiny / speculative
Market cap is $14.0B.
Valuation is not extreme
P/E 8.4, P/S 1.6.
Price above 50-day moving average
Price $40.00 is above 50-day MA $35.49.
Price above 200-day moving average
Price is above 200-day MA $31.94.
50-day MA above 200-day MA
50-day MA is above 200-day MA (bullish alignment).
Price near 52-week high
Within 12.4% of 52-week high.
Price not near 52-week low
100.4% above 52-week low.
Stock is in an uptrend
Price up 16.7% over 20 days.
Clear entry price exists
Current price $40.00 can be used as entry reference.
Stop loss no more than 10% below entry
Suggested stop at $36.40 (9.0% below entry).
Spread / liquidity risk acceptable
Average daily volume is 5.66M.
No earnings within 7 days
Next earnings in 83 days.
Very high debt
Debt level is not extreme.
Price near 52-week low
Not near 52-week low.
Very low trading volume
Volume is not unusually low.
Recent large price drop
No recent large drop detected.
Extreme valuation
Valuation is not extreme.
Missing too much data
0 data field(s) missing.
Recent volume above average
Volume is only 0.69x the average.
Breaking above recent resistance
Price below recent resistance $41.24.
All rules had enough data.