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Thanks Preston -
I maintain a pretty (very?) clean list of optionable stocks. Vlookup
against the result set from Zachs works for optionable.
The criteria their method uses are pretty good for
finding "reasonably" priced stocks in fairly good companies. Follow
that with a little MS magic and viola!
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@xxx> wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> Might also want to check this:
>
> http://www.stockfetcher.com
>
> You can screen for optionable stocks.
>
>
> Preston
>
>
>
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rsb_44" <rsb_44@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Preston.
> >
> > I'm setting up the screens suggested by Hooper and Zalewski in
> > Covered Calls and Leaps- A Wealth Option. I'm not recommending it
> > that's for sure.
> >
> >
>
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0470044705/ref=cm_cr_pr_redirect
> >
> >
> > It may provide some added useful input to folks already doing
> covered
> > call writing. I should be able to create most of the info in the
> > $80/month service "soon" from free sources. The data for the
screen
> > isn't terribly dynamic.
> >
> > The method is quite successful in a flat to slightly up trending
> > market. A method for writing covered calls where you want to be
> > called out and where the risk of a major down turn is modest
works
> > then.
> >
> > I'm able to get most of the data needed from Zachs, do some
> massaging
> > in Excel, send a ticker list to MS where I can do some TA
> screening,
> > and wind up with a reasonably short list to do the option pricing
> > analysis on.
> >
> > About 20 years ago there was a program running on a MAC
> > (Tickerwatcher now Investor RT) that could do this analysis
across
> > the entire universe of optionable stocks. It also enabled you to
> > maintain a totally current list of optionable stocks. Of course
> that
> > was 20 years ago and things have "improved" so much you can't do
it
> > now
> >
> > I will check out Domash's site.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > Some time ago I visited the webite of Harry Domash listed below
> > >
> > > http://www.winninginvesting.com/sector.htm
> > >
> > > There I found some interesting screens that he had done for
MSN.
> He
> > > had also written a couple of articles about the screens. I
tried
> to
> > > look up the links but can't find them at the moment.
> > >
> > > If you look up articles under his name at MSN you should be
able
> to
> > > find them. As I remember some of the screens were available as
> hot
> > > links in the articles.
> > >
> > > At MSN I remember getting beyond the 200 limit but had to use
the
> > > deluxe screener to do it. Found here:
> > >
> > > http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/predefstocks.aspx
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > >
> > > Preston
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "rsb_44" <rsb_44@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The issue isn't getting below 200. It's accessing the results
> if
> > > > there are over 200. I can readily (as you suggest) create
sets
> of
> > > > scans such that the result set of each scan is <=200. That
> > becomes
> > > > simple if I chop up one variable into mutually exclusive bits
> and
> > > > load each bit into its own scan.
> > > >
> > > > I've gotten Zachs to work well enough to be usable. It wasn't
> > > > functioning very well over the weekend. I'll have to check
it's
> > > > values against other screeners. It's Optionable result set
was
> a
> > > > disaster...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rod Whitley <rbw1226@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Ron,
> > > > > As for msn site you can do a search with 2 last prices.
> > > > > Example;
> > > > > Last Price >= 1
> > > > > Last Price <= 5
> > > > > and/or 2 market caps
> > > > > cap >= 100mil
> > > > > cap <= 500mil
> > > > > Depending on your other search criteria this can bring in
> > results
> > > > under the 200 limit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Burt
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > > From: rsb_44 <rsb_44@>
> > > > > To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 3:18:42 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] Stock screener
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Burt -
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the list. I've tried them.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://moneycentral .msn.com/ investor/ finder/customsto
> cks.asp
> > > > > Only gives the first 200 in the result set. Doesn't really
> > cover
> > > > > analyst recs.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://screener. finance.yahoo. com/newscreener. html
> > > > > Use the Java based screener limits results to 200
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.zacks. com/screening/ custom/
> > > > > Is perhaps the best. No limit on result set displayed(?)
Easy
> > > > export
> > > > > to csv. Can do workaround on the Analyst recs.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.stockta. com/cgi-bin/ screen.pl
> > > > > Has nice TA screens, but nothing I want.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Ron
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > >
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