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Hello Ron,
Would you mind expanding on your method for keeping your list of optionable
stocks updated? I have been using eSignal's list and it leaves a (hell of
a) lot to be desired.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Kevin
At 03:17 25/03/2008 +0000, you wrote:
>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
><mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>pumrysh <no_reply@xxx> wrote:
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > Might also want to check this:
> >
> > <http://www.stockfetcher.com>http://www.stockfetcher.com
> >
> > You can screen for optionable stocks.
> >
> >
> > Preston
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In
> <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>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>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
> <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>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>http://www.winninginvesting.co
> m/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>http://mone
> ycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/predefstocks.aspx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Preston
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
> <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>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
> <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>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:
> <mailto:equismetastock%40yahoogroups.com>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>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.>http://screener. finance.yahoo.
> com/newscreener. html
> > > > > > Use the Java based screener limits results to 200
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <http://www.zacks.>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.>http://www.stockta. com/cgi-bin/ screen.pl
> > > > > > Has nice TA screens, but nothing I want.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Ron
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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