Every Metric

This is the quick reference: every number on a stock's card, what it measures, and what a high score actually means. It's the same copy you get by hovering a tile — gathered in one place. If you want the why behind any of them, each section links to its deep-dive.

One idea ties them all together: almost every number is a rank from 0 to 100, not a raw figure. A score of 90 means the stock beat 90% of the field on that measure; a 10 means it trailed 90% of it. The "field" is about 700 names — the S&P 500, the rest of the Nasdaq 100, and ~200 ETFs — roughly the whole menu your dollar is choosing among. (Reading the Card covers the ranking idea in full.)

The Signal

Two numbers sit above everything and boil the whole card down to a starting read. (The Signal covers both in depth.)

Quality (QUAL) — An overall "quality" score. It blends the stock's good traits — steady gains, real profits, small price swings, a healthy uptrend, and money flowing in — into one number. A high score means a calmer, more resilient stock: historically these had smaller swings and about half as many big 6-month drops as low scorers, though they often give up a little of the wildest upside. Read it as the stock's character, not a "buy now" signal.

Risk (RISK) — An overall "risk" score. It adds up the warning signs — recent weakness, money leaving the stock, a broken uptrend, and an ongoing slide from its highs. A high score means more red flags are flashing; historically these stocks fell further and more often. Treat it as a reason to look closer or trim — not a signal to bet against the stock.

Market Beat

Is it beating the market? How the stock has done against the S&P 500, over four time windows. (deep dive)

1 Year — How far the stock beat — or trailed — the S&P 500 over the past year, ranked against every other stock. A high score means it gained much more than the market; a low score means it badly lagged.

1 Month — The same race against the S&P 500, over the past month — has it been leading or lagging lately?

1 Week — The same race over just the past week — a very short-term leader/laggard read.

Last Session — The same race for the most recent trading day.

Rank Persistence

Does that strength hold? Whether the stock's standing is durable or a one-week pop. (deep dive)

Rank Persistence (1 year) — How consistently the stock stayed a market-beater over the past year. It rewards names that held a strong position week after week, instead of spiking once and fading. A high score means dependable, durable strength.

6 Month · 3 Month — The same durability check over shorter windows.

Trend Hold — How much of the past year the stock spent in an uptrend — above its 200-day average price. A high score means it's been trending up almost all year; a low score means lots of time below its trend line.

Business Beat

Is the business actually getting better? The fundamentals behind the price. (deep dive)

Composite Growth — A single "is the business growing?" score, combining three things versus a year ago: sales growth, profit-margin improvement, and cash-flow growth. A high score means the business is firing on all three; a low score means growth is stalling.

Revenue Growth — How fast sales grew over the last year (latest 12 months versus the 12 before), ranked against every other stock. A high score means top-tier revenue growth.

Margin Growth — Whether the business got more profitable on each dollar of sales over the past year (the change in operating margin). A high score means margins are widening; a low score means they're getting squeezed.

Cash Flow Growth — How fast the actual cash the business generates grew over the past year (operating cash flow, latest 12 months versus the prior 12). A high score means strong, growing cash generation.

Flow & Risk

Who's buying, and how rough is the ride? (money flow · risk)

Money Flow (60-day) — Whether more money has been flowing into the stock than out over the past 60 trading days. It counts each day's trading dollars as buying on up days and selling on down days. A high score means steady accumulation (buyers in control); a low score means distribution (sellers in control).

Max Drawdown (1Y) — The stock's worst peak-to-trough drop over the past year, compared with the S&P 500's worst drop. Flipped so higher = safer: a high score means it fell less than the market at its worst; a low score means a deeper, scarier drop.

Volatility (1Y) — How jumpy the stock's price has been over the past year versus the S&P 500. Flipped so higher = calmer: a high score means smoother, steadier price action; a low score means wild swings.

Rank Stability (1Y) — How steady the stock's week-to-week standing has been over the past year — not how high it ranks, but how little that ranking jumps around. A high score means a predictable position; a low score means it lurches up and down.

Reading them together

No single score tells the story — the value is in the gaps. A stock strong on Market Beat but weak on Business Beat is a price running ahead of its business. A strong business with a weak price might be a bargain the market hasn't noticed yet. High Quality with low Risk is the steady-compounder corner; the reverse is a name to handle with care. Start with the two Signal numbers, then drop into the panels to see why a stock scores the way it does.