How it works

VantoraPicks answers one question each day: out of thousands of US-listed stocks, which ones does the model think are most likely to go up over the next five trading days?

What goes in

For each stock, the model looks at recent price movement, trading volume, how the stock is behaving compared with the overall market, and the tone of recent news headlines.

What comes out

One number per stock: the probability that it moves up rather than down over the next five trading days. A score of 66% means the model leans up, not that the stock will rise. Stocks are then ranked from highest to lowest.

What we filter out

Blank-check shell companies (SPACs) and closed-end funds are removed. They behave very differently from normal operating companies and mostly add noise.

How we check our work

Each day's ranking is saved. Five trading days later, we compare it with what actually happened. A public track record will be added here once there is enough history to be meaningful. Until then, treat the probabilities as unproven.

What this can't do

Markets are noisy, and no model predicts them reliably. The ranking can be wrong, and it does not know about your finances, goals, or risk tolerance.