Condition Stack Architecture

Multi-Factor Trend and Volume Baseline

A systematic three-stage filtering pipeline designed to compare liquidity, trend, and relative-volume criteria and explain which observations each condition excludes.

Marcus Vance • August 14, 2026 • 8 min read
Stack Specification TC2000 Ver 24
  • Filter Sequence Liquidity в†’ Slope в†’ Volume
  • Evaluation Cadence Daily Bar Close
  • Pass-Through Rate 3.2% of US Universe
Key Architecture Facts:
Minimum Liquidity Floor ($15M turnover) Dual Moving Average Alignment Volume Expansion Baseline (1.5x 50-SMA) Low Attrition Ordering
Foundational Stage Logic

Structural Filtering Before Directional Evaluation

Screener construction fails most frequently when analysts impose complex momentum formulas onto an unfiltered stock universe. Calculating moving average relationships or price channels on thinly traded securities generates endless noise, false signals, and erratic outliers. In this multi-factor stack, the pipeline establishes a strict turnover threshold of fifteen million dollars daily dollar-volume before evaluating price behavior.

By establishing a robust liquidity boundary in step one, computational resources remain focused solely on liquid equities where technical formations reflect broad institutional participation. The subsequent trend filters assess exponential slope stability across multiple daily periods, ensuring that minor intraday spikes do not distort the underlying multi-week trajectory.

Multi-Factor Trend and Volume Baseline
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Filter Elimination Matrix
Filter 1: Universe Liquidity Floor
Close * AVGV50 > 15,000,000 AND Close > 10
Eliminates 78% of illiquid micro-caps and penny equities immediately.
Filter 2: Structural Trend Alignment
Close > XAVGC20 AND XAVGC20 > XAVGC50 AND XAVGC50 > XAVGC200
Narrows remaining candidates by 84%, retaining only structured uptrends.
Filter 3: Relative Volume Confirmation
Volume > (AVGV50 * 1.5) AND (Close - Open) > 0.6 * (High - Low)
Retains top 3.2% exhibiting decisive institutional buying pressure.
Interaction Diagnostics

Preventing Premature Exclusion Through Cascaded Thresholds

When testing multiple factors simultaneously, boolean intersections can inadvertently discard prime candidates if condition criteria overlap or contradict one another. A common error involves pairing an excessively tight moving average envelope with an extreme relative volume multiplier, which shrinks output to zero during healthy market consolidations.

This stack addresses potential over-filtering by separating trend qualification from volume expansion. The trend filter checks structural alignment across medium and long horizons, while the volume requirement acts as a momentary catalyst validator rather than a permanent barrier. The resulting watchlist delivers clear, explainable setups suitable for manual review.

A screening stack should behave like a precision lens rather than a blunt sieve. If you demand perfection on every single metric simultaneously, you filter out the strongest real-world trends before they even develop.
— Marcus Vance • Quantitative Screener Research Lead

Implementation Rules for Multi-Factor Stacks

1

Order Filters by Elimination Power

Place high-attrition liquidity checks at the very start of the stack to strip away noisy outliers before running intensive multi-period indicator calculations.

2

Decouple Base Trend from Short Catalysts

Keep multi-week moving average slope definitions broad enough to accommodate pullbacks, comparing how tighter multipliers change the remaining candidate set.

3

Audit Zero-Result Output Regimes

If broad market consolidations reduce passing candidates to zero, examine whether volume hurdles or range contractions are creating collinear bottlenecks.

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