Does a score of 80 mean I should buy?

21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

In short

No, it is a measurement. A score of 80 says the stock's current setup ticks many of the criteria we track, not what the price will do, nor whether the stock suits your situation.

The question comes up often, and it is a fair one: when a screen shows 80 out of 100 next to the word “Buy”, it is tempting to read an instruction. It is not one. The word names a range of scores; the score itself is a measurement.

What the site measures

A score adds up points, family by family: trend (moving averages), momentum (RSI, MACD), participation (volumes), position relative to the Ichimoku cloud, and the market regime. One click on the score opens that breakdown, line by line, with the value that earned each point:

The breakdown of a score on a demonstration stock: the points of each indicator family. — Screenshot on the demonstration data: stocks, prices and scores are fictional.

The technical part is then blended with a fundamental score, 65% / 35% by default, and you can change that proportion. The reading bands are:

75 and above: “Strong Buy”;
from 58 to 74: “Buy”;
from 42 to 57: “Neutral”;
below 42: “Avoid”.

In the simple view, the dashboard turns those four bands into three words: “Buy” for the first two, “Watch” for the third, “Avoid” for the last. Those words are names for ranges. They were chosen to be read quickly, and that is precisely why you need to know what they cover.

A score of 80 therefore says one precise thing: on most of the criteria we track, the stock's current setup is favourable. The number 80 also has a role of its own: it is the threshold from which our backtest simulates an entry, to measure what the method would have produced in the past.

What the measurement does not say

What the price will do. The score describes a setup at yesterday's close. It contains no price forecast.
Whether the stock suits you. It ignores your horizon, your tolerance for loss, your taxes and what you already hold. Investment advice starts from there; a score cannot.
That 80 is better than 78. Two points of difference often come down to a single indicator crossing a threshold. Open the breakdown rather than comparing the numbers.
That the past will repeat. The backtest measures what a fixed rule would have produced over a given period. It does not say what will happen, and its limits are written here.

How to use it

As an attention filter: a high score points to a stock worth a closer look, not to a decision already made. The score breakdown, then how to read a score out of 100, say where the points come from. The decision, and the risk, remain yours.

The video tutorial

Understanding a stock's score 31s Where the score out of 100 comes from: every point explained, family by family.

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In the same section

Why does a stock's score change from one day to the next?

Because it is recalculated after every session on the latest prices. A score that moves does not mean the stock has changed in nature; it means its setup has changed since the day before.

Technical score vs fundamental score: what is the difference?

The technical score reads how the price behaves; the fundamental score reads the company's accounts. They are two different questions, and the score you see is a blend whose proportion you choose.

Why do some stocks have no score?

Because a score computed on too little data, or on an asset whose price barely moves, would mean nothing. In those cases the site says so instead of showing a number.

Educational content: these articles explain what the site's measurements calculate, so that you can decide for yourself, knowing what they mean. Investing carries a risk of capital loss. See the legal notice.