Getting started: your guide to Wall Street Stock Investors Club
Wall Street Stock Investors Club brings together a set of tools that help you scan the US markets faster: technical scanners, analyst ratings, daily signal lists and background articles. This page explains, in plain language, what each section does and the order in which you’ll get the most out of them.
One thing up front: every section is informational and educational. The tools give you data and perspectives, but they never make the decision for you. At the bottom you’ll find the key points to keep in mind.
The sections, one by one
Technical Analysis Scanner
The technical scanner runs through the major US indices and rates every stock on dozens of technical indicators (moving averages, momentum, trend indicators and more). For each stock it counts how many indicators are currently bullish (pointing up) or bearish (pointing down).
What is it for? To see at a glance which stocks look technically strong or weak, and to open each stock’s detail page for a full breakdown of the underlying indicators.
Go to the Technical Scanner »Analyst Ratings Scanner
Where the technical scanner looks at price behaviour, the Ratings scanner gathers the views of professional analysts (buy, hold or sell recommendations) for each stock across the major US indices.
What is it for? To cross-check the technical picture against what analysts expect. Strong technical signals and positive ratings give a fuller picture than either one on its own.
Go to the Ratings Scanner »Stocks to watch
In this section we regularly single out one stock with a longer, easy-to-read background article: what the company does, what’s going on, and how the technical picture looks.
What is it for? For readers who prefer a story in context over a table of numbers. A good way to get to know a stock before you dig deeper yourself.
Go to Stocks to watcht »Top 5 Buy Signals
Every day the technical scanner lists the five stocks with the most bullish signals, together with a short news analysis for each. A handy, ready-made summary of where the technical momentum sits.
Note: a high score means many indicators point the same way — it’s a technical observation, not a buy recommendation and not a guarantee.
Go to the Top 5 Buy Signals »Top 5 Sell Signals (short candidates)
The mirror image of the buy signals: the five stocks with the most bearish signals, again with short news context. Useful for spotting weakness in the market.
Extra warning: betting on declines (going short) carries a higher risk than simply buying. The potential loss is, in principle, unlimited. Make sure you understand it well before you act on it.
Go to the Top 5 Sell Signals »How do I read a technical signal?
Across the site you’ll come across the terms bull and bear. In short:
Each stock gets a bull score and a bear score: the number of indicators pointing in each direction at that moment. The higher the bull score, the more indicators together paint an upward picture; a high bear score points to the opposite.
A high score makes the technical picture better supported, but it remains a snapshot. Indicators can flip quickly, and technical analysis says nothing about a company’s underlying value or the news around it. So use the scores as a starting point for your own research, not as a final verdict.
Recommended route if you’re just starting
- Begin with a section that gives you an overview: the Top 5 Buy Signals or the Technical Scanner. That shows you right away which stocks stand out.
- See a stock that interests you? Open its detail page to review the underlying indicators in full.
- Check your impression against the Ratings Scanner: do the analysts line up with the technical picture, or contradict it?
- Want more background? Read the matching article in Stock in the Spotlight or the market updates.
- Only make a decision once you’ve weighed it up yourself — and keep the points below in mind.
Important to know
Not investment advice. Wall Street Stock Investors Club is an informational and educational platform. The scanners, ratings, signal lists and articles do not constitute personal investment advice and do not take your personal situation, goals or risk tolerance into account.
Signals are not orders. A buy or sell signal is a technical observation, not a recommendation to act and not a prediction.
Investing involves risk. The value of investments can go down as well as up; you may lose some or all of your capital. Going short carries additional and potentially unlimited risk.
The past is no guarantee. Backtests and historical results tell you nothing with certainty about future performance.
Do your own research. Decide for yourself, based on multiple sources, and consult a licensed financial advisor if in doubt.
Questions or suggestions about this guide? Let us know — we’re happy to keep improving it. »