List gold stockd

Screening Filters

1. Industry: Metals & Mining

   • Purpose: Restrict results to companies involved in mining and producing metals, which is where gold miners sit.
   • Rationale: The user asked for “gold stocks.” Most publicly traded gold miners are classified under the broader Metals & Mining industry, so this narrows the universe to relevant resource companies instead of unrelated sectors (tech, banks, etc.).

2. Themes: Gold Mining and Precious Metals

   • Purpose: Focus specifically on companies whose main business is gold and other precious metals (e.g., silver, platinum), rather than all types of metal miners.
   • Rationale: Not all Metals & Mining companies are gold-focused; some mine iron ore, copper, coal, etc. This theme filter refines the set to stocks where gold/precious metals are core to the business, which directly aligns with “gold stocks.”

3. Region: US

   • Purpose: Limit the results to companies listed in the United States.
   • Rationale: Many gold miners trade in Canada, Australia, South Africa, etc. Choosing the US region makes the list more practical for a US-based investor (better access, familiar regulation, simpler tax/brokerage) unless otherwise specified by the user.

4. Listing Exchange: XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE American)

   • Purpose: Include only major US exchanges.
   • Rationale: Gold companies can also trade OTC or on smaller venues, which may be less liquid and higher risk. Focusing on NYSE/Nasdaq/NYSE American typically gives more established, better-regulated, and more liquid gold-related stocks.

5. Market Cap: min 500,000,000 (≥ $500M)

   • Purpose: Exclude very small micro-cap and nano-cap stocks.
   • Rationale: Many tiny exploration-stage gold companies are highly speculative and thinly traded. A $500M+ cutoff tends to capture more established producers or advanced developers, reducing extreme risk and improving the quality and stability of the “gold stock” list.

6. Price: min 3, max 200 (share price between $3 and $200)

   • Purpose: Avoid very low-priced “penny stocks” and extremely high-priced outliers.
   • Rationale:
     • Below ~$3, you often see distressed or illiquid names, frequent reverse splits, and higher manipulation risk.
     • Above ~$200, you get fewer, sometimes less accessible names and occasional pricing distortions.
       This range is a pragmatic filter to list reasonably priced, more typical trading candidates.

7. Monthly Average Dollar Volume: min 300,000

   • Purpose: Ensure a minimum level of trading activity (liquidity).
   • Rationale: Thinly traded gold miners can have wide bid–ask spreads and be difficult to enter or exit without moving the price. A $300K+ average dollar volume filter helps ensure that the resulting stocks can be traded more easily by most retail investors.

Why Results Match:

• The industry and theme filters directly target companies whose primary business involves gold and precious metals, matching the request for “gold stocks.”
• The region and exchange filters keep the list focused on US-listed, major-exchange names that are generally easier and safer for many investors to trade.
• The market cap, price, and liquidity (dollar volume) filters aim to avoid the riskiest, most illiquid, and least accessible parts of the gold stock universe, producing a more practical, investable list rather than a raw, unfiltered catalog of all gold-related tickers.