Start your next conversation with a list of stocks created from an insightful perspective on the market. Shop for this perspective – freely, with no strings attached – using a new tool added to our Stock Research section of the website over the weekend.

(I didn’t earn my salary this weekend like others did putting this together as perfectly as it came out. No my weekend was all fun and games and at least an hour, at all times, away from sobriety).

The Odds Maker isn’t the only new feature we developed recently. Starting today create custom scans using the best filters in Trade-Ideas. Input your own values and then sort the results by any filter to 3 degrees. You can even name and save scans for later use in your favorite bookmark application (e.g., favorites, deli.ci.ous, etc.) All of these scans use End-of-Day data processed overnight from the previous day’s close. Anyone – either a Trade-Ideas subscriber or not – accesses this information. Kirk: This one’s for you!

Here’s an example of how it works:

Name of Scan: UP Days and Volatile close to 200 day

What it does: Quickly see a list of stocks that have been up at leasts 2 days and are just above their 200 day moving average. Use it to possibly spot a good buying point for further momentum or track it as a fade opportunity (those of you with The Odds Maker can know for sure).

Today that scan produced the following stocks:

• NDSN – NORDSON CORP
• SHFL – SHUFFLE MASTER INC
• WY – WEYERHAEUSER CO
• XLNX – XILINX INC
• NRG – NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW
• PVX – PROVIDENT ENERGY TR TR UNIT
• WXS – WRIGHT EXPRESS CORP
• PSI – POWERSHARES ETF TRUST DYN SEMCT PORT
• VPRT – VISTAPRINT LIMITED
• SNUS – SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
• VIMC – VIMICRO INTL CORP ADR
• WPS – WPS RESOURCES CORP
• BBBB – BLACKBOARD INC
• MTA – MAGYAR TELEKOM LTD SPONSORED ADR
• CUB – CUBIC CORP
• ADTN – ADTRAN INC
• KEYN – KEYNOTE SYS INC
• EP – EL PASO CORP

Create a new scan.

Make the most of this new feature:

• Generate candidates for stock lists
• Develop ideas for further study in Trade-Ideas or elsewhere
• Use as inspiration for good, informed posts on trader forums or blog comments

Howard is right – In fact let these scans serve as your own content – a great way to insert yourself into the conversation and further yourself as a reputable trader with a pulse on what’s happening in the market. No need to credit us – you’re the one who built the scan and had the thought.