Investing With IBD Ep. 367 Why The Upgraded MarketSurge Is Your New Time-Saving Superpower
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Apr 8, 2026 Mike Webster, senior market strategist at IBD, explains the upgraded MarketSurge features and why they matter. He walks through Growth 250 screening tweaks, smarter ratings and a rebuilt PatternRec. Short, practical improvements promise faster trade discovery and cleaner lists for more efficient work.
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Watch The Growth 250 Count For Market Breadth
- Pay attention to the Growth 250 count because changes reflect market breadth.
- The list now caps at 350 (was reduced to 300 then returned to 350) and can fall below that, signaling market contraction.
Higher Liquidity Cuts Down On Ultra Thin Names
- The Growth 250 raised liquidity thresholds so extremely thin names appear less often.
- Mike kept room for occasional thin breakout winners but noted most internal trading teams use far higher dollar-volume cutoffs.
Ratings Compare Apples With Apples
- Ratings now use smaller, cleaner universes instead of all stocks and ETFs to avoid distortions from tiny caps and special cases.
- Exclude sub-$50m or sub-$100m market caps and blank-checks to make RS and other ratings comparable.