Nexus Microcap is an AI analyst built exclusively for Russell 2000 small and micro-cap stocks — scoring 2000 tickers daily on 6 institutional factors to surface tomorrow's breakouts today.
Nexus Microcap knows your universe, scores, insider signals and positions — ask anything, get institutional-grade answers
Six factors re-engineered for microcaps — where data is sparse and alpha is real
1m/3m/6m/12m returns, RSI 14, 52-week high proximity and performance vs IWM ETF — identifies small-caps outrunning the benchmark before institutions pile in.
SEC EDGAR Form 4 open-market buys by CEO, CFO and Directors — 90-day window, filtered for conviction signals (type P/A only). The most predictive microcap signal.
Volume spike detection, 20-day average volume and dollar volume filter — surfaces accumulation patterns before price discovery while ensuring tradeable liquidity.
Short % of float + days to cover — identifies high short interest names with momentum catalysts. Small-cap squeezes move 30-100%+ in days.
ROA, operating cash flow and leverage — adapted for pre-profitability microcaps where traditional Altman-Z and P/E scores are meaningless.
Ask Nexus AI anything about the universe. It reads live scores, insider signals and your positions — and executes actions: add candidates, open/close via Alpaca, optimize.
From IWM holdings CSV to ranked candidates — fully automated, overnight
No Altman-Z. No P/E multiples. No 13F lag. Just the signals that work at the small-cap level.
Ret 1m/3m/6m/12m · RSI 14 · 52-week high proximity · Weight 25%
Perf vs IWM ETF · 52-week high proximity · Weight 20%
Volume spike · Avg volume 20d · Dollar volume · Weight 15%
Form 4 open-market buys CEO/CFO 90d · SEC EDGAR · Weight 20%
Short % of float · Days to cover · Squeeze potential · Weight 10%
ROA · Operating cash flow · Leverage · Weight 10%
CEOs and CFOs buying their own stock is the most reliable signal in small-cap investing — we track every Form 4 filing daily
Every open-market purchase by insiders is filed with the SEC within 2 business days. We parse every Form 4 across the Russell 2000 universe nightly — 7,000+ transactions tracked.
We filter ruthlessly — only open-market buys (type P/A) count. Tax withholding (F), option exercises (M), gifts (G) and conversions are excluded. You see conviction, not accounting.
A CEO buying $500K of stock counts more than a director buying $10K. Our insider score weights by dollar value — capturing real skin-in-the-game signals.
Nexus Microcap is live — institutional-grade Russell 2000 intelligence, available now for qualified investors.