Lucex Score
A 0–100 composite score combining technical conditions, analyst consensus, and news sentiment.
The Lucex Score is a synthetic 0-100 number that aggregates three informational dimensions of a stock: technical conditions of price (RSI, position relative to moving averages, entry zone), the average analyst rating with distance from price target, and the sentiment of news published over the last seven days.
It's calculated automatically from public data and updated in real time. A high score doesn't mean the stock should be bought: it means multiple informational factors converge favorably in the current session. The decision to buy, hold or sell remains solely the user's.
Worked example
Apple (AAPL) on May 17, 2026 shows: technical conditions with RSI at 58, price above both MA50 and MA200, technical sub-score 72/100. Average analyst rating Buy with median target price $325 vs current $300 (+8% distance), analyst sub-score 78/100. News sentiment over the last 7 days: 12 positive, 5 neutral, 2 negative, sub-score 75/100.
Final Lucex Score = (72 × 0.40) + (78 × 0.35) + (75 × 0.25) = 28.8 + 27.3 + 18.75 = 74.9 → label "Convergent positive indicators". It's a descriptive observation across three informational factors, not a suggestion to act.
When it's used
The Lucex Score serves three purposes. First, it gives a quick read of a stock's informational state without opening each indicator individually. Second, it makes stocks within the same sector comparable (e.g., which of 5 European banks shows the most positive convergence today). Third, it sorts the watchlist by depth-of-research priority — not by buy priority.
Limits
The score is an aggregation of public indicators observable today, not a forecast of future price. The three inputs have different time horizons (intraday technicals, 12-month analyst consensus, 7-day sentiment) and the score unifies them with fixed weights that may not be optimal for every market context. The Lucex Score also doesn't consider qualitative elements (management quality, macro events not yet reflected in news, structural sector exposure) that can outweigh any quantitative indicator.
Frequently asked
Is the Lucex Score a buy recommendation?
No. It's a descriptive aggregation of three public indicators. Every decision to buy, hold or sell remains solely the user's. Lucex is an informational tool under the Italian TUF, not a licensed financial advisor.
Why 40-35-25 and not another split?
The weights reflect the relative informational reliability of the three sources: technical data is the most up-to-date and objective, analyst consensus adds professional judgment but moves more slowly, news sentiment captures recent context but is the noisiest. The split is fixed and is not optimized via backtest, to avoid overfitting.
Can the score change during the day?
Yes. The technical component updates with each quote (60-second cache), news sentiment updates as new articles come out, analyst consensus updates when an analyst publishes a revision. The score can therefore move by several points during a single session.
Related terms
Educational definition. Not financial advice.