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Momentum Stock Scanner & Screen

 


Price Momentum
surges, especially if accompanied by volume surges often presage a significant move.  The top 50 stocks from our momentum scan are listed along with their "volume momentum."  The list is refreshed daily.  There is an introductory video on setups and alerts on the home page (the third video below the green lettering)
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The 12-day and 25-day momentum is tracked here.  We display the price, 25-day momentum, 12-day momentum, and 10-day average volume momentum (in that order and ranked by their 25-day momentum).  Momentum is similar to price-rate-of-change.  The difference is that momentum is expressed as a ratio, and price-rate-of-change is expressed as a percent.  Both are "momentum" measurements.  We include here an "average volume momentum" measurement.  It shows today's measurement of the average volume for the last 10 days in comparison with the same measurement as of 10 days ago.         

It is often possible to catch a stock early in a sustained move by monitoring stocks that have undergone a recent momentum surge.  Our momentum scanner computes the 12-day and 25-day momentum of each of thousands of stocks.  The 50 stocks with the greatest 25-day momentum are listed here (the list is updated daily).  Momentum is expressed in percentage terms rather than as a ratio.  Remember that a high 25-day momentum figure does not necessarily mean a viable trend has begun.  There may be nearby overhead resistance to any more upside movement.  If there is, you should either wait and see if the stock breaks through that resistance or look elsewhere.  Look at the stock's 3-year chart and it's 1-year chart to get a sense of the context for the recent momentum.  Is the stock accelerating after touching its rising trendline, breaking through its upper Bollinger band, bursting through the neckline of an inverted head-and-shoulders formation, or breaking through the upper resistance boundary of an ascending triangle?  Look for such things to validate that the momentum is probably the beginning of a significant move. 

Extreme readings are likely to presage a continuation of the upside movement.  We include two measurements here.  One is "price momentum" and the other is "average volume momentum."  if the increase in price momentum is significant, you can expect average volume to increase with the price momentum.  Check a stock carefully before you buy it.  A momentum surge may result because of a possible takeover.  In such cases, a stock will usually gap up to a certain level then level off with little price change from then on (it goes relatively flat).  There might be another surge later or the stock may stay there for up to a few months and then plummet if the takeover collapses.  In short, the upside move may already be over.  We believe it is better to look for stocks that have not spiked up abruptly, and that you make sure there is no nearby resistance overhanging the stock.  We also think it is best to avoid any high-momentum stock that has negative volume momentum.      

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Did You Know?
The Valuator does not report PE and PEG ratios based on last year's obsolete data.   Nor does it try to look ahead a full year (analysts are notoriously inaccurate when they try to estimate a year ahead).  Instead, the 1-year earnings estimates it uses for computing PE & PEG ratios look ahead only about 6 months (6 months past + 6 months future).  We believe this is far more accurate.  Also, the market tends to look ahead about six months. · The Stops tool computes trailing volatility-adjusted stop losses that can be adjusted to match your tolerance for risk and investment time-horizon.    Let the stock have just enough room for its "normal" fluctuations as it climbs (each stock is different), but cut losses quickly when it declines more than is "normal" for that stock. · StockAlerts can help you find stocks for your watchlist that are more likely to surge within a few days.
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Updated For Next Market Opening As Shown in Table
(Tuesday's after-market updates are usually delayed.  See the "Notes" page for timing of updates)
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Updated Mon p.m. for Tue a.m.

Symbol

Price

25-day Mom

12-day Mom

Vol Mom

TUESDAY MORNING

TUES

5.01

194.2

118.7

246.3

MCMORAN EXPLOR

MMR

14.82

184.8

97.7

145.0

ZYGO

ZIGO

10.49

155.9

97.0

66.4

Zions Bancorp

ZION

17.99

140.2

98.0

77.0

PAREXEL INTL

PRXL

19.73

139.9

115.7

243.8

PRIVATEBANCORP

PVTB

12.49

139.2

120.3

11.3

Eastman Kodak

EK

5.84

138.4

128.4

475.8

LIVE NATION INC

LYV

11.63

136.7

126.4

21.4

VASCO DATA SECU

VDSI

8.31

132.3

102.7

147.8

STRATASYS

SSYS

22.71

131.7

92.2

44.2

WHITNEY HOLDING

WTNY

11.95

131.2

102.2

62.1

INTEVAC

IVAC

14.95

130.3

90.7

102.0

KELLY SERVICES INC -CL A

KELYA

15.48

129.8

118.0

139.5

VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC

VCI

23.50

128.7

118.5

106.4

AIRGAS INC

ARG

60.55

127.2

123.8

1285.9

DOMINOS PIZZA INC

DPZ

10.65

127.1

96.6

71.6

AFFYMETRIX INC

AFFX

7.35

125.9

123.5

266.6

TASER INTL

TASR

5.51

125.8

93.7

48.8

DSP GROUP

DSPG

7.07

125.6

119.6

52.1

M I SCHOTTENSTE

MHO

12.94

124.5

119.3

116.1

SINCLAIR BRDCST STK A

SBGI

5.00

124.1

106.4

86.9

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP

WBS

14.68

123.7

101.9

37.8

Lexmark Int'l Inc

LXK

32.09

123.5

118.9

190.5

SUSQUEHANNA BANC

SUSQ

7.26

123.3

94.4

146.2

Tyson Foods

TSN

15.09

123.0

110.5

226.7

KeyCorp

KEY

6.82

122.9

92.9

84.9

U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC

LCC

5.93

122.5

108.6

119.5

THE TALBOTS

TLB

10.90

122.3

99.0

136.2

NEKTAR THERAP

NKTR

11.40

122.3

93.5

66.3

AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC

AMLN

17.33

122.1

98.3

65.6

RENT A CTR INC NEW

RCII

21.61

122.0

111.3

83.8

INFOSPACE

INSP

10.36

120.9

97.3

1262.6

ALKERMES

ALKS

11.37

120.8

101.2

315.6

Lennar Corp

LEN

15.39

120.5

100.5

180.1

TEXAS CAPITAL

TCBI

16.72

119.8

111.6

103.1

KULICKE & SOFFA

KLIC

6.45

119.7

122.4

534.1

SPHERION

SFN

6.72

119.6

112.4

438.9

Genworth Financial Inc

GNW

13.51

119.0

104.7

72.5

INTERMUNE

ITMN

15.50

118.9

113.6

57.9

DR Horton

DHI

12.92

118.9

111.9

143.7

SAN JUAN BASIN STK UN

SJT

20.40

118.3

90.7

54.2

PERFICIENT

PRFT

9.96

118.1

108.5

47.9

CEPHEID

CPHD

14.71

117.9

93.3

64.1

Regions Financial Corp

RF

6.23

117.8

90.8

73.6

CIENA CORP

CIEN

12.76

117.7

100.4

47.7

Ciena Corp

CIEN.O

12.76

117.7

100.4

47.7

PROVIDENT ENERGY UN

PVX

7.91

117.7

98.9

82.4

METRO GOLDWYN

MGM

10.73

117.7

94.8

53.3

BROWN SHOE

BWS

11.58

117.3

94.5

62.1

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

CATY

8.85

117.2

85.3

127.2

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