Momentum is the term to describe the market anomaly that stocks that have been performing well in the past, relative to their peers, tend to continue to do so in the future.
The below table shows the top 15 momentum stocks from within the S&P500 based on their trailing 12 month return, in other words, their share price performance over the past year. ‘Momentum’ is a well-researched market factor and states that stocks that have out-performed their peers over the medium term tend to continue to outperform over the short-term. Thus by keeping an eye on the stocks within this list, we have a watchlist of potential ideas that will do well over the coming weeks.
US Momentum Stocks
| Stock code | Stock name | Sector | Current price | Return 12m | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMCI | Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Technology | $898.49 | 819.65% | 1 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | Technology | $881.86 | 229.47% | 2 |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corporation | Utilities | $191.67 | 153.54% | 3 |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Technology | $75.28 | 139.43% | 4 |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Communication Services | $511.90 | 131.54% | 5 |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | Consumer Cyclical | $127.67 | 119.27% | 6 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | Technology | $1,344.07 | 117.29% | 7 |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource, Inc. | Industrials | $189.53 | 115.03% | 8 |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | Healthcare | $751.64 | 108.4% | 9 |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | Utilities | $73.93 | 105.1% | 10 |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | Technology | $122.52 | 104.68% | 11 |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Technology | $163.28 | 101.15% | 12 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | Technology | $72.06 | 98.83% | 13 |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corporation | Technology | $957.04 | 98.59% | 14 |
| ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | Industrials | $318.50 | 96.82% | 15 |
Note that all prices in this table are in USD.
Rivkin incorporates the momentum effect into a stand-alone investment strategy, named the US Momentum Strategy. This strategy informs members precisely what stocks to buy and sell, and when, to maintain a portfolio of top momentum stocks. In addition to using a proprietary momentum rank, we also incorporate several filters that exclude some stocks, based on more recent share price movements.
More about this table
The US Momentum stocks table is one of a series of informational tables provided for free to give subscribers useful information to inform their trading decisions. This table is updated weekly and offers clients the most current top momentum stocks. Investors and traders who are interested in stocks that have a chance of growing in the medium to long term and want US stock exposure can review the stocks in this table and select the ones they would like to hold from the list.
For a similar table with ASX stocks, please search for our ASX Momentum stocks table and for a ranking based on fundamental criteria you could try our US Fundamental stocks table.
Investors who want exposure to US stocks and are interested in a trading strategy that utilises the technical criteria used above can subscribe to Rivkin’s US Momentum strategy. This has been backtested to produce a profitable trading system that is easy to implement with trading only required once per month. It holds 10 US-listed stocks that we think will perform well over a reasonable time horizon (approximately three years). Investors interested in such a strategy should look to subscribe to our Strategies product that gives access to our US Momentum strategy as well as several other strategies.
