What Are US Stocks Momentum Picks?
Momentum investing is a strategy that focuses on buying stocks showing strong upward price trends over recent periods. The idea is straightforward: stocks that have been rising tend to keep rising, at least in the short to medium term. Our free US Stocks Momentum Picks Screener identifies these trending stocks by analyzing price performance across multiple timeframes, including 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month look-back periods, and ranks them using a composite momentum score.
Unlike a basic stock screener that only shows current prices, this tool pulls in today's biggest gainers from US exchanges and enriches each stock with historical return data. The composite score weights recent performance more heavily, so you can quickly spot stocks with accelerating momentum rather than those coasting on old gains. Whether you follow a trend-following strategy, swing trade, or simply want to stay informed about the hottest US stocks, this screener gives you the data you need in one place.
How to Use the US Stocks Momentum Picks Screener
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Set Your Filters
Choose a sector, minimum market cap, price range, exchange, and volume threshold. The default settings focus on mid-to-large cap US stocks with meaningful trading volume.
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Review Momentum Rankings
The results table shows each stock's current price, today's change, and historical returns for 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month periods. Stocks are ranked by a composite momentum score that weights recent performance more heavily.
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Expand for Details
Click any row to see a detailed breakdown including day and 52-week price ranges, 50-day and 200-day moving averages, EPS, P/E ratio, and sector information to validate the momentum signal.
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Export and Build Strategies
Export your momentum picks to CSV for further analysis, or use the insights to build automated trading strategies with Pineify's Pine Script generator.
Understanding the Composite Momentum Score
The composite momentum score is a weighted average of each stock's percentage returns across three look-back periods. The 1-month return receives the highest weight (50%), followed by the 3-month return (30%) and the 6-month return (20%). This weighting scheme prioritizes recent price action while still rewarding stocks with sustained longer-term trends. A higher score indicates stronger and more consistent upward momentum. Scores above 50 generally represent stocks with strong multi-period gains, while scores below 20 may indicate fading momentum.
Why Use Our Momentum Picks Screener?
Multi-Period Analysis
See 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month returns side by side to distinguish short-term spikes from sustained trends.
Composite Score Ranking
A weighted composite score ranks stocks by overall momentum strength, making it easy to find the strongest performers.
Customizable Filters
Filter by sector, market cap, price, exchange, and volume to focus on the momentum stocks that match your investment criteria.
100% Free
No registration or payment required. Access professional-grade momentum analysis tools completely free.
CSV Export
Download your momentum picks as a CSV file for further analysis in Excel, Google Sheets, or your trading platform.
Detailed Breakdown
Click any stock to see price ranges, moving averages, P/E ratio, and sector details alongside the momentum data.