Small-Cap Growth Leaders
What it finds: Sub-$2B small-caps with leadership-grade RS and confirmed Stage-2 trends. • Best market conditions: Early-cycle risk-on tapes where small-caps lead. • Typical trigger: Market cap ≤ $2B, RS Rank ≥ 80, Stage-2 intact, liquidity floor.
Fama-French size factor + O'Neil young-leader research — small-caps with elite RS historically deliver the largest winners.
Filter breakdown
- Weinstein Stage 2 only (above rising SMA200)
- Market cap ≤ $2B
- Price ≥ $5
- Avg dollar-volume ≥ $3M
- RS Rank ≥ 80
- Earnings ≥ 5 day(s) away
How to use this screen
Click Apply this screen to open the Screener pre-loaded with these filters. Re-rank the results by your preferred metric (Stockscore, Master Rank, RS Rank), then open any ticker for the full chart, factor breakdown, options-sentiment overlay and insider-buying history.
Screens are deterministic snapshots — they recompute every market day against the latest factor table. Save a copy in the Screener to tune thresholds for your own playbook.
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