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27 Hits · last calculated September 18, 2026 Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q) · Market filter active: the list shows 27 hits from US

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Ants (William O'Neil): if a stock has risen on at least 12 of the last 15 trading days, gained at least 10% in total, and volume is rising, the daily gains line up on the chart like marching ants — a sign of a smooth, powerful, and steady accumulation push. Calculated from daily price data.

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ADR (Average Daily Range)
The average daily swing of a stock in percent - measured over 10 or 30 trading days (columns "ADR 10D/30D"). An ADR of 5% means: on a normal day the gap between the intraday low and high runs about 5%. Traders look for movement - that is why stocks with an ADR under 1% are filtered out globally. Scanners that run without the global filters still include them; that is noted below their hit list. Not to be confused with ADR meaning "American Depositary Receipt" (a US certificate for foreign shares) - here ADR always means the daily swing.
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The date of the next quarterly earnings report. Price gaps in either direction are common around this date - that is why we color it red when it is 7 days away or less, and yellow when it is 14 days away or less: elevated risk for fresh positions.
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Quarterly earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding. The most important growth metric: if EPS rises strongly over several quarters, the company is earning more money per share.
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A balance-sheet health check developed by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria covering earnings, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency produce a score from 0 to 9. Scores of 7 or higher are considered financially very solid, scores under 3 a warning sign.
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Symbol Earnings Avg/Y 3Y Volatility Stage Funda Rating Piotroski MktCap Industry AI Rating Deep Dive Deep-Dive Report Sector Price YTD 6 Mo. 1 Year Off High Price Target RS EPS Rating ADR 10D ADR 30D Beta P/E P/E (f) P/S P/B P/FCF PEG EV/EBITDA EBIT Margin Gross Margin Net Margin ROE ROA Debt/Eq Equity Ratio Sales +/Y Growth Score Div. Yield Payout Ratio Altman Z Inst. % Short % Analysts
ETON Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc 08/06 +249 % 66 % Stage 2 B 64 7 of 9 1.6 $ Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic Healthcare 57.10 $ +98.0 % +116.2 % +222.8 % −2.4 % +24.3 % 92 26 4.8 % 5.7 % 0.90 23.6 14.9 52.2 106.9 75.5 61.4 % 12.0 % -5.4 % 11.9 % 0.40 +104.9 % 8 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.7 65.4 % 6.5 % 4.7 (3)
TGTX TG Therapeutics Inc 08/03 +43 % 45 % Stage 2 B 65 5 of 9 8.7 $ Biotechnology Neutral Healthcare 56.50 $ +80.9 % +79.3 % +76.3 % −6.5 % +23.4 % 90 92 5.0 % 4.8 % 1.66 20.3 24.6 10.9 15.2 498.6 1.61 59.7 17.0 % 82.4 % 55.2 % 112.6 % 7.3 % 1.29 38.1 % +87.3 % 6 0.0 % 0.0 % 6.2 70.2 % 28.5 % 4.3 (9)
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 08/06 +94 % 36 % Stage 2 B 70 5 of 9 5.4 $ Biotechnology Healthcare 284.70 $ +47.8 % +59.3 % +72.1 % −1.4 % +20.4 % 89 86 5.6 % 4.1 % 0.98 38.5 23.0 18.4 5.9 40.7 1.53 19.1 33.6 % 81.2 % 67.9 % 17.1 % 4.0 % 0.51 65.1 % +60.4 % 7 0.0 % 0.0 % 10.8 106.4 % 14.9 % 4.6 (7)
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc. 07/29 +98 % 35 % Stage 2 B 55 3 of 9 12.3 $ Capital Markets Financial Services 57.30 $ +92.3 % +74.0 % +66.3 % −5.9 % +16.4 % 89 83 4.6 % 3.8 % 0.62 9.3 9.8 3.0 2.8 25.5 6.5 46.8 % 65.8 % 16.9 % 56.9 % 4.5 % 2.68 6.9 % +26.3 % 4 1.7 % 14.6 % 4.7 92.4 % 6.5 % 3.3 (9)
CARE Carter Bank and Trust 07/23 +38 % 28 % Stage 2 B 57 7 of 9 0.7 $ Banks - Regional Neutral Financial Services 30.50 $ +65.1 % +68.4 % +55.1 % −1.1 % +15.0 % 89 96 2.7 % 2.8 % 0.50 13.7 12.0 0.0 100.0 % 44.9 % 23.9 % 2.7 % +6.2 % 6 1.3 % 12.5 % -1.9 59.2 % 9.3 % 4.7 (3)
GEO Geo Group Inc 08/05 +109 % 48 % Stage 2 B 70 9 of 9 4.3 $ Security & Protection Services Neutral Industrials 32.10 $ +85.9 % +78.2 % +48.7 % −3.5 % +17.6 % 88 86 3.8 % 3.8 % 0.78 17.0 19.1 1.5 2.9 161.7 1.36 8.3 12.7 % 26.0 % 10.3 % 19.3 % 6.0 % 1.11 39.3 % +8.6 % 2 0.0 % 0.0 % 5.6 95.2 % 11.6 % 5.0 (4)
CTRN Citi Trends Inc +84 % 57 % Stage 2 B 67 9 of 9 0.5 $ Apparel Retail Consumer Cyclical 58.60 $ +48.9 % +37.2 % +77.5 % −15.3 % +59.4 % 88 96 8.0 % 8.5 % 1.82 3.6 0.6 30.3 2.85 24.1 39.9 % 0.8 % 10.3 % 0.7 % +8.9 % 3 0.0 % 0.0 % 6.0 98.9 % 17.9 % 5.0 (2)
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc 08/06 +83 % 34 % Stage 2 B 60 2 of 9 6.9 $ Scientific & Technical Instruments Technology 260.10 $ +75.7 % +71.4 % +23.0 % −1.8 % +50.2 % 86 59 4.2 % 3.6 % 1.10 49.5 25.4 5.4 4.1 32.5 1.67 22.2 15.5 % 42.0 % 24.4 % 9.2 % 5.1 % 0.26 65.9 % +19.2 % 5 0.1 % 4.0 % 8.4 102.6 % 3.5 % 4.3 (4)
CXW CoreCivic Inc 08/05 +72 % 39 % Stage 2 B 64 7 of 9 3.5 $ Security & Protection Services Industrials 35.50 $ +55.6 % +58.6 % +71.9 % −4.5 % +17.7 % 83 81 4.2 % 4.0 % 0.60 30.4 13.8 1.4 2.6 36.0 1.06 12.4 11.4 % 22.6 % 5.1 % 9.0 % 4.8 % 1.00 41.4 % +12.7 % 3 0.0 % 0.0 % 5.3 91.6 % 17.8 % 5.0 (4)
AMAL Amalgamated Bank 07/23 +67 % 28 % Stage 2 C 53 6 of 9 1.4 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 47.10 $ +42.8 % +43.4 % +72.4 % −0.5 % +14.6 % 79 54 2.6 % 2.7 % 0.78 0.0 9.8 0.0 100.0 % 34.0 % 13.6 % 1.3 % +4.5 % 7 1.5 % 17.1 % 62.1 % 6.6 % 3.5 (2)
BPOP Popular Inc 07/22 +69 % 25 % Stage 2 B 59 6 of 9 10.4 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 161.00 $ +34.0 % +32.3 % +31.6 % −1.2 % +22.7 % 78 77 2.1 % 2.1 % 0.62 11.9 10.0 1.7 12.9 1.37 0.0 39.3 % 100.0 % 31.7 % 14.9 % 1.3 % 0.20 8.3 % +5.7 % 6 2.2 % 21.5 % 0.1 93.3 % 3.1 % 4.1 (9)
WNC Wabash National Corporation 07/24 -16 % 56 % Stage 2 D 39 2 of 9 0.5 $ Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industrials 12.10 $ +48.3 % +56.9 % +13.8 % −0.6 % +80.0 % 78 97 9.6 % 6.9 % 1.43 8.6 0.3 1.5 0.73 2.0 1.0 % -5.5 % -17.8 % -3.2 % 1.66 -20.8 % 5 2.6 % 6.3 % 4.6 100.8 % 10.5 % 4.0 (2)
CNO CNO Financial Group Inc 07/27 +51 % 21 % Stage 2 B 55 7 of 9 5.2 $ Insurance - Life Financial Services 55.60 $ +25.2 % +20.5 % +44.6 % −2.1 % -3.3 % 76 84 2.0 % 1.9 % 0.81 22.2 9.7 1.1 2.1 7.4 1.29 0.0 9.7 % 38.7 % 6.0 % 9.8 % 1.1 % 1.72 6.4 % +0.9 % 5 1.3 % 15.9 % 0.6 97.4 % 0.0 % 3.0 (5)
GL Globe Life Inc 07/22 +23 % 20 % Stage 2 B 58 8 of 9 13.4 $ Insurance - Life Uses AI Financial Services 172.30 $ +26.1 % +25.5 % +21.6 % −2.6 % +12.1 % 74 60 2.2 % 2.3 % 0.46 12.1 10.4 2.2 2.2 10.9 1.30 0.0 23.8 % 33.9 % 19.6 % 20.5 % 3.4 % 0.50 19.7 % +3.8 % 5 0.8 % 8.3 % 4.8 86.5 % 0.1 % 3.9 (10)
LWAY Lifeway Foods Inc 08/11 +103 % 43 % Stage 3 B 58 5 of 9 0.4 $ Packaged Foods Neutral Consumer Defensive 23.80 $ +18.1 % +24.7 % -29.7 % −11.3 % +34.7 % 74 71 5.5 % 4.7 % 0.44 29.9 1.5 3.50 19.2 27.2 % 4.5 % 18.2 % 8.5 % +13.7 % 7 0.0 % 0.0 % 11.3 43.0 % 7.0 % 5.0 (1)
ZION Zions Bancorporation 07/20 +62 % 31 % Stage 2 B 62 8 of 9 9.5 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 65.70 $ +18.7 % +18.5 % +17.8 % −0.7 % +14.3 % 71 74 2.2 % 2.2 % 0.77 10.2 10.1 2.4 1.3 5.7 4.39 0.0 36.1 % 100.0 % 31.8 % 14.1 % 1.3 % 0.38 8.3 % -1.0 % 6 2.8 % 27.8 % -0.4 81.1 % 4.4 % 3.6 (21)
FBP First BanCorp. 07/22 +49 % 25 % Stage 2 B 60 9 of 9 4.2 $ Banks - Regional Threatened Financial Services 27.50 $ +39.0 % +33.4 % +31.1 % −0.1 % +15.3 % 71 66 2.1 % 1.9 % 0.79 12.4 20.7 3.3 2.2 4.15 0.0 49.1 % 100.0 % 39.0 % 19.5 % 2.0 % 0.16 10.3 % +5.4 % 5 2.9 % 32.9 % 0.5 101.6 % 6.4 % 4.3 (6)
FULT Fulton Financial Corporation 07/21 +41 % 25 % Stage 2 B 55 7 of 9 4.4 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 23.40 $ +23.6 % +21.9 % +27.3 % −0.3 % +13.2 % 70 54 2.2 % 2.4 % 0.79 11.2 10.2 3.0 1.4 11.0 1.54 0.0 40.8 % 100.0 % 29.7 % 11.6 % 1.2 % 0.43 10.9 % +5.0 % 6 3.2 % 33.3 % -1.1 78.9 % 5.6 % 3.6 (7)
SMBK SmartFinancial, Inc. 07/20 +41 % 25 % Stage 2 B 59 7 of 9 0.9 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 52.00 $ +24.2 % +24.7 % +42.1 % −1.3 % +1.4 % 69 66 3.0 % 2.9 % 0.68 14.1 13.9 0.0 100.0 % 28.1 % 9.9 % 1.0 % +10.9 % 8 0.7 % 9.9 % 3.8 64.6 % 2.5 % 3.3 (6)
FTDR Frontdoor Inc 08/04 +46 % 46 % Stage 2 B 64 8 of 9 5.6 $ Personal Services Consumer Cyclical 79.50 $ +26.9 % +31.4 % +19.5 % −1.1 % +22.5 % 66 63 3.0 % 3.1 % 1.51 23.1 15.7 2.6 24.6 14.5 2.38 11.6 14.6 % 55.6 % 12.8 % 121.0 % 12.4 % -1.62 10.6 % +13.6 % 5 0.0 % 0.0 % 6.6 107.0 % 6.3 % 3.8 (6)
AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. 07/23 +13 % 30 % Stage 2 B 59 7 of 9 1.2 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 29.60 $ +25.4 % +25.5 % +45.2 % −0.3 % +7.7 % 66 79 2.9 % 2.9 % 0.83 21.1 11.5 1.3 11.1 0.0 100.0 % 14.4 % 6.4 % 0.5 % 1.03 +14.0 % 6 1.2 % 19.1 % 3.6 71.7 % 5.2 % 3.6 (5)
AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc 08/06 +114 % 49 % Stage 3 B 64 6 of 9 3.0 $ Medical Care Facilities Neutral Healthcare 14.00 $ +15.7 % +5.9 % +72.9 % −8.0 % +4.3 % 65 96 4.2 % 4.9 % 1.97 10.7 14.9 1.1 11.7 19.0 14.9 11.2 % 32.0 % 10.6 % 36.8 % 9.7 % 7.65 9.6 % +20.2 % 3 0.0 % 0.0 % 1.6 92.0 % 6.1 % 2.9 (8)
ITIC Investors Title Company 08/05 +43 % 29 % Stage 3 B 73 7 of 9 0.6 $ Insurance - Specialty Neutral Financial Services 296.00 $ +6.4 % +10.6 % +22.7 % −8.3 % -87.1 % 61 84 2.6 % 2.6 % 0.61 15.3 7.9 1.9 2.1 21.4 1.98 0.0 56.2 % 13.8 % 14.4 % 8.9 % 0.03 +5.6 % 5 0.6 % 49.5 % 11.8 53.1 % 6.2 %
WSBC WesBanco, Inc. 08/04 +25 % 26 % Stage 2 B 61 8 of 9 3.7 $ Banks - Regional Financial Services 39.20 $ +14.7 % +15.9 % +31.3 % −0.3 % +13.5 % 58 62 2.8 % 2.4 % 0.68 12.1 10.4 0.9 9.8 1.23 0.0 49.2 % 100.0 % 34.0 % 8.2 % 1.3 % 0.34 14.8 % +51.4 % 4 3.8 % 42.1 % 3.7 75.9 % 7.4 % 4.0 (8)
VCEL Vericel Corp Ord 07/30 +4 % 42 % Stage 3 A 79 7 of 9 2.1 $ Biotechnology Healthcare 40.00 $ +12.2 % +20.0 % +33.3 % −1.5 % +51.4 % 58 65 4.2 % 4.5 % 1.05 58.5 6.7 41.4 50.9 -11.8 % 74.6 % 7.9 % 6.6 % 2.4 % 73.4 % +16.5 % 7 0.0 % 0.0 % 6.6 111.2 % 12.0 % 4.9 (8)
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation 07/27 +33 % 21 % Stage 2 B 64 7 of 9 25.8 $ Insurance - Property & Casualty Threatened Financial Services 169.90 $ +8.9 % +13.5 % +13.9 % −1.8 % +12.2 % 54 81 2.3 % 2.1 % 0.55 10.1 18.7 1.8 1.7 7.6 2.19 0.0 11.8 % 31.1 % 23.8 % 18.7 % 6.4 % 0.06 38.1 % +11.4 % 6 2.2 % 37.9 % 3.7 71.8 % 2.8 % 3.6 (8)
LNC Lincoln National Corporation 07/30 +30 % 34 % Stage 3 C 52 6 of 9 8.2 $ Insurance - Life Financial Services 42.30 $ -12.2 % -18.6 % +12.5 % −22.4 % +13.3 % 41 12 3.1 % 2.9 % 1.11 4.7 4.1 0.4 0.9 1.01 0.0 -4.1 % 27.1 % 12.2 % 18.8 % 0.3 % 0.70 2.5 % +1.2 % 4 4.1 % 22.1 % 3.5 84.4 % 0.0 % 3.4 (13)

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Ants (William O'Neil): if a stock has risen on at least 12 of the last 15 trading days, gained at least 10% in total, and volume is rising, the daily gains line up on the chart like marching ants — a sign of a smooth, powerful, and steady accumulation push. Calculated from daily price data.

All scanners are recalculated daily across the entire stock universe — most recently on September 18, 2026. The data basis is fundamental data and SEC filings (10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports).

Currently, 27 stocks pass this scanner's criteria (as of September 18, 2026).

Global filters: market cap of $50B or less (mega caps are cut from every scanner); 10- and 30-day ADR must be ≥ 1% (too little movement gets cut); names after a reverse split (distorted price history) are excluded.

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