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Qullamaggie: Episodic Pivot

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Episodic Pivot (EP) per Kristjan Kullamägi ('Qullamaggie'), learned from Pradeep Bonde. His own definition: a daily gap/move of at least 10% on massive volume — 'rocket fuel.' The trigger is usually a surprise (earnings/guidance with high revenue/earnings growth, FDA news, contracts, sector EP) that reprices the company. The best EPs occur on stocks that traded sideways for 3–6 months beforehand (you check the catalyst yourself per stock). Liquidity filter: average $ volume > $10M, price > $3. Entry at the opening-range highs, stop at the day's low.

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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.
AI Classification: Our company-by-company assessment of the AI boom based on SEC filings (the last four quarterly 10-Q reports and two annual 10-K reports): "Sells AI" (AI is a revenue source), "Threatened" (AI is a concrete business risk), "Uses AI" (operational use), or "Neutral" (no material AI exposure). Every classification requires at least two direct quote citations - otherwise the column shows "-". Not a quality judgment or a buy recommendation; the full file is on the stock page, methodology at /stocks/ai-rating-methodology.
Analysis (Full Company Analysis): If the Analysis column shows "Read," there is an in-depth TickerGuard company analysis for this stock: business model, scanner findings, quarterly results, evidence from SEC filings, plus opportunities and risks. One click opens it directly.
Avg/Yr 3Y (Average Annual Return): The stock's average annual return over the past 3 years. Shows at a glance whether a stock delivers over the long run or just had a short hot streak.
Earnings Date: 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.
EPS (Earnings per Share): 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.
Free Cash Flow (FCF): Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures - the money left over for everything else (debt paydown, acquisitions, or buybacks). Consistently positive free cash flow is one of the most honest signs of a healthy business model.
Funda Rating (Fundamental Rating A+ to F): Our proprietary fundamental rating from 0 to 100 points with a school-grade rank from A+ to F. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. Every stock is scored against all others by percentile: growth in earnings and revenue, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, and quality criteria such as margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet strength. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below — A/A+ are the fundamentally strongest stocks in the universe.
Gap: The stock opens well above or below the prior close - a gap appears on the chart. Gaps are caused by overnight news (earnings, contracts, studies) and show that the valuation has shifted abruptly.
Liquidity: How easily a stock can be bought and sold without moving the price - measured by (dollar) volume. Illiquid stocks have wide spreads and jerky prices; that is why almost every scanner applies a minimum liquidity filter.
Market Capitalization (Mkt Cap): The market value of the company: share price x total shares outstanding, shown here in billions of dollars. Micro caps (< $0.3B) are small and volatile, mega caps (> $200B) are heavyweights. Our scanner universe is deliberately capped at $50B - we look for stocks with room to run. The cap does not apply to scanners that run without the global filters; that is noted below their hit list.
Net Margin: How much of revenue is left as profit? Net income divided by revenue, in percent. A 20% margin means: out of every dollar of revenue, 20 cents is left as profit. Rising margins are a strong quality signal.
Opening Range High/Low: The high and low of the first minutes of trading (e.g., the first 5 or 60 minutes). Qullamaggie buys breakouts above the opening-range high and sets the stop at the day's low - an entry with clearly defined risk.
Operating Cash Flow (OCF): The cash that actually flows into the company from day-to-day operations - without accounting effects such as depreciation. A company can report book profits while still burning cash; operating cash flow reveals that.
Piotroski F-Score: 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.
Sector & Industry: Two levels of industry classification: sector is broad (e.g., Technology), industry is narrow (e.g., Semiconductors). Many strategies watch industry strength, because strong stocks are almost always found in strong industries.
Stage (Weinstein Stages 1-4): Stan Weinstein divides every price chart into four stages: Stage 1 = basing (sideways after a downtrend), Stage 2 = uptrend (the only buying stage), Stage 3 = topping, Stage 4 = downtrend (avoid, or short candidate). Measured against the 30-week line (150-day moving average) and its slope.
Surprise (Earnings/Sales Surprise): The gap between reported numbers and the analyst estimate. Positive earnings or sales surprises force analysts to raise their models - which often triggers weeks of follow-on buying.

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Qullamaggie: Episodic Pivot
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	Altman Z	Inst. %	Short %	Analysts
VICR Vicor Corporation	07/28	+178 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 94 %	Stage 2	A 77	5 of 9	10.7 $	Electronic Components	Neutral	Read	—	Technology	216.40 $	+206.7 %	+238.2 %	+314.5 %	−10.2 %	+78.5 %	99	96	9.3 %	9.4 %	2.36	69.1	32.4	22.7	12.5	122.7	—	73.4	15.0 %	56.6 %	30.7 %	20.5 %	7.5 %	0.01	93.7 %	+13.6 %	8	26.2	63.3 %	8.5 %	3.3 (4)
FCEL FuelCell Energy Inc	—	-22 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 132 %	Stage 2	C 51	4 of 9	1.3 $	Electrical Equipment & Parts	Neutral	Read	—	Industrials	17.70 $	+198.5 %	+239.8 %	+131.5 %	−29.0 %	+15.8 %	97	42	20.4 %	18.0 %	2.36	—	17.1	8.7	1.6	—	0.36	3,082.7	—	-32.4 %	-113.6 %	-30.7 %	-7.9 %	0.22	—	+41.1 %	5	1.4	38.6 %	25.2 %	2.6 (8)
ABSI Absci Corp	08/11	+106 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 103 %	Stage 2	D 33	3 of 9	1.6 $	Biotechnology	Sells AI	—	—	Healthcare	9.30 $	+112.3 %	+218.8 %	+263.5 %	−9.2 %	+54.8 %	96	42	16.7 %	12.8 %	2.44	—	0.0	1,004.4	8.1	—	—	-0.4	—	-5,395.6 %	0.0 %	-63.9 %	-34.1 %	0.03	—	-38.2 %	4	-0.3	72.9 %	26.1 %	4.6 (9)
TH Target Hospitality Corp.	08/06	+18 %	62 %	Stage 2	D 43	4 of 9	2.1 $	Specialty Business Services	Sells AI	Read	—	Industrials	20.80 $	+101.6 %	+110.8 %	+141.4 %	−21.3 %	+21.2 %	96	12	4.0 %	4.1 %	1.51	—	22.3	6.0	4.9	16.2	1.49	46.7	-19.7 %	31.9 %	-10.9 %	-11.0 %	-3.7 %	0.02	73.4 %	-17.0 %	4	8.0	78.5 %	13.7 %	3.7 (3)
CAPR Capricor Therapeutics Inc	08/10	+8 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 216 %	Stage 2	D 27	3 of 9	2.3 $	Biotechnology	Neutral	Read	—	Healthcare	9.40 $	+2.6 %	-19.8 %	+54.9 %	−24.7 %	+187.2 %	95	42	7.5 %	5.7 %	0.72	—	78.7	—	—	—	0.38	-2.7	0.0 %	-896.1 %	0.0 %	-56.4 %	-33.6 %	—	85.4 %	-100.0 %	2	8.7	59.7 %	42.1 %	4.6 (8)
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc	07/29	+38 %	57 %	Stage 2	B 67	9 of 9	13.1 $	Specialty Industrial Machinery	–	—	—	Industrials	207.20 $	+101.3 %	+101.6 %	+14.3 %	−0.4 %	+62.1 %	89	82	5.7 %	5.7 %	1.91	64.0	15.1	3.0	4.5	34.6	0.54	18.9	11.1 %	39.5 %	5.8 %	7.4 %	4.7 %	1.11	47.8 %	-2.0 %	3	7.8	94.0 %	4.6 %	4.0 (23)
DDD 3D Systems Corporation	08/10	-22 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 89 %	Stage 2	D 42	4 of 9	0.6 $	Computer Hardware	Uses AI	Read	—	Technology	3.50 $	+77.4 %	+60.7 %	+58.0 %	−28.4 %	+77.4 %	89	42	7.6 %	8.6 %	2.76	8.0	22.5	1.5	2.4	—	0.85	4.7	—	33.8 %	-14.1 %	32.6 %	-6.5 %	0.62	—	-12.1 %	3	-0.4	59.1 %	27.3 %	3.5 (4)
SATL Satellogic V Inc	08/11	+64 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 127 %	Stage 2	B 55	5 of 9	0.8 $	Aerospace & Defense	–	—	—	Industrials	5.50 $	+197.3 %	+157.5 %	+56.1 %	−61.8 %	+85.5 %	89	42	10.6 %	11.7 %	1.36	—	500.0	26.2	23.8	—	—	245.5	—	78.9 %	0.0 %	-127.6 %	-9.9 %	-5.86	—	+37.6 %	4	-6.2	55.4 %	15.3 %	—
SHLS Shoals Technologies Group Inc	08/04	-19 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 87 %	Stage 2	B 62	2 of 9	1.4 $	Solar	Neutral	Read	—	Technology	7.70 $	+20.9 %	+1.1 %	+5.8 %	−25.2 %	+47.0 %	87	66	8.6 %	9.1 %	1.89	—	11.8	2.3	—	—	0.49	19.5	8.1 %	32.1 %	5.4 %	5.8 %	5.8 %	—	58.4 %	+19.1 %	3	6.6	121.3 %	11.0 %	4.0 (21)
BHVN Biohaven Ltd.	08/10	-12 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 97 %	Stage 3	C 45	2 of 9	2.2 $	Biotechnology	–	—	—	Healthcare	13.90 $	+30.9 %	+38.3 %	-5.5 %	−17.4 %	+53.0 %	78	42	9.3 %	8.9 %	3.17	—	0.0	—	17.6	—	—	-2.2	0.0 %	—	0.0 %	-333.0 %	-72.0 %	2.21	27.8 %	-100.0 %	—	-16.5	97.6 %	16.1 %	4.6 (16)
EYPT Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc	08/05	-8 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 133 %	Stage 1	D 34	1 of 9	0.3 $	Biotechnology	–	—	—	Healthcare	4.00 $	-21.3 %	-22.7 %	-70.8 %	−28.3 %	+547.7 %	59	42	6.7 %	6.3 %	1.64	—	6.2	120.7	1.6	—	—	11.6	—	-9,235.0 %	0.0 %	-102.7 %	-74.9 %	0.09	—	-27.5 %	5	-7.3	111.8 %	22.1 %	4.7 (13)
RARE Ultragenyx	08/04	-14 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 97 %	Stage 3	C 47	0 of 9	1.4 $	Biotechnology	–	—	—	Healthcare	14.50 $	+25.0 %	-11.3 %	-49.5 %	−31.0 %	+86.2 %	48	42	5.5 %	5.2 %	0.32	—	0.0	2.0	—	—	—	-6.5	-102.2 %	-20.8 %	-81.7 %	-608.5 %	-24.2 %	—	-18.2 %	+20.1 %	3	-9.9	104.2 %	18.0 %	4.6 (20)
DNA Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings	08/06	-29 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 95 %	Stage 3	D 34	3 of 9	0.5 $	Biotechnology	Sells AI	Read	—	Healthcare	7.80 $	+6.6 %	+14.6 %	-29.2 %	−45.6 %	+0.0 %	46	42	8.5 %	8.4 %	1.77	—	0.0	4.8	1.1	—	—	-1.8	—	68.0 %	-219.6 %	-56.0 %	-16.7 %	0.93	—	-25.1 %	3	-15.5	68.7 %	12.8 %	2.5 (6)
SDGR Schrodinger Inc	08/05	-22 %	61 %	Stage 3	B 56	2 of 9	2.3 $	Health Information Services	–	—	—	Healthcare	30.20 $	-15.9 %	-5.4 %	+58.9 %	−32.0 %	-29.0 %	32	42	6.5 %	6.2 %	1.69	—	0.0	8.8	7.2	—	—	-10.8	—	56.9 %	-21.0 %	-30.1 %	-14.4 %	0.34	—	+23.3 %	4	2.7	97.9 %	26.4 %	4.5 (8)
OKLO Oklo Inc.	08/10	+147 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 100 %	Stage 4	E 24	3 of 9	6.7 $	Utilities - Independent Power Producers	Uses AI	Read	—	Utilities	39.70 $	-43.9 %	-55.7 %	-58.4 %	−76.9 %	+98.2 %	17	71	7.6 %	8.4 %	1.20	—	0.0	5,544.2	2.5	—	—	-125.8	0.0 %	40.4 %	0.0 %	-8.9 %	-6.7 %	0.00	96.6 %	—	—	80.9	55.3 %	19.6 %	4.1 (9)
TEM Tempus AI, Inc.	08/14	—	72 %	Stage 4	B 65	3 of 9	14.2 $	Health Information Services	–	—	—	Healthcare	80.40 $	-17.7 %	-9.3 %	-7.0 %	−47.4 %	-2.6 %	15	42	7.6 %	7.4 %	3.72	—	0.0	9.9	33.6	—	—	0.0	-24.3 %	64.0 %	-17.8 %	-81.6 %	-8.6 %	-24.52	19.5 %	+83.4 %	6	1.2	57.0 %	29.2 %	3.8 (12)
RXRX Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc	08/04	-19 %	72 %	Stage 4	C 46	4 of 9	1.9 $	Biotechnology	Sells AI	Read	—	Healthcare	3.50 $	-22.7 %	-16.1 %	-24.8 %	−53.5 %	+106.2 %	14	42	6.8 %	7.9 %	1.07	—	0.0	33.9	—	—	—	-5.3	—	-715.7 %	0.0 %	-57.2 %	-27.3 %	—	—	+26.9 %	3	1.3	68.8 %	35.0 %	3.4 (8)
PSIX Power Solutions International, Inc	08/06	+488 %	⚠ Wildest 10% 109 %	Stage 4	C 54	5 of 9	1.0 $	Specialty Industrial Machinery	–	—	—	Industrials	45.60 $	-31.6 %	-45.2 %	-55.1 %	−68.2 %	+53.0 %	5	11	5.1 %	6.3 %	2.11	—	32.7	1.6	—	15.4	0.82	10.3	—	23.9 %	10.0 %	75.7 %	12.3 %	—	—	+51.8 %	7	8.8	30.6 %	13.9 %	4.3 (3)
VITL Vital Farms Inc	08/06	-6 %	63 %	Stage 4	C 46	1 of 9	0.5 $	Farm Products	–	—	—	Consumer Defensive	11.70 $	-66.6 %	-65.4 %	-73.9 %	−79.9 %	+32.2 %	3	78	6.1 %	6.3 %	1.05	—	208.3	0.6	—	—	—	25.8	—	28.1 %	0.0 %	15.4 %	0.0 %	—	—	+25.3 %	6	8.5	106.3 %	32.1 %	3.6 (12)
INIO INNIO N.V.	—	—	–	—	B 64	6 of 9	15.7 $	Specialty Industrial Machinery	–	—	—	Industrials	21.00 $	—	—	—	−33.3 %	+83.7 %	—	—	—	—	—	698.7	27.3	—	74.3	—	—	38.5	4.8 %	33.5 %	0.8 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	12.29	4.4 %	+22.1 %	3	3.5	7.0 %	14.2 %	—
XE X-Energy, Inc.	—	—	–	—	C 46	4 of 9	4.7 $	Specialty Industrial Machinery	–	—	—	Industrials	16.30 $	—	—	—	−42.8 %	+140.5 %	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	3.9	—	—	0.0	-165.7 %	-65.4 %	-298.7 %	-60.2 %	-11.9 %	0.00	69.5 %	+29.9 %	4	8.6	22.2 %	8.8 %	—
PBLS Parabilis Medicines, Inc.	—	—	–	—	D 33	3 of 9	5.0 $	Biotechnology	–	—	—	Healthcare	40.90 $	—	—	—	0 %	+15.0 %	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	0.0	—	—	0.0	0.0 %	-8,750.7 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	—	-20.5 %	—	—	11.5	58.8 %	4.3 %	—
PURR Hyperliquid Strategies Inc	—	—	–	—	B 71	—	2.6 $	Capital Markets	–	—	—	Financial Services	12.80 $	+84.6 %	+34.4 %	—	−40.1 %	+80.6 %	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	0.0	—	—	0.0	7,380.6 %	100.0 %	3,229.8 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	—	—	—	—	—	50.1 %	—	—
BRUN Boost Run Inc.	—	—	⚠ Wildest 10% 92 %	—	C 46	5 of 9	1.0 $	Software - Infrastructure	–	—	—	Technology	16.70 $	+47.2 %	+66.5 %	+39.9 %	−52.5 %	+171.1 %	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	—	228.7	—	—	0.0	-24.4 %	89.5 %	-173.7 %	-208.3 %	-15.2 %	2.87	10.5 %	+238.8 %	5	9.1	35.2 %	—	—
ELMT The Elmet Group Co.	—	—	–	—	B 56	5 of 9	0.7 $	Aerospace & Defense	–	—	—	Industrials	22.00 $	—	—	—	−25.3 %	+28.1 %	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.0	—	10.8	—	—	70.9	5.6 %	22.6 %	-1.3 %	13.0 %	5.6 %	0.23	60.8 %	+5.9 %	—	4.5	17.0 %	11.1 %	—

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