Stocks up 50% or more in a month

As of today there are 21 stocks up 50% or more in a month. All these stocks were priced above 5 dollars a month ago, so it removes low priced stocks which can make large moves in short time period.
AVR,Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BMTI,BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CDTI,Clean Diesel Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSIQ,Canadian Solar Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSUN,China Sunergy Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
EMKR,Emcore Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FSIN,Fushi Intl Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GNSS,Genesis Microchip Inc Delaware (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HOKU,Hoku Scientific Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
IRW,Ibt Bancorp Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JRCC,James River Coal Company (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LDK,LDK Solar Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RICK,Rick's Caberet Intl (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RIGL,Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SDTH,Shengdatech Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SOLF,Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SVNT,Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
USBE,US Bioenergy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
USS,Us Shipping Partners (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VSE,VeraSun Energy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VSNT,Versant Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)

Bulk of the stocks in this list are from the Alternative Energy sector. It has been the number one ranked sector in last few weeks. The Alternative energy sector has lot of favorable factors supporting its rally. High oil price is one, policy changes in Europe is another, and recent energy bill in USA is another.

If you look at the stocks up 25% plus in a month, currently there are 92 stocks in my database which are up 25% plus. Again they were priced 5 plus a month ago.
ABH,AbitibiBowater Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ABII,Abraxis Bioscience Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AGO,Assured Guaranty Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ALOY,Alloy Online Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ANH,Anworth Mtg Asset Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARII,American Railroad Industries Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARTW,Art's-Way Manufacturing (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ARXT,Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ASTIZ,Ascent Solar Technologies` Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ATVI,Activision Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AVR,Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AXCA,Axcan Pharma Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
AYI,Acuity Brands (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BMRN,Biomarin Pharmaceuticals (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BMTI,BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BRKR,Bruker Biosciences Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BTH,Blyth Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
BWTR,Basin Water Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CDTI,Clean Diesel Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CHNR,ChinaNatural Resources (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CITP,Comsys It Partners Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CLDN,Celadon Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CLF,Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CMGI,CMGI Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CMO,Capstead Mortgage Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CRDC,Cardica (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSIQ,Canadian Solar Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
CSUN,China Sunergy Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
DECK,Deckers Outdoor Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
DRRX,Durect Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
EICU,Visicu Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
EMKR,Emcore Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
ENZ,Enzo Biochem Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FCEL,Fuelcell Energy Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FNM,Fannie Mae (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
FSIN,Fushi Intl Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GLYT,Genlyte Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GMCR,Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GNSS,Genesis Microchip Inc Delaware (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
GRO,Agria Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HES,Hess Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HINT,Hill International Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HOKU,Hoku Scientific Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
HRBN,Harbin Electric Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
INCY,Incyte Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
IRW,Ibt Bancorp Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JASO,Ja Solar Hldgs Co Ads (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JCG,J Crew Group Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JRCC,James River Coal Company (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
JRT,JER Investors Trust Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
LDK,LDK Solar Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MASI,Masimo Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MEI,Methode Electronics Cl A (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MELI,Mercadolibre Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MGAM,Multimedia Games Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MGPI,Mgp Ingredients Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MIPI,Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MNTA,Momenta Pharma (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MOGN,Mgi Pharma Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
MOS,Mosaic Company (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NEXT,Nextest Systems Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
NZ,Netezza Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
OME,Omega Protein Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
OSG,Overseas Shipholding Grp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PFB,Pff Bancorp Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PRKR,Parkervision Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
PWRD,Perfect World Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RDEA,Ardea Biosciences Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
REGN,Regeneron Pharm Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RICK,Rick's Caberet Intl (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RIGL,Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
RZ,Raser Technologies Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SBH,Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SDTH,Shengdatech Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SEAC,Seachange Internat Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SOLF,Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SSYS,Stratasys Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
STP,Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
SVNT,Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TIVO,Tivo Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TRLG,True Religion Apparel Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TT,Trane Inc (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
TTWO,Take-Two Intera Software (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
UAPH,Uap Holding Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
USBE,US Bioenergy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
USS,Us Shipping Partners (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VSE,VeraSun Energy Corp (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VSL,Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ads (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
VSNT,Versant Corporation (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
WFR,Memc Electronic Material (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
XIDE,Exide Tech (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)
YGE,Yingli Green Energy Hlds Co (Google Yahoo Earnings Chart)


One of the ways to use this information is to find new sector and stock trends. Given a catalyst, stocks breakout and move rapidly in short time frame. Such stocks then consolidate and have next set of breakouts. That is how multi month rallies start out.

So here is a simple scan for those with Telechart to find tommorrow's leaders.
Price a month ago was greater than 5
C21 >= 5

Price % change in a month is greater than 20%
For this Telechart has a pre loaded scan called "Price Percent Change 1 month"
100*(c-c21)/c21
Value for this has to be over 20

Volume greater than 100000

Capitalization greater than 100 million
This ensures the more speculative stocks get eliminated.

Now if you add all these conditions together in Easyscan, you get a list of stocks up 20% plus in a month.
There are many ways you can slice and dice this list:

1. Sort by Price Growth Rate 1 year or Percent Change 26 weeks. The one at top are already in rally mode and stock with high relative strength. Those with lower values are just starting out rallies or dead cat bounces.
2. Sort by Price 1 year range. You can then look at those near top of range and those at bottom. A stock within 40 plus range is a good bet for follow through or pullback buy. Those below 40 are probably dead cat bounce or good for value investors.
   

Stocks at both end of range spectrum make 25% or 50% moves. Buying both 52 week low and high can get you a 25% plus move on a shorter time frame.

Now to take this further you can look at how many 2%, 4%, 6% , 8%, or 10% plus moves the stock had in its 20% plus moves. Where did they happen and what do they indicate about continuation of possible short term momentum.

Studying stocks categorized by % growth on various time frames can give you a very good insight in to behavior of stocks and momentum on various time frames. Some time frames to study are:

1. Stocks up 100% plus in a year
2. Stocks up 300% plus in a year
3. Stocks up 1000% plus in a year
4. Stocks up 25% plus in a quarter
5. Stocks down 25% plus in a quarter
6. Stocks up 25% plus in a month
7. Stocks down 25% plus in a month