Breakout quarter
Just reported: revenue up 20% and profit up 40% on the same quarter last year.
A sharp jump in quarterly results is the single strongest short-term driver of a share price, and prices often keep adjusting for weeks after the report (post-earnings drift). This list only includes companies that filed their 10-Q or 10-K in the last 45 days.
$10,000 in this list since 2016
Rebuilt every month from the data public at the time
- Per year
- +27.6%
- All stocks +9.4%, S&P 500 +13.8%
- Worst fall from a peak
- -33%
- All stocks -35%
- Months ahead of all stocks
- 60%
- 120 months tested
- Stocks held, on average
- 42
- 4 months with none (held cash)
- Past 12 months
- +53.3%
- All stocks +4.1%, S&P 500 +12.4%
- Volatility, per year
- 30%
- All stocks 22%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.86
- All stocks 0.40; return over cash per unit of volatility
- Replaced each month
- 90%
- Share of the list that changes at a rebalance
Live since Oct 19, 2026. Holding the list as published, rebought at each month end: -1.9% against +2.1% for all stocks and +0.7% for the S&P 500, to Oct 30, 2026. Too short a period to read much into.
- Breakout quarter
- All US stocks, equal weight
- S&P 500 (price only)
Year by year
| Portfolio | 2016from Oct 31 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026to Oct 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This list | +1% | +37% | -5% | +42% | +35% | +42% | -13% | -2% | +77% | +43% | +48% |
| All US stocks | +12% | +19% |
44 stocks on the list today
As of the close on Oct 30, 2026; 7 joined and 0 left since Oct 29, 2026
| # | Company | Share price | 1D | Market cap | Since report | Rev. Q YoY | NI Q YoY | NI growth | P/E | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $884.74 | −5.3% | $999B | 21d | +379% | +1078% | +895% | 11.9× | −19.4% | |
| 2 |
More growth ideas
- CANSLIMWilliam O'Neil's growth leaders: accelerating earnings, new highs, and institutions buying.
- Small-cap growthCompanies worth $300M to $2B growing sales and profits 20%+ with healthy returns on equity.
- Mega-cap growersCompanies worth over $50B that still grow revenue 10%+ a year with 15%+ return on equity.
- TurnaroundsFive flat or shrinking years, then a quarter with revenue up 25% and profit up 50%.
A list produced by rules, not a recommendation. Past results in the backtest don't predict future returns. How the backtests work.