The top 20 clearest trending small caps - with implied themes for 2025
Back in May, a piece titled “Didn’t buy Warpaint? Why clear uptrends are the best uptrends” hit a nerve. If you missed it, here’s the gist: You often don’t buy the stocks you want to because they seem to be in a perpetual uptrend — only to regret it as they keep climbing higher.
This is the power behind “clear trends”. Clear trends are powered by consistent but not excessive buying, with holders who aren’t rushing to sell. They show few significant corrections and on average continue to outperform. The 20 stocks mentioned in the original piece have powered on by an average 8% in less than 6 months, while the 90+ StockRank set is only up 1.6% while the FTSE All Share down 2.8% over the same period (AIM down -9%).
Strength begets strength. Not in all market environments, but much of the time. Here are a few of the top performers from that May list.
Even more powerful in small caps
Since then, I’ve become even more convinced of the power of clear trends. Clear trends not only improve the performance of momentum portfolios, but they especially enhance the returns...