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Minervini Trend Template Candidate Screener

483 Stocks Passing the Minervini Candidate Pre-Screen.

Curated by Anish Das
Refreshed Oct 13, 2026

Use this page as a fast candidate finder for liquid US stocks above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, near 52-week highs, and showing strong relative performance. It does not certify all eight Trend Template rules. Verify the 150-day moving-average alignment and rising 200-day average on the chart before treating a result as a complete Stage 2 qualification.

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Screen VitalsEOD Data
Companies
483
Avg 1Y Return
67.96%
Avg RS Rating
86
Avg Volume Ratio
0.8
Trend Filter
Price > 50 and 200 SMA
RS Leadership
RS Rating ≥ 70
Liquid Universe
$500M+ US Common Stocks
Near Highs
Within 25% of 52W High

Market Signal

Data Insight

This screen is currently exhibiting strong clustering in the Technology sector (28% of constituents). This concentration is heavily driven by Application Software companies.

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TickerCompanyPriceMkt CapReturn 6MRS Ratingvs SMA50
MESA logoMESA
Mesa Air Group, Inc.$21.00$879M—99.0392.7%
KOD logoKOD
Kodiak Sciences Inc.$99.26$6.21B136.6%98.0198.1%
DELL logoDELL
Dell Technologies Inc.$576.16$382.71B203.6%98.0113.2%
CDTX logoCDTX
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.$221.38$6.96B—98.0116.5%
QMCO logoQMCO
Quantum Corporation$27.51$605M328.5%98.0113.7%
MRNA logoMRNA
Moderna, Inc.$213.74$84.81B321.7%98.0151.1%
CDNA logoCDNA
CareDx, Inc$63.12$3.26B275%98.0118.1%
FBRX logoFBRX
Forte Biosciences, Inc.$76.99$1.83B151.6%98.0142.8%
IOVA logoIOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.$14.56$6.5B320.8%98.0155.5%
MRVL logoMRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.$265.86$232.57B102.5%97.0111.7%
OABI logoOABI
OmniAb, Inc.$4.77$568M226.7%97.0113.9%
GRAL logoGRAL
GRAIL Inc.$137.37$5.9B185.9%97.0148.2%
TERN logoTERN
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$52.95$4.77B0.6%97.0106.1%
ASST logoASST
Strive, Inc.$27.71$2.09B139.3%97.0120.3%
OKTA logoOKTA
Okta, Inc.$227.08$37.72B246.9%97.0129.9%
PAYS logoPAYS
Paysign, Inc.$15.17$848M164.7%97.0116.5%
ABSI logoABSI
Absci Corporation$9.67$1.64B217%97.0104%
PENG logoPENG
Penguin Solutions, Inc.$79.16$4.06B224.7%97.0142.1%
RNG logoRNG
RingCentral, Inc.$78.17$6.74B112%97.0110.4%
PLSE logoPLSE
Pulse Biosciences, Inc.$52.45$3.63B177.2%97.0107.2%
HNGE logoHNGE
Hinge Health, Inc.$104.82$8.11B177.1%97.0114.5%
HOUS logoHOUS
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.$17.64$1.98B—97.0131.3%
HPE logoHPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company$70.30$93.09B183.4%97.0119.9%
CVI logoCVI
CVR Energy, Inc.$58.91$5.92B88.1%97.0130.7%
CRWD logoCRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.$263.01$267.81B161.5%97.0114.3%
CORT logoCORT
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated$121.19$13.01B179.9%97.0105.1%
TEAM logoTEAM
Atlassian Corporation$207.75$54.57B238.9%97.0118.1%
DINO logoDINO
HF Sinclair Corporation$122.91$22.16B109.9%96.0119.6%
SMTC logoSMTC
Semtech Corporation$168.28$15.68B83.3%96.0108.8%
SDGR logoSDGR
Schrödinger, Inc.$25.91$1.94B126.3%96.0113.4%
MESA logoMESA
Mesa Air Group, Inc.
$21.00Price
Mkt Cap$879M
Return 6M—
RS Rating99.0
vs SMA50392.7%
KOD logoKOD
Kodiak Sciences Inc.
$99.26Price
Mkt Cap$6.21B
Return 6M136.6%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50198.1%
DELL logoDELL
Dell Technologies Inc.
$576.16Price
Mkt Cap$382.71B
Return 6M203.6%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50113.2%
CDTX logoCDTX
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.
$221.38Price
Mkt Cap$6.96B
Return 6M—
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50116.5%
QMCO logoQMCO
Quantum Corporation
$27.51Price
Mkt Cap$605M
Return 6M328.5%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50113.7%
MRNA logoMRNA
Moderna, Inc.
$213.74Price
Mkt Cap$84.81B
Return 6M321.7%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50151.1%
CDNA logoCDNA
CareDx, Inc
$63.12Price
Mkt Cap$3.26B
Return 6M275%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50118.1%
FBRX logoFBRX
Forte Biosciences, Inc.
$76.99Price
Mkt Cap$1.83B
Return 6M151.6%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50142.8%
IOVA logoIOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$14.56Price
Mkt Cap$6.5B
Return 6M320.8%
RS Rating98.0
vs SMA50155.5%
MRVL logoMRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc.
$265.86Price
Mkt Cap$232.57B
Return 6M102.5%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50111.7%
OABI logoOABI
OmniAb, Inc.
$4.77Price
Mkt Cap$568M
Return 6M226.7%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50113.9%
GRAL logoGRAL
GRAIL Inc.
$137.37Price
Mkt Cap$5.9B
Return 6M185.9%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50148.2%
TERN logoTERN
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52.95Price
Mkt Cap$4.77B
Return 6M0.6%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50106.1%
ASST logoASST
Strive, Inc.
$27.71Price
Mkt Cap$2.09B
Return 6M139.3%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50120.3%
OKTA logoOKTA
Okta, Inc.
$227.08Price
Mkt Cap$37.72B
Return 6M246.9%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50129.9%
PAYS logoPAYS
Paysign, Inc.
$15.17Price
Mkt Cap$848M
Return 6M164.7%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50116.5%
ABSI logoABSI
Absci Corporation
$9.67Price
Mkt Cap$1.64B
Return 6M217%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50104%
PENG logoPENG
Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$79.16Price
Mkt Cap$4.06B
Return 6M224.7%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50142.1%
RNG logoRNG
RingCentral, Inc.
$78.17Price
Mkt Cap$6.74B
Return 6M112%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50110.4%
PLSE logoPLSE
Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
$52.45Price
Mkt Cap$3.63B
Return 6M177.2%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50107.2%
HNGE logoHNGE
Hinge Health, Inc.
$104.82Price
Mkt Cap$8.11B
Return 6M177.1%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50114.5%
HOUS logoHOUS
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
$17.64Price
Mkt Cap$1.98B
Return 6M—
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50131.3%
HPE logoHPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
$70.30Price
Mkt Cap$93.09B
Return 6M183.4%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50119.9%
CVI logoCVI
CVR Energy, Inc.
$58.91Price
Mkt Cap$5.92B
Return 6M88.1%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50130.7%
CRWD logoCRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$263.01Price
Mkt Cap$267.81B
Return 6M161.5%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50114.3%
CORT logoCORT
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
$121.19Price
Mkt Cap$13.01B
Return 6M179.9%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50105.1%
TEAM logoTEAM
Atlassian Corporation
$207.75Price
Mkt Cap$54.57B
Return 6M238.9%
RS Rating97.0
vs SMA50118.1%
DINO logoDINO
HF Sinclair Corporation
$122.91Price
Mkt Cap$22.16B
Return 6M109.9%
RS Rating96.0
vs SMA50119.6%
SMTC logoSMTC
Semtech Corporation
$168.28Price
Mkt Cap$15.68B
Return 6M83.3%
RS Rating96.0
vs SMA50108.8%
SDGR logoSDGR
Schrödinger, Inc.
$25.91Price
Mkt Cap$1.94B
Return 6M126.3%
RS Rating96.0
vs SMA50113.4%
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How We Build This List

  • Price Above 50-Day SMAKeeps the candidate list above its intermediate trend reference.
  • Price Above 200-Day SMARemoves stocks trading below their long-term trend reference.
  • Within 25% of 52-Week HighFocuses the candidate list on stocks trading near the upper end of their annual range.
  • Relative Strength Rating ≥ 70Restricts results to stronger relative performers in the VCPScanner universe.
  • Market Capitalization ≥ $500 MillionRemoves the smallest and typically least liquid companies from this candidate screen.
  • US Common StocksKeeps the results focused on the platform's US equity research universe.
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The Architecture of Mark Minervini's Stage 2 Trend Template

In Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard, U.S. Investing Champion Mark Minervini introduced the Trend Template as the non-negotiable quantitative filter of his SEPA (Specific Order Execution) strategy. Before analyzing earnings growth or chart patterns, every stock must first prove it is in a confirmed Stage 2 advancing phase.

MA FAN
MA Stack
50 > 150 > 200 SMA
HIGH PROX
High Proximity
Within 25% of 52W High
RS > 70
Leader Filter
RS Rating >= 70
1

Eliminate Downtrends

By mandating that price and intermediate moving averages trade above a rising 200-day SMA, you automatically avoid catastrophic Stage 4 declines.

2

Filter for Market Leaders

Requiring an RS Rating of 70 or higher ensures your watchlist is concentrated in top-quartile market performers rather than sluggish market laggards.

3

Prepare for VCP Entries

Only stocks passing the Trend Template possess the structural stability required to form valid Volatility Contraction Patterns with tight pivot buy points.

How the Trend Template Connects to the Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP)

A common beginner mistake is searching for VCP patterns indiscriminately across any chart. Minervini emphasizes that a VCP is not an isolated pattern—it is an entry mechanism that only works when constructed inside a confirmed Stage 2 uptrend.

The Two-Tiered Selection Funnel

1. Macro Filter (Trend Template): Narrows a broad equity universe to candidates with stronger trend structure.
2. Micro Timing (VCP & Cheat Pivots): Within that qualified list, traders look for successive contractions (e.g. 15% → 8% → 3%) accompanied by signature volume dry-up before initiating a breakout order.

What are Minervini Trend Template Candidate Screener?

The full Minervini Trend Template is an eight-rule qualification framework. This page intentionally applies the subset supported by the live screener and returns candidates for chart verification.

  • Price above the 50-day and 200-day Simple Moving Averages
  • Price within 25% of its 52-week high
  • Relative Strength (RS) Rating of at least 70
  • Market capitalization of at least $500 million
  • US-listed common stocks only

Why Invest in Minervini Trend Template Candidate Screener?

Stage 2 Candidate Pool

Narrows the market to liquid stocks with positive long-term price structure for deeper chart review.

Overhead Supply Elimination

Trading near 52-week highs eliminates trapped bagholders, allowing price to advance with minimum resistance.

Capital Protection

Strict moving average criteria prevent bottom-fishing in declining Stage 4 value traps.

VCP Launchpad

Establishes the mandatory structural baseline required before Volatility Contraction Patterns can form.

Anish Das
SCREEN CURATED BY

Anish Das

MBA, IIM Kozhikode · Founder & Individual Investor

LinkedIn
5+ years experience

Founder of VCP Scanner, former Flipkart Brand Manager, and active US equity investor focused on transparent research workflows.

Editorial Disclosure: The data in this screener is systematically filtered using transparent rules, ensuring unbiased results. Reviewed for E-E-A-T standards. Not financial advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Minervini Trend Template?
The Minervini Trend Template is an 8-rule technical filter created by U.S. Investing Champion Mark Minervini. It identifies stocks in confirmed Stage 2 uptrends by analyzing moving average alignment (50, 150, 200-day SMAs), 52-week high/low proximity, and Relative Strength (RS) leadership.
Why must the 200-day moving average be trending upward?
A flattening or declining 200-day moving average indicates persistent institutional distribution. Minervini requires the 200-day SMA to be sloped upward for at least 1 month (preferably 4 to 5 months) to confirm long-term institutional accumulation.
Can I buy a stock that passes the Trend Template immediately?
No. Passing the Trend Template qualifies a stock for your watchlist. You should never buy an extended stock blindly. Instead, wait for the stock to consolidate and form a proper Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) or cup-with-handle base with a low-risk pivot entry point.
What is the minimum RS Rating required?
Minervini recommends an RS Rating of at least 70, with elite market leaders often exhibiting RS Ratings of 80, 90, or higher prior to explosive Stage 2 advances.
Why should price be within 25% of its 52-week high?
Stocks trading near 52-week highs have virtually no overhead supply. When a stock breaks out into all-time or multi-year highs, every previous shareholder is profitable, eliminating selling pressure from trapped bagholders.
Does this page apply all eight Trend Template rules?
No. This page is a candidate pre-screen using price above the 50-day and 200-day averages, RS Rating of at least 70, proximity to the 52-week high, market capitalization, country, and instrument type. Verify the 150-day moving average and the slope of the 200-day average on the chart before calling a stock fully qualified.
What is the difference between Stage 1 and Stage 2 in Stan Weinstein / Minervini analysis?
Stage 1 is a neglected basing phase where price moves sideways around a flat 200-day moving average. Stage 2 is the active accumulation phase where institutional buying drives price and moving averages into a sustained upward trajectory.
How do stop-losses apply to Minervini Stage 2 setups?
Minervini strictly advocates keeping losses small, typically risking no more than 5% to 8% below the breakout pivot, with trailing stops raised as the stock advances into superperformance territory.

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