CANSLIM Growth
50 market leaders near 52-week highs with strong earnings, uptrending charts, and institutional participation. This is the growth-investor mirror image of Buffett Quality — instead of durable compounders at fair prices, we surface stocks that are winning right now. Works equally well for buy-and-hold growth investors, LEAPs traders looking for leaders to lever, and wheelers who want premium-rich names with momentum behind them.
Selection Criteria
- Market cap ≥ $5B — excludes speculation, keeps real businesses
- Positive TTM earnings — CANSLIM's 'C' (current earnings) requires profits
- Price within 25% of 52-week high — stock must be leading, not bottom-fishing
- Price above 200-day moving average — confirmed uptrend
- Average daily volume ≥ 1M — institutional-grade liquidity ('I' in CANSLIM)
- Not in a blocked category (Chinese ADRs, miners, SPACs)
- Ranked 100-pt score: Momentum 25 · Earnings Strength 20 · Relative Strength 15 · Analyst Conviction 15 · Liquidity/Size 15 · Growth Sector 10
Who This List Is For
Growth investors, momentum traders, LEAPs buyers, and wheelers who want leaders with earnings behind the price action.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I see stocks with high P/Es here?
CANSLIM is a growth screen. Fast-growing leaders often trade at 30–60x earnings because the market expects continued growth. We cap extreme valuations (>80 P/E) but we reward names in the 15–40 band where real earnings growth meets defensible pricing.
How is this different from Buffett Quality?
Buffett Quality rewards durable moats at fair prices (think KO, JNJ, PG — compounders). CANSLIM Growth rewards market leaders with momentum (think NVDA, META, AVGO — winners right now). A stock can appear on both if it's a great company trading well.
How often is the list rebuilt?
Monthly, on the 1st Monday of each month. Momentum changes faster than fundamentals, but monthly is still the right cadence — weekly would churn too much and weekly signal is already better served by Opty's Picks.
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