Start with stocks that have repeatedly made new 52-week highs and delivered strong gains over the past year.
About Higher Highs
HigherHighs.com looks for stocks with an established upward trend, a meaningful pullback and signs that momentum may be returning.
The approach
The sweet spot is often around 10% to 20% below the latest high. The first-pass screen is deliberately wider, allowing stocks within 25% of their 52-week high in the US and within 30% elsewhere, so promising charts are not excluded too early.
Require a positive latest price move, then use the chart, 20-day exponential moving average, volume, 14-day RSI, MACD and trailing-stop context to judge whether upward momentum may be returning.
First-pass filters
These are the current thresholds used to build each market watchlist. Passing the screen is only the starting point for chart review, not a recommendation to buy.
| Filter | US | Canada | UK | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest price change | Above 0% | Above 0% | Above 0% | Above 0% |
| New 52-week highs | More than 50 | More than 40 | More than 40 | More than 40 |
| 52-week price change | Above 100% | Above 60% | Above 60% | Above 60% |
| Weighted Alpha | 15 or higher | 15 or higher | 15 or higher | 15 or higher |
| 14-day RSI | 35 to 65 | 35 to 65 | 35 to 65 | 35 to 65 |
| Distance from 52-week high | Within 25% | Within 30% | Within 30% | Within 30% |
| Last price | 1 to 200 | Above 1 | Above 1 | Above 1 |
| 50-day average volume | Above 100,000 | Above 10,000 | Above 10,000 | Above 10,000 |
Price thresholds use each market's quoted currency. The US screen covers NYSE, NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and OTC-US common stocks, excluding ETFs and other non-common securities. The Canadian screen covers the TSX, TSX Venture, Canadian Securities Exchange and Cboe Canada, including non-common securities.
Use SuperTrail on any chart
SuperTrail is available from supertrail.io for users who want the full indicator. It is designed for TradingView, so you need to use TradingView for the indicator to work.
SuperTrail visualises adjustable trailing-stop levels and trend changes. It can help compare volatility, give a rising trend room to continue and show where a deeper reversal may warrant a closer look. Its alerts can also help you monitor a chart without watching it continuously.
Once SuperTrail has been added to your TradingView account, you can apply it to any chart and timeframe available there, not only the stocks selected by Higher Highs.
Higher Highs is an educational research tool. It is not personal financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.