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US momentum leaders — August 2026

As of 31 August 2026

# Name 3-mo price move
1
MRNA
+198.6%

Moderna’s cancer-treatment re-rating depends on full INTerpath-001 efficacy data and recovery above the market’s $174.38 event close. A weekly…

2
ARCT
+86.1%

Arcturus Therapeutics’ regained vaccine rights underpin a revaluation thesis that requires ARCT-810 data and a stated regulatory development path…

3
RCEL
+129.9%

AVITA Medical’s wound-care turnaround depends on meeting its $86–89 million 2026 revenue guide and generating cash in the fourth quarter. Those…

4
OABI
+68.0%

OmniAb’s milestone re-rating depends on repeat partner payments lifting full-year revenue guidance above $36 million at the next results. A weekly…

5
ASST
+38.6%

Strive, Inc.'s bitcoin-treasury premium thesis depends on increasing bitcoin per diluted common share. A company-reported year-to-date Bitcoin…

6
SWVL
+79.7%

Swvl Holdings' financing-led re-rating still needs operating confirmation after its September 8 bank-facility expansion. A weekly close above the…

7
IOVA
+101.8%

Iovance Biotherapeutics' Amtagvi ramp supports a higher 2026 revenue outlook; a company-issued range above $350–370 million by 2026-09-30 would…

8
HTFL
+60.0%

Heartflow’s diagnostic revenue growth supports a continuation thesis after its August guidance increase. A weekly close above the $50.43 reference…

9
PSQL
+83.7%

Pasqal's funded quantum-commercialisation story faces its first scheduled public-results test on 2026-09-24. A subsequent weekly close above the…

10
TEAM
+66.9%

The "agentic AI kills seat-based software" de-rating just reversed: Q4 FY26 (2026-08-06) put cloud +31% and $6,606M subscription ARR behind the…

11
PURR
+10.9%

The gamma-squeeze/index leg is over: PURR is -42% from its 6/1 high of $11.62 to $6.68 (7/17), through the $7.70 shelf, and now trades at roughly…

12
RDIB
+71.1%

Reading International’s asset-sale deleveraging thesis turns on completing the contracted $41.0 million cinema-property sale around 2026-10-30 and…

13
SENS
+34.2%

Only year-long implantable CGM, clinically de-risked at ADA 2026 with revenue +71.9% YoY TTM — and the tape has spent six weeks grinding back…

14
LIFE
+90.7%

Ethos Technologies’ guidance-durability re-rating depends on meeting its third-quarter outlook despite the TruStage disruption. Revenue of at…

15
NIQ
+113.9%

NIQ Global Intelligence’s deleveraging re-rating needs a weekly recovery above $19.24 and Q3 delivery against August guidance. A weekly close…

16
AMR
+9.1%

Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ coal-supply-shock thesis requires stronger third-quarter realized pricing before August support breaks. Realization…

17
VISN
+59.1%
18
VREX
+84.3%

Varex Imaging Corporation’s $18.90 cash acquisition by Teledyne remains a completion thesis. The 2026-09-08 preliminary proxy advances the…

19
ARX
+24.1%

Accelerant Holdings’ $20.25 cash acquisition by Thoma Bravo remains a completion thesis, with closing guided to the first half of 2027. Completion…

20
AMLX
+136.4%

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ avexitide story now depends on a year-end 2026 NDA submission and recovery above the $35.50 offering price. An announced…

Questions

Which US stocks had the strongest momentum in August 2026?
As of 31 August 2026, the strongest composite momentum score on FrontierPicks was led by MRNA, ARCT, RCEL, OABI. This is a frozen archive of that month's ranking — research, not advice.
Is this ranking current?
No — this is a frozen archive of the August 2026 momentum board, kept for the record. The current board lives at /hot-stocks/.

As of 31 August 2026 · research, not advice.