EverHint Signal — Momentum Swing: Breakout Standard — December 01, 2025

What This Signal Is (Quick)

Breakout Standard is a momentum swing setup that hunts for stocks sitting within roughly 3% of their 52-week high, backed by elevated volume and confirmed trend strength. In plain terms: names that are already strong and may be starting a new leg higher, not attempting to “catch a falling knife.”

The focus here is on:

• Price pressing into or just below 52-week highs
• Volume running about 1.5x or more vs the recent 20-day norm
• A clear, established uptrend (price above key moving averages)
• A medium-risk, 1–4 week swing timeframe

This is an experimental scanner for idea generation and back-testing, not a buy/sell list. It’s built to surface candidates where momentum and liquidity are already in place, so traders can then apply their own entries, risk, and exits.

How We Ranked Today (Reader Version)

For today’s Breakout Standard scan (signal date 2025-12-01), the eight names are ranked primarily by a composite score (0–1 scaled to 0–100 in the table) that blends:

• Proximity to 52-week high
• Recent momentum (short and medium-term rate of change)
• Relative strength vs the broad market
• Liquidity and volatility characteristics

Where scores cluster, volume thrust and liquidity (average dollar volume) act as tiebreakers.

On top of that raw ranking, three overlays provide extra context for readers:

• Insider Net (USD) – net open-market insider buying vs selling over the last 90 days (purchases minus sales, ignoring grants and tax events)
• Days → Earnings – days from the signal date to the next scheduled earnings report
• Analyst consensus – whether there is a forward EPS and revenue view and how many analysts follow the stock

Signals are for educational use and research only. Treat them as a starting universe for your own charts, back-tests, and trade plans.

🚀 Breakout Signals — December 01, 2025

Field Notes on Today’s List

• Momentum & breakout quality
  • All eight names sit very close to their 52-week highs, with several (RCUS, SVM, FIGS, PINC) effectively at new highs (100% of 52-week high).
  • Volume thrust is elevated across the board, clustering in the 1.5x–2.1x range, suggesting strong participation on recent up-moves rather than thin “air pockets.”
• Top-ranked setups
  • RCUS (Arcus Biosciences) sits at the very top of the list with a maxed-out composite score and price pinned to its 52-week high. Volume is ~1.5x its 20-day norm, but insiders have been notable net sellers over the past 90 days, a caution flag to weigh against the price action.
  • SVM (Silvercorp Metals) is a cleaner breakout in Basic Materials with no recent open-market insider selling in the window, full 52-week-high proximity, and solid liquidity for a mid-cap miner.
  • JANX (Janux Therapeutics) and FIGS (FIGS, Inc.) round out the higher-quality momentum names, combining strong price trends with 1.8–2.0x volume thrust. Both, however, show net insider selling in recent months.
• Sector skew
  • Healthcare is heavily represented (RCUS, JANX, PINC) and drives much of the upside momentum on this scan.
  • Basic Materials (SVM, TGB) adds a cyclical, commodity-sensitive tilt.
  • Energy (NE) and Industrials (SXI) provide more “real economy” exposure and help diversify away from pure biotech or single-theme risk.
• Insider flows
  • RCUS, JANX, FIGS, and NE all show net insider selling over the last 90 days, ranging from roughly -$0.6M to around -$1.9M in open-market value.
  • SVM, SXI, TGB, and PINC show no material open-market buying or selling in the recent window.
  • For a breakout strategy, insider context doesn’t invalidate setups, but heavy selling can be a reason to size smaller or demand cleaner technical structure before entries.
• Event risk (earnings)
  • Earnings are not imminent for any of these names. Days to next earnings run from about 59 days (SXI) out to nearly 90 days (FIGS, JANX).
  • That places this breakout list in a relatively clean window for 1–4 week swings: there’s time for technical follow-through before the next major fundamental catalyst hits.
• Analyst expectations (high level)
  • FIGS, NE, SXI, TGB and others carry forward EPS and revenue estimates, often with 4–10 analysts contributing, which suggests a stable enough consensus backdrop to monitor.
  • RCUS and JANX remain loss-making biotech stories in the near term (negative expected EPS), but they still show active coverage and sizable forward revenue estimates, consistent with “pipeline-driven” momentum.
  • PINC has more limited EPS coverage in the nearest fiscal year snapshot but still shows a sizable revenue base, fitting with its role as a healthcare services and supply-chain name.

Recent Headlines Around the Signals

News flow is not evenly distributed across all eight symbols, but it adds color where present:

• SVM – Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Basic Materials)
  • Recent headlines highlight silver strength on Fed rate-cut optimism, with broader silver-sector coverage pointing to record or near-record prices. That backdrop helps explain why a silver-linked name is breaking out with strong relative strength.
  • Additional pieces reference macro stories (such as regulatory probes or other large-cap names) that may indirectly influence sentiment but are less about Silvercorp’s own fundamentals.
• PINC – Premier, Inc. (Healthcare)
  • Coverage includes capital raises and corporate actions around entities with “Premier” in the name, plus institutional positioning updates and acquisition news that reference Premier, Inc.
  • While not every headline is directly about PINC’s core operations, the cluster of corporate and institutional updates suggests the name remains on the radar of both strategics and large investors.

For the other tickers (RCUS, JANX, FIGS, NE, SXI, TGB), today’s scan is primarily price- and volume-driven rather than headline-driven, which can sometimes produce cleaner technical behavior.

Vlad’s Take (EverHint) — Market Backdrop

Using the December 01, 2025 market snapshot as context:

• The S&P 500 was essentially flat on the day (change around +0.0%), while the Nasdaq Composite gained roughly +0.4% and the Dow Jones slipped about -0.5%, a mixed but slightly tech-leaning tape.
• Small caps (Russell 2000) underperformed with a drop of about -0.5%, hinting at some defensive or large-cap bias beneath the surface.
• The VIX fell about 4% to the mid-teens (~17), indicating normal-to-low volatility rather than stress.
• The 10-year Treasury yield (TNX) edged higher, sitting just above 4.0%, which keeps some pressure on high-duration growth stories but is no longer a shock to the market.
• Bitcoin and Ethereum both pulled back in the -4% to -7% area, consolidating after strong prior runs rather than signaling systemic risk.

In this environment, Breakout Standard fits a “selective risk-on” posture: broad indices aren’t screaming higher, but volatility is contained and tech still has a slight edge. That favors:

• Prioritizing liquid names with clean uptrends (RCUS, SVM, NE, SXI)
• Treating insider-heavy stories (RCUS, NE, JANX, FIGS) with extra respect on position sizing and stop placement
• Using tiered entries (scale-in) and time-based exits (1–4 weeks) rather than trying to catch every intraday wiggle

A pragmatic approach for this variant: focus on 1–3 of the strongest charts, place stops below recent consolidation lows or key moving averages, and be willing to step aside quickly if the broader indices roll over.

Trading Tips Specific to Breakout Standard

• Look for tight consolidations near highs. Flags, pennants, or shallow pullbacks just under resistance often offer better entries than chasing vertical bars.
• Confirm volume on the breakout day. Volume thrust around or above today’s levels (1.5–2.0x) is your friend; shrinking volume on breakout attempts is a warning sign.
• Respect earnings distance but don’t ignore it. With 60–90 days to earnings for most names, there’s room for swing trades, but it’s still wise to avoid holding full size straight through the event.
• Use relative strength. In a mixed tape, focus on those tickers that stay green when the index wobbles—those are often the true leadership names.

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