Top 20 Low-Price Momentum Picks — August 27, 2026

Daily screen · Thursday, August 27, 2026

Every trading morning we run the same screen against every common stock listed on NASDAQ and NYSE: price between $2 and $5, at least 500,000 shares changing hands per day, and a composite score that blends momentum, volume, breakout proximity, and RSI reversal signals. Here are the 20 names that scored highest today — August 27, 2026.

The Screening Rules

Every name below is a common stock listed on NASDAQ or NYSE, currently priced between $2.00 and $5.00, trading at least 500,000 shares per day on average. From the ~5,000 stocks that qualify by listing alone, the ones you’re about to read scored highest on a composite of four factors we watch for short-term upside setups: momentum, unusual volume, breakout proximity, and oversold reversals.

Today’s 20 Picks

Why These Names Made the Cut

1. RZLV — Rezolve AI PLC – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ, $2.89)

RZLV is up +21% over the past month, trading 2.6x its 30-day average volume this week, in the top of its 20-day range (94%).

2. CNTN — Canton Strategic Holdings (NASDAQ, $2.33)

CNTN is up +26% over the past month, -25% over three months, pressing right against its 20-day high (97% of range).

3. ABAT — American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ, $2.65)

ABAT is up +30% over the past month, -26% over three months, pressing right against its 20-day high (97% of range).

4. ALVO — Alvotech – Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ, $4.84)

ALVO is up +35% over the past month, +44% over three months, trading 1.7x its 30-day average volume this week, in the top of its 20-day range (90%).

5. NKTX — Nkarta (NASDAQ, $2.75)

NKTX is up +28% over the past month, -15% over three months, pressing right against its 20-day high (100% of range).

6. RXRX — Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ, $3.45)

RXRX is up +14% over the past month, pressing right against its 20-day high (95% of range).

7. HIVE — HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd – Common Shares (NASDAQ, $3.03)

HIVE is holding roughly flat over the past month (+1%), -33% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (91%).

8. CTMX — CytomX Therapeutics (NASDAQ, $3.39)

CTMX is holding roughly flat over the past month (+3%), in the top of its 20-day range (94%).

9. SHMD — SCHMID Group N.V. – Class A Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ, $3.34)

SHMD is down -17% over the past month — a possible reversal setup, -50% over three months, trading 2.6x its 30-day average volume this week.

10. JELD — JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. Common Stock (NYSE, $2.22)

JELD is up +64% over the past month, in the top of its 20-day range (87%).

11. HRZN — Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ, $4.79)

HRZN is up +11% over the past month, +16% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (94%).

12. LAC — Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares (NYSE, $3.17)

LAC is up +10% over the past month, -39% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (89%).

13. SPCE — Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (NYSE, $2.97)

SPCE is up +16% over the past month, -52% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (86%).

14. CCCC — C4 Therapeutics (NASDAQ, $4.16)

CCCC is up +14% over the past month, in the top of its 20-day range (95%).

15. BTE — Baytex Energy Corp Common Shares (NYSE, $4.83)

BTE is up +13% over the past month, pressing right against its 20-day high (99% of range).

16. BTQ — BTQ Technologies (NASDAQ, $3.61)

BTQ is holding roughly flat over the past month (+2%), -25% over three months, showing above-average volume (1.2x).

17. AIV — Apartment Investment and Management Company Common Stock (NYSE, $2.49)

AIV is down -6% over the past month — a possible reversal setup, -15% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (91%), oversold on RSI at 26 — bounce candidate.

18. WOOF — Petco Health and Wellness Company (NASDAQ, $2.72)

WOOF is holding roughly flat over the past month (-2%), in the top of its 20-day range (91%).

19. CTKB — Cytek Biosciences (NASDAQ, $4.64)

CTKB is up +8% over the past month, +11% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (94%).

20. SLDP — Solid Power (NASDAQ, $2.35)

SLDP is up +14% over the past month, -29% over three months, in the top of its 20-day range (94%).

How To Use This List

This is a screener — a starting point for research, not a buy recommendation. Every name on this list is a low-priced stock, which means volatility cuts both ways. Before you touch any of these, do your own due diligence: read the latest 10-Q, check the earnings calendar, look for pending catalysts, and size any position for the risk of a total loss. Nothing here is personalized investment advice.

Disclaimer

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