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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 shares already price in a strong Phase 3 melanoma result for its Merck-partnered cancer vaccine after a 297.5% three-month rise to a…

2
ARCT
+86.1%
3
RCEL
+129.9%

AVITA Medical's shares hit a 52-week high on unchanged guidance of $86–89 million in 2026 revenue and fourth-quarter cash-flow breakeven; the…

4
OABI
+68.0%

OmniAb's shares need partner milestone payments to repeat and lift 2026 revenue guidance above $36 million; the third-quarter report expected…

5
ASST
+38.6%

Strive, Inc. keeps growing its bitcoin treasury on costlier funding, selling $630 million of 15% SATS preferred at $90 against a $100 stated…

6
SWVL
+79.7%
7
IOVA
+101.8%

Iovance Biotherapeutics' raised FY2026 revenue guidance of $410–420 million still carries the case after a 193% three-month rise in the shares.…

8
HTFL
+60.0%

Heartflow's AI coronary-scan revenue grew 48% in the second quarter of 2026, and management has raised its 2026 outlook twice, to $246–250…

9
PSQL
+83.7%
10
TEAM
+66.9%

Atlassian's cloud business, up 31% in the June quarter, and its OpenAI-powered agents have carried the shares to a $217.12 closing high; the 5…

11
PURR
+10.9%
12
RDIB
+71.1%
13
SENS
+34.2%
14
LIFE
+90.7%

Ethos Technologies' shares have recovered to $38.97 since two short-seller reports, but the agency-concentration debate is unresolved; the 2…

15
NIQ
+113.9%
16
AMR
+9.1%
17
VISN
+59.1%
18
VREX
+84.3%
19
ARX
+24.1%
20
AMLX
+136.4%

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.