Traders gravitate toward opportunity, and the easiest-to-exploit trading opportunities occur when the broad market is trending strongly and certain stock sectors or groups are attracting capital because of strong fundamentals. Regardless of the type of strategy you use, you can increase your chances of success by finding the best instruments to trade.

Simple screening techniques can signal which groups are exhibiting the kind of relative strength that sets them apart from the broader market. The following analysis updates a screening process explained in two previous Active Trader articles: "Following the money: Quarterly momentum and ETFs" and "The ETF money trail".