# Three-month leaders — NSE scan

> Up more than 30% in a quarter and still above the 50-day — the current cycle's leaders.

Canonical: https://patternsradar.com/screener/quarter-leaders

```sift
where return_3m > 30 and close > sma(50)
sort by return_3m desc
```

Three months is roughly one earnings cycle, which makes this the freshest momentum ranking that is not just noise: long enough for a real re-rating, short enough that last year's story stocks have dropped off. Sorted by the gain itself, so the top of the list is literally the strongest stock on the exchange this quarter.

Category: [Momentum](https://patternsradar.com/scans/momentum.md). Default universe: top 500 NSE stocks by 20-day turnover.

The rendered page runs this scan against the latest session and can replay it across the last 250 sessions to measure its hit rate: https://patternsradar.com/screener/quarter-leaders.