AI is the market’s darling of the year, and some experts and participants are focusing on “Big Tech,” like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Meanwhile, a few stocks are silently gaining momentum and producing exceptional returns. Their movements haven’t been noticed due to the nature of their price performance — which is to say they don’t give out a 20% return in a day. But eye-popping short-term price hikes aren’t the only way to grow. Compounding gains can build year-to-date (YTD) performances and boost portfolios to superstardom.
These stealth performers come from various industries and are trading above their medium-term moving average (100-day SMA or similar). They usually give incremental returns that don’t show up in your typical top 10 performing stocks of the day. Their non-volatile nature puts them under everyone’s radar until, one day, investors realize that these stocks have already been up more than 50% this year. If that sounds appealing to you, these low-profile performers are for you.
This post originally appeared at InvestorPlace.