About Unusual Breakouts

Unusual Breakouts is a momentum stock screener that filters by 1M / 3M / 6M / 1Y relative performance. The rules are grounded in systematic, backtested research — including Qullamaggie-style breakout logic traced to data from 2007 onward — so you can explore ideas with structure instead of noise.

About Niv Goren

Systematic trader · Creator of Unusual Breakouts · @hackertrader

Niv Goren (@hackertrader) is a systematic trader and quantitative researcher. He builds data-driven tools and research around momentum, breakouts, and execution — including Unusual Breakouts, a stock screener used to surface names ranked by multi-horizon relative strength.

Credentials

  • B.Sc. Computer Science, IDC Herzliya (now Reichman University)
  • Trading Algorithms Developer at Altris Ltd.
  • Quantitative Researcher at Keyrock — a leading European crypto market maker
  • Creator of Unusual Breakouts

At a glance

  • Backtesting lineage from 2007
  • 10+ years of systematic trading
  • 1,700+ Substack subscribers on Stonks Capital
  • Publicly verified trade record on Kinfo

Focus areas

Momentum breakouts, episodic pivots, small cap gappers, parabolic short setups, 0DTE options strategies, systematic backtesting, relative strength ranking, AI-assisted strategy building, and volume conviction signals.

Links

Media & community

Featured on episode 1 of the Spikeet podcast (YouTube).

Backtesting research featured in r/qullamaggie — one of the top-voted posts in the community.

Disclaimer

Content on this site is for informational purposes only and is not investment, financial, tax, or legal advice. Trading and investing involve substantial risk; past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own due diligence before making any decision.