August's Hottest Uptrenders

It's no surprise that the list of stocks gaining upwards of 20% for the month of August would include a handful of mining companies. Even so, while the S&P 500 lost more than 5%, these stocks ran up fairly steadily during the last four weeks.

AZK, Aurizon Mines, Mining, +32.8%
MMR, McMoRan Exploration, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, +32.6%
ANV, Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Mining, +32.0%
NGD, New Gold, Mining, +27.2%
MOS, Mosaic Co., Agri. Chem., +25.4
FRG, Frontier Gold, Mining, +23.5%
NFLX, Netflix, Services, Video Rental, +20.7%
FOSL, Fossil Inc., Watches, +18.0%

Fossil didn't make the 20% cut but I put it in the mix just to offset all those mining stocks.

This list includes stocks over $5, volume > 600,000.