December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.14%) this morning are up +0.09% as they recover slightly from Thursday's rout and European stocks are up +0.49% as they rebound from a 3-week low.

Healthcare is the top scoring sector across our universe. Financials and technology also score above the universe average score. In healthcare, concentrate on large and mid cap stocks.

The average small cap score is 51.24 this week, below the four week moving average score of 52.96. The average small cap stock is trading -26.83% below its 52 week high, -2.81% below its 200 dma, and has 8.37 days to cover held short.

Since 2010, the average return for our weekly best scoring small caps has outpaced the R2K by an average 730 bps in the following year. The top performers from our report one year ago include DYAX up 124%, JAZZ up 85%, and UEIC up 73%.

The highest scoring names in small cap from 1 year ago (3/20/2013) returned 3,708 bps more than the S&P 500. The best performers have been RAD up 255%, CAMP up 205%, JAZZ up 163%, MDSO up 127%, GBX up 109%, and HOMB up 90%.

Our weekly best and worst reports show you stocks with the best potential returns over the coming 6 to 12 months.