Amid the new Omicron variant outbreak vaccine providers and their stocks find themselves in the spotlight. Take a look at how these stocks are behaving.

We can expect a normal flow of economic data this week featuring key reports on housing, the FOMC minutes, and the monthly inflation reports. The backdrop for this news includes four additional factors.

Novavax, Inc. will launch a Phase 1 clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine candidate in December.

Below is a chart with the stocks that have been able to maintain positive momentum on the Twitter stream over the past month (ending 5/20/14). These stocks have maintained a position in the most bullish / strongest list over several time frames from one week to one month.

The average score across our small cap universe is 44.67, below the 4 week moving average score of 46.75. The average small cap is trading -26.28% below its 52 week high, -3.69% below its 200 dma, and has 6.77 days to cover held short.

Our weekly best and worst reports show you stocks with the best potential returns over the coming 6 to 12 months. This week, the best small cap sector is utilities; the best small cap industry is trucking.