I wanted to see which stocks from the S&P 600 Small Cap Index had the highest price appreciation for the last 12 months. I used Barchart to sort the Index then used the Barchart technical indicators to see which might still have some steam left.

The list included Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) 250.92%, AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) 191.91% , Penn Virginia (NYSE:PVA) 191.12% , Lannet (NYSE:LCI) 181.74% andGreen Plains Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:GPRE)168.69% :

Century Aluminum (CENX) 250.92%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 65 new highs and up 250.92% in the last 12 months
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.53
• Recently traded at 28.70 with a 50 day moving average of 20.42

AK Steel (AKS) 191.91%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 8% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter hold signal
• Below its 20 day moving average but above its 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 39 new highs and up 191.91% for the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 51.15%
• Recenlty traded at 10.04 with a 50 day moving average of 14.50

Penn Virginia (PVA) 191.12%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 64% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 53 new highs and up 191.12% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 45.15%
• Recently traded at 13.82 with a 50 day moving average of 14.50

Lannet (LCI) 181.74%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 40% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter sell signal
• Above its 20 day moving averages but below its 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 49 new highs and up 181.74% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 52.03%
• Recetly traded at 39.16 with a 50 day moving average of 39.81

Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) 168.69%

Bachart technical indicators:

• 64% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 64 new highs and up 168.69% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 64.47%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.52
• Recently traded at 44.97 with a 50 day moving average of 39.81