The Globe and Mail attempts to identify momentum names outside of the energy and materials sectors in its Thursday edition. The Globe's Ian Tam writes in the Number Cruncher column that of the 50 top performers in the S&P/TSX index over the trailing 30 days, 23 are in the energy sector, and eight are in the materials sector. Short-term momentum investors are watching closely, but may look to diversify away from these two sectors as views differ on where commodity prices are heading. Looking outside of commodities and energy, Mr. Tam screened for the best combination of the following metrics: three-month earnings-per-share estimate revision (today's consensus estimate versus what it was three months ago); quarterly earnings momentum (latest four quarters reported EPS versus the same figure lagged by one quarter); current price compared with the trailing 12-month high; nine-month and 12-month price changes; and latest quarterly earnings surprise (latest reported EPS figure versus the consensus estimate prior to the company reporting). Mr. Tam's picks needed to have a market cap of $700-million or above. Mr. Tam recommends EnerCare, Altus Group, Onex, TMX Group and Northland Power.