Stocks in 2005 Review

Today is new year's eve. I want to wish everybody have a happy new year and a prosper 2006!

2005 marked the year with gains mostly from the oil and metal industries. Gold has surged to new year as well as oil almost touches the $70 per barrel mark. Although the energy price has increased almost 100% fold, it still the US economy from humming along. The GDP is growing from last year. Consumer sentiments still remain positive. For 2005, the Dow is still down about 1%, S&P 500 is up about 3%, and Nasdaq is up about 1.4%. Overall the market is flat. But there are many outstanding winners and losers.

Stocks Winners For 2005 (source IBD):
(NTRI), weight management and fitness products and services company is up about 2000% for the year.
(BOOM), up 395%, metal related
(HANS), up 333%, beverage industry
(NRPH), up 247%, medical-biotech
(ASF), up 233%, job and human resources services
(CTRN), up 205%, retail, new issue in 2005
(GHM), up 203%, machinery
(UARM), up 195%, apparel maker, IPO in 2005
(ISRG), up 193%, medical device, one of my favorites
(SWN), up 164%, oil exploration
(FTO), up 182%, oil refining
(MFLX), up 164%, electronic components
(SNDK), up 152%, flash memory maker
(AAPL), up 123%, the famous iPod maker
(GOOG), up 115%, king of search on internet

Although last year's winners maybe not any indication for this year's winner, but if you digged into the news of them, it serves as a learning tool for picking new winners for the coming year. If you look at those winners, they all shared the common trait, their products are in hot demand. As stated in my previous blog on market leaders, it is worth while to look at how and why they are in demand. I am still in the process of learning how to pick the winners. The learning process does not end at any particular point, there is always something new every day. I am aimming to pick the next stocks in the top 10 list for 2006. This blog hopefully will guide you all to them.

Friday's Stocks to Watch

The market is trading down all day long since the opening bell on Friday. Around 1:030 pm EST, Nasdaq is down about 13 points, S&P 500 is down about 7 points. The advancers to decliners ratio on NYSE and Nasdaq are about 1 to 2. The up to down volumes are about the same on both exchanges, it is 1-to-4 on NYSE and Nasdaq. Declining issues clearly had an upper hand today. There is clearly no up momentum in the recent trading days. Looks like the Nasdaq market is up about 2% for year. Again I would not buy anything until trend has changed to the upside. In the mean time, just keep your own watch list as you potential shopping list when the bull is back.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(NTRI), this top gainer for the Nasdaq market is up another $1.5 to $35 around 1:00pm EST. For the year, it has posted a gain of about 1200% from the beginning of the year. A very astonishing gain for any stock. Considered at the peak of its high few weeks ago, at $44. It maybe 1500%. It is breath taking gain. This is the kind of the stock is unknown to us in the beginning of the year. Hopefully, we can find the next (NTRI) in the coming year.
(SMTS), the mdical device maker is up about $1 today after a few days of sharp down days. This could be the dead-cat bounce move of the stock. If I still have it. I would use this opportunity to sell into the strength today.
(ELOS), this aesthetic medical products company is down about $4 at mid-day. It has broken many support level now. It is in a very bearish mode. The reason for the down movement is because of the downgrade from an analyst. This stock is used to be Booyah man's favorite pick when it was in the low $40's. The whole industry is in the downtrend ever since (CUTR) felt hard after it lost the patent case. The number of leaders are fading away in the most recent trading days. Buying constraint should be exercised right now.

Thursday's Stocks to Watch

The market is trading in a very tight range on Thursday. Around 1:00 pm EST, Nasdaq is down about 1 points, S&P 500 is up about 2. The advancers to decliners ratio is about 1 to 1 on Nasdaq and 18 to 13 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are about even on both Nasdaq and NYSE. Volume looks to be lighter than the typical trading day. The bull is still no where to be found yet. Perhaps traders are not interested in picking up more positions.

Stocks worth mentioning:
(MFLX), is up about $8 around 1:00 pm EST Thursday. According to Yahoo Finance, it is in the design and manufacture of flexible printed circuit boards and value-added component assembly solutions for the electronics industry worldwide. It raised the quarterly guidance last night after close. It raised the 1st quarter earnings estimates to $15 million to $17.5 million, up from previous guidance of $11 million to $12.4 million. Added the stock's fire is the upgrade from the analyst of Morgan Stanley. The price target is raised from $42 to $50. I expect this one may hit $50 in the near future. The volume is 400% of normal volume. It is a bullish sign for the stock. This stock was mentioned in early November on my blog as a stock to be watched as well.
(CTRN), a retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories in the US, is up $2 around 1:00pm EST. This stock has been very strong in the past few trading sessions. There is no news for this stock today. Volume has been increasing to the upside. It has very good up momentum. I would wait for a pull-back to the $38 level and may pick up a postition in it.
(SMTS), the medical device maker is down another $2 today after yesterday's $3 drop. It was mentioned as a sell yesterday. If you have not get out yet, I would wait for the dead cat to bounce, and then get out of the position. If $30 is broken, then I would just sell it.

Wednesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is trading flat around 12:30 am EST on Wednesday. Nasdaq is down about 1, S&P500 is up about 2. The market opens up earlier, but the gains fade as the day goes. The advancers to decliners are 12 to 18 on the NYSE and 13 to 15 on Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are 3 to 2 on NYSE and 2 to 3 on Nasdaq. The market is still a little bit biased toward the down side. Even though the news of Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 103.6 in December from a revised 98.3 in November, but it still can not catapult the market.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(CELG), it is up about $2.6 around 12:30pm EST after the FDA approved its drug Revlimid, used to treat anemia. But the approval came later than expected, resulting in a lowered earnings outlook. Nevertheless, it is up because another news of the 2-for-1 stock split along with the FDA approval news. Volume is five times normal. A bullish sign for the stock.
(SPSS), a company the Computer Software-Enterprise group, is up almost $1. According to Yahoo Finance, it provides predictive analytics technology and services for research analysts and business users worldwide. It followed through after yesterday's breakout from flat base.
(SMTS), a medical device company is down about $1.75. The reason for down momentum because another competitor has gain FDA approval of its infrared spectroscopy device for use in measuring levels of brain tissue oxygen saturation. It is called the pressure from competitors.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

After the long holiday break, the market decided to go down around 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday. Nasdaq is down about -22, S&P 500 is down about 11. The advancers to decliners ratio on both exchanges are horrible. It was 8 to 21 on the Nasdaq and 10 to 21 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are about 2 to 6 on both exchanges. The only good thing about this down market is the volume is very small compared to the normal trading day. I guess the traders are taking breaks away from the market. The hope for more rally this year is fading fast.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(RACK), a developer of compute servers and storage systems, is advaning $2 on a very down market. A very bullish sign for the stock. It was mentioned as a stock to be watched on my weekend blog. Volume has picked up tremendously. The upside momentum is with the stock.
(TWGP), a wireless tower owning company, is making a new 52-week high today. The volume is 4 times the normal trading volume. No news for the stock today to push this stock upward. It is worth a closer look when the market is back with up momentum.
(NTRI), the weight management and fitness products and services company, is down about $3 today. It is at the support level of 50 days moving average. This company has advanced from about $3 at the beginning of the year to the high of $44 in recent days. It had a very powerful move for the year. I would not place this one on the long side. It is the one to avoid for longs. Technically speaking, I think it has further down side to come.

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Before I write about week in review. I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas!

The Nasdaq market is about unchange for the week. Last week was another week of market in consolidation mode. Biotech stocks had the most action this week after (AMGN) announced the buyout of (AGBX) at the end of previous week. With the market traded in a narrow range on lower volume last week, I expect the similar action this week. We may not a year-end rally this week because the momentum seems to be biased either up or down.

Stocks To Be Watched This Coming Week:
(ISRG), this stock had a very good upside momentum with good volume. It has a very chance breaking new high this week based on this week's action.
(RACK), there is a lot of upside action after market for this stock. It is in the business of making server systems. According to Yahoo Finance, it is in the design, development, marketing, and sale of compute servers and storage systems for scale out data center deployments. It had 8 million shares offering last month. It should have a very strong financial backing of the institutions. Its products are in hot demand. It has many valuable patents for its high demand products. A big plus for the company. It beat the estimate by a wide margin last quarter. I expect similar performance for this stocks when it announces earning this coming quarter.

Friday's Stocks to Watch

The market is trading flat on Friday. It was up very decent percentage for half hour in the morning, but it faded away in the afternoon. Around 1:30 pm EST, Nasdaq is up about 1 points, S&P 500 is about even. The advancers to decliners ratio on NYSE is 19 to 12 and 15 to 14 on the Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are about the same on both exchanges, it is 4-to-3 on NYSE, and it is 3-to-2 on the Nasdaq. Like most recent trading days, most of the advancers are clearly came from the big board. Volume has slowed as compared to normal trading days because it is the last trading day before Christmas. Until momentum changes favor upside, I would not adding more postions right now. I will be still building a watch list on a daily basis.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(PAY), this sleeper in the past month is popping up $2 today after Sun Trust upgrade. This company is in the design, marketing, and service of transaction automation systems that enable secure electronic payments among consumers, merchants, and financial institutions. Earning was beating estimate last quarter, but nobody seems to care about it until today. It broke the recent trading range and hit a 52-week high. A very bullish sign.
(CTHR), a dead cat bounce from yesterday massive sell-off. It is in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of moissanite jewels worldwide. It hit a big bump yesterday after the earning report. It is the stock to avoid, unless you are a short seller.
(PGNX), a biopharmaceutical company is about $2.5 today because of the cooperation with a big pharma company. According to Yahoo Finance, this company engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products to treat the unmet medical needs of patients with debilitating conditions and life-threatening diseases. It seems to me that most of the actions are in the pharma or biotech companies lately, once (AMGN) started buying another biotech company. Then there are many biotech popped up because of this news. It is all about hypes, these companies do not have good track records. It would be a big gamble for me. It is like playing lottery, it will win big or lose big.

Thursday's Stocks to Watch

The market decided to go up from the opening of the session this Thursday. Around 2:00 pm EST, Nasdaq is up about 8 points, S&P 500 is down about 4. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened were up and stayed up all day long. Let's hope the up trend will continue til the end the day. The advancers to decliners ratio is about 16 to 13 on Nasdaq and 18 to 14 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are 6 to 4 on both Nasdaq and NYSE. Volume looks to be lighter than the typical trading day. The bull is still waiting for some good news to come before going off the gate.

Stocks worth mentioning:
(ISRG), the medical robotic medical device company, a favorite of mine, is up $4 around 2:00 pm EST Thursday. No doubt, this is one of the stock market leaders, see this post. If you are my regular readers, you would have pick it up along the way when it was mentioned many times on this blog. I believe this one still has more upside to come. The da Vinci Surgical System maker is still in its infancy of early growth. Its growth will be at least double digit for the years to come.
(HUM), a health benefits company, is up about $6 today. It had two major news to contribute its up momentum today: strong membership growth and buying a rival. Let's look at the number for the membership, Humana is projecting enrollment in its Medicare plans will top 1.7 million by Jan. 1, compared with its 503,000 members on Sept. 30. That is almost 400% growth in a quarter. WOW! That is why stock is celebrating right now.
(HHGP), a professional staffing services company, on the other hand, is down $8. It is slashing its earning forecast big time. It is a stock to avoid. It is truely a tale of two stocks.

Wednesday's Stocks to Watch

The market is up around 11:30 am EST on Wednesday. Nasdaq is up about 15, S&P500 is up about 8. The biggest gain is from the DOW with 86 point advance. The market opens firmly up at the open on all exchanges after the revised GDP announcement as well the recent pullback days. GDP was revised slightly downward this morning, to a 4.1%, it stills is the strongest gain in a year and a half. The advancers to decliners are 21 to 9 on the NYSE and 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are 6 to 1 on NYSE and 4 to 1 on Nasdaq. So the clear winning stocks are mostly from the NYSE. That means the Nasdaq tech stocks are still catching up. Until more confirmation from the Nasdaq, I would be hesitated to add to my positions.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(ERTS), the king pin of the electronic games proceducing company, is up about $0.50. It reversed the down momentum from after close price. It pre-announced earning last night after close, it said it won't meet the previous forecast. It is up with massive volume, about 5 times daily volume. This can be signified as the bottom of the stock. We may have to see in the future days to come.
(PALM), the mobile computing and communication solutions company which mades PDA under the PALM brand, reported great earning last night, it is about $1 this morning. Volume has picked up about 6 times the typical day. It was up about $2 at the open, but it trends lower at mid-day. I will see how this closes before getting my feet wet on this one.
(ULTI), a pay-roll software specialist company, is up about $1 at mid-day. This one is relatively new to the stock market screen. It is breaking out of the long building base. This one is interesting and worth a look.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is about unchanged around 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday. Nasdaq is down about -2, S&P 500 is up about 0.58 The advancers to decliners are about even on the Nasdaq and 17 to 14 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are about even on both exchanges, with NYSE on a slight better ratio. The market is still directionless, but with a down side bias. Caution must be employed until the sentiment is changed in the coming days.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(MANT), a defense contract company is up about $1 around 2:00pm EST. Volume is about double the normal trading day. It was mentioned by the "Boo-yah" man as one of his favorite picks last night. It is working on the right side of the base, and it is on track to break the recent high created in early August.
(ALXN), a biotech company in the discovery and development of biologic therapeutic products for the treatment of severe diseases, is up about $0.65 with massive volume today. I could not get any news on the company with this massive volume move. Maybe somebody or some funds are accumulating this one after the late November sell-off. I would use this opportunity to get out if I still own this one.

Monday's Stocks to Watch

The Nasdaq market is trading up and down all morning, but it then decided to go down around 1:30pm EST on Monday. Nasdaq is down about -9 points, S&P500 is up about about +1. Overall the decliners outpaced advancers in terms of volumes and issues. Decliners to advancers are about 18 to 11 on both exchanges. Up to down volumes are a bit different on NYSE than Nasdaq. NYSE's up to down volume is favor with the up, but Nasdaq was favor toward the down side. The market is still undecided on which direction to take. Hopefully the holiday spirit will life the market to the upside.

Stocks worth considering are:
(PFE), a big cap pharma company won the patent case of the Lipitor medication, is up about 10% today. A federal judge upheld two key patents on anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor. This ruling hurts Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Labs, that wants to introduce a generic version of Lipitor. This drug accounted for almost 25% of (PFE) revenue. It is indeed a big victory for (PFE).
(NWRE), a thin-client software and hardware maker, climbed 14% today at mid-day. Volume has picked tremendous today compared to normal trading day. It made another 52-week high. It introduced new products for the Indian market two weeks ago. Volume has poured into this issue in the recent days. A very good sign.
(GROW), a past favorite of mine, has pieced thru the $15 mark today. It was at $10 not too long ago when I introduce this gem for my blog readers. Like (NWRE), volume has picked more and more on the upside. Another good indication somebody or some institions are accumulating this stock. It is in the mutual fund management business.

Why and How To Pick Stock Market Leaders???

In order to maximize your stock profolio return in a good up market like today, it is necessarily important to pick the right stock market leaders. Stock market will give you higher return if the market is in a up trend. It will outrun other stocks in the same industry group. It will have a higher beta than other typical stocks because of its performance.

The market leader concept can be applied to many walks of our life. For example, in professional sports, do you want Joe Montana for your football team or John Doe (an average football quarter)? Or do you want Michael Jordan for your basketball team or John Doe (another average basketball player? Of course, the best player will command a premium because they are best in their field. If you have average players, you may not get to the championship for your team, so your team revenue will be less. On the other hand, Joe Montana will get your team to championship, and he will make your other players better.

Like stock market leaders in the stock market, these stocks do command a high PE because they are the best. (GOOG) is one of the example, it is premium search engine in the world. (ISRG) is another example of the stock market leader because its dominance in the robotic medical devices.

Now we know why we want stock market leader, but the question is how can we pick them?
(MSFT) and (CSCO) were some of the stock market leaders in the early 90's. (MSFT) is hot because PC just started in the mainstream. (CSCO) was also hot because most companies want to link your PCs today within their compnaies. (JDSU) was the leader in the optical field in the late 90's. They are no longer stock market leaders in today's up market. Why? Many investors are still asking.

(MSFT) and (CSCO) are too big now. Many talents from the comapnies left to other more innovative companies like (GOOG) and other startups. In the case of (JDSU), market demand has saturated, and price has dropped, (JDSU) no longer commands premium for its products. Therefore, these stocks can not performed in a good market like today. If history is any guide, each up market will have new leaders, who would have heard of (GOOG) in the early 90's. But today, everybody uses it.

Stock Market Leaders will usually follow a few principles:
1. Product in hot demand which commands a premium
2. Revenue and earning increase in a faster pace from quarter to quarter because of its products.
3. Its stocks are in strong demand by instititions (if no big money support, stock can not go up)

To bridge the gap of finding leaders in the up market, this blog will try to guide my readers to find the future market leaders in the up market.

Friday's Stocks to Watch

The market continues its correction mode with up-and down action on Friday. Around 1:30 pm EST, Nasdaq is down about 4 points, S&P 500 is about even. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened were up slightly, and they both are trading sideway all day long. Today is option expiration day, volume is expected to be higher than the typical trading day. The advancers to decliners ratio on NYSE is 17 to 15 and 13 to 15 on the Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are pointing to the both ways, it 7-to-6 on both NYSE, and it is 5-to-8 on the Nasdaq. Most of the advancers are clearly came from the big board. The good thing is new highs vs. new lows are about 2 to 1 ratio.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(ADBE), the popular PDF creater software company announed earning this morning, it was up about $3.50. Its fourth-quarter profit grew 36% to 30 cents per share, beating analysts' estimate by one cent. Volume has picked up about 4 times normal day. A good sign for the stock. I expect more upside to come for this stock.
(NILE), an e-commerce company which sell diamonds on the internet, is up about $1.75 today. Volume has picked up about 300% more than normal day. Blue Nile has a selection of more than 60,000 diamonds, but it has a virtual inventory of diamonds instead of the physical inventory. Inventory is a non-issue of the company, a very good sign.

Thursday's Stocks to Watch

The market continues its correction mode with up and down actions on Thursday. Around 1:30 pm EST, Nasdaq is down about 8 points, S&P 500 is down about 2. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened were up in earlier going, and decided to go down in the afternoon. The advancers to decliners ratio is about 1 to 2 on both Nasdaq and NYSE. The up to down volumes are 4 to 7 on both Nasdaq and NYSE. Volume looks to be higher than the typical trading day. No doubt we are still in the correction mode.

Stocks worth mentioning:
(ANGO), the company in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular disease, is up almost $1 with volume picked up about triple the normal volume. It is due to report earning on Monday. It is expected to earn $0.12 for the quarter. It could be an earning play stock.
(MEDX), a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of human antibody-based therapeutic products. It is up about $1.25 today after the announcement from (AMGN) to purchase (ABGX) this morning. Other biotech company which may fit the bill as another take over candidiates are: (PDLI), (VRTX), (NPSP), and (CELG). I would caution on buying them as a premptive buy by other big pharmaceutical companies, such as (PFE) or (MRK).
(KOSP), a specialty pharmaceutical company went into a tail spin, even though it is also in the similar industry. It sank after a report from IMS Health raised growth concerns for its cholesterol drug Niaspan. It is a high risk play.

Wednesday's Stocks to Watch

The market is up around 2:00 pm on Wednesday. Nasdaq is up about 2, S&P500 is up about 7. The biggest gain is from the DOW with 84 point advance. The Nasdaq market was a see-saw battle between the bull and bear all monring long, but it then decided to go up in the afternoon.. The advancers to decliners are 2 to 1 on the NYSE and 16 to 13 on Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are 2 to 1 on NYSE and 16 to 13 on Nasdaq. So the clear winning stocks are mostly from the NYSE.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(CUTR), a former leader in the recent sessions, it sank down 14 points yesterday after the judgement made by the court against the company. I believe this more like a dead-cat bounce. I would not buy or short this one. I would avoid this one totally.
(VMC), a production, distribution, and sale of construction aggregates and other construction materials and related services company went up $3 after the upgrade by JP Morgan today. I think it maybe to late to get into it now. If you like the stock, I would wait for the pullback before getting my hands wet with it.
(APOG), the design and development of glass products, services, and systems company went up about 75 cent in anticipating a good earning report tomorrow morning. Volume has picked up about two times normal volume. It can be a earning play.
(CERN), the healthcare information technology company saw its stock sank $5 today with massive volume. It can be a good short candidate. If you not familiar with short, then just ignore it. I would not buy this at all.

Tuesday's Stocks to Watch

The market is about unchanged around 1:30 pm EST on Tuesday. Nasdaq is down about -2, S&P 500 is up about 1. The advancers to decliners are about even on the NYSE and 12 to 16 on Nasdaq. The up to down volumes are about even on both exchanges as well. The trading volume is on pace to be lower than the normal trading days. The market is waiting on the result of the FED meeting.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(CUTR), is one of the biggest losers on all exchanges. It used to be one of my favorites until today. I sold all my positions after the news hit the wire. It lost the patent infringement case against Palomar Medical Technologies (PMTI). It is also in the same industry as (CUTR). I believe the bull run is over for (CUTR) now. I would cash out ASAP even at a lost. I used the money cashed out from (CUTR) and bought into (PMTI). It is truely indeed a tale of two stocks. This stock reminds me that all stocks are vulenable to anything. Before today, it was a clear stock leader, but after today, it will be a leader any more.
(GROW), a favorite of mine in the past. It penetrated the 52-week high today. This company It provides investment advisory services to institutions and individuals. It built its base in the past month before breaking out yesterday and today.

Monday's Stocks to Watch

The market is the down around 2:00pm EST on Monday. Nasdaq is about unchange, S&P500 is down about -2. Overall the decliners outpaced advancers in terms of volumes and issues. But the good news in the volume is slower than the normal trading volume so far. The market opened strong in the morning session, it then faked away in the afternoon. It is still in the consolidation mode like last week. Caution should be employed until the momentum has turned.

Stocks worth considering within my up momentum criteria are:
(ELOS), a stock market leader in the medical laser business. It made another fresh new 52-week high today. Overall the industry is doing very well in the past few weeks.
(DWA), a movie development, production, and exploitation of computer generated (CG) animated feature films company, is in confirmd to be purchased by Viacom. Until another suitor has shown up, which I do not expect to another one. It will be a stock not worth watching.
(MYOG), a biotech development stage company announced phrase III trial success of its Pulmonary arterial hypertension medication. It was up about $7 around 2:00pm EST. The volume was a massive 11 millions as compared to the typical 800K trading volume. To me, this is still a very risky stock, until the FDA has approved the medication, it can sink $10 easily if any negative news on the trial.

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Another up week for the Nasdaq market. Nasdaq had its eighth consecutive straight up week. Last week was week with many stocks in consolidation mode. Many leading stocks saw their gains fade away, stocks such as (CMTL), a leader in the communication business, reported earning fall short of expectation. Many industries are in rotation mode, we saw the oil, commodities (gold, silver, and other metal) mining companies, and generic drug makers were making advances.

Stocks To Be Watched This Coming Week:
(MRVL), this medium cap semiconductor company broke its new 52-week high this week, with Friday's closing price closed near the 52-week high. It is strong momentum stock. Unfortunately the industry overall was not doing well after (INTC) re-iterated its earning forecast last week. It fell after the mid-quarter updates last week. It brought many of the stocks in the industry.
(MATK), a former bioscience leader will be announcing earning this coming Tuesday. It was a $70 stock after many miserable earning mishaps. The word "former" is important here. Because it was used to be the stock does not guarantee it will perform the former glory. I expect this one may fall again after earning. The trend will dictate how the stock perform.
(ADBE), a leader in the software field. It will report earning this coming Thursday. According the performance of the stock this week, it maybe a good earning play into the earning day.

Friday's Stocks To Watch

The market continues its correction mode with up-and down action on Friday. Around 2:00 pm, Nasdaq is down up about 7 points, S&P 500 is up about 4. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened were down in earlier going, and decided to go up in the afternoon. Hopefully the market will stay up until end of the day. The advancers to decliners ratio is about 7 to 4 on both Nasdaq and NYSE. The up to down volumes are pointing to the up side, it 19-to-13 on both NYSE, and it is 17-to-13 on the Nasdaq. Next Friday will be the option expiration day. I expect more volumes and more volatility next week.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(NMGC), another small price stock popped up at the open. My subscribers got the early alert around 10AM this morning. This semicoductor company announced great earning this morning. It made $0.11 vs. lost of $.67 same quarter last year. This is a low volume trading stock during the normal trading days. Today's volume as of 2pm, it is about 20 million vs. 50K on an average day. As you can see, a lot of up momentum has pumped into this one.
(WITS), this software company had a secondary offering out this morning. It was priced at $20. The volume has picked up because of it. It is on the verge of breaking the 52-week high.
(LLY), this big-cap pharmaceutical company pre-announced great earning for the coming quarter this morning. Volome has doubled vs the normal trading day.

Thursday's Stocks To Watch

The market continues its correction mode with up-and down on Thursday. Around 2:00 pm, Nasdaq is down about 5 points, S&P 500 is down about 1. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened were up in earlier going, and decided to go down in the afternoon. The advancers to decliners ratio is about 17 to 13 on both Nasdaq and NYSE. The up to down volumes are even on both Nasdaq and NYSE. Volume looks to be lower than the typical trading day. We are still in the correction mode.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(HURC), up another $2.5 after yesterday's $4 advance. It is in the machine tool business. A truely highflyer for the past couple sessions.
(PZZA), the famous Papa John's International, declared a 2-for-1 stock split and bullish guidance for the coming quarter. This stock has been on a tear as of late. It broke another 52-week high.
(HITK), the manufacturer and marketer of prescription, over-the-counter, and nutritional products, announced good earning this morning. It beat the consenses estimate. This stock has been building its base recently until today. I expect higher high for this one for days to come.
(SCMR), a small price stock is making a massive up volume move today. This one definitely worth a look if you interested in cheap price stocks.

Wednesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is down around 2:15 pm on Wednesday. Nasdaq is down about 12, S&P500 is down about 9. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE trades down all day started from the morning today. It is continuing from yesterday's down momentum. The market was up big in the beginning, and then the all gains almost faked away at the close. It is a sign of market tiring and wants to take a break. Caution would be employed right now. The advancers to decliners are 1 to 2 on Nasdaq and NYSE. The up to down volumes are almost 1 to 2 on Nasdaq and NYSE.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(USAK), USA Truck, a leader in the Transportation-Truck industry group, was up about $.125 around 2pm Wednesday afternoon. It has been on a move in the past trading sessions.
(HURC), another winner for the day. It was mentioned last week as a potential fast mover, in either direction depending on the earning report. It did live up to the high % movers today after reported earning. If history is any indication, it will come down in the next few days after earning is reported. I would be careful on buying this one today.
(PNRA), the cafe/bakery chain reported earning thtat beat estimate this morning. I would be hesitate to buy it right now not until it breaks the $70 mark.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is up around 2:30 pm on Tuesday. Nasdaq is up about 17, S&P 500 is up about 9. The advancers to decliners are about 2 to 1 on both Nasdaq and NYSE exchanges. The up to down volumes are about 3 to 1 on both exchanges as well. The trading volume is a bit low compared to normal trading days. The market is recovering from yesterday's sell-off. Neverless, the uptrend is still intact.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(BOOM), is booming its seconds consecutive up day and made another new year high today. Yesterday should be a buy if history is an indication. I expect consolidation maybe in place for this one. $30 could be a good entry point.
(ELOS), a laser related product company made another new yearly high today. Like its peer, (CUTR), it is advancing with the group overall dominance. The laser group is performing quite well in the past few trading sessions.
(ADBE), a big-cap leader in the PDF world and other software products, made a fresh new year high today. Volume has picked up a lot as compared to the typical trading days.
(SHLD), a very popular stock among short sellers. It is up about $10 today after reported earning this morning. It beat the estimate by a few cents. This must be due to short recovering play. It is important to remember one thing. Never short in the bull market like today.

Monday's Stocks To Watch

The market is the down around noon on Monday. Nasdaq is down about -14, S&P500 is down about -2. Overall the decliners outpaced advancers in terms of volumes and issues. But the good news in the volume is slower than the normal trading volume so far, until the end of the trading day, I can't see the uptrend has changed. The market is still poise to make higher highs in the coming days.

Stocks worth considering within my up momentum criteria are:
(BOOM), another stock market leader in the Explosive Metalworking and Aerospace business. It got a 5-year guarantee contract from a "big" customer. It made a fresh new 52-week high. The volume has picked up a lot vs the typical trading day.
(JOSB), a retailer announced earning this morning. As I mentioned in the previous post, many traders are eyeing on this one because its stock popularity. It is about $5 from the new high. If the market is good in the coming day, I believe it will make a new high very soon.
(CUTR), mentioned numerous times, the top 1 position on the IBD top 100 stocks. It made a new 52-week high today to attack the $45 mark. it may consolidate on that price. I would wait for pullback to accumulate more.

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Another great week for the market. Nasdaq had its seventh consecutive straight up week. The up momentum for the market is still continuing. The blogger gave me a bit of problem creating the blog today. It deleted my last week's weekend Review blog after I did the save function.

Stocks To Be Watched This Coming Week:
(HURC), this small cap industrial technology company, engages in the design and production of interactive and computer control systems and software, and computerized machine tools for sale to the metal working industry, will announce earning this week. It supposed to announced last week, but it delayed its report because of tax problem. It can be a big mover next week.
(JOSB), a retailer that engages in designing, retailing, and direct marketing men's tailored and casual clothing, and accessories. It will announce earning before the market opens. Another potential big mover.
(CUTR), one of favorite stocks. A leader in the medical laser field. It made a new yearly high last week. I expect more upsides to come until it hits $45.
(LOJN), I got into this one in the low 20's less than 1 month ago. It is now $29. This has very strong up momentum. I expect it may go up to $30, then it may consolidate then.

Friday's Stocks To Watch

The market trades sideway on Friday around 2:00 pm. The market is in digestive mode from yesterday's massive up momentum move. Nasdaq is down about 1 points, NYSE is down 1. The advancers to decliners ratio Nasdaq (12 to 17), and 18 to 14 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are 6 to 5 on Nasdaq and 6 to 5 on NYSE. Volume looks to be lighter than yesterday. Overall the market is quite healthy.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(DBRN), winner for the past few days. It is operator of specialty store which offers in-season, career, and casual fashion apparel, including shoes and accessories to the working women. It continues its higher high trading moves from past few sessions.
(MORN), briefly mentioned as a stock to watch back in early November. It is in the collection, analyzing, and sale of financial information regarding mutual funds, variable annuities, and equity securities business. It is back above its 10/20 days moving averages with higher than normal volumes.
(LOGI), a news driven stock marched past its new 52-week high. It teamed up with Skype to offer free video call on the net. Skype was purchased by eBay couple months ago. (LOGI) is the business of designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals. Today volume is about 500% more than normal trading days.
(OVTI), a semicondutor manufacturer specilized in image sensors. Its flagship product is the CameraChips. It reported earning well above estimates.

Thursday's Stocks To Watch

The market opens the month with a big BANG! It will attack the new year before we all know it.
The market is up across the board on Thursday around 2:00 pm. Nasdaq is up a massive 32 points, NYSE is up about 15. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE opened up big and still going higher as the day progresses. The advancers swamped decliners Nasdaq (21 to 9), and 25 to 7 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are 12 to 2 on Nasdaq and 10 to 3 on NYSE. Volume looks to be higher than yesterday. As you can see the bull is roaring wall street.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(RVSN), another winner for the day. Although it is not a high flyer but it still advances today. It was on my stock alert list on Tuesday for my subscribers as well as on my blog. Subscribers will get the list faster and more stocks to be watched. It is in the design, development, and supply of products and technology that enable voice, video, and data communications over communication networks.
(LOJN), my long time favorite, it is making yet another high today. It is making higher highs for the past few days. I got in around $22 couple weeks ago when I mentioned as buy on my blog. It trades at aabout $28 now. It is in the wireless tracking and recovery products for mobile assets, such as PCs, cars, etc. The name LoJack is very popular among car dealers.
(CUTR), another stock market leader along with many others, (ISRG), another favorite of mine. It is making another new high today. I expect $45 soon, and perhaps the company may announce split on the next earning date.
(TIII), a small price stock I have been alert my subscriber (multiple times) and my blog reader on one of the alert. I was able to get in around $2.5. It is in the design, production, and marketing of lightning and surge protection products, network interface devices, and station electronic and VOIP enclosures products primarily in the United States. On the last quarter earning report, net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 were $11.0 million compared to $7.0 million for the comparative prior year period, an increase of approximately $4.1 million or 58.7%. Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 was $3.8 million compared to $2.1 million for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $1.6 million or 76.8%. Even thought it looks like penny stock (I don't usually advercate low price stocks), but this one worths a look. Look for an entry point for this one.

Wednesday's Stocks to Watch

The market is hovering around the even line around 1:30 pm on Wednesday. Nasdaq is up about 6, NYSE is down about 1. Both the Nasdaq and NYSE trades in a narrow range today. The advancers to decliners are 18 to 13 on Nasdaq, and 17 to 11 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are 7 to 3 on Nasdaq and 1 to 1 on NYSE. The advances are clearly come from Nasdaq market. That is why the four-letter symbols are better than three-letter symbols.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(OSUR) was on my watch list about 1 week ago and yesterday. It is in the HIV test kit business. It wants to be an over-the-counter kit without prescription. The volume is picked up tremendous yesterday and today. It is making higher highs for past two days. It should be on your watch list as well. The good news today is its HIV test kit product to be launched in Mexico.
(RVSN), another winner for the day. It was on my stock alert list in the afternoon for my subscribers as well as on my blog. Subscribers will get the list faster and more stocks to be watched. It is in the design, development, and supply of products and technology that enable voice, video, and data communications over communication networks.
(LOJN), my long time favorite, it is making yet another high today. It is making higher highs for the past few days. I got in around $22 couple weeks ago when I mentioned as buy on my blog. It trades at aabout $28 now. It is in the wireless tracking and recovery products for mobile assets, such as PCs, cars, etc. The name LoJack is very popular among car dealers.
(GYMB), a retailer which sells apparel and accessories for women and children, as well as play programs for children, trades at a yearly high today. Its volume is 3 times normal. It announced good sale number for the current quarter this morning. Another good sign for the stock.

Special Stock Alert

(RVSN), a massive breakout today. The volume is 500% more than the normal trading day. It is in the design, development, and supply of products and technology that enable voice, video, and data communications over packet networks.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is hovering around the even line around 1:40 pm on Tuesday. Nasdaq is down about 5, NYSE is up about 1. Nasdaq came down from its high and went down today. Market is consolidating after the massive up moves in the past week. The good news is the volume is lower than normal trading days.

Stocks worth mentioning are (more stock ideas from my private alert list):
(CUTR), another favorite of mine, a leader in the medical edquipment field. It made another new high today. Its peers ((ELOS), (PMTI)) also marching upward as well. It shows that the whole group is doing well. That is confirmation of the upward movement is continuing.
(OSUR) and (FORM) the Cramer's effect stocks were all up today.
(OSUR) was on mu alert list about 1 week ago. It is in the HIV test kit business. It wants to be an over-the-counter kit without prescription.
(FORM) is in the semi capital equipment software industry. The semi group is doing well lately. I believe it may have more upsides to come.
(MTXX), is in the production, developement and sale of pharmaceutical products business. Its hot product is the ZiCam. This was also mentioned a few times on the blog as well.
(ESRX), is in the mail-to-order prescription business. The stock is on a tear recently. It was also mentioned as a stock to watch about a month ago.

Monday's Stocks to Watch

The market edged down around noon on Monday. Nasdaq was down about -12 or 0.55%. Decliners outpaced advancers 2 to 1 on the Nasdaq and 19 to 12 on NYSE. The up to down volumes are about 5 to 3 on NYSE and 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The good news is the volume is relatively as compared to the typical trading day.

Stocks worth considering within my up momentum criteria are:

(OXPS), mentioned from the previous posts. It is in the option trading business. It past thru the new high with very high volume. it was named Inc. Magazine's 2005 'Inc. 500' Lists Among Top Ten Fastest Growing Firms back in late October.

(NWRE), another strong stock in the computer thin-client business. I traded this one for
(LOJN) about 1 1/2 week ago. (LOJN) is a slight better performers at the time when I exchanged. Still this stock looks to go higher in the coming days.

(CUTR), mentioned numerous times, the top 5 IBD named stocks. It had a tremendious earning report last quarter. I believe more upside for this stock to come.

Friday's Updates

Nothing to report today because I did not trade at all today because of Black Friday shopping with family. I will have the weekend post for the week ahead.

Wednesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is still continuing its uptrend journey today. It is up about +11 pts on Nasdaq, +7 on NYSE. The up momentum is still intact. The volume is pale compared to yesterday's volume, probably to due to the day before Thanksgiving holiday. The advancers to decliners are about 3 to 1 on both exchanges.

Stocks to Watched Today (more from my alert service):
(LOJN), another of my previous and holding favorites, see previous blogs. Another new high for this auto-thief prevention products company. Earning has been up for the past few quarters. New products are introduced to the market place, such as anti-thief computer locks, etc. Higher volumes on the up days, and lower on the down days. Another great up momentum sign.
(CWTR), volume has picked up a lot today, about 700% more than normal. It is a retailer of women's apparel, accessories, jewelry, and gift items. The advance move up today is contributed to its earning announced last night and the Cramer effect. Another reason is probably the X'mas holiday shopping season is near, many analyst expected a good X'mas for many retailers.
(NDAQ), this stock has been marching to new highs for the past few months without any correction. The stock is very extended, but the up momentum is unstoppable.
(AKAM), another new year high for this delivery of content and business processes over the Internet company. It had massive volume yesterday after the analyst upgrade. Wait for the entry point for this one. You will be rewarded if you get into this one. If it breaks $20 at a closing price, it is worth while to take a small position.

Happy Thanksgivings to all my readers. Wish you have a very nice gain in the holiday seasons to come.

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

The market is hovering around the even line around 1:00pm on Tuesday. The up and down volumes are as followed 17 to 13 on the NYSE, and 15 to 14 on the Nasdaq. They both about even. The advancers are out paced the decliners by about 6 to4 on the Nasdaq, and about even on the NYSE. So far the breath of market is still favorable for the bull.

Stocks worth mentioning are:
(ISRG), touched another new high mark at $117 this morning for this robotic medical equipment maker. If you have followed my blog from the beginning, then you may have picked it up in the high 80's or considered at that time. It is still looking very strong on a daily basis. The up momentum is building with higher volumes on the up days.
(CUTR), another favorite of mine, also mentioned several times on my blog as well, hitted another new high today. Another leader in the medical edquipment field.
(CMED), also another strong stock in the medical edquipment field, mentioned on my blog as well in the past, roared another new high past $40 intraday.
(MTXX), a marketer and developer of over-counter pharmaceutical products. The popular ZiCam cold remedy is one of the reason why this company is so hot. Its product is hot demand by consumers because of the flu season. It was mentioned about 2 weeks ago as well.

Other stocks that met my up momentum criteria are:
OSUR, CTRN, others (from my alert services)

As we can see, the medical edquipment field, is a one of the leading group in the market recently. There are many more leaders in many industries, (MRVL) is one from the semi industry. In today's bull market (I believe we should have a very merry X'mas for the stock market this year), stock leaderships are the way to make money for you. If you keep reading my blog on a daily basis, you will get some idea of the stocks that you can invested in.

Monday's Stocks To Watch

The market is about at even mark around noon on Monday. The volume for the market has slowed a bit today as compared last Friday. Up/down and advancers/decliners ratios are about even for Nasdaq and NYSE. It is still building the uptrend momentum for the days to come. I expect more up days to come until end of the end year.

The stock market leaders I have mentioned previously are in the consolidation mode right now. (ISRG) is tempting to break the new high it recorded last week. (CUTR) is acting well today. Its volume is on pace to be 200% higher than the typical trading volumes. (MRVL) is down slightly after the giantic move last Friday.

I saw a few stocks creeked popped up that met my searching criteria today. They are (GROW), (STMP), (CMED), and a few others (from my alert service). They are exhibiting strong up momentum moves. (GROW) is engaging in the mutual fund business, it announced great earnings last week. The volume has picked lately. (STMP) is attacking its new high with good volume. (CMED), another one of favorite, mentioned on the weekend post, it continues its roaring move with almost 1000% more volumes than normal. I am a bit hesitant to add more to my position at this time.

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Another great week for the market. Nasdaq broke a series of new year high last week. It continues the strong up momentum build up from last week. It looks to be a merry X'mas for many investors.

Unlike the old days, today's market is stock pickers' market. In the late 80's and the 90's, if you pick a stock and stay with it, you will make money. But today's market, if you pick the wrong one, you will get harmered with the stock. If you pick the stocks that are not performing, you will just watch other people making money instead of you. Therefore, it is very important to pick stock market in today's market.

More and more market emerged last week as the market marched up last week, it is another good sign for the rally to continue. Beside the market leaders I have mentioned last week (ISRG), (CUTR), (LOJN), I will bring up more stocks for the coming week.

This week the semiconductor stocks broke thru the resistance level for the first time in a while. This should up lift the rest of the non-performing stocks in the group. (MRVL) is clearly a semi group leader. It gapped up last Friday with very powerful up volume because of the good earning and upbeat guidance. Other names in the groups are: (MSCC), (KLIC) (will break new high soon), AMD, and (DIOD).

Aside from the semi area, another one is worth mentioned is (CMED), it broke a series of new highs for the past two weeks. I believe the 10-day moving average is the entry point for this stock. It is Chinese medical technology stock. Its main focus is in the area of ultrasound therapy system for cancer treatments. It is a very hot industry in a high demand country of China.

(NDAQ), the Nasdaq exchange stock. Like many of the exchangers, (CME) and (CBOT). It is making higher high on a weekly basis. It has very strong up momentum.

Friday's Stocks To Watch

The market is slight up around 1:45pm on Friday. The trading volume is on track to be lower than yesterday's massive advance yesterday. Many market leaders are still on pace with the market's uptrend.

(MRVL) is the star of the day. As mentioned on yesterday's post, it is indeed high percentage mover on the market. It is up about 13% as I am typing this post. It is a huge percentage move when you consider the market cap of the stock and it stock price. The reason for the move is very obvious, it beat the street estimates and guides up the following quarter. Like the other market leader, (ISRG), it is the stock to own. (MRVL) makes semi chips which are used in many electronics gadgets. It is the Intel of its domain.

Other stocks in the same industry that are exhibit the strong up momentum like (MRVL) are (MSCC) - another one mentioned yesterday; (DIOD), chart looks great on this one.

Since I have limited time to spend on my blog today, I am delaying of market leadership post until the weekend post. Market leaders will dictate how much you can make in a bull market like the recent trading days. I am expecting a Merry X'mas for the stock investors. But this time is the stock pickers market, forget the (DELL), (MSFT), and (CSCO) of the world, pick something like (MRVL). You will be rewarded very handily in the weeks to come.

Thursday's Stocks to Watch

The market (Nasdaq) is up about 13 points at mid-day Thursday. Up volumes outpace down volumes, at least 2 to 1 on both exchanges. Advance issues also outpace decline issues. All these statistics are bold well for the market to have a holiday rally in the coming weeks. The strong up momentum is still intact for the market. Use your cash to buy stocks, not just normal stocks, but stocks with market leaderships.

Speaking of leaderships, the following stocks are worth mentioning:
(CUTR), profiled last weekend, it is up again and it penetrates the old highs created in the recent days. The stock broke the cup and handle formation, it is a leader in its fields. Even its competitors are doing well, (ELOS), it is very close to its old highs as well. The whole medical laser group over all is doing very well.

(LOJN), another one I mentioned several days ago. If you go thru all the archives from my blog, you should be able to find it. It is in the anti auto-thief business. Its products are in high demand. It has the biggest market share in its business. More dealerships are installing their systems to their customers than ever before. Besides the auto business. It tries tackle the computer thief business as well.

(ISRG) is no doubt, another gang buster. it was mentioned multiple times.

After the market closes today, look for earnings from (MRVL), (MSCC), and (HIBB). These are some of the biggest potential movers. (GYMB) was a good buy before close yesterday. I sold them this morning because it guided down its earning for next quarter.

Tomorrow's post, I will bring up more leaders to you all to see. In today's strong up mometum market, if you can not buy market leaders, then you are losing opportunity to make money. Until next time.

Today After-Market Preview Stock

(GYMB) is expected to announce earning tonight. Base on past history of the stock performance and the strong up momentum of the stock, I believe it will beat the estimate. It would be an interesting play before the market closes.
(ZUMZ) is also expected to announce earning tonight. If you think it will have the same performance as (DKS), then you can place your bet on this one.

Wednesday's Stocks Updates

The market is about even around 2:10pm today, and it trades in a narrow range. The up and down volume is about even on NYSE and Nasdaq. But there are more decliners than advancers on the Nasdaq, about 2 to 1 ratio. The trading volume is slightly lower than yesterday's pace.

Even though we had some correction yesterday, I believe the market is still in an uptrend. I expect the market to break this year's new highs by the end of the year. We should have an up year this time around.

Speaking of the up market, it is important to pick the winners from the sea of stocks. (SRLS) is one the examples of a stock market leadership. It was profiled twice on my blog, one as a stock alert, and another time mentioned as a test buy yesterday.

(ISRG) is another one, one of favorites, is down $3 today, after many days of more than 2% advances. This is expected, I expect $100 is the support level for this one. We may or maybe see it in the coming days.

Look for earning reports from a few well known companies tomorrow: (MRVL), one of the top semi performers; (RAVN), and (JWN). From the recent trading actions of (MRVL), I expect it to beat the estimates. This stock can be violatile, it can be considered as an option play.

Today's stock to avoid:
(BCSI), gapped down on earning with heavy volume. It is a sell today. It can also be a short candidate depending on the price entry. Even at this price level, it can be decent. I would place a stop lost at $43, which is today's high, just in case to reduce risk. I normally do not play short myself, but this one looks OK to me. I expect more downsides to come.

Today's stock to consider as buy:
(AAPL) - another new higher today with X'mas is coming. The iPod with video should be good demand
(TESOF) - strong up momentum with 500% more volume than normal
(GILD) - 300% more up volume than normal

Tuesday's Stocks To Watch

At mid-day, the market is edge down slightly. Home Depot (HD) failed to inspire the market after reported earning and ups its guidance on the coming quarter this morning. Home Depot is no longer a market leader like what it enjoyed decades ago. Like the Microsft, Dell, and Intel of the world, it is well over owned.

In this today's strong uptrend momentum market, fail to find market leaders will let you lose money making opportunities. If you look at the past weeks, (ISRG) is emerging as one of the top market leaders. Like (GOOG) is dominating the internet search world, (ISRG) is dominating the medical surgical robot world. I believe more upside for this stock to come.

Today's Stocks to Watch:
(ISRG), many of my blog readers have seen my blog and pushing this one as a winner.

(SRLS), another on my stock alert last week as well, see post. It is company engages in manufacture and provision of biological products and services for the diagnostic, therapeutic, drug discovery, and research organizations worldwide. Earning is expected to come out soon. Although it is a bit risky to play right now, I believe it maybe worth the risk. The stock is up in the down market, it has very strong up momentum for the past weeks.

Other stocks are worth looking at today are:
(ELOS), (HANS), (AMZN), (CYH), (BOBE)

Stocks For Potential Sell are:
(CPSI), (WBSN), (TGT), (ESE)

Monday Stock Market Update

The market traded slightly down around 1:30pm Monday ahead of the PPI and CPI numbers which will be reported on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The market may already factors in the increases of the prices due to oil prices surges recently. The uptrend for the market is still intact. Market leaders still keep advancing and hold their strong up momentum. Unless the trend of the market or stocks have changes, there is no need to sell the market leaders.

Speaking of market leaders, (ISRG) is definitely belongs to this category. This stock has been profiled two weeks ago by my blog before it was upgraded by the wall street broker. Let's examine this stock closely and present my bullish view of this stock.

(ISRG), Intuitive Surgical, Inc., it is in the medical equipment field. Its medical robots, da Vinci Surgical System, are in high demand. It is one of the desruptive technology out there which are monopolizing the market place. According to Yahoo's Finance Profile:

Intuitive Surgical engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of the da Vinci Surgical System for use in urologic, cardiothoracic, and general surgeries. The da Vinci Surgical System consists of a surgeon’s console, a patient-side cart, and proprietary instruments. It translates the surgeon’s natural hand movements on instrument controls at a console into corresponding micro-movements of instruments positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions or ports. The system provides the surgeon with motion, fine tissue control, and 3-D vision characteristic of open surgery, while simultaneously allowing the surgeon to work through small ports. The company also manufactures various EndoWrist instruments, including forceps, scissors, electrocautery, scalpels, and other surgical tools, which incorporate a wrist joint with tips customized for various surgical procedures. Its other products include Aesop Endoscope Positioner, a voice-activated robotic arm that automates the critical task of endoscope positioning; and Hermes Control Center, a centralized system designed to voice control a series of networked smart medical devices. The company sells its products through direct sales force in the United States and Europe, as well as through distributors in Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Turkey. Intuitive surgical was co-founded by John G. Freund, Frederic Moll, and Robert Younge in 1995. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

I believe this young company is the fomer Medtronic in the making. IBD has the over 90 for all of its scores. The stock is making higher high on a daily basis. My bold prediction is: it maybe a $125 stock by Thanksgiving time. Or $150 by X'mas time.

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Another great week for the market. Nasdaq broke the 2200 barrier the first time since early August. I expect more upside for the market for the rest of the year. The upside momentum is definitely building every day.

More leaders are merging as the market roaring to higher high.
One of the leaders which made it to the top spot on the IBD chart is (CUTR). It gapped up on early November because of great earning and upside guidance. Although it is a bit extended, but I believe it has more upside if the market continues its up momentum trend, see chart.


(ISRG) like I have mentioned previously, more than a week ago. Even though it did not make it to the top IBD list, but no doubt, it is clearly a stock market leader on its own. It gapped up $18 on the date of earning on October 26. More volumes are up days, lower volumes on the down day, another bullish sign. I expect more upside to come.

I will update my blog at least once during trading hours or after the market close. More details will be provided than ever before.

Friday's After Market Report

The market closed near the high of the day with very range. The volume is bit low as compared to normal trading days because the US holiday. It is still in a confirm rally mode.

Many small and mid cap stocks marched higher. Another sign of higher market trend. Many notable winners are: NETL, JOLN, MTXX, CMED, NILE, PWEI, TOMO. Look for them to continue their up momentum in the days to come.

After Market Movers:
Positive Momentum Movers:
RSTI

Negative Momentum Movers (none):

Friday's Mid-Day Report

The market is up around mid day. It is continuing from yesterday's strong momentum with big volume. More upside is coming for the rest of the year and continues to early next year.

The volume is bit light today because of the US veteran holiday, people are taking a break from work, and perhaps they are doing some holiday shoppings now. I believe the retailers will have a good merry X'mas this year because the oil price has came down a bit lately.

ISRG is digesting its gain from yesterday's $5 move. I believe this one still has more upsides to come. $120 by X'mas time, it can be even higher if they announce split. Nothing is stopping it now.

Stocks to watch around noon time:
MTXX - about 600% more volume than usual to the upside
CMED - this one is on a tear lately, look for consolidation soon, put it on your list

I got some feedbacks from my readers, they want updates during trading hours if possible. So to satisfy my loyal readers, starting next week, I will post at least one blog a day, this one can be during the trading hours or after close instead of just after close, depending on the timing of my work.

Thank you for all your feedbacks. More comments are welcome.

The bull is coming!!!!! Do not block its way!

Friday's Pre-Market

The market is expected to open higher today with continuation from yesterday's strong up momentum. Today is the Veteran's holiday for the US market, but it is still open today. All signs are positive right now, CSCO did not make a dent, record high trade deficit did not prove to be a problem right now, oil price is below $60 per barrel and trending downward. All sign for the market to break the old high for the year.

Many leaders have emerged lately: ISRG, mentioned several times on this blog, more upsides still expected; SRLS breaking new high soon with a lot of momentum; GOOG, no doubt the biggest name on the net; HANS, keeps on breaking new highs. There are many more to be listed.

Starting next week, I will do one blog each day after the market close. More indepth analysis than right now, more stock ideas, and reasons behind each move.

Only the subscribers will get the one or more updates during trading hours, and the stock alerts.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
PLAY (withdrew secondary), PWEI (upside guidance), TOMO (continuation from yesterday)

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
BLUDE (delay filing), VNUS, CTRP, energy related stocks

Thursday's After-Market

The market closed near the high of the day. The volume picked from yesterday. Another positive sign, another accumulation day for the chartist. CSCO cannot influence the market at all. The market opened low, and it ended higher. The bull is roaring now. It is time to load up your market leader stocks now.

I invested fully now, and partially on margin as well. Unless something causes the market to change direction, I am 100% in the market now. BUY! BUY! BUY!

Like I mentioned before, ISRG is a leader in its own field. It is Medtronic in the making. It had a great day. Even though it did not hit $100 today, I believe it will soon, perhaps we may see it tomorrow. In this kind of bull market, it is worth to pick market leader like ISRG, GOOG, as well as many others. MRGE is another worth considering. If you visit my blog on a daily basis. You will find some along the way.

After Market Movers:
Positive Momentum Movers:
PLAY, FMD (contract extension),

Negative Momentum Movers:
DWRI, NCTY, INCX, VNUS (none of them have any market impact)

Stock Special Alert

SRLS is the one to watch today. Its earning is coming out soon. It is in the right industry, the medical field arena. The same general field as ISRG. We all know how well this one has performed over the past weeks. I believe this one has the potential to go much higher, to the $25 range. The chart also shows its strong up momentum in the recent days. It is the building the handle, and it should break out of this handle when it touches $21.

Thursday's Mid-Day Report

The market is down for all exchanges around noon today. The catalysts for today's down day are contributed by Cisco's earning and US Trade gap deficit is at record high.

ISRG is the star of the day. I believe it will hit $100 very soon. It is one of the leader on the market today. It has great momentum, technicaly and fundamentally. This one has been mentioned several times before today's run-up. To me, it is long term hold until its momentum is broken. It is the google of the medical field.

On the contrary, CSCO was the leader of yester-year. It no longer commands the premium it deserved years ago. Like Dell and Microsoft of the world, they will be forgotten as the market leader under the stock market rules.

Today's Movers:
Positive Momentum Stocks (to be considered):
ISRG, HANS, IRBT (new issue, to be proven)

Negative Momentum Stocks:
VPHM, WFMI, TRGL, oil related sections

Thursday's Pre-Market Updates

The market is poised to open lower today after earning announcement from Cisco last night. Initially it was up after hour yesterday, probably because of the conference call contributes the drop this morning. Like Dell a few days ago, it is a none event for the market. It is no longer a market leader like yester-year. It is over owned by many. I believe the market is still on the uptrend.

ISRG is one of the big movers today. Like I have mentioned previously, I believe $100 mark is no long to reach. I am hoping for before the month is over. Unlike CSCO, it is a market leader in its infancy. I am still bullish on this one.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
RSTI, IRBT, ISRG, NVDA, PTIE

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
CSCO, SNDA, MORN, WFMI (Too much expectation built-in, get out now), URBN

Wednesday's After Market

The market closed near the unchange mark for all exchanges. Another digesting mode for the market. The market was for a brief moment, then it faded away because of the explosion from Jordan. Terrorism is still a concern for all of us.

Even though the Jordan explosion caused the market to came down from its high, but it was still up for the day. The uptrend is still intact. To play the terrorism theme, ASEI is a good play. It ran up more $5 today because it blew the estimate, and it is in the right industry.

I ran an alert this morning on TIII, if you read the previous posts, you know why this ran up today. I believe this one still has a lot of upsides.

CSCO reported earning after close, it ran up about 0.45 after hour. This stock is over own by many institutions and investors. It is the yester-year stock. We may have a good day for the networks tomorrow at the open. It is too boring for me to own it. No momentum at all.

After Market Movers (Not too much action):
Positive Momentum Movers (none worth while mentioning):

Negative Momentum Movers:
SNDA

Wednesday's Mid-Day Update

The market is about unchange around mid-day today. It is still in the digesting mode. There are a few things are good for the market today: lower oil price and a string of strong up days in the past week. Oil price dropped below $59 a barrel after the US oil reserve inventory report today.

HANS is the star of the day. It blew the estimate by $0.23. There were many short sellers for this stock. A short squeeze occurred this morning because of it. In this kind of market, strong up days, I would advise not to short at all. Even bad stocks in good market can go up.

TIII is another one worth speculate with. I do not usually advicate low price stocks, but this one is an exception, it has its own merit. The volume on this one picked up dramatically as compared to its typical trading day. It reported earning today, see my alert this morning. I sent out the alert around 10AM this morning. I picked up some around $2.50 today. My subscribers should be able to got in around $2.50 this morning as well. Anyway I believe it may go to $5 very soon, perhaps by the end of the year. It is a doubler in a couple month.

Today's Movers:
Positive Momentum Stocks (to be considered):
HANS, ASEI, PIXR

Negative Momentum Stocks:
SNIC, INPC, ENER

Today's Special Stock Alert

TII Network Technologies Inc. jumped up 75 cents, or 36% to $2.82 in morning trading Wednesday after it reported its quarterly profit more than double from year-ago levels. The Copiague, N.Y. the maker of telecommunications products company posted net income of $1.5 million, or 12 cents a share compared with $597,00, or 5 cents a share in the same quarter a year ago. Sales for the period ended Sept 30 jumped 58.7% to $11 million, with the help of expanded supply agreement with its largest customer and an additional week to ship its products compared with last year. It has several hot products for the telecom industries, such as VOIP, DSL. It made 52-week high today. It is worth a look.

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Wednesday's Pre-Market

The market is poised to open mix today after a few straight days of strong up days. There is no major announcement from the US governemtn today.

Like the tale of two cities, we have a tale of two big winners and two big losers. Two notable winners are: HANS and ASEI. Both beat estimates handily. Both have many short sellers against their trends.

On the other hand, ENER and SNIC, both missed the estimates. ENER had a lot of hypes because of alternative energy play.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
HANS, ASEI, PIXR

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
ENER, SNIC

Tuesday's After Market

The first down day for the market in more than a week. It only down a bit today. The market is still looking strong and the uptrend is still intact. Even though the housing had a bad day today, but it hardly made a budge on the market at all. I expect more good things to come.

After Market Movers (Not much action except PIXR, expect a new high at the open):
Positive Momentum Movers:
PIXR, JMDT

Negative Momentum Movers:
ENER (Missed earning estimates, big expectation built in, expect more down side to come), SNIC, INPC

Tuesday's Mid-Day

The market is slightly down around mid-day today. It is still in the digesting mode. The home builders are down today because Toll Brother (TOL) lowers its guidance for next year. Other building material companies are down as well because of TOL.

BOOM is not longer booming. It was down around $3 by mid-day. It was up more than $1 this morning pre-market. Then it decided to change its trend. This is very negative for the stock. It ran up too fast too soon. Wait until the dust settles, then we can come back and look at it again later.

AQNT is very similar to BOOM in trading pattern. Even thought it beat estimate by 3 cents. It was not good enough because of the big run from the beginning of the year from $7 to $21 right now. It has too much good expectation built into the stock.

All stocks are self correcting right now. This is a good thing because we do need some kind of self-correct mechanism for the market in order to march higher.

ISRG was down this morning, it went back up by mid-day. It still has very strong momentum to the upside. I still maintain my position as it will hit $100 by Thanksgiving. If it announces split, it will go up even further up.

Today's Movers:
Positive Momentum Stocks (to be considered):
ABIX, GENZ, ARX

Negative Momentum Stocks:
TOL, NTES, BOOM

Tuesday's Pre-Market

The market is poised to open mix today after a few straight days of strong up days. There is no major announcement from the US governemtn today. The only casulty is NTES. It disappointed many investors and traders. It is a sell without a doubt.

BOOM is indeed booming today. AQNT seems to be no upside to it today.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
MVCO, BOOM, NTMD, HAIN, GIVN

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
NTES

Monday's After-Market

Another up day for the market today. It has been a string of many up days since last week. I do believe the market is going higher. However the volume has been lacking. Indications are good for the upside. The market is still in the process of digesting its recent gains.

I am 95% invested right now. If we break the new high with volume, I will load up my margins. The uptrend is still intact unless "something" changes it. I will keep you all updated. Look for big movers from BOOM and AQNT tomorrow morning.

After Market Movers (Not much action except NTES):
Positive Momentum Movers:
GIVN

Negative Momentum Movers:
NTES (get out of this one unless you want to short it, look for more down side for this one in the coming days), RTEC, DTSI

Monday's Mid-Day

This morning I had problem connecting to the internet due to my broadband connection with my ISP. By the time I was able to connect, the market has already opened for trade. So it did not make any sense for me to post anything that was useless.

Enough about the connection, by mid-day trading today, the market is trading a in narrow range and waiting for "something" to push it higher in the days to come. The market had very strong momentum for the past week, it is in the process of digesting its gain.

One stock to be watched for this afternoon and tomorrow morning is AQNT. It is in the advertising space as Google, we all know what well Google has performed recently. I expect this one to beat all estimates, and open higher tomorrow with at least $1.

This morning, MFLX did gap up $3 this morning, and continues itself strong momentum as the day passes. I placed some buy positions in it this morning and last Friday. They were well worth the risk after the fact. There are more positive momentum stocks than negative, another good sign for the market to the upside.

Today's Movers:
Positive Momentum Stocks (to be considered):
VPHM, MFLX, IRIS, CONN, QDEL

Negative Momentum Stocks (to be avoided):
FARO (continues its downward movement from Friday), RYAAY

Stock Market Weekend Review - What's Ahead for Next Week

Another great week for the market. I expect another good run for the market to break new higher by Thanksgiving holiday. The sentiment is very good lately even with all the bad news, such as Katrina, Iraq, high gasoline price, etc.

There are many break out stocks to be considered: ISRG, MRGE, LOJN. All these stocks broke out of their trading ranges, and they marched into new highs. If you have read my previous blogs, then you should have noticed them, and perhaps you have taken into some positions into them. If the market continues its uptrend. I would expect these high momentum stocks to continue their trends and breaking more new highs.

Friday's After-Market

Another up day for the market today. It was trading in a narrow range all day along, but it decided to close higher at the end of the day. All my reports will talk about what is ahead instead of action has already happened. For example, I will talk about after market mover after the market is closed, instead of the movers for the day which is already over.

Look for earning report from MFLX Monday morning. This is a fast mover. It can swing wildly on either side, +/- 5 points easily. This is a perfect stock for option trading, with call and put for out-of-money option because of the cheaper price. If history repeats, it looks like we may have a swing up day Monday morning on this one. Motorola is one of MFLX's biggest customer. From the earning report of Motorola, it looks very bullish.

After Market Movers - not too much action after market because of Friday, most of the companies do not report earning or have major news during Friday after market.

Friday's Mid-Day Report

The market is looking to be a bit tired after a few strings of up days. I expected the market will trade sideways for the next few days until we can break the trading range. Although the indexes are in very narrow range, with Nasdaq slightly up around 1:30 pm, but there are more stocks down than up. About 16 down vs. 12 up for Nasdaq, and 19 down vs. 12 down on NYSE.

LOJN is still looking very good today. Initially I was a bit upset when I traded my position from NWRE to LOJN. But it turned out to be good today. I expect more upside for LOJN in the days to come.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks (with increasing volumes):
LOJN, VRTY, EXPE, ESLR, VAS

Negative Momemtum Stocks (with increasig volumes):
XWG, FARO, SGMS, MGLN

Friday's Pre-Market

The market is poised to open mix today after a few straight days of strong up days. The US unemployment rate is lower than expected. The market will to digest the gain from the past few days. Look for consolidation through out the day.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
ESLR, AMPX, EXPE, ADBL

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
ZIPR, FARO, MGLN

Thursday's After-Market

Another strong finish for the market today. It was the third strainght up day. One thing I have noticed is that many stocks opened strong, but finish lower or with a small gain. Some examples of these stocks are: AOES, ELOS, SHLD. Perhaps the market is a bit tired, or perhaps we went up too fast to soon. I expect correction maybe coming in the next few days. Or is it will slow down a little bit. I would use some caution here. Until we break the trading range, it could still see the big swing up and down days again.

After Market Movers (not too much action after market):
Positive Momentum Stocks:
EXPE, ADBL

Negative Momentum Stocks:
XWG, ZIPR

Thursday's Mid-Market Updates

The market is looking to be closed higher today. Great news about the US goverment's report out this morning was fuel to the bull. More up volumes than down volumes.

LOJN gapped up this morning, I was able to get some this morning. The up momentum for this stock is unbelieveable. The volume is 2000% times the normal trading volume. It looks very bullish. NWRE came down a bit today, I am looking for more consolidation for this one in the coming days. I sold all position on this one, all money from NWRE went into LOJN. ISRG still looking very strong today, another new high.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
CKCM, PCLN, ELOS, LOJN, ABGX, CRYP

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
PEET, IMCL, SFCC, LSCP, MVSN, SYMC(another down day)

Thursday's Pre-Market

The market is poised to open higher today from the strong up momentum from yesterday's dramatic bull rush. Also the US workers productivity number announced this morning was much better than expected, and the unit labor cost was down last month, better than expected. All in all, the news are added the bull fire. Look for the market to march to new high in a few weeks, definitely before the year ends.

The market up momentum is intact. Leaders like ISRG will continue to roar. $100 is near. More upside movers than down movers before the open. I am loading up more positions today. It is time for margin if you can bear risk.

Today's Market Movers:
Positive Momemtum Stocks:
GPRO, PCLN, ELOS (wow, great numbers!), LOJN, QCOM, ABGX, AMGN,

Negative Momemtum Stocks:
PEET, IMCL, LSCP, OVEN, NEOG