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.