Friday’s Top Names

The market started off today with Salomon Smith
Barney upgrading Microsoft
(
MSFT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
, and cutting the Semi industry forecast for
2002 and 2003. The semis shook off the news, but ended lower to close right at
the 50-day moving average. The three broader indices rallied again today with
broad-based buying interest and a stronger dollar. The Dow topped above 9,000 for the first time since July of this year.

The stronger sectors on the day were: Wireless,
Utilities, Advertising, Aluminum, Paper, Bank, HMO, Biotech, Homebuilding, Oil
Drilling, Drug, Gold, Software, Telephone Equipment and Airlines.

The weaker sectors today included: Apparel,
Tobacco and Steel

Thursday’s stocks to
watch:


3 Month RS of 80 and higher and close in top
part of
range


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

New Century Financial
(
NCEN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
97 32.10 443,146 410,423
Hovanian Enterprises
(
HOV |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
90 30.83 293,047 239,400
IBM
(
IBM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
88 81.99
9,003,352

5,446,600
International Game Technolohy
(
IGT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
92 66.53 1,187,220 681,300

3 Month RS of 20 or lower
and close in bottom part of range


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Interpublic Group
(
IPG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
2 19.96 2,331,338 2,522,200
Petco
(
PETC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
]
14 18.99 308,779 1,579,500
Shaw
Group

(
SGR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
1 17.35
896,428

875,100
Shopko
(
SKO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
14 16.60 225,462 287,600

3 Month RS of 80
and higher with volume surge in last hour


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Coach
(
COH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
]
91 27.00 946,732 723,300
Capital Automotive
(
CARS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
88
25.05
204,238 187,100

3 Month RS of 20 and lower
with volume surge in last hour


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Aeropostale
(
ARO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
86 18.25 570,874 701,500
Safeway
(
SWY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
11 27.74 3,050,145 2,532,400

Stocks in Slim Jims

High RS at
or near high


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Entergy
(
ETR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
81 44.42 852,001 543,500
Deere & Company
(
DE |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
88 29.40 816,036 508,100
Deluxe Corp
(
DLX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
94 46.09 394,646 408,100

Low RS at
or near low


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Sealed Air
(
AC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
1 15.70 1,372,700 773,220
Ameripath
(
RIG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
15 16.59 406,072 194,371
Maytag
(
MYG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
14 33.13 518,747 535,400

Best of luck with your trading. Please use
protective stops on trades.