Here Are Today’s Top Stocks From The TradingMarkets Proprietary Momentum List

• August 24, 2004
• TradingMarkets Editors

These are the 15 strongest stocks as
measured by our proprietary relative strength model. They recently have
outperformed approximately 99.8% of the publicly traded companies in the United
States. To learn how to use the Proprietary Momentum List, href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/stocks/education/tindicators/11282001-21344.cfm”>click
here.

Reminder: We are in no way recommending the purchase or short sale of these
stocks. Trading should be based on your own understanding of market conditions,
price patterns and risk; our information is designed to contribute to your
understanding. Controlling risk through the use of protective stops is
critical.

As of the close of
08/23/04

Rank	Symbol	Exchange	Stock Name	Sub Sector	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Price as of the close of the last trading day.’, ‘Price’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>Price	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Price change during the last trading day.’, ‘CHG’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>CHG	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Total volume for the day in hundreds (00).’, ‘Volume’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>Vol (00)	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Average daily volume over the last 50 trading days.’, ’50 DAV (00)’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>50 DAV (00)	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Last close volume as a percentage of 50 DAV.’, ‘% of AV’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>% of AV	onmouseover=”centerp(‘The EPS Ranking is the companies Earnings Per Share growth performance from the last reported period compared to the same quarter one year ago ranked against the TradingMarkets 5000 stock database. Ranks are from 1 to 99 with the higher numbers representing stronger EPS performance.’, ‘Earnings Performance Ranking’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>EPR	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Relative Strength is the relative price performance rank over the last 12 months against the 5,000 most actively traded stocks in our database. Ranks are 1 to 99 with higher numbers representing stronger performance.’, ‘RS12’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>RS12	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Relative Strength is the relative price performance rank over the last 6 months against the 5,000 most actively traded stocks in our database. Ranks are 1 to 99 with higher numbers representing stronger performance.’, ‘RS6’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>RS6	onmouseover=”centerp(‘Relative Strength is the relative price performance rank over the last 3 months against the 5,000 most actively traded stocks in our database. Ranks are 1 to 99 with higher numbers representing stronger performance.’, ‘RS3’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>RS3	onmouseover=”centerp(‘The Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) is a technical indicator that measures trend strength but not direction. The higher the ADX reading, the stronger the trend–up or down. ‘, ‘ADX’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>ADX	onmouseover=”centerp(‘ The Plus Directional Movement Indicator (+DMI) and the Minus Directional Movement Indicator (-DMI) measure up price movement and down price movement. Uptrends are characterized by the letter U and downtrends are characterized by the letter D. ‘, ‘DMI’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>DMI	onmouseover=”centerp(‘The 50 Day Moving Average. Prices closing above their 50 day moving average will be identified with a greater than symbol. Prices closing below their 50 day moving average will be identified with a less than symbol.’, ’50 DMA’); return true;” onmouseout=”closepopup(); return true;” href=”javascript:void()”>50 DMA
1	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=FLIR”>FLIR	NASDAQ	FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.	SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS	$ 65.91Â	$ 2.81Â	11618	6321	% 183	70	96	98	95	27	U	>
2	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=PLMO”>PLMO	NASDAQ	PALMONE, INC.	COMPUTERS WHOLESALE	$ 40.06Â	$ 1.91Â	40661	43589	% 93	84	99	99	99	26	U	>
3	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=FOSL”>FOSL	NASDAQ	FOSSIL, INC.	RECREATIONAL GOODS, OTHER	$ 28.84Â	$ -0.26Â	5361	5074	% 105	62	86	96	97	32	U	>
4	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=NCEN”>NCEN	NASDAQ	NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	MORTGAGE INVESTMENT	$ 52.00Â	$ 1.03Â	7068	7713	% 91	67	94	89	95	18	U	>
5	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=QCOM”>QCOM	NASDAQ	QUALCOMM, INCORPORATED	COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	$ 37.97Â	$ 0.77Â	185670	166556	% 111	81	90	92	92	13	U	>
6	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=TXT”>TXT	NYSE	TEXTRON INC.	CONGLOMERATES	$ 63.70Â	$ 0.37Â	4445	6655	% 66	64	81	87	90	34	U	>
7	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=JOE”>JOE	NYSE	SAINT JOE COMPANY	REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT	$ 46.46Â	$ 0.04Â	2823	3229	% 87	79	83	91	93	34	U	>
8	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=LEND”>LEND	NASDAQ	ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS HOLDING COMPANY	MORTGAGE INVESTMENT	$ 37.83Â	$ 0.42Â	3998	4368	% 91	54	97	96	98	39	U	>
9	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=UDI”>UDI	NYSE	UNITED DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	AEROSPACE/DEFENSE – MAJOR DIVERSIFIED	$ 36.85Â	$ -0.46Â	2770	3757	% 73	42	70	88	83	25	U	>
10	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=HAR”>HAR	NYSE	HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC	ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT	$ 92.42Â	$ -1.47Â	11396	5793	% 196	59	93	89	94	21	U	>
11	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=SYMC”>SYMC	NASDAQ	SYMANTEC CORPORATION	INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES	$ 48.48Â	$ 0.44Â	28373	51975	% 54	69	84	93	68	33	U	>
12	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=AET”>AET	NYSE	AETNA, INCORPORATED	HEALTH CARE PLANS	$ 93.62Â	$ -0.61Â	12486	15329	% 81	74	88	91	92	22	U	>
13	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=RYL”>RYL	NYSE	RYLAND GROUP, INC., THE	RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION	$ 87.44Â	$ 0.89Â	9710	7464	% 130	62	77	91	93	32	U	>
14	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=ARB”>ARB	NYSE	ARBITRON, INC.	RESEARCH SERVICES	$ 38.74Â	$ -0.39Â	3815	3156	% 120	33	38	65	83	33	U	>
15	href=”goto~www.tradingmarkets.com~redirect.cfm?symbol=UTHR”>UTHR	NASDAQ	UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION	DRUG MANUFACTURERS – OTHER	$ 31.47Â	$ 0.60Â	5207	4418	% 117	90	88	97	98	33	U	>