Monday’s Hit List

Indices were a mixed bag on Friday, with the
Dow
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$INDU |
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managing to gain 82 points and the S&P 500
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$SPX.X |
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gaining 4 1/2. The Nasdaq Composite
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, which had been the
strongest index, paused in Friday’s session, dropping 6 points. While the trend
remains up on the charts, intraday action has been choppy with nothing showing
up to suggest Monday will be any different. Keep picking you spots and take
advantage of opportunities both long and short as they present themselves.

Hottest Sectors:  Biotechs
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$BTK.X |
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and Oil
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$XOI.X |
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Weakest Sectors: Semiconductors
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$SOX.X |
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and Computer Technology
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$XCI.X |
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Monday’s stocks
to watch:


3 Month RS of 90 and higher and close in top
part of
range

 

Name



Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume


Affymetrix

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AFFX |
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99 31.70
1,116,731

9,218,500
WebSense

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WBSN |
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98 23.86 454,568 1,324,200
Titan
Corp.

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TTN |
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96
27.00
1,080,495

2,646,000
Protein Design Labs
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PDLI |
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93 36.43 4,068,781 6,417,200

 

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


Abercrombie and Fitch

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ANF |
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3 20.40
2,122,718

2,526,400
Exelon Corp.
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EXC |
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6 41.05 2,046,086 2,514,000
Hot
Topic

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HOTT |
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16 24.75
823,677

1,542,300
Bed, Bath and Beyond
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BBBY |
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18 26.87 4,724,872 2,943,600

 


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


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume


Bruker Daltonics

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BDAL |
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99 23.80
689,250

1,513,300
Michael’s Stores

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MIKE |
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93 52.66 513,381 1,449,700

Business Objects

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BOBJ |
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87 28.89
747,454

536,500
UTStarcom
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UTSI |
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86 21.85 1,084,236 883,500

 

Stocks in Slim Jims

At or near high



Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Abgenix
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ABGX |
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81 31.50 1,582,546 2,065,400
Mercury Computer
(
MRCY |
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90 50.17 512,367 329,300
Protein Design Labs
(
PDLI |
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PowerRating)
93 36.43 4,068,781 6,417,200

At or near low


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Exelon Corp.
(
EXC |
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PowerRating)
6 41.05 2,046,086 2,514,000
Siebel Systems
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SEBL |
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PowerRating)
12 18.74 15,559,665 5,495,000

 

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