Thursday’s Top Names
There were decent gains for the S&P 500
Index
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put on a performance like the Nasdaq Composite
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Gains in the tech arena were strong across most
sectors but the networking group topped the list
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helped move the markets to the upside were: oil/oil service, wireless, telecom,
storage, biotech, utility, video game, and schools. The weak sectors were in:
retail, paper, gaming, restaurant, lodging
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
|
|
Alltel |
|
83 |
50.32 |
1,178,700 |
1,339,300 |
|
Black Box |
|
92 |
42.73 |
401,800 |
303,571 |
| Centurytel |
|
84 | 29.25 | 915,200 | 946,200 |
|
Expedia |
|
97 |
68.90 |
2,122,200 |
2,323,525 |
3 Month RS of 30 or lower
and close in bottom part of range
|
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength
|
Price |
Average Volume
|
Today’s Volume
|
|
Albany Molecular Research |
|
19 |
15.76 |
307,500 |
246,700 |
|
Bowater |
|
28 |
32.60 |
631,500 |
3,533,900 |
| Georgia Gulf |
|
28 | 20.96 | 279,900 | 482,300 |
|
General Motors |
|
20 |
32.55 |
6,374,600 |
8,544,500 |
3 Month RS of 80
and higher with volume surge in last hour
|
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength
|
Price |
Average Volume
|
Today’s Volume
|
|
Affiliated Managers Group |
|
84 |
52.01 |
303,700 |
358,900 |
|
Harman Intl. |
|
86 |
54.50 |
310,800 |
519,000 |
|
Kronos |
|
89 |
36.28 |
284,900 |
846,475 |
|
Nabors Industries |
|
80 |
35.40 |
1,930,900 |
2,206,800 |
3 Month RS of 30 and lower with volume surge in last hour
|
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength
|
Price |
Average Volume
|
Today’s Volume
|
|
CSX Corp |
CSX |
25 |
27.93 |
1,477,000 |
1,722,300 |
|
Lear Corp |
|
28 |
36.15 |
678,800 |
1,022,000 |
|
Reckson |
|
27 |
20.15 |
317,700 |
166,200 |
|
Tupperware |
|
29 |
16.13 |
319,800 |
357,300 |
Stocks in Slim Jims
High RS at
or near high
|
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength
|
Price |
Average Volume
|
Today’s Volume
|
|
Forest Laboratories |
|
85 |
99.00 |
1,975,900 |
1,652,800 |
|
Investors Financial Services |
|
82 |
30.39 |
563,300 |
399,432 |
|
Lexmark |
|
90 |
59.70 |
1,588,000 |
1,841,300 |
|
Novellus Systems |
|
95 |
32.33 |
9,682,000 |
14,425,592 |
Low RS at
or near low
|
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength
|
Price |
Average Volume
|
Today’s Volume
|
| Pentair |
|
17 |
32.66 |
266,800 | 349,600 |