TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For 2006

Well, 2005 is a wrap folks,
and smart traders will take the holidays to relax and recharge–and possibly
even spend a little time tweaking their trading plan for next year. For your
longer-term funds (long term to some folks is end of day, haha) it’s nice to
have some good trading ideas at the beginning of each year. With that in mind,
TradingMarkets has done a little homework for you.

Our research has shown
that stocks that have underperformed the market over multiple periods of time
the previous year have tended to outperform the market for the upcoming year.
Many of the stocks you will find here are pure value plays. A couple are growth
plays that have had big pullbacks.

Obviously there are no guarantees here, but
if you are looking for some plays for 2006, here are seven stocks for you:

Apollo Group
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is a leading provider of higher education for working adults,
offering associate degrees in many fields, including business, criminal justice,
general studies, health administration, and information technology.

Dana Corp
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is a leading supplier of axle, driveshaft, engine, frame,
chassis, and transmission technologies.

General Motors
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produces vehicles under the brands Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Oldsmobile,
Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, and HUMMER. Recently the stock made 20-year lows and
was rumored to be near bankruptcy.

Lexmark
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is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing and imaging
solutions.

Symantec
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is a leader in providing solutions to help assure the security, availability,
and integrity of digital assets.

Tenet Healthcare
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owns and
operates acute care hospitals and related health care services in the U.S.


XM Satellite Radio
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is a leader in satellite-delivered music and entertainment and
information programming for the car, home and Internet.

Happy New Year and good trading in 2006!

Brice Wightman