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Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Best-Performing Semiconductor Stocks

October 2, 2010
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This week, Cabot Small-Cap Confidential Editor Thomas Garrity alerted to me a list of the 10 best-performing semiconductor stocks year-to-date. Tom was so excited about the list because it includes three of his newsletter’s picks: EZ-Chip (EZCH), up 105% this year; QuickLogic (QUIK), up 103%; and , up 97%. These gains are nothing to sneeze at. And they demonstrate the power of small-cap stocks. You’ve probably never heard of any of these stocks, unless you’re a Cabot Small-Cap Confidential subscriber, but these gains show they are worth a look. Keep in mind that Tom recommends stocks for the long...

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Stock Market Analysis Video: Distribution Days

October 1, 2010
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In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot Top Ten Weekly Editor Michael Cintolo says that the stock market had a great September, but it has experienced some distribution recently. Mike says this is normal after such a big run. Stocks discussed: Apple (AAPL) Baidu (BIDU), Netflix (NFLX), Amazon.com (AMZN), NetApp (NTAP), Riverbed (RVBD) and Under Armour (UA). Watch the video!

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NetApp: The King of Storage

October 1, 2010
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My major thought process at this point is that considering the market’s September advance–which, remember, is coming on the heels of a four-and-a-half month, 17%-20% correction—has been so strong and so persistent that, at least for the best leading stocks, I believe any coming weakness is buyable. Now, that doesn’t mean that if a big leader falls 20% on its earnings report next month, you buy.  No!  I’m talking about reasonable weakness … those normal pullbacks of 5% to 10% that can take place over a couple of weeks.  The “good” news for investors looking to do new buying...

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