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Stock Benefits from China’s Hunger for Steel

July 23, 2008
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For today’s stock, my recommendation is a mid-sized ($1 billion in revenues) steelmaker named General Steel Holdings (GSI). Here’s what Paul Goodwin of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report wrote a month ago in that publication: “China’s appetite for steel is enormous, gobbling up about one-third of the world’s output every year.  The country is also no slouch as a producer, turning out about a third of the world’s yearly total. In an environment of consolidating giants and government planning, there is one small company that has found a profitable strategy and is growing strongly.  It’s General Steel Holdings,...

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Look for This as the Market Bounces

July 21, 2008
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Look for This as the Market Bounces

Volume is something few investors follow to any degree, yet it’s probably one of the most valuable technical tools you can use to find big-winning stocks.  Simply put, when volume (i.e., shares traded per day) spikes while the stock makes a humongous upmove (or downmove), especially near the start of a move, you should take note. Look at Walter Industries (WLT), above, a leading coal stock of 2008.  While most investors just heard of the coal growth story within the past few weeks, the market was telling you something big was happening way back in January.  Following WLT’s sharp dip...

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