Observations and Stocks for Tuesday
Pete, March 31, 2008 @ 11:41PM ET | Link | RSS | Read via Email | Start a Discussion
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And the Winners Are…
The stock scan conducted after the close on Monday found 50 winners and 43 losers.
The winners are listed in alphabetical order below. Click on the column headers to sort the list. Our scan criteria incorporates price movement, range and liquidity (500,000 shares on the day, 20-day average of 1.5 million).
| Ticker | Close | Change | Sell | Buy | ToSignal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT | 55.15 | 4.09% | 53 | -3.91 | |
| ADI | 29.52 | 0.70% | 27.09 | -8.24 | |
| AEE | 44.04 | 1.43% | 41.81 | -5.06 | |
| AFR | 7.94 | 1.93% | 7.04 | -11.3 | |
| AW | 10.81 | -1.18% | 10.03 | -7.21 | |
| BIIB | 61.69 | 1.64% | 56.96 | -7.67 | |
| BJ | 35.69 | 2.44% | 32.43 | -9.13 | |
| BRCM | 19.27 | 0.73% | 17.17 | -10.9 | |
| CAT | 78.29 | 1.56% | 72.14 | -7.86 | |
| CELG | 61.29 | 3.11% | 56.58 | -7.69 | |
| DRI | 32.55 | 2.78% | 30.85 | -5.23 | |
| EK | 17.67 | 2.59% | 18.37 | 3.96 | |
| EQR | 41.49 | 3.78% | 38.64 | -6.87 | |
| ESRX | 64.32 | 1.25% | 56.16 | -12.68 | |
| EXPD | 45.18 | 2.47% | 40.24 | -10.92 | |
| FDX | 92.67 | 1.60% | 85.46 | -7.79 | |
| FLIR | 30.09 | 3.79% | 25.92 | -13.87 | |
| FNF | 18.33 | 2.95% | 16.96 | -7.47 | |
| FSLR | 231.14 | 1.12% | 182.49 | -21.05 | |
| GILD | 51.53 | 4.11% | 46.73 | -9.32 | |
| GW | 6.78 | 0.57% | 6.08 | -10.38 | |
| HD | 27.97 | 2.15% | 26.51 | -5.23 | |
| HGSI | 5.89 | 2.19% | 5.18 | -12.03 | |
| HIG | 75.77 | 1.77% | 68.5 | -9.59 | |
| IR | 44.58 | 0.40% | 41.72 | -6.41 | |
| KIM | 39.17 | 1.47% | 34.64 | -11.56 | |
| LEN | 18.81 | 2.59% | 15.09 | -19.78 | |
| LTD | 17.1 | 1.86% | 16.2 | -5.26 | |
| MET | 60.26 | 1.14% | 57.57 | -4.46 | |
| MLNM | 15.46 | 3.33% | 13.68 | -11.53 | |
| MWV | 27.22 | 1.69% | 25.91 | -4.82 | |
| NBR | 33.77 | 1.17% | 31.07 | -8 | |
| NKE | 68 | 3.31% | 64.52 | -5.11 | |
| PH | 69.27 | 2.53% | 64.29 | -7.19 | |
| PHM | 14.55 | 4.34% | 13.28 | -8.76 | |
| PKD | 6.46 | 0.43% | 5.9 | -8.62 | |
| PRU | 78.25 | 2.72% | 69.73 | -10.89 | |
| PTEN | 26.18 | -0.53% | 22.95 | -12.33 | |
| PXD | 49.12 | 0.22% | 49.27 | 0.31 | |
| RMBS | 23.31 | 1.98% | 25.91 | 11.14 | |
| RYL | 32.89 | 3.60% | 28.48 | -13.39 | |
| SIAL | 59.65 | 1.30% | 54.81 | -8.12 | |
| SVU | 29.98 | 3.26% | 27.02 | -9.89 | |
| TE | 15.95 | 2.32% | 14.75 | -7.54 | |
| TMX | 37.6 | 3.20% | 34.57 | -8.07 | |
| TOL | 23.48 | 4.63% | 20.62 | -12.17 | |
| VRTX | 23.89 | 27.81% | 16.63 | -30.37 | |
| VZ | 36.45 | 0.49% | 33.56 | -7.92 | |
| WAG | 38.09 | 1.83% | 36.07 | -5.29 | |
| XHB | 21.69 | 2.43% | 19.87 | -8.37 |
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