Wiser Trader Stocks and Options Newsletter

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Issue No. 116    March 5, 2007                       Prescott, Arizona                       Editor@WiserTrader.com

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1.0   Trading

     

      The major indices lost an average of 5.1% this week.

 

Index

Last Week

This Week

% Change

DOW

12647.5

12,114.10

-4.22%

NASDAQ

2515.1

2,368.00

-5.85%

S&P500

1451.19

1,387.17

-4.41%

Russell 2K

826.64

775.44

-6.19%

NYSE

9420.2

8,957.97

-4.91%

Average

 

 

-5.12%

 

 

 

1.1 Correction

 

      The S&P 500 in Figure 1A declined 4.4% this week.  All major sectors declined.  The average Williams-%R for the above five indices is -93 with a 200-day moving average of -37.  The range of Williams-%R values is 11 units.  Over the past 10 trading days, the average index was up only three days with a net average decline of 5.1%.

 

 

 

FIGURE 1A

 

 

 

      The NASDAQ in Figure 1B declined 5.9% for the week.  The long anticipated correction was precipitated by a sudden correction in the Shanghai Index on Tuesday.  Negative sentiment was supported by a weaker than expected durable goods drop of 7.8%, a downward revision in the fourth quarter GDP to 2.2% from 3.5% and a 16.6% drop in new home sales. 

 

 

 

FIGURE 1B

 

 

 

 

 

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2.0 Market Analysis

 

      Key industry ETF’s in Table 2A are Biotech and Semiconductors, which confirm the NASDAQ.  Transportation confirms the Dow Jones Industrial Average according to Dow Theory.  Banking and Financials are confirming indicators for the S&P 500.  Gold and Housing are respective indicators for the inverse health of the currency (inflation) and the capacity for consumer spending. 

 

 

Table 2A

Indices, Key Industry ETF’s and Sector SPDR’s

 

1 month

1 wk ago

2 wks ago

3 wks ago

4 wks ago

Dow Jones Industrial Index

-4.3%

-4.2%

-0.9%

1.5%

-0.6%

NASDAQ Composite Index

-4.4%

-5.8%

0.8%

1.5%

-0.6%

S & P 500 Index

-4.2%

-4.4%

-0.3%

1.2%

-0.7%

NYSE Composite Index

-3.9%

-4.9%

-0.1%

1.5%

-0.4%

Russell 2000 Index

-4.2%

-6.2%

1.0%

1.4%

-0.3%

HGX, Phil. Housing Index

-7.3%

-3.1%

-2.0%

2.3%

-4.5%

IYR, Real Estate

-6.8%

-5.7%

-1.6%

-0.1%

0.6%

GLD, GOLD

-0.9%

-5.9%

2.0%

0.4%

2.9%

RKH, Banking

-3.2%

-4.3%

-0.6%

1.9%

-0.1%

IYT, Transportation

-4.1%

-7.0%

0.9%

3.9%

-1.6%

SMH, Semiconductors

-1.9%

-5.3%

3.2%

1.5%

-1.1%

BBH, Biotechnology

-7.7%

-5.1%

-0.6%

-0.9%

-1.4%

OIH, Oil Infrastructure

-2.6%

-3.4%

2.8%

-2.0%

0.1%

XLE, Energy

-4.4%

-4.4%

1.1%

-0.7%

-0.4%

XLU, Utilities

2.6%

-1.6%

1.1%

0.5%

2.5%

XLB, Materials

-0.5%

-5.1%

1.8%

3.0%

-0.1%

XLI, Industrial

-3.7%

-4.8%

-0.2%

2.3%

-0.9%

XLK, Technology

-4.7%

-5.6%

0.3%

1.5%

-0.9%

XLV, Healthcare

-4.2%

-3.3%

-1.0%

0.6%

-0.5%

XLF, Financials

-5.1%

-4.8%

-1.2%

1.6%

-0.6%

XLP, Consumer Staples

-3.4%

-3.5%

-0.3%

1.5%

-1.0%

XLY, Consumer Discretionary

-4.9%

-5.2%

-0.1%

1.1%

-0.6%

 

 

 

 

      The volatility indexes and put/call ratio are listed in Table 2B.

 

 

Table 2B

Sentiment

Contrarian Indicator

Current

Last Week

2 Weeks Ago

Complacent (Bearish)

Cautious (Bullish)

VIX **

18.6

10.6

10.0

< 20

> 50

VXN ***

23.7

15.3

14.8

< 30

> 70

CBOE Total Put/Call Ratio

1.30

1.43

0.84

< 0.40

> 0.75

CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio

0.80

0.74

0.55

< 0.55

> 0.70

**   Above 20 day SMA = Short-term sell signal.

*** Above 20 day SMA = Short-term sell signal.

 

 

 

      Figure 2A compares the major averages with key ETF’s and Sector SPDRs.

 

 

FIGURE 2A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2C

Market Summary

 

Industry performance is based on the Yahoo Industry Classification System

 

 Major Indices 
 For the Past Week:
 Dow Jones     -4.2%
 NASDAQ        -5.8%
 S&P500 Index  -4.4%
 Russell 2000  -6.2%
 NYSE          -4.9%
 
 30 Year Bond 4.650%
 10 Year Note 4.515%
 FOMC Rate    5.250%
 
 Leading Industries
 For the Past Week:

Lumber, Wood Production

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Rubber & Plastics

Health Care Plans

Dairy Products

Insurance Brokers

Confectioners

Closed-End Fund - Debt

Property & Casualty Insurance

Semiconductor- Memory Chips

 
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Week:

Medical Laboratories & Research

Investment Brokerage - National

Foreign Regional Banks

Gold

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

Industrial Metals & Minerals

Drugs - Generic

Silver

Hospitals

Regional Airlines

 
 
 Leading Industries
 For the Past Month:

Recreational Goods, Other

Education & Training Services

Rubber & Plastics

Trucks & Other Vehicles

Medical Practitioners

Dairy Products

Health Care Plans

Computer Based Systems

Home Health Care

Semiconductor - Specialized

 
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Month:

Drugs - Generic

Investment Brokerage - National

Resorts & Casinos

Mortgage Investment

Building Materials Wholesale

Residential Construction

General Entertainment

Toy & Hobby Stores

CATV Systems

Regional Airlines

 
 Crude Oil $61.30
 
 Gold for the past 30 days:
 USD    - 3.45%
 CAD    - 3.04%
 CHF    - 3.85%
 GBP    - 2.69%
 EUR    - 3.50%
 JPY    - 4.06%
 

 

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3.0 Procedure

 

      The following watch lists contain stock candidates for consideration.  They are not necessarily trades.  Categories include checklists for insider buying and cash rich companies, as well as, filters that employ stock picking methods used by master traders.  The information is not meant to imply any endorsement or sponsorship by these master traders. 

 

      Current stock rankings are based on the degree to which stocks are overbought or over sold based on the 28-period Williams %R for the past two trading days.  Two columns are labeled “%R1” and “%R2” with “%R2” indicating the Williams %R for the most recent trading day.  Of course, values more negative than -80 are oversold and those less negative than -20 are overbought.

 

      One should keep in mind that oversold stocks are not necessarily ready to move upward.  They could very well be in a condition of continuous decline.  The lists are meant to serve as a starting point for further due diligence. 

 

      A column labeled “Monthly % Gain” was added to show the inverse relationship between price action over the past month and the Williams %R.  The change from a 10-period Williams %R with a weekly percent change to a 28-period Williams %R with a monthly percent change was done to reflect a longer term view.

 

      Watchlist performance is based on weekly closing prices on Friday.  The “Reference” is the date that a stock passed the indicated filter and was first added to or returned to the list.  The “% Change” is how the price has changed since the reference date.  Stocks that are down 10% or more after being listed are removed for a period of about two months.  The “% from Max” is the percentage the price has declined from the maximum price reached since the reference date.  Stocks that are down 8% from their highs after being listed are flagged in yellow.  Stocks that are down 15% from their highs after being listed are removed for two months.  More information on filters is available on the web site.

 

      A performance summary of filtering techniques for checklists and master trader selection methods is given in Table 3A.  The column “Avg. Gain in 2007” includes gains and losses for stocks that have been removed from the lists.  The other columns only include stocks that are currently listed.

 

 

Table 3A

Stock Filter Summary

Filter

Avg. % Change Since Listed

Avg. Gain in 2007

1 Month

1 Week Ago

2 weeks Ago

3 Weeks Ago

4 Weeks Ago

Net Insider Buying

1.6%

-2.5%

-8.9%

-4.6%

-3.7%

-0.2%

-0.5%

Cash Rich Companies

-1.4%

3.3%

3.7%

-4.1%

4.5%

2.7%

0.0%

Price to Free Cash Flow

-0.9%

-3.0%

-5.7%

-5.6%

1.6%

0.3%

-2.0%

Growth Momentum

3.6%

-5.6%

-3.3%

-6.6%

1.1%

2.5%

0.0%

Lynch

20.2%

1.0%

-4.6%

-5.2%

-0.3%

1.6%

-0.6%

Buffett

10.3%

-1.8%

-3.2%

-5.5%

2.0%

1.4%

-0.8%

Graham

19.3%

-1.8%

-2.8%

-4.3%

0.0%

0.4%

1.3%

Templeton

12.7%

-0.4%

-2.5%

-5.0%

1.1%

2.1%

-0.6%

 Zweig

11.8%

-0.1%

-2.5%

-5.5%

0.6%

1.7%

0.9%

Average

8.6%

-1.2%

-3.3%

-5.2%

0.8%

1.4%

-0.3%

 

 

 

Key

Passed Recent Filter

Price declined by half of stop loss setting

Oversold  based on  Williams %R  (%R2 is most recent)

Overbought based on Williams %R  (%R2 is most recent)

 

 

      Companies that have experienced net insider buying within the past 6 months of 5% or more of issued stock are listed in Table 3B.  These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration.  This list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.

 

 

Table 3B

Net Insider Buying Check List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

MOBE

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Mobility Electronics, Inc.

Computer Peripherals

0.0%

-20.0%

-91

-100

PYX

10/13/06

-5.3%

-6.9%

Playtex Products, Inc.

Personal & Household Products

-10.7%

-3.9%

-59

-95

RGN

12/29/06

1.5%

1.5%

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

-13.7%

-11.5%

-80

-92

PBY

10/06/06

10.1%

0.9%

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-9.9%

-6.4%

-83

-87

PCYC

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Pharmacyclics, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

0.0%

-40.1%

-80

-85

FRN

12/08/06

0.3%

-2.6%

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation

Restaurants

-6.4%

-6.4%

-50

-54

PWEI

01/19/07

1.3%

1.3%

PW Eagle, Inc.

Fabricated Plastic & Rubber

-0.4%

0.6%

-43

-35

HIFN

01/12/07

-3.3%

-3.3%

hi/fn, inc.

Semiconductors

-7.5%

0.7%

-62

-30

MMLP

12/29/06

9.8%

9.8%

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

Water Transportation

0.0%

3.3%

-18

0

 

 

      Companies with net cash positions that comprise at least 30% of their share price are listed in Table 3C.  Previously, the screen looked for companies having cash positions comprising 40% of their share price but this produced very few candidates.  These stocks should also appear in one of the master trader screens or meet additional screening criteria before being given serious consideration.  Again, this list is a mixture of stocks that are optionable and those that are not.

 

 

Table 3C

Capital Rich Companies Check List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

XJT

02/09/07

-6.7%

-6.7%

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc.

Airline

-10.6%

-10.8%

-90

-100

VIMC

02/09/07

-7.3%

-7.3%

Vimicro International Corporation (ADR)

Semiconductors

-8.6%

-27.8%

-98

-98

HOS

02/09/07

-6.1%

-6.1%

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Water Transportation

-7.1%

-6.7%

-58

-97

ANIK

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

0.0%

-5.2%

-78

-95

WSC

02/09/07

-3.1%

-3.1%

Wesco Financial Corporation

Conglomerates

-5.4%

-0.4%

-87

-70

CLCT

02/09/07

6.3%

6.3%

Collectors Universe, Inc.

Business Services

-2.9%

4.6%

-29

-35

AVCI

02/16/07

2.7%

2.7%

Avici Systems Inc.

Communications Equipment

-5.6%

26.4%

-28

-25

COGT

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Cogent, Inc.

Computer Services

0.0%

7.8%

-13

-10

MFI

02/23/07

2.0%

2.0%

MicroFinancial Incorporated

Rental & Leasing

-0.9%

45.2%

-6

-6

 

 

      Table 3D was added to contain companies having a low price to free cash flow (P-FCF) less than 6 (prior to 2/23/07 this number was less than 5).  Companies having P-FCF less than 10 are typically capable of financing the purchase of all their outstanding shares of stock.

 

 

Table 3D

Price to Free Cash Flow Companies Check List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

PBR

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

Oil & Gas - Integrated

0.0%

-9.6%

-78

-96

ALK

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

Airline

0.0%

-7.4%

-75

-96

NOVL

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Novell, Inc.

Software & Programming

0.0%

-6.5%

-55

-77

CRC

02/23/07

-1.2%

-1.2%

Chromcraft Revington, Inc.

Furniture & Fixtures

-1.2%

-1.2%

-47

-43

FUL

02/23/07

-3.5%

-3.5%

H.B. Fuller Company

Chemical Manufacturing

-3.5%

-3.5%

-23

-26

 

 

      For the Peter Lynch style screen in Table 3E, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30. 

 

 

 

Table 3E

Peter Lynch Value Watch List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

AZN

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)

Major Drugs

0.0%

-6.7%

-86

-100

PBR

01/05/07

-9.4%

-9.4%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-13.1%

-13.1%

-78

-96

NAT

11/17/06

0.3%

-2.4%

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited

Water Transportation

-11.2%

-7.4%

-83

-81

VLCCF

12/22/06

4.1%

1.2%

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited

Water Transportation

-6.9%

-5.2%

-85

-79

RIO

12/29/06

10.0%

10.0%

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR)

Metal Mining

-11.9%

-3.9%

-66

-77

SAP

01/26/07

0.0%

0.0%

SAP AG (ADR)

Software & Programming

-3.0%

0.2%

-49

-72

VIP

08/18/06

68.2%

3.1%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-9.7%

-6.2%

-68

-60

BTI

08/12/05

50.9%

7.3%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Tobacco

-3.9%

-1.2%

-39

-56

PKX

08/11/06

57.9%

13.3%

POSCO (ADR)

Iron & Steel

-6.1%

2.3%

-49

-37

 

 

      For the Growth Momentum screen in Table 3F, the number of selections is reduced by selecting only optionable stocks having P/E’s less than 30. 

 

 

Table 3F

Growth Momentum Watch List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

APH

10/20/06

-6.3%

1.8%

Amphenol Corporation

Electronic Instruments & Controls

-8.7%

-6.8%

-77

-95

GS

08/18/06

26.5%

-1.8%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Investment Services

-11.4%

-9.6%

-81

-94

ADS

10/20/06

-3.0%

-6.1%

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

Computer Services

-13.7%

-6.8%

-84

-90

SKX

02/23/07

-8.5%

-8.5%

Skechers U.S.A., Inc.

Footwear

-8.5%

-8.5%

-61

-78

CSE

08/04/06

2.9%

-8.2%

CapitalSource, Inc.

Misc. Financial Services

-11.8%

-6.7%

-58

-68

VIP

02/16/07

-5.7%

-5.7%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-9.7%

-5.9%

-68

-60

PD

12/08/06

-0.5%

2.8%

Phelps Dodge Corporation

Metal Mining

-3.5%

-2.8%

-42

-55

HC

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

Hanover Compressor Company

Rental & Leasing

0.0%

-6.3%

-30

-40

VSEA

10/27/06

27.0%

1.7%

Varian Semiconductor

Semiconductors

-6.7%

-6.1%

-26

-38

 

 

      The filter for Warren Buffet style stock picking in Table 3G is for the intermediate to long term.  Two requirements were added.  One was to include only optionable stocks in order to find LEAPS opportunities.  The other requirement was to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less.

 

 

Table 3G

Warren Buffett Value Watch List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

THO

07/21/06

-4.8%

-7.8%

Thor Industries, Inc.

Mobile Homes & RVs

-14.7%

-5.2%

-92

-100

AEOS

03/10/06

51.9%

-4.5%

American Eagle Outfitters

Retail (Apparel)

-13.2%

-7.7%

-79

-99

APA

11/24/06

3.1%

1.1%

Apache Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-7.9%

-4.9%

-78

-97

WHQ

02/02/07

-8.4%

-8.4%

W-H Energy Services, Inc.

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-9.4%

-8.4%

-87

-95

JOSB

09/22/06

1.3%

2.8%

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.

Retail (Apparel)

-7.9%

-3.6%

-81

-91

XOM

08/04/06

1.9%

-8.6%

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-11.1%

-7.3%

-84

-90

BHI

02/16/07

-0.5%

-0.5%

Baker Hughes Incorporated

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-1.3%

-8.9%

-80

-85

NE

01/26/07

-2.7%

-2.7%

Noble Corporation

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-8.1%

-8.1%

-68

-84

NUE

02/23/07

-8.8%

-8.8%

Nucor Corporation

Iron & Steel

-8.8%

-9.4%

-62

-83

NAT

11/10/06

-2.4%

-2.4%

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited

Water Transportation

-11.2%

-7.4%

-83

-81

GTRC

10/06/06

3.2%

-3.5%

Guitar Center, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-9.6%

-5.1%

-86

-79

EWBC

01/26/07

-2.3%

-2.3%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-4.9%

-3.3%

-73

-78

OSK

11/03/06

16.4%

6.5%

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

-9.0%

-3.0%

-58

-76

EOG

11/10/06

-2.3%

5.6%

EOG Resources, Inc.

Oil & Gas Operations

-8.5%

-4.0%

-52

-73

UNT

11/17/06

-2.6%

-1.8%

Unit Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-9.7%

-4.2%

-39

-71

MBT

12/29/06

-0.8%

-0.8%

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR)

Communications Services

-12.6%

-8.4%

-75

-70

STLD

10/27/06

18.7%

11.9%

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Iron & Steel

-10.6%

-7.3%

-46

-62

OXY

11/24/06

-4.3%

-6.0%

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-11.6%

-2.9%

-49

-62

BTI

12/30/05

35.0%

7.3%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Tobacco

-3.9%

-1.2%

-39

-56

WIRE

02/09/07

4.8%

4.8%

Encore Wire Corporation

Misc. Fabricated Products

-10.1%

3.9%

-49

-56

PETD

07/07/06

37.1%

15.9%

Petroleum Development Corporation

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-8.8%

-4.0%

-33

-53

STR

05/26/06

15.1%

-0.7%

Questar Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-8.4%

2.1%

-34

-50

COG

02/16/07

-1.4%

-1.4%

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-6.1%

2.2%

-33

-49

JBHT

09/22/06

31.7%

24.3%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Trucking

-8.1%

3.1%

-34

-45

EGN

09/15/06

18.7%

1.3%

Energen Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.7%

3.3%

-26

-45

PCU

07/21/06

58.1%

25.4%

Southern Copper Corporation

Metal Mining

-9.9%

7.5%

-32

-43

OMM

02/23/07

-1.7%

-1.7%

OMI Corporation

Water Transportation

-1.7%

0.5%

-29

-43

RS

08/11/06

34.2%

11.0%

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Misc. Fabricated Products

-6.2%

2.1%

-25

-39

 

 

 

      Stocks from Benjamin Graham’s style of utility investing are listed in Table 3H.  A requirement was added to include only those stocks having a PE of 17 or less. 

 

 

Table 3H

Benjamin Graham Utility Watch List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

EON

03/10/06

14.7%

-7.0%

E.ON AG (ADR)

Electric Utilities

-13.4%

-11.5%

-88

-99

WGL

12/23/05

2.1%

-4.5%

WGL Holdings, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-7.1%

-1.4%

-65

-94

LG

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

The Laclede Group, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

0.0%

-6.6%

-78

-92

UGI

12/30/05

24.6%

-5.9%

UGI Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-9.1%

-5.4%

-70

-82

OTTR

06/09/06

19.7%

2.7%

Otter Tail Corporation

Electric Utilities

-7.0%

-2.9%

-67

-80

ATO

04/01/05

16.2%

-2.0%

Atmos Energy Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.2%

-0.7%

-73

-79

OKE

11/11/05

55.2%

-3.2%

ONEOK, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.7%

-3.0%

-59

-74

VVC

03/03/06

7.2%

-1.6%

Vectren Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-4.9%

-1.3%

-47

-71

PGN

01/10/05

10.0%

-1.3%

Progress Energy, Inc.

Electric Utilities

-3.8%

1.0%

-46

-64

TEG

03/02/07

0.0%

0.0%

INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC

Electric Utilities

0.0%

2.3%

-48

-63

UU

06/10/05

14.5%

-9.8%

United Utilities PLC (ADR)

Electric Utilities

-11.5%

-7.7%

-53

-61

SRE

01/10/05

64.1%

5.9%

Sempra Energy

Natural Gas Utilities

-3.6%

2.7%

-38

-51

ATG

10/21/05

22.7%

4.3%

AGL Resources Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-4.4%

-1.3%

-39

-49

 

 

 

      Optionable stocks from John Templeton’s style of investing are listed in Table 3I. 

 

 

Table 3I

John Templeton Watch List

Stock

Reference Date

% Chg

Gain in 2007

Company

Industry

% from Max

Monthly % Gain

%R1

%R2

MMM

11/10/06

-7.8%

-6.3%

3M Company

Conglomerates

-10.6%

-4.2%

-90

-100

THO

08/25/06

2.4%

-7.8%

Thor Industries, Inc.

Mobile Homes & RVs

-14.7%

-5.2%

-92

-100

LOW

09/08/06

17.3%

2.5%

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Retail (Home Improvement)

-8.6%

-8.6%

-90

-97

NCI

02/16/07

-8.3%

-8.3%

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Business Services

-8.9%

-8.3%

-88

-96

JNJ

02/17/06

4.9%

-6.2%

Johnson & Johnson

Major Drugs

-10.3%

-3.4%

-87

-96

FAST

02/09/07

-4.6%

-4.6%

Fastenal Company

Misc. Fabricated Products

-7.8%

-9.0%

-71

-88

WSM

09/01/06

13.0%

6.4%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-7.6%

-6.1%

-81

-83

BBBY

07/21/06

21.2%

3.8%

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-8.1%

-5.4%

-77

-82

EWBC

12/30/05

1.5%

4.6%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-9.5%

-3.3%

-73

-78

OSK

12/29/06

6.5%

6.5%

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

-9.0%

-3.0%

-58

-76

SPLS

05/26/06

6.3%

-4.7%

Staples, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-7.6%

-3.8%

-79

-76

GGG

12/29/06

-0.1%

-0.1%

Graco Inc.

Misc. Capital Goods

-6.3%

-5.2%

-51

-75

HIBB

07/21/06

52.7%

-0.4%

Hibbett Sports Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-9.5%

-5.5%

-52

-74

ORLY

09/01/06

10.5%

4.0%

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-4.5%

-3.6%

-53

-74

WSO

07/28/06

9.7%

4.2%

Watsco, Incorporated

Misc. Capital Goods

-9.3%

-8.3%

-65

-73

UNT

02/23/07

-4.1%

-4.1%

Unit Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-5.4%

-4.2%

-39

-71

LRW

10/27/06

3.2%

-2.1%

Labor Ready, Inc.

Business Services

-9.4%

-8.0%

-51

-66

DIS

02/09/07

-1.2%

-1.2%

The Walt Disney Company

Broadcasting & Cable TV

-3.4%

-3.5%

-49

-62

PNR

07/28/06

8.8%

-1.2%

Pentair, Inc.

Conglomerates

-6.9%

-1.6%

-46

-62

HAR

08/18/06

13.6%

-2.4%

Harman International Industries Inc./DE/

Audio & Video Equipment

-9.9%

-0.2%

-47

-62

VIP

12/29/06

3.1%

3.1%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-9.7%

-6.2%

-68

-60

IEX

08/11/06

19.5%

5.8%

IDEX Corporation

Misc. Capital Goods

-4.7%

-4.4%

-32

-53

GBCI

05/05/06

16.9%

-1.6%

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-4.9%

2.7%

-42

-51

JBHT

09/22/06

31.7%

24.3%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Trucking

-8.1%

-8.1%

-34