Wiser Trader Stocks and Options Newsletter

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Issue No. 117    March 12, 2007                     Prescott, Arizona                       Editor@WiserTrader.com

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1.0   Trading

     

      The major indices gained an average of 1.2% this week.

 

Index

Last Week

This Week

% Change

DOW

12114.10

12276.32

1.3%

NASDAQ

2368.00

2387.55

0.8%

S&P 500

1387.17

1402.85

1.1%

Russell 2K

775.44

785.12

1.2%

NYSE

8957.97

9094.99

1.5%

Average

 

 

1.21%

 

 

 

1.1 Relief Rally

 

      The S&P 500 in Figure 1A gained 1.1% this week.  All major sectors recovered except home construction and biotechnology.  The average 10-period Williams-%R for the above five indices is -65 with a 200-day moving average of -37.  The range of Williams-%R values is 16 units.  Over the past 10 trading days, the 5-index average was up four days with a net average decline of 3.9%.

 

 

 

FIGURE 1A

 

 

 

      The NASDAQ in Figure 1B gained 0.8% for the week.  Although sentiment has improved, emotions are still high with the correlation between stocks and the major averages running twice as high as normal.  Same store sales, factory orders and the ISM services index were all weaker than expected. 

 

 

 

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

-2.4%

1.3%

-4.2%

-0.9%

1.5%

NASDAQ Composite Index

-2.9%

0.8%

-5.8%

0.8%

1.5%

S & P 500 Index

-2.4%

1.1%

-4.4%

-0.3%

1.2%

NYSE Composite Index

-2.1%

1.5%

-4.9%

-0.1%

1.5%

Russell 2000 Index

-2.7%

1.2%

-6.2%

1.0%

1.4%

HGX, Phil. Housing Index

-4.4%

-1.5%

-3.1%

-2.0%

2.3%

IYR, Real Estate

-6.2%

1.2%

-5.7%

-1.6%

-0.1%

GLD, GOLD

-2.8%

0.8%

-5.9%

2.0%

0.4%

RKH, Banking

-2.6%

0.5%

-4.3%

-0.6%

1.9%

IYT, Transportation

-1.7%

0.9%

-7.0%

0.9%

3.9%

SMH, Semiconductors

2.0%

2.8%

-5.3%

3.2%

1.5%

BBH, Biotechnology

-7.1%

-0.7%

-5.1%

-0.6%

-0.9%

OIH, Oil Infrastructure

1.2%

4.0%

-3.4%

2.8%

-2.0%

XLE, Energy

-1.7%

2.4%

-4.4%

1.1%

-0.7%

XLU, Utilities

0.4%

0.4%

-1.6%

1.1%

0.5%

XLB, Materials

1.9%

2.4%

-5.1%

1.8%

3.0%

XLI, Industrial

-1.1%

1.8%

-4.8%

-0.2%

2.3%

XLK, Technology

-2.3%

1.6%

-5.6%

0.3%

1.5%

XLV, Healthcare

-2.6%

1.1%

-3.3%

-1.0%

0.6%

XLF, Financials

-3.5%

1.0%

-4.8%

-1.2%

1.6%

XLP, Consumer Staples

-1.1%

1.3%

-3.5%

-0.3%

1.5%

XLY, Consumer Discretionary

-3.0%

1.3%

-5.2%

-0.1%

1.1%

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Table 2B

Sentiment

Contrarian Indicator

Current

Last Week

2 Weeks Ago

Complacent

Cautious

VIX **

14.1

18.6

10.6

< 20

> 50

VXN ***

18.9

23.7

15.3

< 30

> 70

CBOE Total Put/Call Ratio

1.16

1.30

1.43

< 0.40

> 0.75

CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio

0.82

0.80

0.74

< 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     +1.3%
 NASDAQ        +0.8%
 S&P500 Index  +1.1%
 Russell 2000  +1.2%
 NYSE          +1.5%
 
 30 Year Bond 4.723%
 10 Year Note 4.589%
 FOMC Rate    5.250%
 
 Leading Industries
 For the Past Week:

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

Long Distance Carriers

Metal Fabrication

Beverages - Brewers

Air Services, Other

Industrial Equipment Wholesale

Toy & Hobby Stores

Steel & Iron

Agricultural Chemicals

Electronics Stores

 
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Week:

Regional Airlines

Security Software & Services

Data Storage Devices

Marketing Services

Health Care Plans

Home Health Care

Residential Construction

Broadcasting - Radio

Mortgage Investment

Lumber, Wood Production

 
 
 Leading Industries
 For the Past Month:

Dairy Products

Copper

Recreational Goods, Other

Computer Based Systems

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

Trucks & Other Vehicles

Photographic Equipment & Supplies

Farm & Construction Machinery

Rubber & Plastics

Metal Fabrication

 
 Lagging Industries
 For the Past Month:

Resorts & Casinos

REIT - Residential

Drugs - Generic

REIT - Industrial

Mortgage Investment

Major Airlines

Hospitals

Residential Construction

CATV Systems

Regional Airlines

 
 Crude Oil $59.97
 
 Gold for the past 30 days:
 USD    -2.47%
 CAD    -2.62%
 CHF    -3.57%
 GBP    -1.56%
 EUR    -3.27%
 JPY    -5.15%
 

 

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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

PCYC

03/02/07

-3.4%

-3.4%

Pharmacyclics, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

-3.4%

-44.4%

-89

-88

MOBE

03/02/07

3.3%

3.3%

Mobility Electronics, Inc.

Computer Peripherals

-1.6%

3.3%

-82

-77

PBY

10/06/06

12.3%

2.8%

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-8.2%

-5.9%

-74

-72

RGN

12/29/06

7.8%

7.8%

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

-8.3%

-2.6%

-73

-71

PYX

10/13/06

-2.8%

-4.4%

Playtex Products, Inc.

Personal & Household Products

-8.3%

-3.8%

-75

-69

PWEI

01/19/07

1.3%

1.3%

PW Eagle, Inc.

Fabricated Plastic & Rubber

-0.4%

1.2%

-41

-35

FRN

12/08/06

21.2%

17.7%

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation

Restaurants

-0.6%

20.9%

-12

-15

HIFN

01/12/07

12.5%

12.5%

hi/fn, inc.

Semiconductors

0.0%

16.4%

0

-1

MMLP

12/29/06

17.3%

17.3%

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

Water Transportation

0.0%

6.8%

-17

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

WSC

02/09/07

-5.9%

-5.9%

Wesco Financial Corporation

Conglomerates

-8.2%

-5.9%

-71

-86

ANIK

03/02/07

-0.9%

-0.9%

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

Biotechnology & Drugs

-0.9%

-2.5%

-96

-85

HOS

02/09/07

-5.5%

-5.5%

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Water Transportation

-6.6%

-5.5%

-66

-72

CLCT

02/09/07

5.5%

5.5%

Collectors Universe, Inc.

Business Services

-3.6%

5.5%

-43

-45

AVCI

02/16/07

1.5%

1.5%

Avici Systems Inc.

Communications Equipment

-6.7%

18.8%

-29

-29

COGT

03/02/07

1.6%

1.6%

Cogent, Inc.

Computer Services

0.0%

11.4%

-9

-13

MFI

02/23/07

10.2%

10.2%

MicroFinancial Incorporated

Rental & Leasing

0.0%

24.6%

-12

0

 

 

      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

ALK

03/02/07

-0.1%

-0.1%

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

Airline

-0.1%

-0.1%

-89

-84

NOVL

03/02/07

-0.3%

-0.3%

Novell, Inc.

Software & Programming

-2.3%

-0.3%

-66

-79

PBR

03/02/07

4.4%

4.4%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

Oil & Gas - Integrated

0.0%

4.4%

-63

-58

CRC

02/23/07

0.0%

0.0%

Chromcraft Revington, Inc.

Furniture & Fixtures

0.0%

1.2%

-38

-30

FUL

02/23/07

-4.1%

-4.1%

H.B. Fuller Company

Chemical Manufacturing

-4.1%

-0.6%

-32

-29

 

 

      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

BTI

08/12/05

48.8%

5.8%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Tobacco

-5.3%

-4.0%

-88

-71

SAP

01/26/07

-0.4%

-0.4%

SAP AG (ADR)

Software & Programming

-3.4%

-0.6%

-67

-69

NAT

11/17/06

2.6%

-0.1%

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited

Water Transportation

-9.1%

-8.1%

-65

-63

VLCCF

12/22/06

5.0%

2.2%

Knightsbridge Tankers Limited

Water Transportation

-6.0%

-3.9%

-64

-60

PBR

01/05/07

-5.4%

-5.4%

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-9.2%

-5.3%

-63

-58

RIO

12/29/06

17.6%

17.6%

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR)

Metal Mining

-5.8%

5.1%

-54

-45

AZN

03/02/07

5.1%

5.1%

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)

Major Drugs

0.0%

-0.4%

-51

-42

VIP

08/18/06

81.2%

11.1%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-2.8%

2.6%

-10

-21

PKX

08/11/06

68.1%

20.6%

POSCO (ADR)

Iron & Steel

-0.1%

9.1%

-10

-4

 

 

      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

SKX

02/23/07

-9.3%

-9.3%

Skechers U.S.A., Inc.

Footwear

-9.3%

-0.9%

-79

-82

CSE

08/04/06

1.8%

-9.2%

CapitalSource, Inc.

Misc. Financial Services

-12.8%

-1.1%

-68

-73

GS

08/18/06

30.4%

1.2%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Investment Services

-8.7%

3.1%

-69

-64

APH

10/20/06

-4.1%

4.3%

Amphenol Corporation

Electronic Instruments & Controls

-6.5%

2.4%

-81

-59

HC

03/02/07

0.7%

0.7%

Hanover Compressor Company

Rental & Leasing

0.0%

0.7%

-44

-44

PD

12/08/06

1.7%

5.0%

Phelps Dodge Corporation

Metal Mining

-1.4%

2.2%

-31

-33

VIP

02/16/07

1.6%

1.6%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-2.8%

7.7%

-10

-21

VSEA

10/27/06

34.3%

7.6%

Varian Semiconductor

Semiconductors

-1.3%

5.8%

-20

-14

 

 

      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

EWBC

01/26/07

-2.4%

-2.4%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-5.1%

-3.0%

-81

-84

BHI

02/16/07

-0.2%

-0.2%

Baker Hughes Incorporated

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-1.0%

-8.3%

-80

-83

GTRC

10/06/06

3.0%

-3.7%

Guitar Center, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-9.8%

-5.9%

-82

-81

OSK

11/03/06

17.4%

7.4%

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

-8.3%

-1.6%

-74

-76

BTI

12/30/05

33.1%

5.8%

British American Tobacco (ADR)

Tobacco

-5.3%

-4.0%

-88

-71

XOM

08/04/06

3.5%

-7.2%

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-9.7%

-5.5%

-60

-70

APA

11/24/06

4.9%

2.8%

Apache Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-6.3%

-2.3%

-72

-69

WHQ

02/02/07

-4.9%

-4.9%

W-H Energy Services, Inc.

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-5.9%

-3.6%

-65

-69

WIRE

02/09/07

2.0%

2.0%

Encore Wire Corporation

Misc. Fabricated Products

-12.6%

2.0%

-65

-65

PETD

07/07/06

39.2%

17.6%

Petroleum Development Corporation

Oil & Gas - Integrated

-7.4%

-3.0%

-70

-64

THO

07/21/06

-2.7%

-5.8%

Thor Industries, Inc.

Mobile Homes & RVs

-12.8%

0.2%

-77

-63

NAT

11/10/06

-0.1%

-0.1%

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited

Water Transportation

-9.1%

-8.1%

-65

-63

OXY

11/24/06

-3.4%

-5.1%

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-10.8%

-0.4%

-62

-62

AEO

03/10/06

54.2%

-3.0%

American Eagle Outfitters

Retail (Apparel)

-11.9%

-4.4%

-58

-58

MBT

12/29/06

1.4%

1.4%

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR)

Communications Services

-10.7%

-4.0%

-49

-56

UNT

11/17/06

-0.8%

0.0%

Unit Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-8.0%

-1.3%

-52

-54

EOG

11/10/06

-0.8%

7.1%

EOG Resources, Inc.

Oil & Gas Operations

-7.1%

0.5%

-50

-51

COG

02/16/07

-0.2%

-0.2%

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-5.0%

1.8%

-50

-49

PCU

07/21/06

61.6%

28.2%

Southern Copper Corporation

Metal Mining

-7.9%

10.0%

-42

-45

OMM

02/23/07

-1.2%

-1.2%

OMI Corporation

Water Transportation

-1.2%

3.0%

-35

-41

EGN

09/15/06

19.2%

1.7%

Energen Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.4%

0.0%

-45

-41

JBHT

09/22/06

34.9%

27.3%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Trucking

-5.8%

4.2%

-53

-40

JOSB

09/22/06

5.7%

7.3%

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.

Retail (Apparel)

-3.9%

2.7%

-33

-36

STLD

10/27/06

26.8%

19.5%

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Iron & Steel

-4.5%

3.2%

-40

-32

RS

08/11/06

38.5%

14.5%

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

Misc. Fabricated Products

-3.3%

6.2%

-36

-30

NUE

02/23/07

-0.2%

-0.2%

Nucor Corporation

Iron & Steel

-0.2%

4.2%

-40

-28

NE

01/26/07

3.6%

3.6%

Noble Corporation

Oil Well Services & Equipment

-2.1%

1.9%

-43

-28

STR

05/26/06

18.0%

1.8%

Questar Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-6.1%

3.1%

-30

-23

 

 

 

      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

TEG

03/02/07

-2.7%

-2.7%

INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC

Electric Utilities

-2.7%

-4.9%

-92

-95

LG

03/02/07

-2.3%

-2.3%

The Laclede Group, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.3%

-6.7%

-92

-90

UGI

12/30/05

23.1%

-7.0%

UGI Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-10.2%

-7.6%

-88

-90

WGL

12/23/05

1.1%

-5.5%

WGL Holdings, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-8.0%

-3.8%

-86

-84

ATO

04/01/05

15.8%

-2.3%

Atmos Energy Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.5%

-3.3%

-70

-77

OTTR

06/09/06

19.3%

2.3%

Otter Tail Corporation

Electric Utilities

-7.4%

-2.0%

-82

-76

VVC

03/03/06

6.6%

-2.1%

Vectren Corporation

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.3%

-3.0%

-72

-75

PGN

01/10/05

9.5%

-1.7%

Progress Energy, Inc.

Electric Utilities

-4.3%

-1.7%

-74

-74

EON

03/10/06

18.6%

-3.8%

E.ON AG (ADR)

Electric Utilities

-10.4%

-8.6%

-73

-73

ATG

10/21/05

20.8%

2.8%

AGL Resources Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-5.8%

-2.7%

-71

-70

UU

06/10/05

16.7%

-8.1%

United Utilities PLC (ADR)

Electric Utilities

-9.8%

-7.1%

-52

-51

SRE

01/10/05

65.6%

6.8%

Sempra Energy

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.8%

-0.9%

-44

-45

OKE

11/11/05

60.1%

-0.1%

ONEOK, Inc.

Natural Gas Utilities

-2.7%

-1.0%

-20

-17

 

 

 

      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

PNR

07/28/06

5.8%

-4.0%

Pentair, Inc.

Conglomerates

-9.5%

-3.4%

-84

-87

JNJ

02/17/06

5.2%

-5.9%

Johnson & Johnson

Major Drugs

-10.1%

0.3%

-94

-87

LOW

09/08/06

18.7%

3.8%

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Retail (Home Improvement)

-7.4%

1.3%

-80

-85

EWBC

12/30/05

1.4%

4.4%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-9.6%

-3.0%

-81

-84

ORLY

09/01/06

8.5%

2.2%

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-6.2%

-4.3%

-74

-79

GGG

12/29/06

-0.7%

-0.7%

Graco Inc.

Misc. Capital Goods

-6.9%

-3.0%

-81

-78

OSK

12/29/06

7.4%

7.4%

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

Auto & Truck Manufacturers

-8.3%

-1.6%

-74

-76

HIBB

07/21/06

50.8%

-1.6%

Hibbett Sports Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-10.6%

-1.2%

-73

-70

BBBY

07/21/06

22.9%

5.2%

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-6.8%

-4.2%

-77

-68

IEX

08/11/06

19.3%

5.7%

IDEX Corporation

Misc. Capital Goods

-4.8%

-0.2%

-79

-66

GBCI

05/05/06

15.9%

-2.5%

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Regional Banks

-5.8%

-2.1%

-53

-66

WSO

07/28/06

11.0%

5.5%

Watsco, Incorporated

Misc. Capital Goods

-8.1%

-7.6%

-69

-65

THO

08/25/06

4.7%

-5.8%

Thor Industries, Inc.

Mobile Homes & RVs

-12.8%

0.2%

-77

-63

WSM

09/01/06

14.8%

8.0%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-6.2%

-2.0%

-65

-62

MMM

11/10/06

-5.6%

-4.1%

3M Company

Conglomerates

-8.5%

2.4%

-64

-60

SPLS

05/26/06

8.7%

-2.5%

Staples, Inc.

Retail (Specialty Non-Apparel)

-5.5%

-2.5%

-53

-56

HAR

08/18/06

14.8%

-1.3%

Harman International Industries Inc./DE/

Audio & Video Equipment

-8.9%

-2.9%

-57

-55

UNT

02/23/07

-2.4%

-2.4%

Unit Corporation

Oil & Gas Operations

-3.6%

-1.3%

-52

-54

FAST

02/09/07

-2.4%

-2.4%

Fastenal Company

Misc. Fabricated Products

-5.6%

-2.4%

-57

-52

CHRW

11/03/06

18.0%

18.9%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Misc. Transportation

-10.6%

-6.1%

-31

-52

DIS

02/09/07

0.0%

0.0%

The Walt Disney Company

Broadcasting & Cable TV

-2.2%

0.0%

-41

-50

LRW

10/27/06

5.7%

0.4%

Labor Ready, Inc.

Business Services

-7.1%

2.5%

-51

-50

UNH

08/25/06

4.2%

-1.4%

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Insurance (Accident & Health)

-4.9%

4.2%

-38

-46

JBHT

09/22/06

34.9%

27.3%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Trucking

-5.8%

2.4%

-53

-40

HHS

08/18/06

6.4%

0.3%

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

Printing & Publishing

-3.0%

3.1%

-34

-33

VIP

12/29/06

11.1%

11.1%

Vimpel-Communications (ADR)

Communications Services

-2.8%

2.6%

-10

-21

COH

07/28/06

75.3%

14.8%

Coach, Inc.

Apparel/Accessories

-3.0%