When I was a kid, I would love getting the "future prospects" baseball cards. I was taught that the rookies on these cards could one day be superstars and those cards would be worth lots of money.

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When I was a kid, I would love getting the "future prospects" baseball cards. I was taught that the rookies on these cards could one day be superstars and those cards would be worth lots of money.

When I was a kid, I would love getting the "future prospects" baseball cards. I was taught that the rookies on these cards could one day be superstars and those cards would be worth lots of money.

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I used to, and will one day return, to posting the best performing stocks of the week - but the wicked volatility and "student body left" trading of the past 4 months has made it a moot point. Everything must either be bought or sold, as stocks are either deemed "good" or "bad" that hour, day, or month. The herd piles in, or piles out - regardless of sector, style, fundamentals. It's been a market of asset allocation not individual stocks much of the back half of the year. I like to look for relative strength and ride sector/company trends for the longer term - this market is not for that sort of investor. This has been for many months a run and gun daytrader environment; not a place for theme investors. With that said, I am always curious to see what stocks held up over the long run... folks, no matter what happens (short of 8%+ rally here in the next 3 days) we are projecting the worst year in the markets at least since the[More...]

Monday
Economic: Existing Home Sales (4.8M)
Earnings: FirstEnergy (FE), Lowe’s (LOW), LDK Solar (LDK), Nordstrom (JWN), Shanda (SNDA), USEC (USU), Wilson Greatbatch (GB)

Tuesday
Economic: PPI & Core (.3%, .2%), Consumer Confidence (82.5), S&P/Case-Shiller (-9.8%)
Earnings: AutoZone (AZO), CBRL (CBRL), Ceradyne (CRDN), Frontier Oil (FTO), Home Depot (HD), KBR (KBR), Macy’s (M), RadioShack (RSH), Target (TGT), Autodesk (ADSK), Covanta (CVA), Stone Energy (SGY), Overseas Ship (OSG), Ormat (ORA)

Wednesday
Economic: Durable Orders (-4.0%), New Home Sales (600K), Weekly Crude

Earnings: Boyd (BYD), LifeCell (LIFC), Lamar (LAMR), SPX (SPW), Toll Bros (TOL), Ctrip (CTRP), General Maritime (GMR), GMarket (GMKT), Limited (LTD), Salesforce (CRM), Public Storage (PSA), Tenaris (TS), Whiting Petrol (WLL)

Thursday
Economic: GDP & Deflator (.8%, 2.6%), Weekly Claims (350K)
Earnings: AmBev (ABV), Blackstone (BX), Cooper (CTB), Fluor (FLR), GrafTech (GTI), Hansen (HANS), Leap Wire (LEAP), Sears (SHLD), Sprint (S), AIG (AIG), Buenaventura (BVN), China Finance (JRJC), China Med (CMED), CVR (RIO), Dell (DELL), FTI (FCN), Scientific Games (SGMS), Ventana (VMSI), World Fuel (INT)

Friday
Economic: Inc & Spend (.2%, .2%), Core PCE (.2%), Chicago (50), Michigan (70)
Earnings: Mine Safety (MSA), Sepracor (SEPR)

UPGRADES
Hearst-Argyle TV HTV Barrington Research Underperform » Mkt Perform
j2 Global JCOM BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform
PACCAR PCAR UBS Sell » Neutral
Clear Channel CCU Stanford Research Hold » Buy
Powerwave PWAV Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight
Broadcom BRCM AmTech Research Sell » Neutral
Corn Products CPO BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform
Furniture Brands FBN Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold
Hansen Natural HANS Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy
Sprint Nextel S Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold
Hutchinson HTCH Caris & Company Average » Above Average
Limited LTD Caris & Company Below Average » Average
Avocent AVCT Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform
Estee Lauder EL Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform
Shuffle Master SHFL Morgan Joseph Sell » Hold
CAE CGT CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform
Perini PCR Morgan Joseph Hold » Buy
Kenexa KNXA Cantor Fitzgerald Hold » Buy
Canadian Pacific CP CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform
Sappi Limited SPP Citigroup Sell » Hold
Powerwave PWAV Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
eBay EBAY Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
Applied Materials AMAT Citigroup Hold » Buy
Applied Materials AMAT JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
National Atlantic Holdings NAHC Citigroup Hold » Buy
Sonus Networks SONS Merriman Curhan Ford Sell » Neutral

DOWNGRADES
World Fuel Svcs INT Wedbush Morgan Buy » Hold
Wachovia WB Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform
JC Penney JCP Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform
Nordstrom JWN Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform
Isilon Systems ISLN Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform
Biovail BVF Broadpoint Capital Buy » Neutral
Finisar FNSR Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold
Allscripts MDRX Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold
Cephalon CEPH JMP Securities Strong Buy » Mkt Outperform
Home Diagnostics HDIX Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold
Supertel Hospitality, Inc SPPR JMP Securities Mkt Outperform » Mkt Perform
Comtech COGO Piper Jaffray Outperform » Market Perform
Mannkind MNKD JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral
Allscripts MDRX JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral
Entergy ETR Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral
Edison EIX Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral
NRG Energy NRG Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral
Tellabs TLAB Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight
Pioneer Natural PXD Citigroup Buy » Hold
Sierra Pacific SRP Citigroup Buy » Hold
RPM Inc RPM Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral
Turkcell TKC UBS Buy » Neutral
Financial Federal FIF Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform
Limelight Networks LLNW Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform
Supertel Hospitality, Inc SPPR Robert W. Baird Outperform » Neutral

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UPGRADES

Qwest Q Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight
Aspen Insurance AHL Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform
Websense WBSN JP Morgan Underweight » Overweight
RF Micro Device RFMD Citigroup Hold » Buy
Assured Guaranty AGO Citigroup Hold » Buy
Gap Inc GPS CL King Neutral » Strong Buy
Weyerhaeuser WY McAdams,Wright,Ragen Hold » Buy
Charlotte Russe CHIC B. Riley & Co Neutral » Buy
Top Tankers TOPT Cantor Fitzgerald Hold » Buy
Precision Drilling PDS RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
Amgen AMGN Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform
Comerica CMA Deutsche Securities Sell » Hold
CF Industries CF Citigroup Hold » Buy
Dreamworks Animation DWA Sanders Morris Harris Neutral » Buy
EDS EDS UBS Sell » Neutral
Kellwood KWD Morgan Keegan Underperform » Mkt Perform
BEA Systems BEAS Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform

DOWNGRADES

Alexza Pharma ALXA JMP Securities Mkt Outperform » Mkt Perform
Thornburg Mortg TMA Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform
Thornburg Mortg TMA RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Underperform
Physicians Formula FACE Wachovia Outperform » Mkt Perform
Thornburg Mortg TMA Credit Suisse Neutral » Underperform
ADA-ES ADES Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ALNY Needham & Co Buy » Hold
Diebold DBD KeyBanc Capital Mkts / McDonald Buy » Hold
World Fuel Svcs INT Calyon Securities Buy » Add

Major indices closed up the week here the details:
Nasdaq +0,4%
Dow Jones +0,5%
S&P 500 +0,05%

Here The Weekly Movers:

GAINERS
ENGlobal Corporation (ENG)
Alcan Inc. (AL)
Ohio Casualty Corporation (OCAS)
Air Methods Corporation (AIRM)
USEC Inc. (USU)
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIE)
LOSERS
Fuwei Films (FFHL)
Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC)
World Fuel Services Corporation (INT)
LaserCard Corporation (LCRD)
Clayton Holdings, Inc. (CLAY)
Northfield Laboratories (NFLD)

Seacoast Banking Corp, Nutrisystem, Monster Worldwide, Stericycle, Synergx Systems, Leading Brands, Valentis, Inc

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