A list of momentum stocks and an updated sentiment table. These stocks are strong swing trading candidates. At the end of each month I post an updated chart that tracks my calls. This is for educational purposes only, and are not buy or sell recommendations.

Symbol

Price

Date

Sentiment

Comment

Chart

TIE

28.98

31.13

28.32

June 28

July 12

Bearish

Bearish

6/28 Needs news. IBD article not powerful enough. 7/12 Tons of sell orders, not many takers.

PEIX

18.30

20.62

22.87

June 28

July 6

Bearish

Bullish

6/28 Ethanol out of favor short term. Cramer rings register. 7/6 Oil on rise due to global tensions, but a false rally

XING

10.37

12.13

10.66

June 28

July 12

Bearish

Bearish

6/28 Gains already priced in before earnings. Correction coming. 7/12 Correction has occurred. Be careful when shorting below $10. Wait for $11 - $12 before shorting again. Bullish above $12.

MED

15.85

15.37

18.85

June 28

July 12

Bearish

Bearish

6/28 Momentum shifting. Acomplia coming. 7/12 $20 is strong resistance. Short above $19, cover around $17. Great swing trade

BBC

13.51

14.00

13.07

June 28

July 12

Bearish

Bearish

Lots of sell orders around $15. Stock is easily manipulated.

ZOLT

23.37

28.10

26.68

June 28

July 12

Bearish

Bearish

Hexcel (HXL) bad news will affect. Hot sector cooling off as investors turn to mutual funds and cash

BOOM

30.65

31.00

33.00

June 28

July 12

Neutral

Bullish

Consolidating stage. May fall soon. Consolidation broken. Rally confirmed by volume.

MRVL

18.31

22.02

20.22

June 28

July 12

Bullish

Neutral

6/28 Oversold off neutral news- buying Intel's wireless business. Likely gap up 7/12 Gap up failed.

BDCO

5.07

5.83 July 12

July 14

July 17

Bearish

Neutral

Bearish

7/12 Cup and handle forming on oil news. If oil doesn't hold steadily above $75, short in a short time period. 7/14 Oil heading back to $75, but global oil jitters remain 7/17 Oil has reached $75 zone, and stock has dropped hard. Beware with shorting at this level. Short while oil is below $75, and stock is above $5
AAPL

52.37

58.97 June 29

July 17

Bearish

Bullish

Public not impressed with computers. Needs iPod news.

Stock is oversold heading into earnings

VPRT

24.84

$28.82 June 28 Bearish Heavy insider selling.
HANS

44.77

47.15 July 17 Bearish 4:1 split hype is over as buy orders moving down closer to sell orders. Looking for breakdown at next test of $48.
ESCL

4.98

5.81 July 12

July 17

Bullish

Neutral

Go long below $5.50, with a target to $7.00. After main customer gets sued, Escala responded by showing they can get revenue from another source. 7/17 Volume drying up

Prices updated: Market close 7-28-2006