Stocks Holding Up Well

• Posted by Joe Fahmy
• on February 2nd, 2010

I constantly use the phrase: "Don't get too bullish or too bearish." It doesn’t make sense to always be Bullish or Bearish because the market is not always in an uptrend or a downtrend. I prefer to look objectively at both the positive and negative signs, and invest accordingly.

Although I feel there may be more downside to this correction, I am keeping a close eye on the stocks that are holding up well. I actually don't mind when the market corrects because that's when the strong stocks stand out. For example, over the past two "down" weeks, I've been paying special attention to the stocks holding "up" well with the theory that when the market is done correcting, these stocks should continue higher. In other words, the recent correction is acting like a "spring" compressing these stocks down. Once the market relieves this tension, these stocks could breakout to new highs.

This is one of my favorite ways to use Relative Strength. You can read more in my blog post from last October titled: The Three Ways I Use Relative Strength.

Here is a current watch list of stocks holding up well: $GMCR $DNDN $CLNE $EVVV $ISRG $BEXP $SWM $ASH $PRX $RUE $MAPP $PAY $IMAX $PNRA.

I am not saying to go out and buy these stocks right now. I am simply encouraging you to keep an open mind and to maintain a watch list of stocks that are holding up well during this correction. Again, I still feel there could be more downside, but be ready to pounce on strong ideas as soon as the selling pressure is finished.

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Tickers: ASH, BEXP, CLNE, DNDN, EVVV, GMCR, IMAX, ISRG, MAPP, PAY, PNRA, PRX, RUE, SWM

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