Sample Newsletter: Weekly Update - Part II

POORMANS INVESTMENT STRATEGY # 3 MAY
by Bruce Brotnov: A/O 17 MAY 2008 

See targets page where the database is listed by ranking, no use duplicating here. Leader is CF with top rating of 11. 

Biggest losers 2007:  WRLS(-54 %), NTGR(-47), SPEC(-42), AEY(-41),  BOOM(-41), ICOC(-41), BPHX(-39), SDTH(-38), MCZ(-39), BPHX(-39). 
 
Leader for 2008: New Leader last week went even higher this week  - PDO. 

Leading gainers (3 % or more) in database for 2008: PDO( + 369 %), OFI(151), GEOI(145), WSCI(119), SOL(100), CLR(96), UFPT(90), GU(81), XIDE(81), TITN(79), TBSI(78), DYII(62), CPX(61), CSIQ(59), IDSA(57), SNHY(57), SUTR(56), AKS(53), MEA(48), AMKR(44), EXM(43), SVR(43), AEHR(42), MALL(40), GTI(38), TSYS(37), TTES(37), BIDZ(36), RIO(34), GTLS(30), HXM(29), CF(27), GHM(27), CALM(26), DAR(25), NTWK(24), OTEX(20), NM(19), ARD(19), PSEC(19), ENS(18), GFA(17), WDC(17), AUY(16), AFSI(13), GSI(13), AMPH(13), KAZ(12), FUQI(10). 

***** DROPPED THIS WEEK: Weak earnings or charts: HTGC, VSR. 

***** RATING CHANGES (2 or more points): Pay close attention to stocks that have changed rating by more than 2 points, especially if they just reported earnings. Stocks can easily move 2 points, simply by moving to positive rather than negative for the year to date. MAJOR changes this week: GU(+4), 

Up: ABAT(+3), CSCO, EZPQ, GU(+4), PDO, SYX, TGB

Down: AFSI, CDS(-3),

***** POORMANS DATABASE STATISTICS 

AVERAGES: 2008 year to date gain for 100 stocks: + 5.3 % ytd and + 0.2 % for 1 week.  PE = 16; E/P = 2.17 

NOTE: See website for TARGETS (BOTTOM HALF) FOR LISTING BY RATING. 

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