Here is the list for the week of August 25. These are the stocks that are passing at least three of my five filters.
| Symbol | Top Ranked | Zacks | PEG | SuppDem | VL | IBD Stock checkup |
| ARO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | |
| RIMM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | |
| FLIR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | |
| AXYS | 1 | 2 | 1 | A+ | ||
| BUCY | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| CELG | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| FSLR | 1 | 1 | 2 | A+ | ||
| HAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| NOV | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| URBN | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| WAB | 1 | 1 | 1 | A+ | ||
| ACI | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| BTU | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| ESV | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| JOYG | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| MON | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| SOHU | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| VMI | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| XLNX | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | ||
| BWLD | 2 | 1 | 1 | A- | ||
| EZPW | 1 | 1 | 1 | A- |
CSX and KWK are off the core list. (And I so liked trains, but it looks like CSX and Wabtec are trading places.)
Core list (with n of 10 weeks passing):
| Symbol | Passing weeks | Earnings |
| AXYS | 10 | |
| ESV | 10 | Earn 23-Oct |
| HAL | 10 | Earn 20-Oct |
| NOV | 10 | |
| RIMM | 10 | Earn 25-Sep |
| ACI | 9 | |
| BUCY | 9 | |
| JOYG | 9 | Earn 3-Sep |
| MOS |  8 | Earn 3-Oct |
| CF | 8 | |
| MON | 8 | Earn 8-Oct |
| XLNX | 8 | Earn 15-Oct |
| ARO |  7 | Earn 21-Aug |
| FLIR | 7 | |
| GDI | 6 | Earn 22-Oct |
| POT | 6 | |
| RIG | 6 | Earn 5-Nov |
| WAB | 6 | |
| FLR | 5 | |
| VMI | 5 | Earn 15-Oct |
| | moving down this week |
| | moving up this week |
 | new this week |
My friend, Patrick, stumbled on this blog, and asked me that great question: why? Great question. Since he's a writer, I answered his question in terms of voice and audience. I am writing this blog because the act of writing helps me channel and direct the conflicting thoughts that I have about the markets. Also, Karen thought that the discipline of a blog would help me keep on a regular schedule of publishing these filters. (It has done so.) I also use the blog to take a position, take responsibility for the position, and admit when I have made a mistake. I believe that recognizing one's mistakes is one of the essential qualities of a successful trader. (And by the way, have a great school year teaching AP Literature, Patrick.)
There's also the possibility that a handful of you are using the core list and finding it useful. I believe that the core list will provide a handful of stocks that will tend to go up in the short-term (say, twenty to sixty days), when combined with your market brain (that is, your beliefs, skills, and timing). That's a good thing.Darn, I missed I.O.U.S.A last week. Maybe it'll come back to the movie theaters, or maybe I'll have to wait for the DVD. Josiah and I moved a half-ton of solar panels and equipment, and my main thought was to sitting down when I got home, not going out to the movies.
The Market remains in Red Light mode according to the 1-2-3 model. The Inflation Model has remains at a negative two-and-a-half an inflation star ("deflation"), because the CRB, the XLB, and gold all moved under their 6-month historical value. I had to reset my Excel formula because the "deflation" is the lowest it gets. (Now I have a "deflation 2" and a "deflation 3," but it's all deflationary.)Enjoy your trading this week.
