Stocks for the week of Aug 25

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.