Monkey Throw Dart: "Four Days of Up" Stocks

Thursday, December 15, 2011

"Four Days of Up" Stocks

bucking the trend

While the SPY has lost around 3% for the week, a few stocks have listened to the beat of a different drum. (Linda hasn't changed a bit.) Each of these stocks has gained at least 5% over the last four days, and while some of them look like they are reaching the top of their current channel, a few others may have more upside, especially if the market pulls another one of those now overdue, overnight gap ups that start that Santa Claus rally that no one here in the jungle is really missing anyway. My best run-on sentence yet.

Symbol, Name, 4 Day Perf.

PCYC, Pharmacyclics Inc, +14.8% , Drug manufacturer filling the gap.
HURN, Huron Consulting Group, +12.4%; Attempting a new high.
MBI, MBIA Inc., +9.7%; Looks like this high-flyer might need some insurance.
ELGX, Endologix, +8.2%; Still workin' the channel.
TNGO, Tangoe Inc, +8.0%; Finishing the dance with a spinning top.
HEK, Heckmann Corp.,+7.1%; Heck of a short if this retraces from the most recent high.
ALK, Alaska Air, +6.5%; Any higher and they'll risk collision with the Starship Enterprise.