It's time once again to list those stocks that have provided charts that exhibit patterns that are truly worthy of the word 'beautiful'. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say so if you "be-holding" any of these stocks for the last several months, you've got a real keeper, a perfect "10".
We tend to rate beauty on a 1 to 10 scale but in this case I have grouped these stocks into one chart versus the SPY. All are card-carrying members of the 100% club, meaning that they have gained at least that much over the last eight months, have classic lines that move from bottom left to top right, have volume in all the right places, and have even more potential for upward advancement.
Here's the list that in previous years has produced starlets such as AZO which was trading at $180 back in her younger days (2010). You can multiply that number by two now although she has lost a bit of luster this year and is not included in this current list. Each one of these stocks has a bit more razzamatazz (yeah, I said razzamatazz) in their price movements than in previous pageants but that just adds to their charm.
Name/Symbol/Price/YTD Gain/Average Volume/ Sector
Medivation, Inc., MDVN, $97.08, 110.5%, 643,480, Biotechnology
Lumber Liquidators, LL, $47.06, 166.5%, 654,400, Home Improvement
Headwaters, Inc., HW, $7.07, 218.5%, 707,800, Building Mat'l
Pharmacyclics, Inc., PCYC, $62.89, 324.4%, 1,290,000, Drug Mfg.
Ellie Mae, Inc., ELLI, $28.58, 405.8%, 433,190, Application Software
Mellanox Tech., MLNX, $110.85, 241.2%, 922,510, Semiconductor
3D Systems, DDD, $40.82, 183.5%, 1,160,000, Software
By the way, can you name the actresses that decorate the header of this post? See below for the answers.
5 out of 10 on the beauty scale: Gene Tierney. Well, looks aren't everything. I'm sure she has a nice personality.
6 out of 10 on the beauty scale: Bo Derek. At least she can act.
7 out of 10 on the beauty scale: Elvira. A little more make-up and she could have been an easy 7.25.
8 out of 10 on the beauty scale: Sock Monkey Hula Girl. Nuff said.
9 out of 10 on the beauty scale: The beautiful and very short NCIS starlet, Linda Hunt. I'm almost positive that she was one of the original Bond girls.
The perfect 10?: Kim "Dr.Zira" Hunter from Planet of the Apes, the original.
