Hot Stocks

The stock market changes from minute to minute, and what’s hot today may not be hot tomorrow. Our expert analysts spot hot stocks that are heating up before the crowd swoops in to bid prices higher, and our journalists sift through the noise to shine a light on trending investments -- in spaces ranging from quantum computing to marijuana stocks -- to determine whether they’re actually worth your time.

Why You Must Sell Starbucks (SBUX) Now

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Starbucks is a complete mess and should no longer be viewed as a darling entrepreneurial growth story -- you might have more luck watching grass grow than growth returning at SBUX. Customers are fewer, and the ones that do make it into the store are spending less. That is a continuation of a negative trend that will likely continue. Here are five reasons why you should sell now.

A ‘GILD’ed Age — Gilead Sciences

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The swine-flu scare will no doubt positively impact GILD, as it could manufacturer serums to combat the new strain.

Short Trade: Anadarko Petroleum

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
APC looks like a good candidate for a short sale with a move to below $35.

5 Reasons to Own Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Is Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) dead in the water? Hardly. It's true SIRI's stock collapsed to dangerously close to worthless, but the demise of SIRI had nothing to do with its long-term business prospects. Here's what happened, why it happened and why I emphatically believe SIRI deserves a place in your portfolio now.

Scale into Arrow Electronics

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Buy a half-position in ARW at current prices, then add to it on a pullback or breakout.

Barrick Gold Making a Break for It

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
ABX is trading in a huge triangle with support at $29 and the intermediate trendline.

Top Stocks to Avoid for the Rest of the Year

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
The aggregate return of these stocks was a negative 13.48% at the end of the second quarter. With an absolute return approach, investors would be theoretically short these stocks, thus generating positive gains when covered. With a loss of 13.48% in the first half of the year, an investor would be well on the way to a fat return at a time when the overall market is flat. I see nothing in the future to suggest a change in this approach.

Corinthian Colleges Poised to Jump

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
COCO's stochastic is ready to give a buy signal and the stock is on support.

Pick Up Aflac on a Pullback

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
AFL broke from a 'cup-and-handle' formation with a new trading target.

Dell Powering Up

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With the recent rise in technology stocks, Dell is acting better and could run to its 200-day moving average.

Four Housing Stocks Ready to Burst

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Has the housing market finally bottomed out? The fact is by the time we can definitively declare a bottom, prices will have already exploded higher. In the meantime, you will have missed a great buying opportunity. Based on the performance of the market as a whole, I suspect things are better than they seem, and that the elusive housing bottom is here. Here are four housing stocks that are well-positioned for a turnaround.

Where is the S&P Headed?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Despite a buy signal from the stochastic, the bulls must mount a high-volume attack on a number of the SPX's resistance levels.

Synopsys Setting Up for a Run

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With a successful breakout from a cup-and-handle formation, SNPS' trading objective is raised.

Stimulus Program Breathing Life Into KB Home (KBH)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
The hard-hit housing industry showed some signs of recovery with last week's reports of new and existing home sales. The nation's fifth-largest homebuilder, KB Home (KBH) bore evidence of the slight easing taking place.

Time to Short the Dow

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
DXD is again in a buying range following a rally in the market.

Paychex Inc. (PAYX) Offers a Glimpse Into the Job Market

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
As the economy recovers and jobs are added, the volume of paychecks issued by Paychex will increase, providing an early indication of any improvement in the job market.

5 Reasons NOT to Invest in Gold

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
The fear mongers will have you believe that the world is collapsing and that inflation has run amok. As a result, the only real currency out there is gold. Given that gold is in finite supply, it should be bought and horded...or so the theory goes. Gold is the only thing that you can count on. What hogwash. There is no place for gold on the global financial stage. Here are five reasons why gold should be avoided.

Dark Clouds Loom Over Solarfun (SOLF)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Solarfun Power Holdings' (SOLF) fourth-quarter earnings release is providing evidence of the travails of the solar panel industry as demand declines, revenues drop and earnings disappear.

Are Defense Sector Stocks Recession-Proof?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Defense sector stocks have historically been recession-proof, but these stocks are highly vulnerable to changes in the political environment.
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