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Top 100 Stocks: Sentiment Indicators for December 2006 (Updated numbers for June 2008 are for members only)

If you are a contrarian, buy stocks with high bearish sentiment ratios (1 - 10) if our indicators give buy signals. Such stocks should not be held for the longer term. Just try to profit from the ensuing short sqeeze when the market turns and shorts are scrambling for cover. The reverse is true if our indicators give a sell signal.
Sell or sell short stocks with high bullish sentiment ratios (90 - 100) if our indicators show overbought readings. By clicking on the link on top of each column you get all the stocks sorted according to their ranking in each category of indicators.The Speculation Index is calculated by dividing the average daily stock volume by the total option volume. Past performance is no guarantee for future results.

Rank
Symbol
1 MSFT Microsoft Corporation
37174887
419146
238136
181010
58723025
0,76
0,43
0,0049
1,58
0,0113
n/a
2 C Citigroup, Inc.
19512445
358833
198177
160656
49193319
0,81
0,45
0,0082
2,52
0,0184
n/a
3 AOL AOL Time Warner, Inc
24026360
375637
226203
149434
67975612
0,66
0,40
0,0062
2,83
0,0156
n/a
4 GE General Electric Company
22828700
408422
264292
144130
47938582
0,55
0,35
0,0063
2,10
0,0179
n/a
5 CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
60445298
422639
301962
120677
71286637
0,40
0,29
0,0020
1,18
0,0070
n/a
6 IBM International Business Machines
7076400
258440
142379
116061
28905358
0,82
0,45
0,0164
4,08
0,0365
n/a
7 TYC Tyco International Limited
17713655
272170
171353
100817
49842957
0,59
0,37
0,0057
2,81
0,0154
n/a
8 DELL Dell Computer Corp.
19516630
282738
186837
95901
44781287
0,51
0,34
0,0049
2,29
0,0145
n/a
9 MU Micron Technology, Inc.
7373055
149369
78543
70826
39912929
0,90
0,47
0,0096
5,41
0,0203
n/a
10 GLW Corning Incorporated
16040905
91500
20703
70797
78785516
3,42
0,77
0,0044
4,91
0,0057
n/a
11 INTC Intel Corporation
56205023
225985
158088
67897
57578559
0,43
0,30
0,0012
1,02
0,0040
n/a
12 JPM J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
10963950
120434
62034
58400
30394966
0,94
0,48
0,0053
2,77
0,0110
n/a
13 HPQ Hewlett-Packard Company
8690430
157934
101534
56400
50480072
0,56
0,36
0,0065
5,81
0,0182
n/a
14 WMT Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
9316535
162534
107025
55509
45083898
0,52
0,34
0,0060
4,84
0,0174
n/a
15 GM General Motors Corporation
4169220
77349
27622
49727
29807749
1,80
0,64
0,0119
7,15
0,0186
n/a
16 MO Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
6077900
91913
43082
48831
11880729
1,13
0,53
0,0080
1,95
0,0151
n/a
17 EP El Paso Corporation
n/a
138152
90090
48062
27243743
0,53
0,35
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
18 ORCL Oracle Corporation
40255099
180661
135973
44688
44790644
0,33
0,25
0,0011
1,11
0,0045
n/a
19 VZ Verizon Communications, Inc
23941208
87505
45361
42144
24642668
0,93
0,48
0,0018
1,03
0,0037
n/a
20 BAC Bank of America Corporation
5481460
103354
61700
41654
17969536
0,68
0,40
0,0076
3,28
0,0189
n/a
21 UAL UAL Corporation
4006710
76011
34378
41633
24064867
1,21
0,55
0,0104
6,01
0,0190
n/a
22 KLAC KLA Instruments Corporation
13862813
70416
29058
41358
21191978
1,42
0,59
0,0030
1,53
0,0051
n/a
23 F Ford Motor Company
10505955
79066
42271
36795
66695437
0,87
0,47
0,0035
6,35
0,0075
n/a
24 MMM Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
2118268
59793
23746
36047
n/a
1,52
0,60
0,0170
0,00
0,0282
n/a
25 PFE Pfizer Inc.
15469230
98326
62692
35634
98955561
0,57
0,36
0,0023
6,40
0,0064
n/a
26 QCOM QUALCOMM, Inc.
12037345
102113
68257
33856
30614540
0,50
0,33
0,0028
2,54
0,0085
n/a
27 HD Home Depot, Inc. (The)
13831750
147785
116681
31104
24698115
0,27
0,21
0,0022
1,79
0,0107
n/a
28 BBY Best Buy Co., Inc.
5785515
77688
47359
30329
16644434
0,64
0,39
0,0052
2,88
0,0134
n/a
29 AMGN Amgen, Inc.
11590429
94798
64720
30078
23013543
0,46
0,32
0,0026
1,99
0,0082
n/a
30 EBAY eBay, Inc
6118437
58497
29838
28659
23700866
0,96
0,49
0,0047
3,87
0,0096
n/a
31 GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
4753335
63566
35217
28349
17086984
0,80
0,45
0,0060
3,59
0,0134
n/a
32 XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation
10434115
108179
80428
27751
26783664
0,35
0,26
0,0027
2,57
0,0104
n/a
33 JNJ Johnson & Johnson
6494665
80393
52957
27436
34704877
0,52
0,34
0,0042
5,34
0,0124
n/a
34 BGEN Biogen, Inc.
3294391
45286
17966
27320
7261829
1,52
0,60
0,0083
2,20
0,0137
n/a
35 CPN Calpine Corporation
8349495
92214
65530
26684
86371846
0,41
0,29
0,0032
10,34
0,0110
n/a
36 AAPL Apple Computer, Inc.
4206845
36835
10612
26223
11302807
2,47
0,71
0,0062
2,69
0,0088
n/a
37 AIG American International Group, Inc.
5514705
63726
37660
26066
19119646
0,69
0,41
0,0047
3,47
0,0116
n/a
38 TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated
9166310
110909
85342
25567
25366245
0,30
0,23
0,0028
2,77
0,0121
n/a
39 MER Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
5573810
65155
39715
25440
18662316
0,64
0,39
0,0046
3,35
0,0117
n/a
40 COF Capital One Financial Corporation
4247635
40401
14962
25439
23967693
1,70
0,63
0,0060
5,64
0,0095
n/a
41 AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.
28682828
67012
42018
24994
46115643
0,59
0,37
0,0009
1,61
0,0023
n/a
42 MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
5082995
63301
40336
22965
17324241
0,57
0,36
0,0045
3,41
0,0125
n/a
43 MOT Motorola, Inc.
8353240
38207
15702
22505
89636484
1,43
0,59
0,0027
10,73
0,0046
n/a
44 FNM Fannie Mae
3457277
33023
11088
21935
n/a
1,98
0,66
0,0063
0,00
0,0096
n/a
45 DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc.
1660404
67134
45232
21902
n/a
0,48
0,33
0,0132
0,00
0,0404
n/a
46 ACF AmeriCredit Corporation
2354045
48445
27413
21032
31258513
0,77
0,43
0,0089
13,28
0,0206
n/a
47 PSFT PeopleSoft Inc.
7205635
32611
11797
20814
8048583
1,76
0,64
0,0029
1,12
0,0045
n/a
48 WFC Wells Fargo & Company
4405780
36926
16763
20163
22518972
1,20
0,55
0,0046
5,11
0,0084
n/a
49 NXTL NEXTEL Communications, Inc. (Class A)
31870610
58296
38588
19708
111656825
0,51
0,34
0,0006
3,50
0,0018
n/a
50 HRC HEALTHSOUTH Corporation
5014813
53700
34208
19492
n/a
0,57
0,36
0,0039
0,00
0,0107
n/a
51 HI Household International, Inc.
4893536
47037
27962
19075
n/a
0,68
0,41
0,0039
0,00
0,0096
n/a
52 BRCM Broadcom, Inc.
8119648
44914
25976
18938
16711307
0,73
0,42
0,0023
2,06
0,0055
n/a
53 KM K Mart Corporation
3078565
45618
26978
18640
91965052
0,69
0,41
0,0061
29,87
0,0148
n/a
54 UPS United Parcel Service, Inc
3030615
46473
28029
18444
34920366
0,66
0,40
0,0061
11,52
0,0153
n/a
55 EMC EMC Corporation
11864745
77144
59444
17700
22007927
0,30
0,23
0,0015
1,85
0,0065
n/a
56 AMZN Amazon.Com Inc
5915567
32381
15068
17313
47345476
1,15
0,53
0,0029
8,00
0,0055
n/a
57 ELX Emulex Corporation
3069963
39126
22121
17005
n/a
0,77
0,43
0,0055
0,00
0,0127
n/a
58 CVX ChevronTexaco Corporation
2566209
34486
17730
16756
10211185
0,95
0,49
0,0065
3,98
0,0134
n/a
59 ITMN InterMune Inc.
2748413
33005
16335
16670
8184378
1,02
0,51
0,0061
2,98
0,0120
n/a
60 PG Procter & Gamble Company (The)
3714770
34466
17930
16536
17776926
0,92
0,48
0,0045
4,79
0,0093
n/a
61 BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
6771695
71186
54815
16371
15878463
0,30
0,23
0,0024
2,34
0,0105
n/a
62 LVLT Level 3 Comunications Inc
2217309
27718
11445
16273
61329157
1,42
0,59
0,0073
27,66
0,0125
n/a
63 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
4866975
36840
20729
16111
27798226
0,78
0,44
0,0033
5,71
0,0076
n/a
64 MWD Morgan Stanley
4976830
53334
37402
15932
15279381
0,43
0,30
0,0032
3,07
0,0107
n/a
65 BA Boeing Company (The)
n/a
31904
16148
15756
3412709
0,98
0,49
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
66 LLY Lilly (Eli) and Company
3159640
36171
20470
15701
15475237
0,77
0,43
0,0050
4,90
0,0114
n/a
67 SEBL Siebel Systems, Inc.
11486135
67320
51724
15596
15661076
0,30
0,23
0,0014
1,36
0,0059
n/a
68 LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc.
5409120
41826
26854
14972
18072059
0,56
0,36