PowerRatings Best of the Requests

This week has been a trying one for even the most experienced traders. Once stable stocks have become volatile, erratic missiles due to the fundamental changes taking place in the marketplace.  In times like these particularly, a proven tool is needed to help choose stable, likely to appreciate stocks for your portfolio. 

Our Long Term PowerRatings are one such tool.  Power Ratings are based on a 12 year study of over 5 million trades across most market conditions and environments.  Unlike other research of this type, we used statistically valid methods and every day is equally weighted.  This means if a stock has earned a PowerRating of 10, every day it has that 10 rating, it's viewed one year ahead from that day not simply on the day it is awarded the rating. 

This makes Long Term PowerRatings a truly dynamic tool for choosing stocks and evaluating your long term portfolio.  Let's take a closer look at a few of the stocks our community have a close eye on:

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) - This popular maker of soft drinks and snacks with a Long Term PowerRating of 9 just announced second quarter Net Revenue growth of 14%, a 12% increase in operating profits and confirmed full year earnings guidance.  Most interestingly, they just raised the stock repurchase plan by at least $1 billion.  The stock has been in a steady uptrend since July, 2008. The fundamentals and technicals combined with the high Long Term PowerRating make PEP a stock well worth taking a look at for all market players.

AmeriCredit (ACF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) - A truly bottom of the pile most requested stock.  An automobile credit provider with a Long Term PowerRating of 1 for good reasons.  They just announced a 4th quarter loss of $150 million, loan originations are down, delinquencies and charge offs are up.  Technically, the stock has been erratic and very volatile particularly over the last several days. This is one stock to be avoided by prudent, conservative long term investors.

Proctor & Gamble (PG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) – This is a huge consumer products company earning a 9 Long Term PowerRating. Many consumers use their products on a daily basis.  PG is truly a household name around the world.  They recently announced an Operating Profit Growth of 13% and 5% organic sales/volume growth. Technically the stock appears to be very strong having been in an uptrend since July 1st 2008.

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Whether you have a trading strategy of your own that could use a boost or are looking for a way to tell the stocks that will move higher in the short term from the stocks that are more likely to disappoint, our Short Term PowerRatings are based on more than a decade of quantified, backtested simulated stock trades involving millions of stocks between 1995 and 2007. Click the link above or call us at 888-484-8220, extension 1, and start your free trial today.

David Goodboy is Vice President of Marketing for a New York City based multi-strategy fund.