The Current Hottest Stocks

Running a quick screen on finviz.com I came up with a list of just under 50 of the hottest stocks in terms of performance.  I pulled out 4 names at the bottom of the list which are takeover candidates.  Here are the criteria:

1. Market cap > $300M
2. Trading volume > 200K daily
3. Stock price > $10
4. Over 50, and 200 day moving average
5. At least 10% over 20 day moving average

Some interesting results showed up - some of the normal candidates (high beta generals), and some old names from the portfolio. (I highlighted those in blue)  Chinese solar stocks seem to be back en vogue as well; I did not even recognize JinkoSolar (JKS) as it's been a while since I've bothered to look at the space.   Names I've been debating on and off in terms of adding to the portfolio the past few months are Fossil (FOSL), MBIA (MBI) [seriously], and NetSuite (N) [yet another 'cloud' play].  Somehow LogmeIn (LOGM) is still on this list. [Jun 17, 2010: Best Chart of a Stock You Never Heard of]

If this were 2006 this is where I'd say, if tomorrow's job report pleases the market, these are the names you'd want to focus on in terms of best relative strength, but in the current era where all stocks are the same stock - just buy anything I suppose.

[sorted by market cap]

Ticker	Company	Industry	Market Cap
CRM	Salesforce.com	Application Software	14,981
CIB	Bancolombia S.A.	Foreign Regional Banks	12,932
AKAM	Akamai Technologies Inc.	Internet Information Providers	8,654
SLW	Silver Wheaton Corp.	Silver	7,743
ARMH	ARM Holdings plc	Semiconductor - Specialized	7,378
RHT	Red Hat, Inc.	Application Software	6,736
FOSL	Fossil, Inc.	Recreational Goods, Other	3,275
CTCM	CTC Media, Inc	Broadcasting - TV	3,082
AWI	Armstrong World Industries, Inc.	General Building Materials	2,391
JKS	JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.	Industrial Electrical Equipment	2,205
PAY	VeriFone Systems, Inc	Business Equipment	2,162
ANV	Allied Nevada Gold Corp.	Gold	2,111
MBI	MBIA Inc.	Surety & Title Insurance	1,964
TSL	Trina Solar Ltd.	Semiconductor - Specialized	1,891
EAT	Brinker International Inc.	Restaurants	1,689
FTNT	Fortinet Inc.	Computer Peripherals	1,497
MCP	Molycorp, Inc.	Industrial Metals & Minerals	1,436
ISLN	Isilon Systems, Inc.	Data Storage Devices	1,392
MMR	McMoRan Exploration Co.	Independent Oil & Gas	1,360
EJ	E-House (China) Holdings Limited	Property Management	1,344
ARST	ArcSight, Inc.	Business Software & Services	1,303
N	NetSuite Inc.	Business Software & Services	1,247
NZ	Netezza Corporation	Diversified Computer Systems	1,246
HS	HealthSpring Inc.	Health Care Plans	1,235
JACK	Jack in the Box Inc.	Restaurants	1,162
DRIV	Digital River Inc.	Internet Software & Services	1,093
CVLT	CommVault Systems, Inc.	Application Software	1,072
EXXI	Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	1,053
SWM	Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.	Paper & Paper Products	1,029
VQ	Venoco, Inc.	Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration	1,003
FOE	Ferro Corp.	Specialty Chemicals	999
COGT	Cogent Inc.	Business Software & Services	998
HAIN	The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.	Processed & Packaged Goods	937
HWD	Harry Winston Diamond Corporation	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining	786
LOGM	LogMeIn, Inc.	Information Technology Services	773
CRZO	Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.	Independent Oil & Gas	765
FIRE	Sourcefire, Inc.	Security Software & Services	717
RADS	Radiant Systems Inc.	Business Software & Services	648
SOLF	Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd.	Semiconductor - Specialized	635
SCMR	Sycamore Networks Inc.	Networking & Communication Devices	632
DIN	DineEquity, Inc.	Restaurants	613
EZCH	EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	567
SPRD	Spreadtrum Communications Inc.	Semiconductor - Broad Line	536
GIII	G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.	Textile - Apparel Clothing	535
REXX	Rex Energy Corporation	Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration	503
UNCA	Unica Corporation	Business Software & Services	451
DTPI	Diamond Management & Technology	Management Services	343
Ticker	Company	Industry	Market Cap
POT	Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.	Agricultural Chemicals	43,289
MFE	McAfee, Inc.	Security Software & Services	7,165
BKC	Burger King Holdings Inc.	Restaurants	2,559
PAR	3PAR, Inc.	Data Storage Devices	2,016