Two Stocks That Are Strong Today: A Rarity It Seems (DLTR, RDWR)

In a sea of red, it's hard to find some green. Two stocks that are being highlighted here today are of particular interest for investors, but for very different reasons. The first stock being mentioned is Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR, up $1.51 today to trade at $45.64. This is good for a gain of 3.42%. Dollar Tree is seen as a defensive play in a slowing economy, which it appears the United States is entering back into. The stock hit a 52 week high earlier in the session, at $45.97. Given the dismal outlook for the consumer as wallets are tightened, Dollar Tree continues to soar. It is also trading at a reasonable 13.5 times forward earnings, not bad for a company that increased earnings 45% from a year ago. Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety stores in the United States. Its stores offer merchandise at the fixed price of $1.00. The company operates stores under the names of Dollar Tree, Deal$, and Dollar Bills. The second stock being highlighted is Radware Ltd. RDWR, which is up 70 cents today to trade at $24.22. Radware is seeing strong volume into the stock as well, having traded 226,000 shares. The daily volume on Radware is just over 120,000. A much smaller company than Dollar Tree, with a market cap of less than $500 million, Radware competes with such heavy hitters as Cisco CSCO, Citrix (NYSE CTXS) and F5 Networks FFIV. Radware is on trader's radars lately due to the acquisitions being seen in the tech sector lately. Radware Ltd. provides application delivery and network security solutions to banks, insurance companies, manufacturing and retail, government agencies, media companies, and service providers worldwide. It is very possible that with historic levels of cash on company balance sheets, someone like a Dell DELL or a Hewlett-Packard HPQ might acquire Radware at a substantial premium. These are two stocks to keep an eye on. Stocks that perform well in down markets, tend to outperform in up markets. Something definitely worth keeping an eye on. See 4 Strong Buys here for free.