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MEOH Methanex Corporation 8.9404%
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) 7.3739%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc 4.7372%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. 3.3967%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. 2.5354%
MTCH Match Group Inc 2.2421%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. 2.2155%
FTNT Fortinet Inc 1.9972%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 1.9785%
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. 1.9477%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated 1.6454%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 1.2292%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp 1.2139%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc 1.1346%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 1.0706%
SUI Sun Communities Inc 0.9611%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 0.6812%
AAPL Apple Inc. 0.5257%
TNET TriNet Group Inc 0.5244%
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc 0.5229%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc 0.4385%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.351%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. 0.2244%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc 0.2015%
ANET Arista Networks Inc 0.1764%
EVR Evercore Inc 0.1674%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. 0.0476%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. -0.0066%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc -0.0125%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. -0.1061%
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A -0.1127%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc -0.1948%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation -0.2632%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc -0.4486%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock -0.5182%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. -0.5241%
AVGO Broadcom Inc -0.5718%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc -0.6215%
V Visa Inc -0.6544%
HZO MarineMax Inc -0.6562%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A -0.6774%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.7583%
MA Mastercard Inc -0.8107%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. -0.8374%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation -0.9509%
NSP Insperity Inc -1.1203%
THRM Gentherm Inc -1.1475%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation -1.1715%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd -1.1721%
SIVB SVB Financial Group -1.183%
SINA SINA Corp -1.3576%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. -1.7126%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc -2.54%
FIVE Five Below Inc -2.7347%
COHR Coherent, Inc. -3.232%
ATHM Autohome Inc -5.7908%

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Stock ticker Stock name Last Close Recommendation
AAPL Apple Inc. $218.7500 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. $186.4100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $278.3500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. $177.4700 Some Concerns, may need to wait
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $51.3500 Strong Buy or Hold
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $1839.3400 Strong Buy or Hold
ANET Arista Networks Inc $243.7600 Strong Buy or Hold
ATHM Autohome Inc $99.6400 Strong Buy or Hold, but there are some concerns
AVGO Broadcom Inc $290.3200 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd $179.1700 Strong Buy or Hold
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc $2063.8999 Strong Buy or Hold
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc $99.4400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
COHR Coherent, Inc. $165.8400 Strong Buy or Hold
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. $93.5800 Strong Buy or Hold
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. $245.0500 Strong Buy or Hold
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp $45.3100 Strong Buy or Hold
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $178.9200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
EVR Evercore Inc $83.6200 Strong Buy or Hold
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock $187.1900 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
FIVE Five Below Inc $133.4700 Strong Buy or Hold
FTNT Fortinet Inc $78.1100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A $1240.0300 Strong Buy or Hold
GTN Gray Television, Inc. $16.9600 Strong Buy or Hold
HZO MarineMax Inc $15.2400 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
ILMN Illumina, Inc. $300.9100 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC $131.4100 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc $36.2200 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
LGIH LGI Homes Inc $79.8400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $235.5600 Strong Buy or Hold, but there are some concerns
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $195.1800 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
MA Mastercard Inc $276.3200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MEOH Methanex Corporation $36.2400 Strong Buy or Hold
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $93.4900 Strong Buy or Hold, but there are some concerns
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $330.2900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MTZ MasTec, Inc. $64.1800 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
MTCH Match Group Inc $74.9300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NFLX Netflix, Inc. $294.1500 Some Concerns, may need to wait
NSP Insperity Inc $102.6500 Strong Buy or Hold
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $181.9400 Strong Buy or Hold
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $102.1700 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. $42.1000 Strong Buy or Hold
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $107.0000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $90.4800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SINA SINA Corp $45.6700 Strong Buy or Hold
SIVB SVB Financial Group $224.0100 Strong Buy or Hold
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A $204.0700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SUI Sun Communities Inc $145.6600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $82.1400 Strong Buy or Hold
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) $7.7300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
THRM Gentherm Inc $42.7000 Strong Buy or Hold, but there are some concerns
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $79.4000 Strong Buy or Hold
TNET TriNet Group Inc $64.8300 Some Concerns, may need to wait
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $226.8600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $233.6100 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
V Visa Inc $177.2700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. $267.1800 Very Concerned, may need to wait

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One of the biggest challenges in investing in the stock market is picking the best stocks. In my book, “The Confident Investor” I teach my readers how to pick Good Companies. This page is designed to show the raw performance of these companies. It is not designed to show my personal portfolio, which may or may not exceed the performance stated here. Since I use the trading system described in my book, you can assume that I beat the performance recorded here.

I must caution you, I do not actually propose that you “buy and hold” any given stock, but rather you should “buy to hold” the stock. My investing technique teaches you to efficiently move your money to the stocks that are currently increasing in value the most. I use my Watch List for this work, these are Good Companies that I wait for great buying opportunities. This strategy is well described in my book, “The Confident Investor” and tends to be a very safe strategy in bear markets while typically still providing above market returns in a bull or flat market.

My Short Term Watch List are 15 companies that are hot right now. I select this list every quarter. I evenly divide a portion of my portfolio among these 15 companies. The next quarter, I add or delete companies as necessary and then re-balance the portfolio. This tends to be a more risky strategy because I don’t bail out on bad stock movement (at least until the end of the quarter). In a bull market or a flat market, these very well-run and high-performing companies tend to beat the general market by a significant margin.

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WATCH LIST STOCK RESULTS

 

Stock
Ticker		 Company
name		 Current
price		 Year
ago		 Year ago
change		 Quarter
ago		 Quarter ago
change		 Month
ago		 Month ago
change		 Week
ago		 Week ago
change
AAPL Apple Inc. $218.75 $220.42 -0.76% $192.01 13.93% $201.74 8.43% $213.26 2.57%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. $186.41 $395.67 -52.89% $250.96 -25.72% $192.06 -2.94% $189.43 -1.59%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $278.35 $274.69 1.33% $274.28 1.48% $282.71 -1.54% $284.94 -2.31%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. $177.47 $390.16 -54.51% $305.70 -41.95% $174.37 1.78% $175.06 1.38%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $51.35 $38.31 34.03% $41.04 25.11% $46.95 9.38% $50.10 2.50%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $1,839.34 $1,970.19 -6.64% $1,869.67 -1.62% $1,776.12 3.56% $1,833.51 0.32%
ANET Arista Networks Inc $243.76 $271.25 -10.13% $236.08 3.25% $216.69 12.49% $235.70 3.42%
ATHM Autohome Inc $99.64 $77.35 28.82% $85.31 16.80% $78.68 26.64% $91.54 8.85%
AVGO Broadcom Inc $290.32 $227.89 27.39% $263.40 10.22% $268.64 8.07% $291.91 -0.54%
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd $179.17 $164.74 8.76% $158.10 13.33% $166.97 7.31% $176.69 1.40%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc $2,063.90 $1,916.27 7.70% $1,775.50 16.24% $1,904.67 8.36% $1,967.63 4.89%
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc $99.44 $82.65 20.31% $92.72 7.25% $97.08 2.43% $102.36 -2.85%
COHR Coherent, Inc. $165.84 $183.20 -9.48% $119.00 39.36% $137.08 20.98% $163.00 1.74%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. $93.58 $101.01 -7.35% $96.91 -3.44% $88.40 5.86% $98.51 -5.00%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. $245.05 $277.32 -11.64% $279.92 -12.46% $232.28 5.50% $236.73 3.51%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp $45.31 $53.06 -14.60% $45.15 0.35% $40.11 12.96% $42.92 5.57%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $178.92 $140.33 27.50% $174.50 2.53% $184.48 -3.01% $192.89 -7.24%
EVR Evercore Inc $83.62 $102.04 -18.05% $86.45 -3.28% $76.39 9.46% $78.48 6.55%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock $187.19 $162.32 15.32% $181.33 3.23% $182.59 2.52% $187.49 -0.16%
FIVE Five Below Inc $133.47 $130.27 2.46% $131.82 1.25% $108.20 23.35% $127.18 4.95%
FTNT Fortinet Inc $78.11 $90.35 -13.55% $75.71 3.17% $80.10 -2.48% $80.10 -2.48%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A $1,240.03 $1,177.98 5.27% $1,086.30 14.15% $1,169.32 6.05% $1,206.32 2.79%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. $16.96 $17.00 -0.24% $16.66 1.80% $14.63 15.93% $15.18 11.73%
HZO MarineMax Inc $15.24 $23.40 -34.87% $16.49 -7.58% $14.06 8.39% $14.56 4.67%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. $300.91 $353.12 -14.79% $344.00 -12.53% $284.77 5.67% $270.00 11.45%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC $131.41 $163.07 -19.41% $130.43 0.75% $131.39 0.02% $126.46 3.91%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc $36.22 $36.11 0.31% $32.16 12.62% $31.81 13.85% $35.85 1.03%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc $79.84 $50.53 58.01% $73.10 9.22% $74.59 7.04% $82.24 -2.92%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $235.56 $150.61 56.40% $176.80 33.24% $198.93 18.41% $227.92 3.35%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $195.18 $153.71 26.98% $176.71 10.45% $175.44 11.25% $203.14 -3.92%
MA Mastercard Inc $276.32 $216.77 27.47% $259.78 6.37% $271.89 1.63% $291.38 -5.17%
MEOH Methanex Corporation $36.24 $74.50 -51.35% $44.67 -18.87% $31.87 13.71% $33.44 8.37%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $93.49 $82.45 13.39% $71.68 30.43% $73.47 27.24% $86.95 7.52%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $330.29 $182.07 81.41% $319.57 3.35% $365.12 -9.54% $419.40 -21.25%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. $64.18 $42.85 49.78% $48.42 32.55% $59.08 8.63% $63.67 0.80%
MTCH Match Group Inc $74.93 $56.35 32.96% $72.09 3.94% $82.47 -9.14% $81.47 -8.03%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. $294.15 $364.56 -19.31% $339.73 -13.42% $295.76 -0.54% $290.17 1.37%
NSP Insperity Inc $102.65 $118.31 -13.24% $121.72 -15.67% $89.80 14.31% $100.58 2.06%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $181.94 $275.28 -33.91% $144.50 25.91% $148.62 22.42% $178.65 1.84%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $102.17 $79.14 29.10% $98.81 3.40% $91.24 11.98% $100.56 1.60%
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. $42.10 $65.90 -36.12% $46.80 -10.04% $37.25 13.02% $34.60 21.68%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $107.00 $90.78 17.87% $116.17 -7.89% $104.95 1.95% $110.05 -2.77%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $90.48 $53.72 68.43% $83.92 7.81% $95.53 -5.29% $95.74 -5.49%
SINA SINA Corp $45.67 $66.11 -30.92% $40.33 13.24% $35.66 28.07% $42.66 7.06%
SIVB SVB Financial Group $224.01 $319.29 -29.84% $218.18 2.67% $185.93 20.48% $201.28 11.29%
STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A $204.07 $208.81 -2.27% $186.91 9.18% $194.40 4.97% $204.75 -0.33%
SUI Sun Communities Inc $145.66 $99.26 46.74% $128.35 13.48% $144.84 0.57% $149.51 -2.58%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $82.14 $85.87 -4.34% $71.37 15.09% $75.10 9.38% $79.87 2.84%
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) $7.73 $12.93 -40.21% $14.79 -47.73% $9.51 -18.72% $8.11 -4.69%
THRM Gentherm Inc $42.70 $48.30 -11.59% $39.00 9.49% $36.86 15.84% $39.24 8.82%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $79.40 $68.25 16.34% $74.90 6.01% $77.27 2.76% $79.15 0.32%
TNET TriNet Group Inc $64.83 $54.96 17.96% $69.01 -6.06% $67.24 -3.58% $64.42 0.64%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $226.86 $279.10 -18.72% $354.62 -36.03% $320.44 -29.20% $233.10 -2.68%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $233.61 $261.07 -10.52% $244.22 -4.34% $243.10 -3.91% $227.93 2.49%
V Visa Inc $177.27 $146.88 20.69% $169.42 4.64% $176.27 0.57% $185.74 -4.56%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. $267.18 $301.41 -11.36% $287.10 -6.94% $272.61 -1.99% $269.00 -0.68%

Over the last year, my Watch List returned -2.01%
Over the last quarter, my Watch List returned 2.67%
Over the last month, my Watch List returned 4.66%
Over the last week, my Watch List returned 0.91%

 

SHORT TERM WATCH LIST STOCK RESULTS

 

Stock
Ticker		 Company
name		 Current
price		 Year
ago		 Year ago
change		 Quarter
ago		 Quarter ago
change		 Month
ago		 Month ago
change		 Week
ago		 Week ago
change
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $278.35 $274.69 1.33% $274.28 1.48% $282.71 -1.54% $284.94 -2.31%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $178.92 $140.33 27.50% $174.50 2.53% $184.48 -3.01% $192.89 -7.24%
FIVE Five Below Inc $133.47 $130.27 2.46% $131.82 1.25% $108.20 23.35% $127.18 4.95%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $195.18 $153.71 26.98% $176.71 10.45% $175.44 11.25% $203.14 -3.92%
MA Mastercard Inc $276.32 $216.77 27.47% $259.78 6.37% $271.89 1.63% $291.38 -5.17%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $330.29 $182.07 81.41% $319.57 3.35% $365.12 -9.54% $419.40 -21.25%
MTCH Match Group Inc $74.93 $56.35 32.96% $72.09 3.94% $82.47 -9.14% $81.47 -8.03%
NSP Insperity Inc $102.65 $118.31 -13.24% $121.72 -15.67% $89.80 14.31% $100.58 2.06%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $102.17 $79.14 29.10% $98.81 3.40% $91.24 11.98% $100.56 1.60%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $107.00 $90.78 17.87% $116.17 -7.89% $104.95 1.95% $110.05 -2.77%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $90.48 $53.72 68.43% $83.92 7.81% $95.53 -5.29% $95.74 -5.49%
SUI Sun Communities Inc $145.66 $99.26 46.74% $128.35 13.48% $144.84 0.57% $149.51 -2.58%
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) $7.73 $12.93 -40.21% $14.79 -47.73% $9.51 -18.72% $8.11 -4.69%
TNET TriNet Group Inc $64.83 $54.96 17.96% $69.01 -6.06% $67.24 -3.58% $64.42 0.64%
V Visa Inc $177.27 $146.88 20.69% $169.42 4.64% $176.27 0.57% $185.74 -4.56%

Over the last year, my Short Term Watch List returned 25.14%
Over the last quarter, my Short Term Watch List returned 2.46%
Over the last month, my Short Term Watch List returned 0.69%
Over the last week, my Short Term Watch List returned -6.21%

Short Term List returned 25%
High growth stock: MarketAxess Holdings Inc. ($MKTX) at 81%
Total Execution Time: 0.75507116317749 Sec