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We’ve been writing that the recent straight-up move in leading stocks, combined with signs of speculation in early October, all happening right in front on earnings season, was a recipe for lower prices in the short-term. And voilà! Stocks got hit hard last week and early this morning, as the sellers gained traction. At this point, the major market trends are up, so we believe this correction will eventually lead to higher prices … but we’d still be a bit cautious in the short-term, as selling pressures usually don’t disappear after just one week. This week’s Top Ten contains a few earnings winners from last week (always good candidates for further upside), as well as a few new names. Our favorite of the week is New Oriental Education (EDU), a Chinese firm that gapped up on strong earnings last week, but has pulled back with the market in recent days. It’s a bit thinly traded, and thus jumpier, but we think buying a little here will work out.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
ANR (ANR)	0.00	24-26	-
AUO (AUO)	0.00	18 1/2 - 20	-
BIDU (BIDU)	0.00	310-320	-
EDU (EDU)	0.00	65-75	-
ISRG (ISRG)	0.00	260-272	-
LIFC (LIFC)	0.00	38-41	-
LULU (LULU)	0.00	45-55	-
MTL (MTL)	0.00	60-66	-
SA (SA)	0.00	32-36	-
SPWR (SPWR)	0.00	91-96	-

It’s been a fun, interesting and profitable year for readers of Cabot Top Ten Report, and it would be easy to recap the highlights … like Baidu, First Solar, Intuitive Surgical and Research in Motion. But you’re not paying us to look back, you’re paying us to look ahead. So here’s what this week’s stocks tell us we should watch going forward. First is the trend toward solar power; investors in these stocks are looking for major revenue and earnings growth in the years ahead. Second is the strength of commodities; from coal to steel to silicon, basic materials are getting more expensive … and profitable. Third is the continuing strength of well-managed foreign companies. Part of their appeal comes from a weak dollar, but the bigger and more important part comes from the greater growth opportunities in developing countries. You’ll find three stocks in this category in this issue; our Editor’s Choice today is good old Baidu, the Google of China. The stock has been knocking on the ceiling at 400 for two months and we’re confident it will break through eventually.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
BIDU (BIDU)	0.00	360-400	-
BUCY (BUCY)	0.00	93-98	-
ENER (ENER)	0.00	30-33	-
JASO (JASO)	0.00	60-70	-
MA (MA)	0.00	200-220	-
MBT (MBT)	0.00	88-98	-
MELI (MELI)	0.00	70-75	-
MICC (MICC)	0.00	115-122	-
SID (SID)	0.00	85-90	-
WFR (WFR)	0.00	78-86	-

The American economy is in a period of great transition, but just like the frog in the pot of water that’s being slowly heated, many people don’t appreciate the magnitude of the coming changes yet. There are tremendous investment opportunities out there for investors who are willing to embrace the future. This week, General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock hit a 25-year low. In the same week, Clean Harbors (Nasdaq: CLHB), hit an all-time high.

While tweaks and improvements are always necessary, it’s better to stick with a set of rules and tools over time.

“Disruptive” technologies are not new. But nowhere have disruptive innovations had as much impact as in the technology industry.

The industry is the realm of genetic medicine and the stock is Illumina (ILMN), currently trading in the low-60s. Illumina is one of two major public companies that make tools used for genetic medicine. The other is Affymetrix (AFFX). To say that they’ve been competitive would be polite; there have been lawsuits and countersuits about intellectual property in recent years.

In the October Issue of Cabot Early Opportunities, we go deeper down the software rabbit hole, jump into a new grocery chain stock I suspect you’ve never heard of, dabble with a hot AI semiconductor stock and consider the potential of an EV stock that’s exploded on news of a big DOE loan.

As always, there should be something for everyone!

Current Market Outlook


The most bullish thing the stock market can do is go up, so by that measure, the market looks pretty bullish right here—most major indexes, advance-decline lines and a bunch of leading stocks have hit new highs in recent days, keeping the major trends pointed up. Short-term, things are a bit too quiet, so some wobbles wouldn’t shock us, but the next two or three weeks will likely see stocks being pushed and pulled by earnings season, which is getting underway now. All in all, our advice remains the same: Hold your strong stocks (though booking partial profits on the way up makes sense) and remain mostly invested, but for new buying, focus on stocks that have shown strong recent accumulation and look for decent entry points, especially if the firm is reporting earnings soon.

This week’s list has a bevy of potential leaders, including a few names that are trying to emerge from multi-month rest periods. Our Top Pick is Elastic (ESTC), an IPO from last year that’s racing up the right-hand side of a four-month consolidation. Start small and look for dips.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Beyond Meat (BYND)	132.87	155-162	124-129
Blackstone Group (BX)	49.12	43.5-46	40-41.5
Boston Beer Company (SAM)	459.16	370-380	340-346
Carvana (CVNA)	82.90	63-67	55.5-56.5
Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD)	51.01	60-62	55.5-56.5
Dexcom (DXCM)	421.36	147.5-152.5	134-137
Elastic (ESTC)	86.17	90-93	81-83
Haemonetics (HAE)	136.59	117-121	107.5-109.5
Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT)	120.93	149-154	134-137
Yeti Holdings (YETI)	42.80	30.5-32.5	27-28

The market has followed through on last week’s rebound rally and we’re seeing an increasing number of strong growth stocks with good setups. The big news is that the rally has lifted many of the indexes we follow above their 25- and 50-day moving averages, giving us a green light for new buying. We don’t advise jumping in with both feet—new buy signals do not guarantee a continued advance—but you should be taking a serious inventory of your watch list (and the stocks in this week’s issue) to select a few favorites for buying.
This week’s list includes several bigger names and a few recent IPOs, which indicates good breadth for the rally. Our favorite is SunPower (SPWR), which is making the turnaround in the solar industry look like a sound growth proposition.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
SunPower (SPWR)	12.26	19.5-22	17-18
Splunk (SPLK)	207.67	45-47	41-42
Proto Labs (PRLB)	0.00	63-65	55-56
The Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN)	0.00	810-840	779-780
Illumina Inc. (ILMN)	289.74	72-74	67-68
Ciena (CIEN)	44.25	19-20	17.5-18
Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN)	0.00	24-25	22.5-23
Boeing (BA)	432.22	99-102	94-95
American Axle (AXL)	0.00	17.5-18.5	16-16.5
Actavis (ACT)	0.00	123-127	108-110

The broad market has bounced in recent days, which is good to see; we’re even seeing a much-overdue relief rally in the interest rate-sensitive sectors. But the real action remains among growth stocks; the vast majority of our recent recommendations are acting well, including a bunch that have pushed to new highs! We still don’t think the market is 100% in the clear; we’ll leave the Market Monitor where it is (just shy of bullish), so holding some cash and keeping your feet on the ground makes sense. But the action among leaders is encouraging.

This week’s list has a nice variety of names to choose from, but for our favorite, we’re going with an institutional growth stock leader—Netflix (NFLX) has come out of the public’s eye of late, but shares have surged to new highs as the firm’s business continues to rebound. Try to buy on weakness.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Yandex (YNDX)	0.00	33-34.5	30-30.5
Yelp (YELP)	41.30	48-52	42-43
Stratasys (SSYS)	0.00	103-108	92-94
Polaris Industries (PII)	0.00	110-115	104-105
Oshkosh (OSK)	95.04	45-47	41-42
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)	423.92	275-285	245-250
Melco Crown (MPEL)	0.00	26-27	24-24.5
Magna International Inc. (MGA)	0.00	78-81	73-74
Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR)	0.00	83-88	78-79
Cabot Oil & Gas (COG)	0.00	37.5-39	36-36.5

While 2017 was one of the least volatile years ever for the market, 2018 has seen volatility return—with a vengeance! Early February brought the greatest point decline in history for the Dow, while yesterday brought the biggest one-day advance since August 2015 for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Today, my recommendation is outside the U.S., and outside China, too! In fact, my recommendation is in Brazil, where a young airline is enjoying rapid growth and the chart is positive.

Our first Issue of 2025 highlights a variety of solid growth names that have been acting well despite the recent dip in the market. As always, this Issue should have something for everyone.

It hasn’t been smooth, of course, but the market’s evidence has improved a bit during the past six or seven weeks. The way we look at this is that the market has put itself in a position to do something positive in the intermediate-term—but it still has to actually do it, meaning show enough strength to turn the trends up and see more stocks break out and follow through to higher prices. Right now we remain in watch and wait mode: We’re keeping our eyes open, but it’s best to remain defensive until the bulls show us more.



This week’s list is again heavy on biotech and Chinese names, though we’re also seeing some strength in a few new (but smaller and sometimes less liquid) growth names. Our Top Pick is a unique medical-related outfit whose stock is changing character for the better.

“Only the paranoid survive.” -Andy Grove

Nvidia (NVDA) met high expectations yesterday for the July quarter, hitting $46.7 billion in revenue, up 56% from the year-earlier period. However, it cautioned that third-quarter revenue growth will not be as impressive, disappointing analysts and investors.

Explorer stocks did not disappoint this week, with many of our positions posting solid gains. Coeur Mining (CDE) shares continue to outperform for us, up 8.9% this week, and Dutch Bros (BROS) shares were up a stellar 16.3%.

The turnaround path that Newell Brands (NWL) has navigated in the last few years has been anything but smooth, at times being downright torturous.

What started as a seemingly clear-cut turnaround story as far back as 2018 turned into a frustrating affair for investors who bought the stock back then and continued to hold it over the last seven years. But after the agonizing twists and turns since the stock’s 2017 peak, the road ahead appears clearer now than it has been in several years.

Few things are more enduring than America’s love of a good hamburger. Indeed, the iconic sandwich is so much a part of the country’s pop cultural heritage that, according to numerous opinion polls, it’s one of the first things foreigners mention when asked to name the most American symbol they can think of.