1. National Stock Review’s, Top 10 Performing Stocks.
Chicago, IL. June 1st, 2009. (Industry Wire). The National Stock Review today released its list of the Top Performing stocks for the week ending 5/29/2009. During the year-to-date (YTD) period, the Top 10 performing companies gained an average of an 1,120% vs. 8% for the NASDAQ 100.

Three new names breaking into the Top 10 this week. Universal Travel (UTA), Valassis Communications (VCI) and Isle of Capri (ISLE). These are year-to-date top performers. Since we'll be mentioning these companies on the nationally televised Wide World of Stocks, which we will be taping in a few days, we are going light on the description and heavier (meaning maybe two sentences) on the why, they made it (or might have made it) to the top.
It looks like Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) at $16.75 will hold onto the YTD crown for the remainder of 2009, since it was selling for $0.36 on December 31st and the 4,000% plus gain for the year is quite frankly, bigger than anything we've seen since 1999 or 2000. Ditto for Vanda Pharma (VNDA) $14.75, with a 2,800% gain. Vanda which was at $0.55 at the beginning of the year, would have to go to $25 to catch up to Diedrich.
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As a side note, we received a lot of mail on Bullion Monarch Mining (BULM) yesterday. We see no news and have heard no rumors, to account for its better than doubling in price over the past two days from $0.30 to $0.68. It traded up better than 72% yesterday alone on 645,000.
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John Bogle, Chairman of the Vanguard Group with nearly $1 trillion under management recently said this bear market "is the worst I've seen in my career, it's the sharpest and its the deepest. Worse than 73-74, worse than 2001 and worse than 2003 and unlike most other bear markets, its effect has reached into the economy."
Last week the U.S. dollar fell big against other currencies, Gold is starring at the $1000 mark and as all commodities seemed to be moving higher...investors on Wall Street have stopped whispering about hyper-inflation and have begun talking about. Hyper-inflation...what next.
But someone, someone..forgot to tell the management of these companies. Since the beginning of 2009, that's just a little more than six months. The average stock in the National Stock Reviews' Index of Top Performing companies has increased by, get this, a breath taking 1,120%. In fact that is such a crazy number, lets throw out the top 2.
Throw out Diedrich Coffee because it gained 4,611% -- that's an anomaly.
And throw out Vanda Pharmaceutical, it's up 2,828% -- and that's an anomaly too.
If we throw out the top two -- the average gain -- and again this is for just six months. The average gain was 470%.
Who are these companies and haven't they heard the country is in a recession. Don't they watch TV. Don't they know GM just filed for bankruptcy.
So stay tuned. When we come back. How a tiny coffee roster went from $0.36 to $16, how a small obscure Biotech company went from $1.08 per share to $11 in one day and then when it hit $14 per share, got a price target" of $20...from Morningstar.
No folks, these stocks which were once selling for pennies are definitely not for orphans & widows.
But if you're the type that likes to gamble...if you're the type that like take the long shot..if you're type that likes to see your team throw the long bomb stay tuned.
You don't want to miss our Top 10 and you don't want to miss our exclusive interview with the CEO of what could be the next big mover in the Biotech industry.
A small obscure Biotech company based in Pasadena California, that has attracted the likes of one of Microsoft's top legal advisors, that has attracted the likes of the former Chief Planning Officer for IBM, yes that's International Business Machines and which also just announced the this years co-winner of the Nobel Prize, has joined the companies special advisory board...who is this company...find out when we come back
And we will be right back.
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National Stock Review’s, Top 10 Performing Stocks.
Chicago, IL. June 1st, 2009. (Industry Wire). The National Stock Review today released its list of the Top Performing stocks for the week ending 5/29/2009. During the year-to-date (YTD) period, the Top 10 performing companies gained an average of an 1,120% vs. 8% for the NASDAQ 100.
A detailed print and blog version of this list, with graphs is available at www.nationalstockreview.com
Top Performers Year To Date (YTD):
TABLE:
#1. Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) $16.96 up 4,611%.
#2. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) $14.64 up 2,828%.
#3. Universal Travel (UTA) $7.90 up 797%.
#4. Dollar Thrift Auto (DTG) $8.62 up 532%.
#5. Virgin Mobile (VM) $4.81 up 472%.
#6. Valassis Communications (VCI) $6.45 up 388%
#7. Caribou Coffee (CBOU) $6.52 up 379%
#8. APAC Customer Service (APAC) $5.65 up 366%
#9. Cott Corp (COT) $5.88 up 359%.
#10. Isle of Capri (ISLE) $13.14 up 310%
Welcome back and thanks for tuning in. And as promised here is our roundup the top 10 Performers in the National Stock Review Index. Due to time constraints, we'll keep descriptions to the point -- more information, news, charts, SEC filings can be found at NationalStockReview.com
#1. Coming in first place, is a small Irvine, Ca based coffee wholesaler and roaster called Diedrich Coffee, symbol (DDRX) with a gain of 4,611%. If that's what coffee can do for your portfolio, I'll take a gallon. The shares, which were trading at $0.36 on January second, recently hit $16. Last year NASDAQ was threatening to de-list them because the value of the shares fell below $5 million. The CEO resigned and they reported a loss of $10 million on sales of $46 million. But then in April, the company announced it was selling it retail outlets Diedrich Coffee, Coffee People and Gloria Jeans and that is was just going to be a wholesaler and roaster and the rest as they say is history.
#2. Next up with another huge gain is small and at one point totally unknown (6 months ago) Maryland based Biotech company called Vanda Pharmaceuticals symbol (VNDA) with a gain of 2,282%.
Folks, its probably a good time for a small public service announcement. We all want to own a stock that goes up 2,282%. That's a 22 fold increase in your money. That's a bet which goes from $1,000 to $22,000. That's a bet which goes from $10,000 to $220,000. Who needs the Kentucky Derby ! That's better than the racetrack. If you own 20 stocks in your portfolio and Vanda was one of them and the other 19 did nothing, your entire portfolio would have gone up 105%.
But guess what. These stocks are only for professionals. They're for speculators who love the game. For speculators who are in it for the chase. For speculators who are in it for the thrill of victory, but who can withstand the agony of defeat.
These are some of the riskiest stocks on the planet. It's why were here. It what makes us at the Wide World of Stocks get up in the morning, but they are not for orphans and widows -- there not for what's left of your 401k and they are most certainly not a parking place for your next mortgage payment. No fine print here, we tell you up front, the potential risks as well as rewards.
So Vanda Pharma. The shares were trading at $0.55 on January 2nd. Down from $30 in 2007, one of their largest shareholders was demanding that they liquidate ! Things to say the least, were not looking good for Vanda. But then on May 6th, the received FDA approval to market Fanapt for schizophrenia. In one day, the stock soars to $8.04. The following day it takes on another $1.75 to close at $10.20. Now trading near $15, reports are Moningstar has put a $20 fair valuation on it. That's a market cap of $376 million up from only $13 million in January. Now that's what we call a stimulus plan. The Biotech industry has always been near and dear to my heart, it's why we started the Biotech Stock review in year 2000 and Vanda is just another example why we love the group.
Now moving from the somewhat bizarre performance to just plain "I wished I had owned these..."
#3. Universal Travel symbol (UTA) $7.90 up 797% since January, UTA is in the travel business. How could that be you ask? Well they provide travel service in the PRC, the Peoples Republic of China. Oh, now we get it. Universal Travel Group's goal is to become the PRC's leading travel services provider in all fields of the tourism industry including the aviation, cargo, hotel booking and tour packaging segments. No rocket science there. Also no one on Wall Street following it.
#4. Dollar Thrift Auto symbol (DTG) $8.62 up 532%. We all know Thrifty, but how many of us knew Thrifty was up 500%. This is a tough one to figure out. It's still down considerably from its recent high of $15, Hertz and Avis are also up strong, the thinking on Wall Street is that consumers are beginning to open there wallets again and staycations are dropping and car rental prices on avargae have surged fro $35 a day to $44 a day. Thrity, by the way, sold for $50 per share in late 2007.
#5. Virgin Mobile symbol (VM) $4.81 up 472%. We're going to guess everyone has head of Virgin Mobile, or at least the iconic Virgin brand name -- Virgin Records, Virgin Airways... It's your traditional wireless provider with a new all-you-can eat $49 monthly plan, but aimed at the youth market. The story hear is turnaround. The company reported sales of $337 million for the 1st quarter which were essentially flat, meaning it's another "billion dollar company" most people have never heard...but earnings were $0.19 up from $0.07 -- which is what Wall Street calls a blow out quarter. Watch the entire industry go to this flat rate plan.
#6. Valassis Communications symbol (VCI) $6.45 up 388%. When most people here the name Valassis, they think pickles. Well actually that's Vlassic, but nonetheless, what we have here is a Michigan based company with $2.3 billion in sales that is not in the automotive business. They're the people who hand deliver inserts and coupons via mail, the newspaper or hanging on your door handle. They hand these out to 100 million people every week. The shares collapsed along with all the other advertising stocks falling from $18 to just above $1, but reversed when the reported that sales only fell 7% in the last quarter.
#7. Caribou Coffee symbol (CBOU) $6.52 up 379%. Sometimes stocks go up, because of group strength. Some people on Wall Street call it the "rising tide" lifts all ships theory. And so it is with the coffee rosters, makers and sellers. We told you about Diedrich. But did you also know that Starbucks symbol SBUX has gone from $8 to $15. Green Mountain, symbol GMCR has gone from $30 to $75, Coffee Holding symbol JAVA has gone from $0.60 to $4 and Peet's Coffe symbol PEET has gone from $18 to $28.
Coming in at #8. APAC Customer Service symbol (APAC) $5.65 up 366%. This is a well known brand name (not) and look at this chart. If you gave favorite charity $100,000 worth of this stock last holiday season, it would be worth $600,000 today, making you wonder if you could get it back -- or at least your initial $100,000. This is the thrill of victory, that could make up for a lot of agonies of defeat. What APAC does is take calls, phone calls for its customers so when you hear an infomercial says "if you call within the next 30 minutes" the seller can rest assured that someone will be there to take the call.
#9. Cott Corp symbol (COT) $5.88 up 359% is one of the world's largest soft drink makers. The reason you may have not heard of the name is that is a private label maker. If you go to Walmart or HEB in the Southwest or any one of 75 other retailers and buy their brand of coke, it is probably made by Cott. This is not a new company by any means. It was a hot growth stock in the early 90's when its shares went from $1 to $35 before falling on hard times and all the way back to $1 earlier in the year. In May, the effects of some major cost cutting effort,s finally reached the bottom line and they reported a profit of $0.28 and received a slew of upgrades of buy recommendations from Wall Street firms.
And finally coming in at #10, the Isle of Capri (ISLE) $13.14 up 310%. Our friends on Wall Street who follow gaming stocks attribute the Isle of Capri's tripling in price to "a bounce." The company which owns and operates casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, Iowa;, Missouri, Colorado and Pompano Beach, Florida traded as high at $35 on late 2006 and fell as low as $2 in early 2009.
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