Wouldn't It Be Nice

Wouldn’t it be nice...if the markets in 2007 are as good as they were in 2006? I certainly hope so! With a four-day weekend approaching, I think I’m going to pass on any market analysis today. Instead, I’d like to wish all of my readers a very safe and happy new year. See you Wednesday!

Short-Term Technical Indicators

Investor Sentiment

Long-Term Market Model – Bearish since December 8^th.

Asset Allocation – 75% long within the actively-managed, alpha producing portion of the overall portable alpha portfolio.

Beta Exposure and Portable Alpha Generation
Date = Date of AAS “Buy” or “Short/Sell” Recommendation

Top Rated Major Market Derivative – NYSE 100 (NYC 11/6/06)

Top Rated Style-Box Derivative – iShares Morningstar Large Cap Value (JKF 11/29/06)

Top Rated Sector Derivative – No “Buy” recommended sectors

Today’s Top “Buy” Recommended Stocks

RTI International Metals Inc. (RTI 10/11/06)
Alleghany Technologies Inc. (ATI 10/5/06)
Veritas DGC Inc. (VTS 7/28/06)
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (VOL 11/6/06)
Robbins & Myers Inc. (RBN 8/10/06)
NBTY, Inc. (NTY 12/5/06)
Albemarle Corp. (ALB 8/9/06)
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK 9/7/06)
Bradley Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BDY 8/25/06)
Joy Global Inc. (JOYG 11/13/06)

Today’s Top “Sell” Recommended Stocks

CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX 12/15/06)
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME 12/18/06)
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG 12/19/06)
Chico’s FAS Inc. (CHS 12/6/06)
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI 11/2/06)