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Our goal: Outperform the S&P 500 in both up markets and down.
Our result: +55.7% for the 60 months ending August 20, 2010 (vs. -2.8% for the S&P)
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Vol.8 #189 Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:53PM EDT

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Weekly Status Report: Contents

Typical Client Performance
Market Commentary
Typical Client Portfolio
Stocks Sold Over Past 13 Weeks
Subscription Information
Privacy Policy
Disclaimers
Contact Us

Typical Client Performance

Deen Capital S&P 500
Year-to-date as of August 20, 2010 -1.4% * -2.7%
12 months (Aug 20, 2009 to Aug 20, 2010) +7.9% * +8.4%
24 months (Aug 20, 2008 to Aug 20, 2010) +3.0% * -11.2%
36 months (Aug 20, 2007 to Aug 20, 2010) +6.0% * -20.8%
48 months (Aug 20, 2006 to Aug 20, 2010) +21.2% * -10.5%
60 months (Aug 20, 2005 to Aug 20, 2010) +55.7% * -2.8%

* An average of managed accounts, net after all commissions and fees.

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Market Commentary

Market Stance: BEARISH (since August 11, 2010)

Last week in this space, I wrote that "the path of least resistance [for the market] is probably down". And, sure enough, down it went ... a little. The S&P gave back -0.7%; Deen Capital accounts shed -1.1%.

Surprisingly, in this context, the NASDAQ Composite eked out a +0.3% gain. It seems growth stocks are, just recently anyway, holding up better than the market overall. There are pockets of strength, especially in small under-valued stocks with big earnings surprises and strong prospects for future growth. In part because of this, I did a little nibbling last week. I am hoping to (timidly) exploit these "pockets of strength". But this is risky, and my emphasis remains on capital preservation (read: cash).

In retrospect, even though I remained more than 50% in cash at all times last week, I did a bit too much "nibbling". I am disappointed with our 1-week result. (Year-to-date, we are still outperforming ... barely: Deen Capital -1.4%, S&P -2.7%.)

My indicators are unanimously bearish. The environment remains negative for stocks.

My Three Primary Technical Indicators:

                                       Prior week             Now
                                       ----------           -------
NASDAQ Timing Model (Ver.10r):           BEARISH            BEARISH (1)
Last signal:  BEARISH on Aug 10, 2010

Performance of Recent Stock Picks:  -5.1 BEARISH       -3.6 BEARISH (2)

Market Internals:                    51% NEUTRAL        49% BEARISH (3)

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Market's Overall Technical Rating:       BEARISH            BEARISH

Stocks:Cash ratio (average):              22:78              28:72

(1) A proprietary computer model based on technical analysis of the NASDAQ Composite.

(2) This number (from -10 to +10) is based on the performance of ALL my recent stock picks (I actually buy only some of these). A positive number means my recent stock picks are generally rising; a negative number means they are generally falling. Even so, I consider a reading below +3.1 to be bearish. I require a reading of +5.6 or better to call this indicator bullish.

(3) This is the percentage of stocks ($8 and up) which are trading above their 50-day moving average. The rating of this percentage (bullish, bearish or neutral) is based on which way it's been moving recently -- up, down or sideways.

-KD, Saturday, August 21, 2010

Typical Client Portfolio

Company Name Stock
Symbol
Buy
Date
NetBuy
Price*
Current
Price
Weeks
Held
% of
Portfolio
Gain
(Loss)
Industrial Svcs of America IDSA 08/18/10 $16.67 $15.35 0.3 4.7% -7.9%
ZST Digital Networks, Inc. ZSTN 08/17/10 $7.11 $6.43 0.4 6.5% -9.6%
Radiant Systems Inc. RADS 08/12/10 $15.84 $16.98 1.1 5.4% +7.2%
Nanometrics Inc. NANO 08/12/10 $12.59 $13.53 1.1 5.5% +7.5%
GT Solar International, Inc. SOLR 08/05/10 $7.78 $7.64 2.1 6.3% -1.8%
Cash 71.7%  
Total 100%  

* Buy prices shown are net after commissions.

Stocks Sold Over Past 13 Weeks

Company Name Stock
Symbol
Buy
Date
NetBuy
Price*
Sell
Date
NetSell
Price*
Weeks
Held
Gain
(Loss)*
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 08/17/10 $109.98 08/20/10 $107.23 0.4 -2.5%
Fossil Inc. FOSL 08/10/10 $45.71 08/16/10 $42.59 0.9 -6.8%
Ballantyne Strong, Inc. BTN 08/09/10 $9.32 08/13/10 $8.38 0.6 -10.1%
Ancestry.com Inc. ACOM 07/30/10 $19.82 08/13/10 $19.02 2.0 -4.0%
Ultra Clean Holdings UCTT 07/27/10 $10.50 08/11/10 $9.68 2.1 -7.8%
Skyworks Solutions SWKS 07/30/10 $17.62 08/11/10 $17.16 1.7 -2.6%
Radiant Systems Inc. RADS 08/06/10 $16.40 08/11/10 $15.74 0.7 -4.0%
Priceline.com Inc. PCLN 08/04/10 $283.86 08/11/10 $287.63 1.0 +1.3%
Nova Measuring Instruments NVMI 08/03/10 $6.25 08/11/10 $5.66 1.1 -9.5%
Informatica Corp. INFA 07/26/10 $31.21 08/11/10 $29.23 2.3 -6.4%
iGATE Corp. IGTE 07/19/10 $16.02 08/11/10 $15.42 3.3 -3.7%
Herbalife Ltd. HLF 08/04/10 $54.77 08/11/10 $55.12 1.0 +0.6%
DDi Corp. DDIC 08/02/10 $9.48 08/11/10 $8.24 1.3 -13.1%
Cytec Industries Inc. CYT 07/21/10 $50.06 08/11/10 $47.96 3.0 -4.2%
Advanced Energy Industries AEIS 07/26/10 $17.20 08/11/10 $15.93 2.3 -7.4%
Adtran Inc. ADTN 07/14/10 $31.03 08/11/10 $30.27 4.0 -2.5%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 08/10/10 $112.30 2.7 +2.5%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 08/05/10 $112.37 2.0 +2.5%
Old Dominion Freight ODFL 07/28/10 $40.52 08/05/10 $37.42 1.1 -7.7%
Cirrus Logic Inc. CRUS 07/20/10 $18.04 08/05/10 $19.71 2.3 +9.2%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 08/04/10 $112.86 1.9 +3.0%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 08/02/10 $112.66 1.6 +2.8%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 07/30/10 $110.73 1.1 +1.0%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/22/10 $109.60 07/27/10 $111.29 0.7 +1.5%
Cyberonics Inc. CYBX 07/20/10 $21.69 07/27/10 $23.87 1.0 +10.1%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/08/10 $107.20 07/16/10 $106.63 1.1 -0.5%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 07/06/10 $103.73 07/16/10 $106.63 1.4 +2.8%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 06/28/10 $107.83 07/16/10 $106.63 2.6 -1.1%
Tibco Software Inc. TIBX 06/25/10 $12.82 07/06/10 $11.92 1.6 -7.1%
SMART Modular Technologies SMOD 06/18/10 $6.79 06/29/10 $6.02 1.6 -11.4%
iGATE Corp. IGTE 06/17/10 $13.90 06/29/10 $13.26 1.7 -4.6%
Entropic Communications ENTR 06/21/10 $6.41 06/29/10 $6.38 1.1 -0.5%
Deckers Outdoor Corp. DECK 06/17/10 $161.60 06/29/10 $143.38 1.7 -11.3%
Cirrus Logic Inc. CRUS 06/16/10 $15.53 06/29/10 $16.01 1.9 +3.1%
American Public Education APEI 06/17/10 $47.56 06/29/10 $44.36 1.7 -6.7%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 06/18/10 $111.71 06/25/10 $108.08 1.0 -3.2%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 06/16/10 $111.99 06/25/10 $108.08 1.3 -3.5%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 06/15/10 $111.85 06/25/10 $108.08 1.4 -3.4%
Avago Technologies Ltd. AVGO 06/16/10 $22.84 06/24/10 $21.11 1.1 -7.6%
S&P Depositary Receipt SPY 06/09/10 $107.29 06/09/10 $106.63 0.0 -0.6%

* Buy and sell prices shown are net after commissions. This means that the gains/losses shown are also net after transaction expenses.

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