USEC Inc. - (USU)

Today was a USEC day for me. First I saw it profiled on WallStrip and then it showed up on Google Finance’s top % gainers list. It sure looks like a healthy trending stock as it rises from the lower left corner of the chart to that magical upper right hand corner. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the world needs more energy everyday and with all the fervor about fossil feuls and greenhouse gases, nuclear could be a viable option. The only drawback to nuclear energy is that pesky radioactive waste. So the question you have to ask yourself, do you want to glow or sizzle? ...

Thomas Ott

Google - (GOOG)

Google has been on fire since its IPO a few years back. I was suffering from post Nasdaq bubble syndrome and thought, “no way is GOOG going $400!” Boy was I wrong! What can I say? Google is the new Microsoft.

Thomas Ott

Noble Drilling Corp - (NE)

Noble Engineering popped up on my fundamental screen last week and I’ve been watching it since then. Using Yahoo’s stock screener, I created a special scan that only looks for key drivers of stock appreciation. Can you guess how I figured out these key drivers? I bought NE for my wife’s account yesterday, so it better do damn good or I’m in trouble! :)

Thomas Ott