The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite is a computer-generated ranking of the leading stocks in the small cap universe. Rankings are based on a stocks fundamentals, projected growth rates, institutional sponsorship, and technical trend lines. This composite is comprised of stocks that are showing an increasing relative strength to the Russell 2000. As a result, this index should outperform the Russell over long periods of time. A company's inclusion in the ranking should not be viewed as a recommendation.

Ticker	Return
OPTR	22.4%
QCOR	14.8%
FRPT	9.9%
ALGT	6.2%
MTZ	3.9%

Last week the SmallCapInvestor.com 25 composite was up 1.1% for the week and is now beating the market by 4.7% for 2008. Leading the list last week was Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: OPTR), Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: QCOR), and Force Protection Inc (Nasdaq: FRPT), up 22.4% 14.8% 9.9% for the week.

Here is the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 composite for the week of December 29, 2008:

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