Decliners led advancers 18:7.

Stocks showing leadership

- ZN
- VNR
- RAX
- SNDA

The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite lost about 3.5% over the past week. Despite the losses last week, the composite beat the Russell 2000 which lost 5% last week. Decliners led advancers 18 to 7 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week suggesting a fight between the bears and bulls in the markets. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was Zion Oil (AMEX:ZN) and Rackspace (NYSE:RAX) up 17.2% and 8% for the week.

This week we are continuing to be under weight gold and over weight oil and technology. We are avoiding financial related stocks. Last week we expected massive volatility with a chance of testing the November lows of 2008. We broke those lows and we are in free fall mode. This week the markets should stabilize and rally later in the week.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of March 2, 2009...

Decliners led advancers 14:11.

Stocks showing leadership

- ZN
- BEAT
- AZK
- IAG
- HMSY
- VNUS
- DROOY

The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite lost about 0.1% over the past week. Despite the minor losses last week, the composite beat the Russell 2000 which lost over 5.5% last week. Our index continued to be overweight gold miners. Gold alone is showing strength in the market. Decliners led advancers 14 to 11 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week suggesting a fight between the bears and bulls in the markets. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was Zion Oil (AMEX:ZN), CardioNet (Nasdaq:BEAT), and Aurizon Mines (AMEX:AZK), up 29%, 17.5% and 12% for the week.

This week we are switching our overweight positions out of gold and into oil and technology. We are avoiding financial related stocks. Last week we expected massive volatility with a chance of testing the November lows of 2008. This week the markets should stabilize and rally later in the week.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of February 23, 2009...

Decliners led advancers 18:7.

Stocks showing leadership:

- DROOY
- IMA
- IAG

The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite lost about 2% over the past week. Despite the losses last week, the composite beat the Russell 2000 which lost over 4.5% last week. Our index continues to be overweight gold miners. Gold alone is showing strength in the market. Decliners led advancers 18 to 7 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week suggesting a bearish trend in the markets. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was DRD Gold (Nasdaq:DROOY), IAMGold (NYSE:IAG), and Inverness Medical Innovation (NYSE:IMA), up 9%, 6% and 5% for the week.

This week we maintain our overweight in gold and healthcare. We are avoiding materials and financial related stocks. We expect massive volatility this week with a chance of testing the November lows of 2008.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of February 17, 2009...

Advancers led decliners 21:4. Stocks showing leadership:

- SXCI
- IAG
- ICUI
- HAE
- AVAV
- CWT

The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite gained about 3.25% over the past week. Despite the gains last week, the composite lost ground to the Russell 2000 because of our lack of exposure to commodity and financial sector stocks. Advancers led decliners 21 to 4 in the Top 25 last week, suggesting a bullish trend in the markets. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was SXC Health Solutions (Nasdaq:SXCI), IAMGold (NYSE:IAG) and ICU Medical Inc (Nasdaq:ICUI), up 10%, 8.9% and 8.5%, respectively, for the week.

This week we maintain our overweight on biotechs, but we have added a few financial-related stocks. We cannot ignore the possibility of a short cover rally. Additionally, we have three gold miners in this week's SmallCapInvestor.com composite. We predict the markets will continue to move higher this week.

Decliners led advancers 3:2

Stocks showing leadership:

- CVTX
- MFLX
- IMA
- WES
- EQIQ

The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 lost about 2% over the past week. Despite the losses last week, the composite is still beating the Russell 2000 by 3.7% since our inception. Decliners led advancers 3 to 2 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week suggesting a bearish trend in the markets. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was CV Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CVTX), Multi-Fineline Electronix (Nasdaq: MFLX), and Inverness Medical Innovations Inc (NYSE: IMA), up 36.9%, 6.5% and 3.5% for the week.

Last week Astellas announced a $16 per share bid for CV Therapeutics sending shares soaring 40% to over $16. Shares closed the week at $15.65 up 37%. This gain follows the previous weeks 7% gain, which equates to a 44.5% total gain since our coverage began two weeks ago. The stock is now out of the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 since the company is expected to be acquired.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of February 2, 2009...

- OPTR
- CVTX
- AAI
- ASEI
- NWE
- SQNM
- AVAV
- THOR
- IMA

Due to the holiday on Monday and the presidential inauguration on Tuesday, last week’s stock picks were initiated on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite gained 1.9% over the shortened week. Advancers led decliners 18 to 7 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week, suggesting an upward trend in the markets. We did manage to capture gains despite the volatility in the stock market. Leading the list last week was Optimer Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:OPTR), CV Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CVTX) and AirTran (NYSE:AAI), up 11.1%, 7.3% and 4% (respectively) for the week.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of January 26, 2009...

Advancers to decliners 6:19

Stocks showing leadership

• HMSY
• ARST
• THOR
• TIS
• ASEI
• DDUP

Due to the holiday on Monday and the Inauguration on Tuesday last week's stock picks were carried over to Wednesday, January 21, 2009. The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite lost 4.35% over the past week, but the Russell 2000 shed 9.9% to 433.7 over the same period. Decliners lead advancers 19 to 6 in the SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 last week. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the broad sector sell off in the market. Leading the list last week was HMS Holdings (Nasdaq:HMSY), Arc Sight (Nasdaq:ARST), and Thoratec (Nasdaq:THOR), up 7.2% 5.6% and 4.6% for the week.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of January 21, 2009...

Last week the Russell 2000 sold off, ending down 5% to $481.30, but the SmallCapInvestor.com 25 composite was on average only down 4.4% for the same period. We expect selling in the market to continue this week. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite the broad sector sell off in the market. Leading the list last week was Repros Therapeutics (Nasdaq:RPRX), Mastec Inc (Nasdaq: MTZ), and Orchids Paper Products (Nasdaq :TIS), up 20.6% 5.7% and 3.2% for the week.

Here are the top 25 stocks for the week of January 12, 2009...

Last week the SmallCapInvestor.com 25 composite was up 1.8%. The composite's return lagged the market last week due mostly rebounding oil prices. We did manage to capture a few nice gainers despite our tiny exposure to oil. Leading the list last week was Force Protection Inc (Nasdaq: FRPT), Tower Group Inc (Nasdaq: TWGP), and NCI Inc (Nasdaq: NCIT), up 16.8% 14.7% 9.3% for the week.