I ran a simple screen to see how difficult it would be to be able to return 5% over this past horrid 30 days. Amazingly there were
only 98 stocks that fulfilled the characteristics
- Returned 5% or more over past month
- Market cap of at least $2 Billion
- Average Daily Volume >=100K
- Stock price >=$10
Here is the full list (sorted from largest co to smallest) if you are interested - some are "flights to safety" and some were earnings driven, but essentially the pickings are slim to find any sort of winners out there outside of very small cap stocks.
| Symbol | Company Name | Market Cap | % Return 30 Days |
| PBR | Petroleo Brasileiro ADR | 221.0 | 10.1 |
| RHHBY | Roche Holding 144A ADR | 167.5 | 12.7 |
| RTP | Rio Tinto ADR | 158.5 | 18.5 |
| EONGY | E ON ADR Reptg 1/3 Ord Shs | 136.4 | 5.3 |
| SI | Sielspon ADR | 131.7 | 10.1 |
| NVS | Novartis ADR | 128.5 | 7.4 |
| SNY | Sanofi-Synthelab ADR | 125.9 | 7.4 |
| OGZPY | Gazprom Rep 4 Ord Shs ADR | 115.7 | 5.2 |
| DT | Deutsche Telekom ADR | 98.2 | 9.3 |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 69.9 | 12.7 |
| DCM | NTT DoComo Sponsored ADR | 66.1 | 12.8 |
| UL | Unilever Depository Receipt | 58.3 | 7.8 |
| UN | Unilever NLG 1.12 ADR | 56.8 | 9 |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co | 43.0 | 6.4 |
| MC | Matsushita Electric Industrial ADR | 43.0 | 12.1 |
| CL | COLGATE PALMOLIVE | 40.3 | 6.8 |
| RIG | Transocean Inc | 36.9 | 8 |
| DE | Deere & Co | 34.5 | 7.7 |
| SO | Southern Company | 28.9 | 5.1 |
| MHS | Medco Health Solutions Inc | 26.1 | 5.9 |
| DUK | Duke Energy NYSE Ord Shs | 25.1 | 5.9 |
| MA | MasterCard Inc | 23.6 | 15.3 |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Ord Shs | 23.5 | 9.5 |
| TKC | Turkcell Iletisi Depository Receipt | 22.0 | 10.1 |
| LPL | LG Philips LCD Co Ltd | 19.5 | 11 |
| MCK | McKesson Corp | 19.4 | 14.6 |
| GSF | GlobalSantaFe Corp | 19.4 | 8.4 |
| RAI | Reynolds American Inc | 19.2 | 5.3 |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Group | 18.0 | 5.1 |
| AVP | Avon Products Inc | 17.7 | 7.5 |
| TEL | Tyco Electronics Ltd | 17.6 | 5.1 |
| COSWF | Canadian Oil Sands Trust | 17.1 | 6.4 |
| FSLR | First Solar Inc | 16.4 | 39.7 |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Inc | 16.3 | 5.6 |
| AOC | Aon Corp | 14.0 | 5.1 |
| KTC | KT Corp Depository Receipt | 11.5 | 14.5 |
| STP | Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd | 10.5 | 23.4 |
| CLX | Clorox Co | 9.0 | 5.3 |
| SVU | SUPERVALU INC | 8.7 | 5.8 |
| VRSN | Verisign Ord Shs | 8.1 | 6.2 |
| AIZ | Assurant Inc | 7.8 | 12.9 |
| NT | NORTEL NETWORKS CORP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | 7.0 | 9.4 |
| CRM | salesforce.com inc | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| CNP | CenterPnt Energy Ord Shs | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| AG | AGCO Corp | 5.5 | 15.6 |
| FLS | Flowserve Corp | 5.3 | 20.1 |
| SPW | SPX Corp | 5.3 | 7 |
| DLB | Dolby Laboratories Inc | 5.0 | 10.1 |
| PGS | Petroleum Geo Services ADR | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| NU | Northeast Utilities | 4.9 | 9 |
| CBI | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV | 4.9 | 14.9 |
| TEO | Telecom Argentina ADR | 4.9 | 9.7 |
| MKC | McCormick & Co | 4.8 | 8.6 |
| COGN | COGNOS INC | 4.8 | 17.6 |
| MLNM | Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4.6 | 21.1 |
| MIL | Millipore Corp | 4.4 | 8.5 |
| FST | Forest Oil Corp | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories | 4.3 | 6.3 |
| IVGN | Invitrogen Corp | 4.3 | 9.6 |
| PCLN | Priceline.Com Ord Shs | 4.1 | 24.9 |
| URBN | Urban Outfitters Inc | 4.1 | 7 |
| HEW | Hewitt Associates Inc | 3.9 | 8 |
| SRP | Sierra Pacific Resources | 3.8 | 9.3 |
| RESP | Respironics Inc | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| HP | Helmerich & Payne Inc | 3.6 | 13.6 |
| RMD | Resmed Ord Shs | 3.5 | 11.2 |
| IMA | Inverness Medical Innovations Inc | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co Inc | 3.5 | 10.7 |
| PPP | Pogo Producing Co | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| FRO | Frontline Ord Shs | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| DPL | DPL Ord Shs | 3.4 | 10.1 |
| PTNR | Partner Communications Co Ltd | 3.2 | 15.1 |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 2.9 | 8.6 |
| ONXX | Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2.9 | 21.7 |
| FCN | FTI Consulting Inc | 2.9 | 7.4 |
| FOSL | Fossil Inc | 2.9 | 11.5 |
| SPN | Superior Energy Services Inc | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| SEPR | Sepracor Inc | 2.9 | 10.7 |
| LNCR | Lincare Holdings Inc | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| GFIG | GFI Group Inc | 2.8 | 9.5 |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co | 2.8 | 28.8 |
| ORH | Odyssey Re Holdings Ord Shs | 2.7 | 5.7 |
| PAAS | PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP | 2.6 | 13.5 |
| GXP | Great Plains Energy Ord Shs | 2.6 | 5 |
| PHRM | Pharmion Corp | 2.4 | 36 |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Inc | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| DRQ | Dril-Quip, Inc | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| BYI | Bally Technologies Inc | 2.3 | 9.1 |
| CGI | Commerce Group Inc | 2.2 | 12.8 |
| MVL | Marvel Entertainment Inc | 2.2 | 17.1 |
| FIC | Fair Isaac Ord Shs | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| LDG | Longs Drug Stores Corp | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| NG | NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| WTI | W&T Offshore Inc | 2.1 | 10.6 |
| UTHR | United Therapeutics Corp | 2.1 | 34.8 |
| ARO | Aeropostale Inc | 2.0 | 18.2 |
