58 Stocks Returning 8%+ this Week

Despite a bounce back week in the market, there were not a lot of individual moves that were too impressive. Below is a list of 58 stocks that fit the following criteria

1. Market capitalization >$2 Billion
2. Stock price $10+
3. Average volume 100K+
4. Weekly gain of 8%+

As always green we own, and blue we've owned or discussed in the blog. This was another good week for Brazil, and some of our biggest winners continue to roll on and on.. (and on). Even I am getting tired of seeing them make this list week after week. ;) Indian IT/outsourcing names (darlings of 2005/2006) made some earnings related moves, and a few Chinese names also made the list. In America, it's pretty much beaten down tech shares or "pooring of America" retailers - the exception being Polo which benefited mostly from "overseas sales" - what else.

I do like creating this list each week because sometimes it signals movement in stocks I have one (lazy) eye watching and/or a brand new names. In this category this week 2 names perked my interest - EnergySolutions (ES) is a name I have never heard of which came public in November 2007; my first thought is the market is running up any company, regardless of quality with the name "Energy" or having any business line related to it, so it's most likely just hype. But ES looks sort of interesting as there are very few ways to trade the nuclear story, and this company specializes in removal of nuclear waste. A growth story? Certainly could be if the world begins to move down the path France has taken (80% of energy from nuclear) Now with that said it takes MANY years from planning to building to getting a nuclear plant up and running so it's not exactly 'fast money', but all it takes in the market is the right story, in the right sector and a stock can go from unknown to Jim Cramer fame (and up 50%) in a matter of minutes. This is exactly the type of name he would hype. With that said, it had a pretty good quarter so we'll keep it on the radar.

The other name for you natural gas junkies, and Chesapeake Energy (CHK) fans [May 1: Today's Interesting Reads -> Meet Mr. Gas] is Sandridge Energy (SD), which I've heard of from a couple of places now. First one of our readers, "Madhatter" has a blog where he breaks down some large hedge funds holdings and this name came up when he was analyzing Lone Pine Capital's (Steven Mandel's) holdings, so that perked my attention since I'm on the lookout for interesting natural gas plays. Then the Motley Fool reports the CEO was the cofounder of CHK, so in this type of business you want management who has this level of experience. [May 12: A Chip off the Old Chesapeake] CHK's CEO is infamous for buying stock, he does it in good times or bad which shareholders just have to love - and it looks like Sandridge's CEO Ward is of the same cloth.

So these are just example of how we continue to build watch lists for potential future buys and/or one company can lead to another... you just never know where you will find a new idea.

Symbol	Company Name	% Price Change 1 Week
FL	Foot Locker Inc	20.9
MRVL	Marvell Technology Group Ltd	20.8
HXL	Hexcel Corp	17.4
ENER	Energy Conversion Devices Inc	17.1
RL	Polo Ralph Lauren Corp	16.9
ES	Energy Solutions Inc	16.7
PVA	Penn Virginia Corp	15.7
BIG	Big Lots Inc	15.0
GFA	Gafisa ADR	14.1
CTSH	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp	13.8
CLF	Cleveland Cliffs Ord Shs	13.5
ANR	Alpha Natural Resources Inc	13.0
MTL	Mechel ADR Rep 3 Ord Shs	12.8
GA	Giant Interactive Group Inc	12.7
SOHU	Sohu.com Inc	12.5
SAY	Satyam Computer Services ADR	12.4
SDA	Sadia ADR Rep 3 Pref Shs	12.3
IMA	Inverness Medical Innovations Ord Shs	12.2
BYI	Bally Technologies Inc	12.1
MR	Mindray Medical International Ltd	12.1
PCX	Patriot Coal Corp	11.9
SD	SandRidge Energy Ord Shs	11.9
MA	MasterCard Inc	11.9
DLTR	Dollar Tree Inc	11.8
V	Visa Inc	11.7
BRCM	Broadcom Class A Ord Shs	11.6
ANSS	Ansys Inc	11.3
TRMB	Trimble Navigation Ltd	11.3
FLS	Flowserve Corp	11.3
ITU	Banco Itau Holding Financeira ADR	11.2
DCI	Donaldson Company, Inc	11.1
INFY	Infosys Technologies Ltd	11.1
BRP	Brasil Telecom Participacoes ADR	11.0
NBG	National Bank of Greece ADR	10.9
BLK	Blackrock Inc	10.6
CN	China Netcom Depository Receipt	10.5
DELL	Dell Inc	10.4
CA	CA Inc	9.8
BUCY	Bucyrus International Inc	9.7
HK	Petrohawk Energy Corp	9.6
UBB	Unibanco Depository Receipt	9.5
JBL	Jabil Circuit Inc	9.4
PCL	Plum Creek Timber Co Inc	9.4
ACN	Accenture Ltd	9.4
CREE	Cree Inc	9.3
BUD	Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc	9.3
EQIX	Equinix Inc	9.1
CRM	salesforce.com inc	9.1
BBY	Best BUY Co Inc	9.1
JOYG	Joy Global Inc	8.7
CHU	China Unicom Depository Receipt	8.7
FDO	Family Dollar Stores Inc	8.6
TRA	Terra Industries Ord Shs	8.6
APOL	Apollo Group Inc	8.6
ETN	Eaton Corp	8.5
SNP	China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) ADR	8.4
EXPE	Expedia Inc	8.2
FFIV	F5 Networks Inc	8.1