Russell 3000 Stock Performance YTD

So far this year, 69% of stocks trading above $1 in the Russell 3,000 are down, while 31% are trading up. Below we highlight the performance of all of the stocks in the index sorted from worst to best, and as shown, down stocks take up much more of the performance distribution than up stocks.

But there are some stocks doing well, and below we highlight the 30 best performers in the Russell 3,000 year to date. As shown, Ariad Pharma (ARIA) is up the most at 207%, followed by DFT, PALM, PRSC, and AMPL. There aren't many well-known stocks on the list, but most come from the Technology and Health Care sectors.

We also provide a list of the 30 worst performing stocks (>$1) in the index year to date. There are, however, many noteworthy names on this list, and some of them include Capital One (COF), MGM Mirage (MGM), and Bank of America (BAC).

Comments

[jeandit75:]

Actually, you guys only add facts. Don't you have a view on the markeet?

Feb 13 04:09 PM

[2bagboy:]

It's amazing that only a few short years ago Greenspan call the bull 'irrational exhuberance', yet today the small cap is being pummeled for unjustifiable inexhuberance. I track about 100 small cap value growth (stocks Buffett would buy if they were bigger), I invested in Lifecell in 2001 at less than $3 and road it to above $40. But I have never seen the opportunity that exists today.
In order to make my watchlist a company needs to have doubled rev in the past 3 years and have D/E less than .25 (0) in many cases. Of these 30% are selling at or near cash. 40% at or below Net Asset Value. 100% have positive earnings.
This doesn't make one bit of sense to me.
There are boundless investing opportunities, unlike any we (our generation) has ever seen. But the detractors who wish to steal our money by filling the market with panic and hysteria continue to have free run. The DC leadership needs to take measures that calm the investment community quickly or there will not be enough money on earth to stimulate an economy being manipulated by ultra-rich greed mongers.

Disclosure. Long on belief in my fellow Americans, short on the greedy short artists.

Feb 13 04:33 PM

[Steve in TN:]

Interesting tables. Note that of the winners, most are either health care or technology companies. Of the losers, almost all are financial companies.

Feb 14 10:16 AM

[SivBum:]

Geenspan's irrational exuberance speech was made over 10 years ago in 1998. That's more than a few years ago. He made the internet bubble by flooding wall street with y2k money. His follow-up act was depressing fed rates for too long and watched over the Housing bust.


On Feb 13 04:33 PM 2bagboy wrote:

> It's amazing that only a few short years ago Greenspan call the bull
> 'irrational exhuberance', yet today the small cap is being pummeled
> for unjustifiable inexhuberance. I track about 100 small cap value
> growth (stocks Buffett would buy if they were bigger), I invested
> in Lifecell in 2001 at less than $3 and road it to above $40. But
> I have never seen the opportunity that exists today.
> In order to make my watchlist a company needs to have doubled rev
> in the past 3 years and have D/E less than .25 (0) in many cases.
> Of these 30% are selling at or near cash. 40% at or below Net Asset
> Value. 100% have positive earnings.
> This doesn't make one bit of sense to me.
> There are boundless investing opportunities, unlike any we (our generation)
> has ever seen. But the detractors who wish to steal our money by
> filling the market with panic and hysteria continue to have free
> run. The DC leadership needs to take measures that calm the investment
> community quickly or there will not be enough money on earth to stimulate
> an economy being manipulated by ultra-rich greed mongers.
>
> Disclosure. Long on belief in my fellow Americans, short on the greedy
> short artists.

Feb 14 12:13 PM

[Jim Hawthorne:]

In addition to SivBum's reply;
1. we can always find voices from the past, and Randy listed some in his submission on 1931: seekingalpha.com/artic...
2. there are no doubt opportunities out there; always have been and always will be. Question is why right now? What makes you think NOW is the time to strike?
3. lost opportunities are much, much easier to make up than lost cash. There was much talk of opportunities last August!
4. 'short artists' DO NOT cause market declines. Market declines make for 'short artists'. Shorts have to be covered sooner or later, and covering=buying. If you love those 'short squeeze rallies', then remember that they were triggered by those nasty 'short artists'!

On Feb 13 04:33 PM 2bagboy wrote:

> It's amazing that only a few short years ago Greenspan call the bull
> 'irrational exhuberance', yet today the small cap is being pummeled
> for unjustifiable inexhuberance. I track about 100 small cap value
> growth (stocks Buffett would buy if they were bigger), I invested
> in Lifecell in 2001 at less than $3 and road it to above $40. But
> I have never seen the opportunity that exists today.
> In order to make my watchlist a company needs to have doubled rev
> in the past 3 years and have D/E less than .25 (0) in many cases.
> Of these 30% are selling at or near cash. 40% at or below Net Asset
> Value. 100% have positive earnings.
> This doesn't make one bit of sense to me.
> There are boundless investing opportunities, unlike any we (our generation)
> has ever seen. But the detractors who wish to steal our money by
> filling the market with panic and hysteria continue to have free
> run. The DC leadership needs to take measures that calm the investment
> community quickly or there will not be enough money on earth to stimulate
> an economy being manipulated by ultra-rich greed mongers.
>
> Disclosure. Long on belief in my fellow Americans, short on the greedy
> short artists.

Feb 14 01:11 PM

[Kunst:]

I like facts. You have a problem with facts? Personally, I do my own thinking.


On Feb 13 04:09 PM jeandit75 wrote:

> Actually, you guys only add facts. Don't you have a view on the markeet?

Feb 16 12:19 AM