Stock Trading Software - North of the Blue

Indexes Year to Date
% Change Year-to-Date	Sector
16.29%	North of the Blue
8.15%	Nasdaq OTC Comp Indes
7.76%	Amex Composite Index
7.11%	S & P 500 Index
5.46%	Dow Jones Industrials Index
5.46%	IBD New America Index
6.18%	N.Y.S.E. Composite Index
7.15%	Gold Index
*New this week. Update 4/12/2010
The Company you May Keep: Always investigate before you invest. Always check our chart. Does your stock meet one of our Buy Rules? Is the price up more than 5% from a defined Buy-Point for the rule you are using? Over 5% may be more risky. Fundamental research includes knowing annual and current earnings and sales increases, high return on equity, better profit margins, sponsorship, market in a confirmed upturn. When either a sector or the market overall are in a downturn you need to pay particular attention to your reasons for buying. What, for instance, convinces you that a particular stock can buck a broad trend? A company's inclusion in one of our lists should not be viewed as a recommendation. Many are newer, smaller and highly volatile companies that require further research due to their speculative nature. Companies located outside the United States bring added risks because of the influence government policies may have on the company. Detailed research on your part is imperative.

Thought Provoking
World Markets: Major Players*
Rank	Symbol	Company	Country	Est % Chg Annual EPS
1	BIDU	Baidu Chinese competitor of Google. Cash flow only equaled EPS.	China	34%(Rev up 6)
2	HLF	Herbalife Health products maker's 42% EPS in Q4 ends year long roller coaster ride and slide.	Cayman	+12%
3*	TSL	Trina Solar Solar stocks rallied last week after JA Solar raised Q1 forecast.	China	-5%
4	VPRT	VistaPrint is an online provider of coordinated portfolios of marketing products. Sales growth steady past four quarters but analysts see dip in Q1 of 2010.	Netherlands	+19%
5	WCRX	Warner Chilcott This drug maker's EPS jumped 62%and Wall Street sees 121% this quarter.	Ireland	+63%
6*	CHKP	Check Point Softeware Security software developer's sales surge 25% in Q4 the most in two years.	Israel	+10%
7*	MRVL	Marvell Tech Chip designer's EPS surge of 52%, 700% in past two quarters make it one of the most volatile stocks. Use great caution if you buy.	Bermuda	+51%
8	AIXG	Aixtron Chip gear maker's earnings soar 100%, 533% in past two quarters. This makes the stock one of the most volatile in any market and a buy should be approached with great caution no mater what rule it meets.	Germany	+94%
9*	SLT	Sterlite Industries Non-ferrous metals miner's EPS, sales shrank for 6 quarters through December 2009.	India	-10%
10	HMIN	Home Inn and Hotels Management Hotel chain seen decelerating EPS growth from 300% to 4% next 4 quarters.	China	+11%
11	MELI	CercadoLibre misses Q4 earnings but sales accelerated for third straight quarter.	Argentina	+136%
12	CTRP	Ctrip Com Intl Ctrip.com International, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides travel services for hotel accommodations, airline tickets, and packaged tours in the People’s Republic of China Travel web site's after tax margin rises to 42% in Q4, best in 8 periods..	China	+13%
13	CAAS	China Automotive Systems Auto components maker sales rose 75% in Q4 best in 8 periods.	China	+49%
14	CAGC	China Agritech China Agritech, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of organic liquid compound fertilizers and related agricultural products in the People’s Republic of China. Fertilizer producer poised to gain from Beijing's agricultural reforms. Chinese wireless gear maker's EPS jump 273% in Q4.	China	Not available
15	VIT	VanceInfo Tech Provider of IT services for service chain. Software research outsourcer's EPS rose 21% in Q4 and beat estimates.	China	16%
* New this week. **For a detailed analysis please see the "World" list in our programming. The "List" provides a current chart for each of these stocks.
Last update April 11, 2010
The Company you May Keep: Always investigate before you invest. Always check our chart. Does your stock meet one of our Buy Rules? Is the price up more than 5% from a defined Buy-Point for the rule you are using? Over 5% may be more risky. Fundamental research includes knowing annual and current earnings and sales increases, high return on equity, better profit margins, sponsorship, market in a confirmed upturn. When either a sector or the market overall are in a downturn you need to pay particular attention to your reasons for buying. What, for instance, convinces you that a particular stock can buck a broad trend? A company's inclusion in one of our lists should not be viewed as a recommendation. Many are newer, smaller and highly volatile companies that require further research due to their speculative nature. Companies located outside the United States bring added risks because of the influence government policies may have on the company. Detailed research on your part is imperative.

Red Runners
April 11, 2010
TNDM	Neutral Tandem, Inc.	Move to Buy Watch NOW. Could be near term buy if it meets our Basic Rule.
VISN	Vision China Media Ads	Move to Buy Watch NOW
PALM	Palm Inc.	Move to Buy Watch NOW. Could be a near term buy if it meets our Basic Rule.
NTRI	Nutrisystems Inc.	Definitely meets our North of the Blue Basic Rule AND our North of the Blue Early Buy Rule.
UQM	UQM Technologies Inc.	Move to Buy Watch NOW. Will meet NOTB with Early Buy Rule if both Power lines merge.
BWEN	Broadwind Energy Inc.	Both Power lines falling below 15% and stock will enter Red Zone in a day or two.Put on Buy Watch.
YTEC	Yucheng Tech Ltd BVI	Moved out of Red Zone and stock may cross the BMA WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. If so, it would meet our NOTB Basic Rule.
CHKP	Check Point Software	Israeli security software, among world's best. Q4 25% increase points to a good year in 2010. It meets our NOTB Buy Rule AND our newly released Integration Rule.
CML	Compellent Tech	Power falling under 15% for both components. Certainly a Buy Watch.
**For a detailed analysis please see the "World" list in our programming. The "List" provides a current chart for each of these stocks.
The Company you May Keep: Always investigate before you invest. Always check our chart. Does your stock meet one of our Buy Rules? Is the price up more than 5% from a defined Buy-Point for the rule you are using? Over 5% may be more risky. Fundamental research includes knowing annual and current earnings and sales increases, high return on equity, better profit margins, sponsorship, market in a confirmed upturn. When either a sector or the market overall are in a downturn you need to pay particular attention to your reasons for buying. What, for instance, convinces you that a particular stock can buck a broad trend? A company's inclusion in one of our lists should not be viewed as a recommendation. Many are newer, smaller and highly volatile companies that require further research due to their speculative nature. Companies located outside the United States bring added risks because of the influence government policies may have on the company. Detailed research on your part is imperative.

Top Ten U.S. Sectors with New Highs*
Rank	Sector	Number New Highs
1	Retail	45 stocks
2	Real Estate	35 stocks
3	Energy	35 stocks
4	Medical	30 stocks
5	Banks	24 stocks
6	Leisure	23 stocks
7*	Finance	19 stocks
8*	Transport	18 stocks
9	Media	18 stocks
10*	Machine	18 stocks
10*	CHIPS	11 stocks
New this week. *For a detailed listing of the top stocks in each sector please go to the "List" section of our program. Update 4/11/2010
The Company you May Keep: Always investigate before you invest. Always check our chart. Does your stock meet one of our Buy Rules? Is the price up more than 5% from a defined Buy-Point for the rule you are using? Over 5% may be more risky. Fundamental research includes knowing annual and current earnings and sales increases, high return on equity, better profit margins, sponsorship, market in a confirmed upturn. When either a sector or the market overall are in a downturn you need to pay particular attention to your reasons for buying. What, for instance, convinces you that a particular stock can buck a broad trend? A company's inclusion in one of our lists should not be viewed as a recommendation. Many are newer, smaller and highly volatile companies that require further research due to their speculative nature. Companies located outside the United States bring added risks because of the influence government policies may have on the company. Detailed research on your part is imperative.

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