NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rallied for a second straight day on Thursday, taking the Nasdaq back into positive territory for the year-to-date, on increasing optimism that the economy’s worst days are behind after the government reported data that was less dire than expected.
Sabrient’s quant models indicate many hopeful signs for an economic recovery to begin sometime during 2009. Valuations are the best we have seen in a long time. Corporate restructuring coupled with Federal government stimulus just might give the U.S. and world economies the firm foundation needed for recovery. This seems like a good time to start nibbling on stocks that are best positioned to compete in their respective markets.
We recently identified a diverse group of 13 stocks that appear particularly well-positioned to perform well. This article presents four of them that are scoring particularly well in our system, represent a diversity of industries, and may not necessarily be household names that you recognize.
