By Kapitall:

When considering stocks, it’s always helpful to gauge what the rest of the market thinks. One source for that is the number of shares shorted. Companies seeing significant increases in shares shorted are being viewed more negatively, and vice-versa.

We ran a screen on the tech sector for stocks seeing the most significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month. This indicates that short sellers are less bearish on these names than they were before.

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Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬

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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list’s recent performance, click here.

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By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:

Many leading funds filed forms 13-D and 13-G (and form 4) with the SEC last week, including Baillie Gifford, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and RBS Partners, indicating that they had amended their ownership in U.S. traded public companies. The forms are required to be filed within 10 days, so the institutions traded these shares sometime at or after the end of last year. Also, we have included, when applicable, SEC Form 4 filings by Institutions that are considered corporate insiders by virtue of their holding more than 10% ownership, and in many cases having representation on the board of directors. The following are the most notable filings in multiple sectors last week, not detailed earlier in our coverage by sector (for more info on Forms 13-D and 13-G, and how to interpret that, please refer to the end of this article):

Ctrip.com International ADR (CTRP): CTRP is a China-based consolidator

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By Kapitall:

Over 500 companies are reporting their fourth quarter earnings next week – do you have a watch list prepared?

For ideas, we ran a screen on next week’s reporting companies for those with the most significant net insider buying over the last six months. This indicates that insiders, such as members of the board and upper management, who know more about their companies than any other investors, are bullish about their employer’s prospects.

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Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬

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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list’s recent performance, click here.

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By Kapitall:

Looking for undervalued stock trade ideas but don’t know where to start? Here are some ideas you may find helpful.

We ran a screen on U.S.-traded stocks of companies based in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) for those trading at the most significant discounts from their analyst target prices.

Because target prices tend to be inflated, we only used the most pessimistic (i.e. lowest) target prices, and for companies with sufficient analyst coverage, we only included companies with five or more analyst ratings.

Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬

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By Kapitall:

How well are your favorite companies being run? How can you tell? For a look into how a company is run, corporate governance policies can be a great guide.

These policies mitigate the conflict of interest between shareholders (who wish to maximize the firm’s value) and management (who wish to maximize personal wealth). Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) gives different companies ratings in four areas of corporate governance, on risks related to: the board, the audit committee, the compensation committee, and shareholder rights.

Companies with stronger corporate governance policies are viewed as safer investments to shareholders over the long term.

We ran a screen on US-traded stocks of companies based in China for those with the lowest corporate governance rankings (highest risk) from ISS.

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By Bert Wilkison:

Below is a list of 7 companies that trade under $10 with strong short-term upward trends and high RSIs that are either potentially on the verge of breaking out or are quite possibly due for a near-term pull-back (or, with consolidation on any of them, possibly both).

1. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVNR) RSI: 93.46

Avanir describes itself as a biopharmaceutical company that is focused bringing innovative medicines to patients with central nervous system disorders of high unmet medical need. The company seems to be gaining traction as it is continues to create greater awareness concerning its flagship product, Nuedexta, the only FDA approved treatment for PBA which, in turn, has lead to increasing revenues and, potentially, an increased interest in the company’s stock.

The company currently has 132.47M shares out and its stock trades around $2.75, giving it a market cap of roughly $360.6M. The stock’s three month average daily

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By Kapitall:

Interested in the potential growth prospects of emerging markets? If so, here are some ideas to get started.

We ran a screen on US-traded stocks of companies based in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) for those seeing positive sentiment from its insiders – we screened for those with the most significant net insider buying over the last six months.

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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list’s recent performance, click here.

Do you think these names will outperform like insiders expect? Use this list as

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By Kapitall:

If you consider yourself a contrarian investor, here are some ideas you may find interesting.

We ran a screen on highly shorted stocks (with short floats above 20%, a bearish signal) that are also seeing bullish sentiment from company insiders, with significant net insider buying over the last six months.

Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬

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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list’s recent performance, click here.

Do you think these stocks will soon turn around? Use this list as a starting point for your own analysis.

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By Kapitall:

Looking for ideas on how to find potentially undervalued stocks? If so, you may be interested in this list.

We ran a screen on US-traded stocks of Chinese-based companies for those trading at steep discounts to even their lowest analyst target prices. Because target prices tend to be inflated due to analyst bullishness, we only considered the lowest, most pessimistic analyst target price. Also, for companies with sufficient coverage, we only included those with 5 or more target prices.

Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.

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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list’s

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By Kapitall:

Looking for rebound ideas? If you are, the following list might offer a useful starting point. To create this list, we focused on stocks that are being dragged down by extreme pessimism, trading below the 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages. To control the quality of the list, we only focused on companies with market caps above $300M.

To further refine the list, we focused on companies that have seen significant short covering over the last month (i.e., short-sellers think the upside of these stocks outweighs the downside). This is significant, especially when you consider that short sellers tend to be more sophisticated investors (due to the fact that they require strict credit approval to perform these trades). So if these investors are turning bullish/optimistic on a stock, it’s worth paying close attention.

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