HINT 1/23/06        WHAT FACTORS BEST PREDICT A BIG GAINING STOCK   Here is a study you can readily do yourself if you have the Tiger-Power-Ranker. Simply rank the performance of the stocks in a directory for the gains over the last 250 days.  You could also pick another number.   Study these stocks yourself with the Tiger programs.  Or Buy Tiger's Explosive Super Stocks.   Examination of Best Performing Stocks in DATA.txt over Last 250 Days. NDAQ 269% Current Accum.Index ("IP21" here) surpassed .50 (Second dotted line in February with stock at 11. B10 @14...Now 37.35 ..................................................................... SWN 268.7% New high in June at 20 with IP21>.30 and ITRS>.30 Automatic B20 then. .... Now 43.42 ..................................................................... VRTX 226.8% Red high volume, with gap, new high. IP21>.40. @13 ITRS surpassed .30 @14 in May...June B20 @14. Now 33.46 ..................................................................... HOLX 216.3% Red High Volume breakout with gap at 22 in July. B10/B20 at 29 in September ... Now 43.02 ..................................................................... SNDK 200.2% B20 with ITRS>.30 in August at 36. IP21>.25 and ITRS>.30 at New High at 45 in September. Now 72.59 ..................................................................... VLO 184.1% Hot energy group...B20 at 39 in March... Now 61.17 ..................................................................... MDR 179% B20 & Red High Volume Gap at 33 in August also IP21>.25 and ITRS>.30.... Now 50.49 ..................................................................... FWLT 171.8% High Volume NH. IP21>.50...ITRS>.30...B12 at 20 Now 43.48 ..................................................................... QSII 158.5% B20 and ITRS>.30 at 49 ..... Now 78.27 ..................................................................... CELG 157.7% ITRS>.30 and red high volume at 39... Now 67.50 IP21>.30 in July at 47. .....................................................................      Factors Appearing Early on in These High Accum Stocks         NH = new high                   Conclusion: Ranking of Most Common Characteristics Found in Biggest Gainers:         B20 NDAQ, SWN, VRTX, SNDK, VLO, MDR, FWLT        NH with Red High Volume NDAQ, VRTX. HOLX, SNDK, MDR, FWLT       NH with IP21>.30 NDAQ, SWN, VRTX, HOLX, MDR, FWLT       NH with ITRS>.30  NDAQ, SWN, VRTX, SNDK, MDR, FWLT       NH with Gap and Red High Volume NDAQ, SNDK, MDR       NH with IP21>.50 NDAQ, SWN, FWLT      B10                         NDAQ, HOLX, FWLT      B24                         FWLT      B12                         FWLT All of these conditions can be flagged for with the Tiger Flagging Program....              Recent B20s      CEPH, DECK, KGC, REGN, SHI, WTZ =================================================================== Do a study yourself of what predicts profound weakness in a stock.     Or Buy our Short Selling: Killer Profits in Any Market.        Poorest Perfroming Stocks over Last 250 Days.          ======================================== SNR -67.5% INNO -62.7% TARO -55.4% FXEN -53% INSP -50.7% CRGN -49.6% ENZN -48.2% TVL -46.3% TRR -46.2% GM -45.8%