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The best scoring small caps from one year ago have outperformed the R2K by 748 bps over the past year, with no turnover. Â The top performers are RAD up 230%, JAZZ up 172%, PRCP up 99%, TYL up 92%, and GBX, up 81%.
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- The top scoring small cap sector is industrial goods
- The best scoring small cap industry is railroads
The average small cap score is 51.4 this week, below the four week moving average score of 57.74. The average small cap is trading -22.49% below its 52 week high, 1.60% above its 200 dma, and has 6.5 days to cover short.
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Industrials, financials, utilities, and healthcare score above average. Services and technology score in line. Consumer and basics score below average.
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SMALL CAP | Â | Â | Â | 2/6/2014 | 4 Week MA |
Company Name | Symbol | Sector | INDUSTRY | SCORE | SCORE |
BEST | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Builders FirstSource | BLDR | SERVICES | HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES | 100 | 100 |
Cali. Water Svcs. | CWT | UTILITIES | WATER UTILITIES | 100 | 92.5 |
Affymetrix Inc | AFFX | TECHNOLOGY | SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS | 95 | 96.25 |
Century Aluminum | CENX | BASIC MATERIALS | ALUMINUM | 95 | 96.25 |
Greenbrier Companies Inc | GBX | SERVICES | RAILROADS | 95 | 98.75 |
MarineMax, Inc. | HZO | SERVICES | SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER | 95 | 97.5 |
Saba Software | SABA | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 95 | 98.75 |
Silicom LTD | SILC | TECHNOLOGY | NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION DEVICES | 95 | 95 |
Encore Wire | WIRE | BASIC MATERIALS | COPPER | 95 | 97.5 |
Anacor Pharma | ANAC | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 90 | 97.5 |
Calgon Carbon Corp. | CCC | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | POLLUTION & TREATMENT CONTROLS | 90 | 86.25 |
C D I Corp | CDI | SERVICES | STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES | 90 | 91.25 |
Capstead Mortgage Corp | CMO | FINANCIALS | MORTGAGE INVESTMENT | 90 | 67.5 |
Dixie Group | DXYN | CONSUMER GOODS | TEXTILES | 90 | 93.75 |
Headwaters Inc | HW | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS | 90 | 90 |
Intevac Inc | IVAC | TECHNOLOGY | DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS | 90 | 92.5 |
LCA Vision | LCAV | HEALTHCARE | MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS | 90 | 92.5 |
Perceptron Inc | PRCP | TECHNOLOGY | SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS | 90 | 93.75 |
Penn Virginia Corp | PVA | BASIC MATERIALS | INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS | 90 | 88.75 |
Warren Resources Inc | WRES | BASIC MATERIALS | OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | 90 | 70 |
Consolidated Graphics Inc | CGX | SERVICES | BUSINESS SERVICES | 85 | 88.75 |
Dxp Enterprises Inc | DXPE | SERVICES | INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT WHOLESALE | 85 | 87.5 |
American Ecology | ECOL | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | WASTE MANAGEMENT | 85 | 87.5 |
Keryx Bio | KERX | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 85 | 92.5 |
Methode Elect | MEI | TECHNOLOGY | DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS | 85 | 87.5 |
Monolithic Power Sys | MPWR | TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED | 85 | 83.75 |
Netscout Systems | NTCT | TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 85 | 83.75 |
The Bancorp Inc. | TBBK | FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 85 | 72.5 |
Career Education Corp | CECO | SERVICES | EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV | 80 | 91.25 |
CSG Systems International Inc. | CSGS | TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 80 | 83.75 |
Diamond Foods, Inc. | DMND | CONSUMER GOODS | PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS | 80 | 76.25 |
Dyax Corp | DYAX | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 80 | 83.75 |
Flagstar Bancorp | FBC | FINANCIALS | SAVINGS & LOANS | 80 | 72.5 |
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd A | GLRE | FINANCIALS | PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE | 80 | 77.5 |
INSYS Thera | INSY | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 80 | 80 |
Mercantile Bank | MBWM | FINANCIALS | REGIONAL BANKS | 80 | 81.25 |
Matrix Service Co | MTRX | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION | 80 | 83.75 |
Newport Corp | NEWP | TECHNOLOGY | SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS | 80 | 86.25 |
Protein Design | PDLI | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 80 | 83.75 |
Perficient Inc | PRFT | TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 80 | 82.5 |
Smith & Wesson Hldg. | SWHC | CONSUMER GOODS | SPORTING GOODS | 80 | 85 |
West Marine Products | WMAR | SERVICES | SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER | 80 | 82.5 |
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WORST | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Coeur D Alene | CDE | BASIC MATERIALS | SILVER | 10 | 16.25 |
Rediff.com | Â REDF | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER | 10 | 17.5 |
Sigma Designs | SIGM | TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED | 10 | 18.75 |
Affymax | AFFY | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 15 | 18.75 |
Harmony Gold Mining | HMY | BASIC MATERIALS | GOLD | 15 | 18.75 |
United Online | UNTD | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES | 15 | 36.25 |
Chiquita Brands | CQB | CONSUMER GOODS | FARM PRODUCTS | 20 | 23.75 |
Consolidated Water Co Inc | CWCO | UTILITIES | FOREIGN UTILITIES | 20 | 27.5 |
Earthlink | ELNK | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS | 20 | 23.75 |
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes | GOL | SERVICES | REGIONAL AIRLINES | 20 | 30 |
Kopin | KOPN | TECHNOLOGY | DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS | 20 | 48.75 |
Layne Christensen Co | LAYN | INDUSTRIAL GOODS | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION | 20 | 32.5 |
Protalix Biothera | PLX | HEALTHCARE | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 20 | 31.25 |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc | RIGL | HEALTHCARE | DRUG MANUFACTURERS | 20 | 31.25 |
Schnitzer Steel | SCHN | BASIC MATERIALS | STEEL & IRON | 20 | 36.25 |
Sify Ltd | SIFY | TECHNOLOGY | INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS | 20 | 35 |
S T R Holdings | STRI | TECHNOLOGY | SEMICONDUCTOR- SPECIALIZED | 20 | 18.75 |