SecurityStockWatch.com 100 Index Monthly Chart - February 2006

SSW 100 Index Posts Fourth Consecutive Record in February

In a rather mixed month, the SSW 100 Index posted its fourth consecutive record high in February. It outperformed the majors increasing 2.3% from 206 to 211. The Dow rose by less than half as much, 1.2% from 10,865 to 10,993 (130 to 132 on a comparable index basis), while the S&P 500 was virtually even with the prior month rising only 0.1% from 1,280 to 1,281 (145 to 146 on a comparable index basis). The NASDAQ lagged far behind actually declining by 1.1% from 2,306 to 2,281 (173 to 171 on a comparable index basis).

Gainers only outpaced those declining by 56 to 42 and 2 were even for the month. Thirteen of the gainers rose by more than 10% with ten of those jumping by more than 15%. On the downside, six fell by more than 10%.

Up by more than 15% were:

ISIS Pharmaceuticals up 49% to $8.04
Nuance Communications up 25% to $10.70
Duratek up 24% to $21.92
Armor Holdings up 23% to $58.73
Clean Harbors up 22% to $32.98
Intelli-Check up 19% to $5.81
American Science & Engineering up 18% to $76.09
Orbital Sciences up 18% to $15.23
Aladdin Knowledge Systems up 17% to $20.27
Atmel up 15% to $4.55 

Down by more than 10% were:

SafeNet down 21% to $24.92
Secure Computing down 17% to $12.10
American Power Conversion down 14% to $20.40
Chemtura down 12% to $11.08
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceutical down 11% to $6.37
Mercury Computer Systems down 11% to $17.24

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