SecurityStockWatch.com 100 Index Monthly Chart - May 2007

SSW 100 Index Up Sharply 2.7% in May

The SSW 100 Index was up sharply in May rising 2.7% from 230 to 237. However it repeated the April pattern of being up nicely but trailing the majors. The majors were paced by the Dow leaping from 13,063 to 13,628 (157 to 163 on a comparable index basis) for an impressive 4.3% gain. The other two performed about the same being slightly behind the Dow’s sharp gain. The S&P 500 moved up 3.3% from 1,482 to 1,531 (168 to 174 on a comparable index basis), and the NASDAQ posted a 3.1% gain from 2,525 to 2,605 (189 to 195 on a comparable index basis).

Gainers won the month by a wide 69 to 30 margin, with one even. Evidence of a strong month was that twenty-four stocks were up by more than 10%. Further evidence; seven posted better than 20% gains. The final indication of the strong month was only four stocks dropping by more than 10%


The winners with more than 20% gains were:

Wireless Facilities Inc. (WFII) up 46% to $1.64
T R C COS INC (TRR) up 37% to $13.24
Calgon Carbon Corp. (CCC) up 28% to $10.13
Cubic Corp. (CUB) up 25% to $25.13
Shaw Group Inc. (SGR) up 25% to $40.46
EDO Corporation (EDO) up 22% to $33.57
Armor Holdings Inc. (AH) up 20% to $85.93

Off by more than 10% were:

Protection One Inc. (PONE) down 26% to $8.54
AVANT Immunotherapeutics Inc. (AVAN) down 15% to $1.00
Wireless Facilities Inc. (WFII) down 14% to $8.38
Applied Digital Solutions Inc. (ADSX) down12% to $51.42

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