Scoreboard - January 22

The third week of 2006 ends with sharp decline that makes us wondering if the rally in Dow and Nasdaq which began around late last October has finally come to an end. Although many stocks have pulled back in the last trading session, the top five spots of the smart stock portfolios haven't changed much. The only portfolio out of the top five is Tamiflu stocks replaced by Solar Energy Stocks. On the other hand, last week's winning portfolio - the VOIP stocks fall back to the second spot while the fifth spot Hydrogen Stocks claimed the top spot for the first time with 21% gain.

Here is this week's top five portfolio as well as the top five individual stocks. Please note that the overall amount is shows how much the portfolio is worth as if you invested $1000 for each stock:

Hydrogen Cell
Stock / Current / Start / Change(%)
DESC / 10.05 / 7.9 / +27.22%
HYGS / 3.58 / 2.67 / +34.08%
MCEL / 1.5 / 1.47 / +2.4%
Overall $3,638.85 +634.7 +21.13%

VOIP
Stock / Current / Start / Change(%)
DDDC / 3.17 / 2.64 / +20.45%
NTOP / 2.04 / 1.96 / +4.08%
SONS / 4.77 / 3.81 / +25.2%
LVLT / 3.41 / 2.97 / +14.81%
Overall $4,765.33 +665.74 +16.24%

Brazil (Brazil1/Brazil2)
Stock / Current / Start / Change(%)
RIO / 46.46 / 40.3 / +15.29%
ITU / 27.67 / 23.49 / +17.79%
EWZ / 37.54 / 33.17 / +13.17%
BBD / 33 .8/ 29.41 / +14.93%
GGB / 17.8 / 15.97 / +11.46%
SID / 24.19 / 21.36 / +13.25%
PBR / 83.95 / 68.77 / +24.98%
Overall $8,174.29 +$1120.1 +15.88%

Taiwan
Stock / Current / Start / Change(%)
GIGM / 4.72 / 2.7 / +74.81%
EWT / 12.54 / 12.21 / +2.7%
TSM / 9.87 / 9.94 / -0.7%
UMC / 3.09 / 3.33 / -7.21%
AUO / 14.39 / 13.43 / +7.15%
TMIC / 31.73 / 33.74 / -5.96%
MXICY / 1.48 / 1.29 / +14.73%
ASX / 4.32 / 3.9 / +10.77%
Overall $8,968.23 +$960.9 +12%

Solar(Solar1/Solar2)
Stock / Current / Start / Change(%)
AFCO / 23.25 / 22.32 / +4.17%
ENER / 54.45 / 51.21 / +6.33%
ESLR / 13.39 / 11.2 / +19.57%
SPWR / 33.85 / 33.98 / -0.38%
STP / 40.13 / 35.21 / +13.97%
Overall $5,432.43 +$435.73 +8.72%

Top 5 Stocks
GIGM +74.81%
HYGS +34.08%
DESC +27.22%
SONS +25.2%
PBR +24.98%

Strong performace from HYGS(+16.48% to +34.08%) and DESC(+11.9% to +27.22%) elevates the hydrogen cell portfolio from fifth place to first place with overall gain of 21.13%. On the other hand, last week's winner VOIP stocks dropped 2% overall due to pull back from DDDC(+28.41% to +20.45%) and SONS (+28.35% to +25.2%) despite advancing LVLT(+12.79% to +14.81%). Although most Brazil stocks have gained resuting in overall percentage gain of 1% from +14.87% to +15.88%, the appreciation fall a little big short yet the gap with VOIP stocks is less than 1%.

Despite suffering pull back from TSM(+4.53% to -0.7%) and TMIC(+7.33% to -5.96%), the skyrocketted GIGM (+48.15% to +74.81%) keeps Taiwan stocks in the fourth spot. The fifth spot this week is the newbie - solar power consists of two winning stocks ESLR and STP as soaring energy price is lifting the solar energy stocks.

The top individual winner is GIGM with 74.81%, unreachable by most stocks as the second place HYGS "only" gets less than half of the gain with 34.08%. The other three of the top five all have gains around 25%.