Monday, October 12, 2009
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Get Ready for the Fall: Nasdaq Edition
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"The bigger they are, the harder they fall." It's the worst nightmare of every investor in today's market -- buying a rocket stock just before it takes a nosedive.

Every day, WSJ.com publishes a list of stocks whose shares have just hit new 52-week highs. And every day, investors read the list and tremble -- some with greed, others with terror. On our Motley Fool CAPSinvesting community, these top stocks usually enjoy favorable ratings, since everyone loves a winner.

But not always ...

Stock

52-Week Low

Recent Price

CAPS Rating
(out of 5)

QLogic  (Nasdaq: QLGC)

$8.69

$18.46

*****

Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO)

$13.61

$24.03

****

Universal Display  (Nasdaq: PANL)

$4.86

$13.34

****

Cree (Nasdaq: CREE)

$12.57

$39.09

*** Continued...
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