Monday, October 12, 2009
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Get Ready for the Fall: NYSE 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)

Anadarko Petroleum  (NYSE: APC)

$24.57

$67.39

****

Coach (NYSE: COH)

$11.41

$34.50

***

Wyeth  (NYSE: WYE)

$28.06

$49.04

***

Target (NYSE: TGT)

$25.00

$49.89

***

International Business Machines  

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