SIRI Squashed

Impressive amount of trading in SIRI today. (Is 578+ million shares in a day some kind of record?) There was a nice spot for "Dummies" to get short this afternoon with only about 35 cents of initial risk. Hope you caught it.

SIRI, 30-min. All Sessions Chart

SIRI, Daily Chart

Stocks to Watch -- Wednesday, December 8

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Chart of the Day -- Aqua America, Monthly Chart

WTR hit a new all-time high yesterday. A water utility company may not be sexy, but Aqua America has created enormous wealth for long-term shareholders.

WTR, Monthly Chart

Best and Worst Performing Small-Cap Stocks (last 52 weeks)

Best:

• UICI (UCI)
  Up ~150% {health and life insurance}
• Building Materials Holding Corp (BMHC)
  Up ~136% {specializes in providing construction services}
• Southwestern Energy Co (SWN)
  Up ~125% {integrated energy company primarily focused on natural gas}
• Advanced Medical Optics Inc (AVO)
  Up ~123% {medical devices for the eye and eye care products}
• Roxio Inc (ROXI)
  Up ~121% {digital media software and services, Napster}

Worst:

• FLYi Inc (FLYI)
  Down ~83% {regional airline, formerly Atlantic Coast Airlines}
• Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS)
  Down ~68% {vacuum process systems}
• Tower Automotive Inc (TWR)
  Down ~63% {structural components and assemblies}
• Three-Five Systems Inc (TFS)
  Down ~61% {electronics manufacturing services}
• Odyssey Healthcare Inc (ODSY)
  Down ~58% {provides hospice care}

You Gotta Buy 'Em When They Ain't

At the streetTRACKS Gold Shares site, they have a Research and Commentary section. The graphic below is from "A Case for Gold." As you can see, the time to be buying gold was in the late 1990s, not now. I never tire of saying it: You gotta buy 'em when they ain't.

You Don't Say?

Firefox users ignore online ads, report says, by Ingrid Marson

HTML-Friendly Paul Kasriel

Paul Kasriel is publishing a piece a week at Safe Haven now. Good idea! I stopped reading Kasriel after Northern Trust made the foolish decision to switch from posting their pieces in HTML to PDF.

Roundup of China Aviation Oil News

China Aviation Chief Chen Arrested in Singapore

China Aviation May Face Liquidation Suit in Singapore

China Aviation Seeks 6-Week Extension for Debt Plan

Has a Chinese Enron Popped Up in Singapore? by Bill Pesek

Four executives, including the deputy heads of trading Gerard Rigby and Abdallah Kharma, have given up their passports