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If you're a steady user of Screen Of The Day at investors.com, you may have noticed some stocks make repeat appearances across a variety of screens. Pay attention to them. Underlying strength like this shouldn't be ignored.
The market's best stocks generally don't lead for just a few days or weeks. Screen Of The Day -- a daily list of stocks with potent traits -- has shown this time and time again.
A look at some stocks that made multiple appearances in screens earlier this year shows they remain strong today and in most cases presented buy opportunities along the way.
Take FTI Consulting. In November 2001, it appeared in a "SmartSelect All Stars" screen while building a base. At the time, it had an EPS Rating of 93, RS Rating of 99, Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A, SMR Rating of A and Industry Group Relative Strength Rating of B+. It broke out Jan. 11.
It appeared again on April 12's "Accelerating Fund Ownership" screen, about a week before it broke out of another base holding equally strong ratings of 94-96-A-B-A. Pull an IBD Chart and it's easy to see the stock's resiliency around its 50-day moving average -- another trait of leading stocks.
Following Screen Of The Day earlier in the year would've given you a sneak peek of some more of today's leaders, including names in the retail and medical sectors.
In early January, a "Retail Sector Leadership" screen appeared that looked for the strongest stocks in the sector with top-notch fundamentals and 12-month price performance. Stocks also had to be within 15% of a 52-week high.