Rocket Stocks for the Week

11/24/08 - 12:28 PM EST

James Altucher

Updated from 7:04 a.m. EDT

The market is so dirt-cheap and is due for such a nasty snapback that we can hold off on the usual opening anecdotes and get right down to business.

Each week I like to find beaten-up stocks that I believe have the potential to snap back in coming days because of specific catalysts that could play out. I especially like when these stocks with near-term growth potential also qualify as solid long-term plays.

My main goal here is to find stocks that can rise in the coming week, no matter how the market moves. I like to look for snapbacks, earnings plays and other tradable market catalysts. As a general rule, you want to buy extreme weakness and sell extreme strength

For a complete list of ideas, check out this week's Rocket Stocks portfolio, which includes such stock as Apple(AAPL Quote) and KBR(KBR Quote).

To read more, visit Stockpickr.com.

At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is president of Stockpickr LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for the Financial Times and the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett and SuperCa$h. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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