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1. A Few Bulls In The Batch
By Alan Farley
11:36 a.m. EDT

Stocks with bullish patterns, despite the selloff:

• 3Par (PAR Quote)
• McAfee (MFE Quote)
• American Italian Pasta (AIPC Quote)
• Tibco Software (TIBX Quote)
• Portfolio Recovery (PRAA Quote)
• Fuqi (FUQI Quote)
• General Mills (GIS Quote)
• Stec (STEC Quote)

General Mills is leading a revitalized defensive group, with investors rotating capital into classic "recession-proof" sectors. Momentum might continue for a few more days but a better trade will come on a pullback into the mid 50s.

Annotated chart here.

Long PAR, MFE.