Hot Stocks You're Buying Now

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Welcome back to another Foolish review of the hottest stocks, as ranked by Motley Fool CAPS. We're looking at the three best-performing industries over the past 30 days, and your favorite long and short candidates in each.

Last week, the Linux leaders took the title for the third straight time. Well, the streak's over. Major airlines are the Fools on the hill this time, up 18.7% over the last 30 days. Who are the others? Have a look:

• Regional airlines, which make the list for the third consecutive week. Stocks of these low-fliers have soared 14.1% over the last 30 days.
• Trucks & other vehicles, another new entrant to the list, which consists of manufacturers of ... well, you know. Stocks in this sector are up 11.6% over the last 30 days.

According to you, our Foolish readers, the best stocks in these industries to own now -- i.e., those with four or five stars in CAPS -- are:

Company	CAPS stars (five max)	No. of CAPS ratings	Bullish CAPS ratings	Bull ratio
LAN Airlines	*****	34	34	100.0%
Republic Airways	*****	36	36	100.0%
Spartan Motors	*****	77	76	98.7%
ExpressJet Hldgs	*****	73	71	97.3%
Oshkosh Truck	*****	192	182	94.8%
Accuride Corp (NYSE: ACW)	*****	16	15	93.8%

Source: Motley Fool CAPS

And your favorite short candidates -- i.e., those rated with one or two stars in CAPS -- are:

Company	CAPS stars	No. of CAPS ratings	Bearish CAPS ratings	Bear ratio
MAIR Holdings	*	11	10	90.9%
Northwest Airlines	*	214	189	88.3%
Delta Air Lines	*	28	23	82.1%
US Airways (NYSE: LCC)	*	95	50	52.6%
Frontier Airlines	*	37	17	45.9%
Navistar	*	44	15	34.1%
British Airways (NYSE: BAB)	*	39	12	30.8%
Wabash National	*	12	3	25.0%
AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR)	**	166	55	33.1%
Mesa Air (Nasdaq: MESA)	**	29	9	31.0%

Source: Motley Fool CAPS

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Fool contributor Tim Beyers, ranked 1,335 out of more than 20,400 in CAPS, didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. Get the skinny on all the stocks he owns by checking Tim's Fool profile. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy is hotter than city asphalt in the summer heat.