Cold Stocks You're Selling Now

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

Last time, and the time before, homebuilders had the Britney moment. But not this time. Ethanol producers are back among the worst of the worst, down 12.2% on average since mid-August.

Our other lovable losers are (mostly) new entrants. Optical-components makers put on a pair of glasses to move up to second, but they're still down 7.4% as a group. And in third? Welcome back the residential construction specialists. They're off 6.9% over the past 30 days.

According to you, our Foolish readers, the worst stocks in these industries to own now --i.e., those rated one or two out of a maximum five stars in CAPS -- are:

And your favorite long candidates -- i.e., those rated four or five stars in CAPS -- are:

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