Hot Stocks You're Buying Now (NOVL.DL, PLA)

Hot Stocks You're Buying Now

Welcome back to another Foolish review of the hottest stocks as ranked by our participants in 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 time, dry-bulk shippers were the lords of the seas and the market. But no longer. Microprocessor makers such as Transmeta (Nasdaq: TMTA ) and Motley Fool Inside Value pick Intel rule the realm today. As a group, the chip kings have enjoyed a 47.9% return over the past 30 days.

A hair behind the lords of silicon were the lusty souls who get paid to bare it all. Sultans of sin such as VCG Holding (AMEX: PTT ) have produced ample returns over the past month, up 42.8% on average.

Who's in third? Companies specializing in software based on the open-source Linux operating system. Stocks from this sector, as a group, have improved by 36% since early October.

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

Company	CAPS Stars	No. of CAPS Ratings	Bullish CAPS Ratings	Bull Ratio
Rick's Cabaret (NASDAQ:RICK)	*****	25	25	100%

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
Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL)	**	212	78	36.8%
Playboy Enterprises (:PLA)	*	153	66	43.1%
Private Media (NASDAQ:PRVT)	*	70	28	40%
Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHT)	**	431	89	20.6%
SourceForge	**	81	17	21%

Source: Motley Fool CAPS.

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