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7 Stocks Losing Top Investor Support

By Motley Fool Staff
November 19, 2008 | Comments (2)

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"Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell." -- Sir John Templeton

Just as it makes sense to research the stocks attracting top investors, it's equally important to figure out why smart money is leaving other investments. Using Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's 120,000-member-strong investing community, we can see which stocks are losing support from CAPS All-Star players.

A sudden decrease in interest from top-rated investors could signal that the stock is losing steam, which might make it an awful stock to avoid for now. At the very least, such drops should signal that further research is in order.

Here are seven stocks receiving less support from CAPS All-Stars over the past month:

Company	Industry	% Change in All-Star Bulls From 10/20 to 11/19	CAPS Research
The Steak n Shake Company (NYSE: SNS)	Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure	(48%)	SNS
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL)	Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure	(48%)	RCL
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ)	Diversified Financial Services	(46%)	NDAQ
American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP)	Commercial Services and Supplies	(45%)	ARP
Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN)	Media	(44%)	MORN
MDC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC)	Household Durables	(42%)	MDC
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK)	Insurance	(42%)	ABK

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Nov. 19, 2008.

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Report this Comment On November 19, 2008, at 1:10 PM, chuck44l wrote:

What a bunch of BS Just yesterday the fools was pumping ABK!!!!
Report this Comment On November 19, 2008, at 1:13 PM, chuck44l wrote:

Although certain SEC regulators and owners of heavily shorted stocks such as Mylan (NYSE: MYL), Ambac (NYSE: ABK), and Capital One (NYSE: COF) may disagree with me, short-sellers are crucial to healthy markets

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