Hot Stocks You're Buying Now

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, drug-related products were hotter than a jet-black Mustang cruising an Arizona highway in August. But not this week. Stocks of property managers are the Fools on the hill this time, up 15.9% over the last 30 days. Who are the others? Have a look:

• Confectioners, which includes firms that satisfy our need for a sugar fix. Stocks of these cavity creators are up 13.3% over the last 30 days.
• Solar power, which includes firms that look to the sky to light our world. Stocks of these sun worshippers are up 11.8% 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 of the maximum five stars in CAPS -- are as follows:

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

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LoopNet and Suntech are selections of David Gardner's Motley Fool Rule Breakers growth stock-picking service.

Fool contributor Tim Beyers, ranked 1,370 out of more than 21,000 in CAPS, didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. All of Tim's portfolio holdings can be found at his Fool profile. His thoughts on growth stocks, Foolishness, and investing in general may be found in his blog. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy is hotter than city asphalt in the summer heat.