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 time, solar stocks shone like the reflection off a freshly waxed sports car. They're still hot, up 20.9% as a group over the past 30 days -- but that was only good for third place.

Greek stocks conquered the CAPS world, rising by an average of 32.1% over the past 30 days. And in second place? Hospitals are off life support and up 28.8% as a group since mid-June.

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:

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

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Fool contributor Tim Beyers, who is ranked 1,749 out of more than 60,000 participants in CAPS, didn't own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this story at the time of publication. Find Tim's portfolio here and his latest blog commentary here. Suntech Power is a Rule Breakers recommendation. The Motley Fool's disclosure policy is hotter than city asphalt in the summer heat.