Carrie Rosen

Investors want to put their money into stocks that will bring them a big return, and that can be determined when one looks at trailing performance. Look at a stock’s increase in value in relation to its starting point. Then you can see whether the increase is a big deal or not. Growth is often well expressed as a percentage. Three technology stocks performing well right now are Rex Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:REXX), EXCO Resources Inc (NYSE:XCO), and Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSED:BTU).

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Many investors look at the RSI or Relative Strength Index for a stock as a measurement of its alterations and speed of price movements. There are both positive and negative reversals for the RSI. It can fluctuate between zero and 100.

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Many investors look at short interest data to show the sentimental value of the stocks. Alterations to investor sentiment can be shown by looking at short interest. It can also be used as a hedging strategy.

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Short interest data is used by investors to figure out the direction a particular stock is likely to take. It can be compared over a period of time to show how investor sentiment has altered. Thus, it is a sentiment indicator.

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ROA stands for return on investment. It is a way to measure a company’s assets as a ratio of its profit less its depreciation for the average capital used in a project or for the organization as a whole. The ROA formula is used often by investors to tell whether a company is using its resources effectively or not.

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In terms of ROA or return on assets, this is a ratio that many investors find to be useful. The ratio measure how well a company is managing its assets to turn profits, during a certain time period. Investors can use the ROA to determine how well the company turns its investments into assets to provide profits.

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