Stocks that benefit from Volatility
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Date updated:02-27-2007

As I write this, the VIX is up greater than 20%. Its only done this on 9 other occasions in the past 10 years. To the left are the 10 stocks that performed the best, on average during the month after a 20% up day in the VIX.

Here are those dates, plus where the SPY was then and one month later:

Symbol Entry Date Entry Price Exit Price % Change
SPY 10/28/1997 84.13 94.72 12.59
SPY 8/28/1998 104.66 103.94 -0.68
SPY 9/18/2001 104.02 108.98 4.76
SPY 9/4/2002 88.35 85.47 -3.27
SPY 4/18/2005 114.12 115.72 1.4
SPY 1/23/2006 126.21 128.81 2.06
SPY 5/18/2006 127.38 126.12 -0.99
SPY 5/31/2006 126.58 123.91 -2.11
SPY 7/14/2006 124.16 127.37 2.59

symbol name last price % change open
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  • ATML
    Atmel Corporation
  • $3.9032
  • -0.17%
  • $3.83

ATML 7 out of 9. Average return of 6.51% per trade. The last unsuccessful trade was in 2002.

People owning ATML also tend to own: AIGBACBRCMCATCREEDVNGS

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • IDTI
    Integrated Device
  • $5.86
  • -1.18%
  • $5.93

IDTI 7 out of 9. Average return per trade of 2.4% the two unsuccessful trades were September 2002 (down 30%) and May 2006 (down 5.5%). The most successful trade was July 2006 (up 26%)

People owning IDTI also tend to own: AHMAIZALBAMPAVTAXCABBI

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • IDXX
    Idexx Laboratorie
  • $51.80
  • +0.29%
  • $51.17

8 out of 9. Average return of 8.3% per trade. THe only unsuccessful trade was May, 2006 when it was down -1.4%

People owning IDXX also tend to own: AAPLBACYTXEMCGOOGJCGMO

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • BOBE
    Bob Evans Farms
  • $27.17
  • -0.77%
  • $27.38

7 out of 9. Average return of 4.27%, the two unsuccessful trades were the trades beginning on July 14, 2006 (-8%) and 9/18/01 (-0.05%). The most successful trade was the one beginning January 23, 2006 when BOBE was up 23% one month later.

People owning BOBE also tend to own: AAPLNYXALTIBGFEMCMKLPTEN

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • SBUX
    Starbucks Corpora
  • $21.12
  • +7.21%
  • $20.40

8 out of 9. Average return of 4.9% per trade. The only unsuccessful trade was the one beginning July 14, 2006.

People owning SBUX also tend to own: AAPLBRCMBTUCCJCNQCTRPGG

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • VZ
    Verizon Commun
  • $29.56
  • +0.85%
  • $29.26

8 out of 9. Average return of 6.9% per trade. The only negative trade was the one beginning on 4/18/05.

People owning VZ also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJJPMKO

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • GENZ
    Genzyme Corporati
  • $52.28
  • +0.50%
  • $51.66

8 out of 9. Average return of 7.9% per trade. The worst trade was 1/23/06 which was basically flat.

People owning GENZ also tend to own: LRCXWRLDAMGNDNAAMZNBLUDHPQ

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • GILD
    Gilead Sciences
  • $46.26
  • +1.67%
  • $45.42

7 out of 9. Average return of 8.19%

People owning GILD also tend to own: GGJNJMASLWADBEBBBBBMRN

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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