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BUY: Hurco Companies, Inc (HURC): $32.00 (1/29/07)

Sell price: $33.60 or
Sell date: February 29, 2007
Stop loss: $29.36 (-8.25%)

EMA and MACD very bullish
Fibonacci analysis bullish
7-day avg directional indicator bullish
Intermediate trend bullish, Uptrend.
Mild bullish 3 day chart pattern.

Profile: Hurco Companies, Inc. is an industrial technology company. The Company designs and produces computerized machine tools, featuring its computer control systems and software, for sale through its own distribution network to the worldwide metal cutting market. The Company provides software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for its products, as well as customer service and training support. The Company’s computer numeric control (CNC) systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of its computerized machine tool products. Hurco’s important product lines include VM, VMX and TM product lines, and five-axis (VTX) and horizontal machining centers (HTX). It sells its products through more than 150 independent agents and distributors in countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Vive Percent Stocks announced that Siro Dental Systems, Inc (SIRO) has met its short-term investment goal of 5 percent. The blog has closed its position in Siro Dental Systems, Inc (SIRO).

Sell price: $42.00
Days held: 7 days
Position opened at: $40.00
Return: 5.0%
Reason closed: Met 5% goal

Please keep in mind that Five Percent Stocks works strictly to its mission of short-term investments seeking the magic 5% number within 30 days. Closing the position is not an indication of our view of this stock as a long term investment. To repeat, we are not professional brokers and do not intend for this advice to influence your own investments.

See the original BUY posting for (SIRO)

BUY: FreightCar America, Inc (RAIL): $55.12 (1/26/07)

Sell price: $57.88 or
Sell date: February 25, 2007
Trailing stop: $52.90 (-4.0%)

EMA and MACD very bullish
Mild bullish 3 day chart pattern with Strong 3 day accumulation.
Strong bullish 1 day moneyflow
20-day MA vs price bullish

Note: Let’s try this transport sector again.  Key will be breaking resistance at $56.83

Profile: FreightCar America, Inc. (America) is a manufacturer of aluminum-bodied railcars in North America, based on the number of railcars delivered. The Company specializes in the production of coal-carrying railcars, which represented 93% of its deliveries of railcars during the year ended December 31, 2005. It also refurbishes and rebuilds railcars and sells forged, cast and fabricated parts for all of the railcars it produces, as well as those manufactured by others. The Company manufactures, rebuilds, repairs, sells and leases freight cars used for hauling coal, other bulk commodities, steel and other metals, forest products and automobiles. Prior to April 1, 2005, the Company was named FCA Acquisition Corp. On April 1, 2005, the Company’s former parent company, also named FreightCar America, Inc., merged with and into FCA Acquisition Corp., with FCA Acquisition Corp. being the surviving corporation.