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Russell 3000

The Russell 3000 Index is a stock market index of US stocks.

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Nine Potential Breakout Stocks

Alan Brochstein identifies nine stocks that may be close to breaking out of consolidation patterns   There are many ways to look for new potential investment ideas, and, as a veteran blogger and market observer, I can testify that many like to focus on stocks near their lows.

As someone who really appreciates the well-timed contrarian idea, I find myself looking for those "bargains" as well. The problem with bottom-fishing is that most stocks sitting near their lows actually are there for a reason. I actually think it's a better use of my time to look for stocks trending higher, but that have consolidated while maintaining good momentum relative to the overall market. Over the past couple of years that I have been contributing to the TK All-Star Blog, I have shared some screens on stocks that are breaking out, but it's been a while. Given that the overall market has been in somewhat of a consolidation for the past 45 days or so, it could be an especially good time to look at potential ...

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