RHT : Red Hat, Inc. (Red Hat) is engaged in providing open source software solutions to the enterprise, including its core enterprise operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, its enterprise middleware platform, JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (Boss Enterprise Middleware), and other Red Hat enterprise technologies.

TMO : Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher) is engaged in serving science. The Company serves its customers through two principal brands: Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific. Thermo Scientific is its technology brand, offering customers a range of analytical instruments, as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Its portfolio of products includes technologies for mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, molecular spectroscopy, sample preparation, informatics, fine- and high-purity chemistry production, cell culture, Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)-interference analysis, immunodiagnostic testing, microbiology, as well as environmental monitoring and process control. It operates in two business segments: Analytical Technologies and Laboratory Products and Services.

WCN : Waste Connections, Inc. (WCI) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in secondary markets in the Western and Southern United States. The Company serves approximately 1.5 million residential, commercial and industrial customers from operations in 23 states.

Though it looks like the market is going nowhere, I am still able to find few short term picks for my 401K. Here are my new picks. They are mainly based on some technical analysis and their latest news and earnings. While the oil’s price is going up, CSX is gaining momentum. As to TRA, their last quarter earnings tripled from last year. Both stocks experienced high volume lately. Good luck! Don’t forget this is a short term investment (1 to 4 week period).

CSX : CSX Corporation (CSX) is a transportation company. Surface Transportation, which includes the Company’s rail and intermodal businesses, provides rail-based transportation services, including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.

TRA : Terra Industries Inc. (Terra) is a producer and marketer of nitrogen products, serving agricultural and industrial markets.

CZZ : Cosan Limited is a global ethanol and sugar company with integrated operations in Brazil.

FRO : Frontline Ltd. is engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of oil tankers, including oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carriers.

NAT : Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited is an international tanker company that owns 12 modern double-hull Suezmax tankers averaging approximately 155,000 deadweight tons (dwt) each.

NSC : Norfolk Southern Railway Company is primarily engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods primarily in the southeast, east and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States.

PNRA : Panera Bread Company (Panera Bread) operates retail bakery-cafes.