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Chicago, IL – December 20, 2021 – Stocks in this week’s article are Ocwen Financial Corporation (OCN - Free Report) , Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX - Free Report) , MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI - Free Report) , Carriage Services Inc. (CSV - Free Report) and Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation .

5 Stocks with Recent Price Strength to Enhance Your Returns

Wall Street has been suffering from extreme volatility since Black Friday when the news of a new variant of coronavirus – Omicron – hit global financial markets. All the major stock indexes have suffered due to regular market fluctuations. To make the situation worse, the Fed Chairman’s comment on the likely speeding up of the bond-buy tapering process has dampened market participants’ sentiment to a great extent.

On Dec 15, Wall Street witnessed a relief rally after the Fed released its last FOMC meeting statement of 2021. The outcome of the FOMC meeting was in line with the market’s expectations.

Concerns about Omicron have already faded out as available data shows its less severity. On Dec 15, the Fed removed market participants’ concerns regarding near-term market interest rate movement, setting the stage for a year-end rally.

However, due to severe volatility, some stocks have gained in the past four weeks. Notable among them are Ocwen Financial CorporationLouisiana-Pacific CorporationMGP IngredientsCarriage Services and Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation.

Here’s How We Arrived at the Picks

We have primarily targeted stocks that have freshly been on a bull run. Stocks seeing price strength recently have a high chance of carrying the momentum forward.

If a stock is continuously witnessing an uptrend, there must be a solid reason or it would have probably crashed. So, looking at stocks capable of beating the benchmark that they have set for themselves seems rational.

However, recent price strength alone cannot create magic. Therefore, other relevant parameters are needed to create a successful investment strategy.

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