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<\/a>The comparative advance in the Shanghai Composite Index may be subpar and well below the moves in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, but that doesn\u2019t mean you should ignore Chinese stocks. Recall a few weeks back when I discussed the upward moves in Chinese stocks. (Read \u201cThey\u2019re Not Popular, But These Stocks May Offer Opportunity After All<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\nWhile there are the non-believers who feel that China and Chinese stocks are going down the toilet and that everything with the country was fabricated by the communist government, I simply say\u2014good luck.<\/p>\n
Just take a look at the price charts, and you\u2019ll notice a somewhat resurgence in Chinese stocks, especially small-cap stocks, over the past weeks, with many advancing to new 52-week highs.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019m not saying you should welcome Chinese stocks into your portfolio with open arms, but there\u2019s clearly an increased appetite for risk and bigger potential returns, versus the current flatness in U.S. stocks.<\/p>\n
Take a look at China<\/a>-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE\/QIHU), a developer of Internet and mobile security solutions to the Chinese market. You can think of Qihoo as the \u201cNorton Antivirus\u201d of China, and with 1.3 billion people, that\u2019s a massive market opportunity. I recommended Qihoo in one of my past publications, and it has been a massive winner, up four-fold from its 52-week low of $20.01.<\/p>\n Based on my technical analysis, the chart of Qihoo below is a beautiful example of a stock in an uptrend. The stock also just recorded a bullish upside trading gap.<\/p>\n Chart courtesy of www.StockCharts.com<\/i><\/p>\n What I advise is not to just bypass Chinese stocks<\/a> altogether. I still feel confident the country will remain one of the top growth markets in the world, especially as income levels rise and consumption increases to levels seen in the Western countries. This would help to drive China\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP) and reduce the country\u2019s current reliance on import demand from its trading partners.<\/p>\n A good example of the increased visibility of China as a bastion for consumer spending is the luxury stocks area. The rising wealth in China has driven major demand for high-end goods. This has helped to drive demand and revenues for the luxury stocks, such as Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE\/KORS), Coach, Inc. (NYSE\/COH), and Tiffany & Co. (NYSE\/TIF).<\/p>\n Tiffany reported strength in its second quarter, which the company attributed to its sales in China. Sales in China and the Asia Pacific surged 20% year-over-year, versus a surprising 11% for Europe, and a mere two percent in the United States. (Source: \u201cTiffany Reports Its Second Quarter Results,\u201d BusinessWire<\/i>, August 27, 2013.)<\/p>\n So while there will likely continue to be fraud by some Chinese companies, the situation is getting better due to the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission\u2019s demands\u2014and this means you shouldn\u2019t ignore Chinese stocks.<\/p>\n![\"QIHOO](\"http:\/\/www.profitconfidential.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/QIHOO-360-Technology-Co-Ltd-Chart.jpg\")
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