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Updated: 11/6/2009 4:05 PM					Sponsored by:
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$6.83 0.15 (+2.25%)

11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

The Company is a small mall-based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts.

Current Price	$6.83	Mkt Cap	$301.05M
Open	$6.62	P/E Ratio	14.84
Prev. Close	$6.68	Div. (Yield)	N/A (N/A)
Daily Range	$6.62 - $7.01	Volume	1,309,941
52-Wk Range	$5.09 - $13.87	Avg. Daily Vol.	1,231,000

HOTT News and Commentary

WRAPUP 1-Hot Topic beats Oct comp views, Zumiez numbers missNovember 04, 2009 – Reuters
Bank shares lead early runSeptember 03, 2009 – CNN Money
Back-to-school sales flunkSeptember 03, 2009 – CNN Money
Is Mall-Based Retail Dead?August 24, 2009 – The Motley Fool
The JakilaTheHun Value Investing Invasion! August 24, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
7 Reasons to Worry About Next WeekAugust 14, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Ditch This Overpriced Retail StockAugust 12, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Early Returns: July Same-Store SalesAugust 05, 2009 – Blog at The Motley Fool
Volcom's Still Riding FakieJuly 31, 2009 – The Motley Fool

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All Members

126 Outperform

171 Underperform

All-Star Members

32 Outperform

86 Underperform

Wall Street

2 Outperform

2 Underperform

Top HOTT Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

JakilaTheHun (99.95)
Submitted May 11, 2009

I tend to be a market contrarian and even though I generally keep a mile away from anything retail, I've decided to green thumb Hot Topic based on the insane amount of red thumbers and short sellers who seem completely oblivious on this stock. Hot… More

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MaxPower13 (98.60)
Submitted April 29, 2009

Eventually kids won't want to be vampires any more. Sorry, all I know about Hot Topic I learned from South Park.

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HOTT VS S&P 500 (SPY)

HOTT Summary

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Specialty Retail
Tags: Specialty Retail (135), Consumer Discretionary (821), Textile - Apparel Clothing (6), Micro Cap (4871), Cyclical (3522), Teen Clothing (10)

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Recent Community Commentary

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Recs

stockfreak1 (< 20) Submitted: 11/5/2009 1:33:20 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $6.88 HOTT Score: -1.31

approaching its low

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MRSTARBUCKS (79.09) Submitted: 11/3/2009 2:49:44 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $7.51 HOTT Score: -11.71

a good teen retailer

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Recs

mistercube (55.42) Submitted: 8/18/2009 11:41:00 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $7.23 HOTT Score: -14.19

Back on board ahead of continued strong revenues. I'm sure long-term they can find a way to waste the cash, but for the next little while I expect them to LOOK good on paper.

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Leaderboard

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Score Leader

TyrantBone (96.56) Score: +140.38

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in HOTT.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
4Pepe2	39.17	3/2/2009	1Y	$9.15	-25.36%	+52.98%	+78.34
TradingBandit	< 20	4/20/2009	3M	$12.78	-46.56%	+26.54%	+73.10	1 Comment
BullyforMizzou	92.94	4/20/2009	5Y	$12.78	-46.56%	+26.54%	+73.10
ghtw	99.22	4/7/2009	3Y	$11.39	-40.04%	+32.39%	+72.43
nrbonner	85.63	3/2/2009	3Y	$8.71	-21.58%	+50.34%	+71.93	1 Comment
Terapixel	98.63	4/9/2009	5Y	$11.95	-42.85%	+27.85%	+70.70
hhv123	< 20	3/14/2008	3W	$4.44	+53.83%	-15.91%	+69.74
4everlost	96.53	3/19/2009	1Y	$9.93	-31.22%	+37.90%	+69.12
MaxPower13	98.60	4/29/2009	5Y	$12.30	-44.47%	+23.79%	+68.26	2 Comments
hmlamo	67.57	4/30/2009	3M	$12.37	-44.79%	+23.47%	+68.25

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Wall Street

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackLongbow	74.46	10/12/2009	NS	$8.15	-16.20%	-0.58%	-15.61
TrackZacks	69.52	2/11/2009	3M	$9.39	+26.62%	0%	+26.62	4/6/2009 @ $11.89	1 Comment
TrackPaliResearc	81.66	11/20/2008	NS	$7.50	+9.33%	+8.92%	+0.41	12/4/2008 @ $8.20
TrackFBRCapitalM	75.98	6/5/2008	NS	$5.91	+27.75%	-35.42%	+63.17	5/21/2009 @ $7.55
TrackJanney	78.51	10/9/2007	NS	$8.45	-27.26%	-19.24%	-8.03	7/28/2008 @ $6.15
TrackJimCramer	< 20	9/21/2007	3W	$8.11	-15.78%	-26.14%	-10.36
TrackAGEdwards	89.12	7/31/2007	NS	$9.15	-25.36%	-23.97%	+1.38
TrackBofASec	93.50	1/4/2007	NS	$11.60	-41.12%	-19.49%	-21.63
TrackRothCapital	75.81	9/28/2006	NS	$10.92	-3.39%	+2.46%	-5.85	11/3/2006 @ $10.55

Hot Topic, Inc. (HOTT)

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