3 Bottom Fishing Stocks to close out 2012

Three stocks that are now comfortably off their 12 month lows are shares of Dendreon Corp (DNDN), Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CROX), and Crocs Inc (CROX).  These are great bottom fishing plays and they could really bounce if we don't go off the 'Fiscal Cliff'.

Both Crocs (CROX) and Chipotle (CMG) are trading 12% above their 12 month lows.  Dendreon (DNDN) is now 22% from its 52-week low.  All three of these stocks have bottomed and are starting to regain market share.  What we like about these stocks is they are very popular.  They tend to trade with a great deal of volume, a few hundred thousand shares at the minimum.  That means you can cash these stocks out if they don't move as you expect. 

We started to warm up to Chipotle back in October, recall our article Chewing on Chipotle. The stock has finally bottomed and we listed a ton of reasons why its a buy.  Now that CMG is in the $200 range and done crashing to new lows -- its starting to look attractive.

Like we said last month, Dendreon was worth the Gamble.  Review that article to learn why Dendreon is a buy.  Now that its 12% off its recent 12 month low, its time to start a position.

Crocs tends to follow the bullish and bearish trends of the market.  This soccer mom / children's / nurse footwear play is worth a few bucks and it trades with a respectable P/E ratio.  If the Fiscal Cliff problems are solved, this stock will bounce higher.

Bottom line: Don't bet the farm on these 3 stocks.  Play the trend as these stocks move higher and go for the 5% to 10% gain.  Don't be greedy.  These stocks can fall back to their recent lows.

Let's recap our 3 bottom fishing stock picks for the end of 2012:

Dendreon Corp (DNDN) shares are trading under $5 at $4.73 a share.  Dendreon shares have traded between $3.69 and $17.04 over the past 12 months. 

Crocs Inc (CROX) shares have traded between $12 and $22.59 over the past 12 months.  CROX shares are now trading with a P/E Ratio of 8.6 and EPS of 1.54.
Crocs is trading at $13.64 and its shares are 12.02% from its 52-week low.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) shares have a 52-week range between $233 and $442. over the past 12 months.  CMG shares are now trading with a P/E Ratio of 30.8 and EPS of 8.6.
Chipotle is trading at $266.51 and its shares are 12.27% from its 52-week low.