Large, mature companies with lagging stock prices often see prices that outperform the overall index over three-month and one-year periods. This strategy is usually implemented as a basket trade of the weak stocks to lower risk. The following are the weakest components of the S&P 100 index.

FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
T AT&T Inc
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
VZ Verizon Communications
COP ConocoPhillips
CVX Chevron Corporation
F Ford Motor
SO Southern Co Inc
MO Altria Grp
GE General Electric
DOW Dow Chemical
OXY Occidental Petro
MCD McDonald's Corp
GM General Motors Co
PFE Pfizer Inc
CAT Caterpillar Inc
NOV National Oilwell Varco Inc
EXC Exelon Corp
EMR Emerson Electric Co
XOM Exxon Mobil

Dave Mecklenburg is the Publishing of TigerSharkTrading.com.