"Now could be your chance to pick up Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) at a bargain," Brandon Clay pointing to the firm whose macbhines turn coins into cash. In his Invest with an Edge he states, "We recommend the stock as a recession-resistant, consumer play in a shaky market."

"There are three reasons why we like Constar. First, it's a consumer-savvy play. The company is built on perennial consumer-driven services.

"Their flagship Coinstar machine turns idle change into cash. For every dollar consumers drop into the grate, Coinstar makes $0.089. It may not seem like much, but this simple idea grew CSTR from an idea in 1992, to a $912 million company last year.

"Our favorite current investment idea is Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)," says Michael Cintolo, editor of The Cabot Top Ten Report, which each week reviews ten issues that have been showing strong price momentum.

"Netflix bolted higher on a great earnings report last week, and impressively, followed through to the upside for a few days. Bad economic times seem to mean good news for Netflix, as an evening at home with a few DVDs is way easier on the budget than even a bargain matinee at the Cineplex.

"That's the message of Netflix' boffo quarterly results that came out on January 26. Earnings walloped analysts' estimates and more than twice the predicted number of new subscribers signed up.