"It's time to get back to basics; return to those things that everyone still needs regardless of what the stock market is doing," says Jocelynn Drake. "And everyone needs shoes, right?"
The analyst with Schaeffer's Investment Research notes, "Several stocks have managed to weather the storm with remarkable resilience. And a pair of those outperformers is in the footwear sector: Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) and Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK).
Crocs, she explains, is known for its colorful slip-on shoes that are made of a proprietary closed-cell resin. She observes, "The security has staged a stellar rally this year, gaining nearly 139% since the start of 2007."
What's more, she adds, the shares of Crocs have marched steadily higher along their 10-week and 20-week moving averages since late July 2006. From a sentiment standpoint, she points out that short sellers are attempting to call a top to the trendy shoemaker's uptrend.
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