Forbes Article by BetterTrades

10-20-09

Bearish Toy Story

If cash-strapped consumers postpone their holiday shopping until deal season, toy stocks might be less fun to play with in the short term.

Toy makers have been rallying hard with cyclical sectors leading the S&P 500 rally above 1,060. Since the mid-March bottom, industry leaders Mattel ( MAT - news - people ) and Hasbro ( HAS - news - people ) are up 74% and 36%, respectively. But the monopoly that bulls have had on toy stocks might be coming to an end.

Forbes Article by BetterTrades