Top 5 Investments For 2014

Forget yesterday's losses: The markets are roaring back into the green this Thursday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) is making investors everywhere smile. As of 2:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow has pulled in gains of 116 points, or 0.79%, once again closing in on a record high. Surprisingly good economic data and a welcome decision from Europe have fueled investor confidence today, and nearly every stock on the Dow is in the green. Let's catch up on the stories you need to know.

Good news on both sides of the Atlantic
The European Central Bank kicked things off this morning by cutting interest rates in an attempt to light a fire under the continent's lagging business activity. The cut brings rates to a new record low, and as inflation dips, Europe risks stagnating in its recessionary climate. ECB President Mario Draghi will likely need to do more in order to prop up the European economy as Italy and Spain, among other nations, still face mountains of debt and high unemployment.

Top 5 Investments For 2014: Croflight Minerals Inc (CML.TO)

CaNickel Mining Limited, a junior mining company, engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of nickel-containing ore properties in Canada. The company owns and operates the Bucko Lake Mine located near Wabowden, Manitoba. It also holds interests in nickel, copper, and platinum group mineral projects in Thompson Nickel Belts, Manitoba and the Sudbury Basin, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Crowflight Minerals Inc. and changed its name to CaNickel Mining Limited in June 2011. CaNickel Mining Limited was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 5 Investments For 2014: E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.(DANG)

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. operates as a business-to-consumer e-commerce company in the People?s Republic of China. It engages in the sales of Chinese and foreign language books, and music CDs, VCDs, and DVDs through its Website dangdang.com. The company also offers general merchandise products, such as beauty and personal care products; home and lifestyle products; consumer electronics; baby, children, and maternity products; apparel and accessories; and footwear, handbags, and luggage. In addition, it operates the dangdang.com marketplace program, which enables third-party merchants to sell their products alongside products sourced by the company. The company is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Roberto Pedone]

  Another stock that has already started to trigger a big breakout is E Commerce China Dangdang(DANG), a business-to-consumer, e-commerce company in the People's Republic of China. The sellers have been very successful in knocking this stock down this year, and shares are off by over 70%.

  If you take a look at the chart for E Commerce China Dangdang, you'll notice that the short-sellers have done a number on this stock, since it has plunged from its July high of $14.88 to a recent low of $4.50 a share. Since hitting that low, the stock has rebounded sharply to its current price of around $7 a share. Shares of Dangdang have also just started to move back above its 50-day moving average of $6.34 a share. Even more important, the stock has just today started to take out some big overhead resistance at around $6.50 a share.

  Market players should now watch for this stock to trade and close above $6.50 a share today with strong volume. Look for volume to finish the day near or well above its three-month average action of 2.4 million shares. If we get some decent volume, and the stock closes strong, then this stock should set up to make a run back toward $8 a share or much higher.

  One could be a buyer of this stock off any weakness and simply use a mental stop just below the 50-day moving average in case the breakout fails. Keep in mind that volume on Thursday was 2.9 million shares as the stock traded up. Look for strength and volume in the stock to continue to signal that much big spike is coming for DANG in the coming days or weeks.

  This stock has an enormous short interest, with over 45% of the tradable float currently sold short by the bears. Look for the short-sellers to start covering fast if the stock really starts to launch into orbit off current levels.

Top 5 Casino Companies To Invest In 2014: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation(LINC)

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation provides post-secondary education services in the United States. The company offers degree and diploma programs for recent high school graduates and working adults in the areas of studies, such as health science, automotive technology, skilled trades, business and information technology, and hospitality services. As of December 31, 2011, it had 19,204 enrolled students. The company operates 46 schools in 17 states under Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln College of New England, Nashville Auto-Diesel College, and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences brand names, as well as offers online programs. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

Top 5 Investments For 2014: Cream Minerals Ltd. (CMA.V)

Cream Minerals Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Mexico and Canada. Its primarily holds a 100% interests in Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold property covering 2,560 hectares located in the municipality of Xalisco, state of Nayarit, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Cream Silver Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Cream Minerals Ltd. in September 1994. Cream Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 5 Investments For 2014: Cleveland BioLabs Inc.(CBLI)

Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of products for cancer treatment, and protection of normal tissues from radiation and other acute stresses. Its products include Protectan CBLB502, a radioprotectant molecule with multiple medical and defense applications for reducing injury from acute stresses, such as radiation and chemotherapy by mobilizing various natural cell protecting mechanisms, including inhibition of apoptosis, reduction of oxidative damage, and induction of factors that induce protection and regeneration of stem cells in bone marrow and the intestines; Protectan CBLB612, a modified lipopeptide mycoplasma that acts as a stimulator and mobilizer of hematopoietic stem cells to peripheral blood, providing hematopoietic recovery during chemotherapy and during donor preparation for bone marrow transplantation; and Curaxins, which are small molecules intended to destroy tumor cells by simultan eously targeting two regulators of apoptosis. The company has a strategic research partnership with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to develop its anticancer and radioprotectant drug candidates; a strategic partnership with ChemBridge Corporation to access a chemical library of 214,000 compounds; and a strategic alliance with The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF). It also has a cooperative research and development agreement with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.; and CCF to evaluate its radioprotective drug candidates and their effects on intracellular and extracellular signaling pathways. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.