Since listing five reasons to sell Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) back in August the retail stock has risen another 32%. Year to date the stock is up over 75%. And what really takes the cake is Goldman Sachs (GS) and Credit Suisse (CS) both upgraded Abercrombie earlier this month. I’m far from ashamed of my recommendation. Abercrombie is a teeny-bopping train wreck. Posting third-quarter results that were once again much worse than its peers Abercrombie has problems unrelated to the recession. The downturn has just exasperated it. And I want to reiterate my extreme bearishness toward the retailer. Abercrombie ...

Retail stocks rise Thursday after investors take the cue from better-than-expected third-quarter results at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Kohl’s Corp., shrugging off their fourth-quarter outlooks that may miss Wall Street expectations.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Alliant Techsystems, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Applied Materials, Computer Sciences, Greenbrier, Kohl’s, Nash Finch, 3Com, Urban Outfitters, and Wal-Mart.

On a comparable basis, Q3 numbers should be close to or above results from a year ago for four retail companies when they announce earnings Nov. 12.

U.S. retailers post better-than-expected October sales, helped by a bout of cold weather that bolstered seasonal merchandise, continued promotions, and easier comparisons against downbeat sales a year earlier.

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