This is Brian Bolan filling in for the Ultimate Editor, Jim Giaquinto. I am here for one night and one night only which is probably a relief to a lot of you. Jim always tells me a day or two in advance that I will have to cover for him, and wouldn’t you know it… it was another super volatile day. The recent pressure on the FANG names and tech shares in general continued today, and it is starting to pull other sectors lower as well. With about 15 minutes left in the trading day, I see the Dow off 2.15%, the S&P 500 down 1.8% and the NASDAQ off by 1.7%. There was a lot of pessimism coming into the morning trade as early futures action projected a nearly 2% down move in the NASDAQ. There were several early morning calls for today to be the crash --- or at least a flash crash --- as the VIX and other risk measuring instruments were set to really move. Instead some buyers showed up at the open and relieved some sellers of the same shares they were shedding in the premarket. That lack of liquid in the early trading keeps me from doing much of anything then, and it is times like this the re-enforce that idea. Looking For Leadership? I know this stock isn’t in any portfolio here at Zacks, but I must tell you that I own it personally in both my trading and IRA account and it looks really good. Tesla (TSLA) is holding its own over the last few weeks that have seen broad market declines. Following the FANG names worked out well… until it didn’t and now the pundits are going to be looking for a new group of “must own” names. When they do that, don’t be surprised to see TSLA grouped among the next big acronym. Maybe over the holiday break I will put together a few names that come from more than just tech. For sure TSLA will be in the mix, but there is more to the market than just this one stock. Portfolios The editors were pretty quiet today as the sellers have been in control of this market for some time now. I see that only the Short List added two names (and also sold two as well). Jeremy took an opportunity to capture a few gains in this market as well… something that is much more easier said than done. Counter Strike Trader sold Eagle Materials (EXP) for a 12.5% win today. And when I say sold, I should say Jeremy covered the short. Counter Strike sold the shares back on 11/2 and just a little over two weeks latter is he closing out this trade. I also see that he rang the register on SDOW, an ETF that moves in the opposite direction as the Dow Jones for a smaller gain as well. The Short List sold two Chinese stocks, BIDU and TCEHY, and again, when I say sold I meant covered. The Short list looks for the best stocks to sell short and publishes that list of 10 names every Tuesday. In making the covering trades on those two names for small wins, the service also added CTLT and LNG to the list. The Markets are still open tomorrow, but they will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday. A half day for “Black Friday” always offers the chance to make a move when the pros aren’t at their desks, but anymore, the computers run the show and they cannot be fooled. Jim will be back tomorrow. Safe travels to all on the road over the next few days. Have a great Thanksgiving! Brian Recommendations from Zacks' Private Portfolios: Believe it or not, this article is not available on the Zacks.com website. The commentary is a partial overview of the daily activity from Zacks' private recommendation services. If you would like to follow our Buy and Sell signals in real time, we've made a special arrangement for readers of this website. Starting today you can see all the recommendations from all of Zacks' portfolios absolutely free for 7 days. Our services cover everything from value stocks and momentum trades to insider buying and positive earnings surprises (which we've predicted with an astonishing 80%+ accuracy). Click here to "test drive" Zacks Ultimate for FREE >> Zacks Investment Research