Wall Street in general took a small step back for the sixth trading week of 2023. My "three stocks to avoid," which I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT)  -- fared far better by climbing 9%, 6%, and 1%, respectively, averaging out to an 5.3% increase.

The S&P 500 moved 0.3% lower for the week. I was wrong. I have been correct in 45 of the past 70 weeks, or 64% of the time.

Let's turn our attention to the week ahead. I see Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), Tesla Motors, and Sturm, Ruger (NYSE: RGR) as stocks you might want to consider steering clear of this week. Let's go over my near-term concerns with all three investments.

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