Despite a challenging week, top stock picks performed well. Two of my hand-picked stock picks broke out and made big gains, while a lot of my other recent picks continued to move higher-- in some cases, substantially higher. Among those stocks breaking were close out retailer Big Lots (BIG) which broke out and made a 6.5 move above my buy point in just 3 days, and airline services outsourcer Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW), which shot up over 12.5 above my buy point in the same 3 day period. Other recent picks, Like Baidu (BIDU) continued to motor higher, and there remain a number of my stock picks setting up to break out.