(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — Sean and I are going to revisit our recent Morgan Stanley (MS) write-up because the stock is behaving exactly as we hoped it would, bounding off of support and racing toward new highs. We still like this one into year-end as a play on overall stock market strength and capital markets activity. We’re also going to show you the charts of two more recent additions to the Best Stocks in the Market list, Baker Hughes (BKR) and Ciena Corp (CIEN) . If the name Baker Hughes sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve mentioned it before back on Sept. 22 . Well, it’s back on our radar and we’ll show you why. On Nov. 20 , we wrote up Morgan Stanley in a nine-point drawdown from its recent record high, on the heels of a powerful earnings report. The stock had been on our list since August but this was a specific set-up we wanted to highlight as the stock was finding support at the 50-day moving average. We said: “I like this setup. Morgan Stanley has been a leader for the last six months and has paid obeisance to its rising 50-day the entire way up. This past week, it stumbled slightly below, but the buyers pulled a kick-save (and a beaut!), invalidating this false breakdown within a day or two.” As you can see in the chart below, MS did indeed bounce off that 50-day and has since shot back up to within inches of a record price. Resistance at $172 from three weeks ago probably won’t matter much as the buyers take this stock higher. Traders can continue to use the 50-day for risk management, which will not be rising from today’s levels. I’d make it a visual stop rather than automate it given the potential for another false move that is quickly reversed. Investors should use $150, giving the stock a longer leash. Sean’s going to take you through our regular weekly Best Stocks List statistics. Then we’ll come back with some charts and new ideas. Sector leaderboard As of Dec. 1, there are 180 names on The Best Stocks in the Market list. Top sector ranking: Top industries: Top 5 best stocks by relative strength: Ciena Corp. (CIEN) Date added: Oct. 25 Josh — Ciena is one of the first stocks I ever built a big position in back in my retail brokerage days. This stock was a darling of the original internet buildout 30 years ago, and it has become a darling of the AI capex boom of the 2020s as well. Ciena is a global supplier of telecom networking equipment, software and services that enable the transport of massive amounts of data over high-speed fiber optic networks. You can build all the data centers and stack all the chips you want, but if the components of the infrastructure don’t talk to each other at high speeds, it doesn’t work. Ciena’s equipment is instrumental for the AI buildout. Sean — Ciena posted an impressive fiscal Q3 2025, generating $1.22 billion in revenue — a 29.4% increase from the prior year — fueled by strong demand for AI-driven network infrastructure and high-speed connectivity. Notably, non-telecom customers accounted for 53% of total revenue. Profitability also surged, with adjusted EPS climbing 91% to $0.67, an adjusted gross margin of 41.9%, and an adjusted operating margin of 10.7%. The company produced an 11% free cash flow margin and closed the quarter with a record order backlog well above revenue, proving the business’s accelerating momentum from cloud and service providers investing in advanced optical networking solutions. Josh — Technically, this one’s open and shut. The recent AI shakeout was a gut check for the longs, but CIEN passed with flying colors. As you can see above, the buyers came flying in at the 50-day like the winged monkeys of Oz, snapping the stock up from the mid-170s. That’s exactly where I’d set my stop, call it the $172-$174 area. RSI has now reset into the 60s, a much better entry point than where we were in the September-October period. Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) Date added: Sept. 12 Sean — Baker Hughes is a global energy firm that operates two business segments: Oilfield services and equipment, and industrial and energy technology. We mentioned BKR on Sept. 22; the stock is up about 5% from that date. BKR designs, manufactures and most importantly services this equipment used in upstream and downstream oil and gas projects. Its energy technology business is a strategic expansion into more efficient energy sources like LNG. BKR reported solid results this past quarter with revenue up 1%. Its energy tech segment grew revenue 15% year over year, while achieving a record $32 billion in backlog. The company is in the midst of its acquisition of Chart Industries, a clean energy equipment manufacturer, which is expected to close mid-2026. Baker Hughes maintains a strong balance sheet with net debt-to-EBITDA of 0.7x and continues to return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Josh — Baker Hughes is a buy. The stock has been assaulting that $50 resistance level all year long and, sooner or later, the axe is going to break through the wooden door. Picture Jack Nicholson in “The Shining.” I don’t think $50 can hold this thing back for much longer. These are the setups I am always looking for to bring to you. Above $50, I don’t know who’s selling it. Traders, $45 is your stop. Investors can use $42, the 200-day moving average which is flat now but soon to become a rising one. DISCLOSURES: None. All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium. 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