Top holdings include First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) at nearly 20% of assets, along with China-based GCL Poly Energy Holdings (9.9%),Power-One (PWER), and SunPower Corp (SPWR).

Investors eyeing a purchase of First Solar First Solar Inc (NASD: FSLR) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $54.09/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal.

The past five years have been exceptionally cruel to the solar industry. Once considered the next hot growth industry, solar companies have been devastated by crises affecting its core markets - the global financial crisis, the European sovereign debt ...

Solar power is becoming more and more viable as an electricity source but it's being tested in some very exciting and "out there" applications as well.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) a company that provides solar energy solutions closed up in its previous session (+1.35%) on 14,365,236 shares traded after First Solar Hit New High.

... (TSM) have all gained double digits in the trailing one month time frame. And, smaller more specialized semiconductor firms, such as in the solar industry with First Solar (FSLR) have also done quite well, suggesting a broad based rally for the sector.

Editor's Note: Related Tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL), LDK Solar Co.

And here, the recent success of a leading company is worth mentioning. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the dominant American solar energy provider.

Editor's Note: Related tickers: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR), Trina Solar ...

New York, NY -- (ACCESSWIRE) -- 05/21/2013 -- Growing Stock Report initiates a Solar Stock Watch List adding Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSOL), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), and Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ). Real Goods Solar, Inc.