Some bullish pundit pronouncements were the force driving Whirlpool (WHR -0.60%) stock upward in the past few trading days. According to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, over the course of the week Whirlpool's share price rose by slightly over 14%.The American advantageWhirlpool was the beneficiary of not one, but two positive moves by professionals tracking the company's fortunes. The first Whirlpool watcher weighing in was David MacGregor, an analyst at Longbow Research. He upgraded his re ...