Friday, February 4, 2011

Wellpoint Health Networks - WLP - Breakout

WLP - Wellpoint Health Networks - the largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company in terms of membership in the United States. WellPoint, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia (excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.), Wisconsin; and through HealthLink and UniCare.

  • 100% Barchart.com technical buy signal
  • 10 new highs and up 14.76% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.32% and rising
  • Trades around 65.52 with a 50 day moving average of 59.30
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Verisign - VRSN - Breakour

VRSN - Verisign -- one of the leading providers of trusted infrastructure services to website owners, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals. The company's domain name registration, digital certificate, global registry and payment services provide the critical web identity, authentication and transaction infrastructure that online businesses need to establish their web identities and to conduct secure electronic commerce, or e-commerce, and communications.


  • 100% Barchart.com technical buy signal
  • 3 new highs and up 4.71% in the last 5 days
  • Relative Strength Index 64.52% and rising
  • Trades around 34.25 with a 50 day moving average of 32.98
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Western Union -- WU -- buy signals

Western Union  -- WU -- a leading provider of global money-transfer services. Together with its affiliates, Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders.


  • 100% Barchart.com technical buy signal
  • 9 new highs and up 10.35% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.81% and rising
  • Trades around 20.68 with a 50 day moving average of 18.87
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

BHP Billiton -- Chart of the Day


Chart of the Day - BHP Billiton (BHP)
Related Stocks
 BHP - Bhp Billiton Limited
Sym Last Chg Pct
BHP 94.48 +1.32 +1.42%
The "Chart of the Day" is BHP Billiton (BHP), which showed up on Thursday's list of stocks that had a new "Buy" signal from the Barchart "TrendSpotter" trading system. BHP Billiton on Thursday rallied by 1.42% and edged to a new record high for the stock. Morgan Stanley on Thursday named BHP Billiton as a long Research Tactical idea. BHP Billiton, with a market cap of $153 billion, is one of the world's largest mining companies.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "Trading Signals" page. That page provides a summary of changes in the Barchart signals. We then clicked on the TrendSpotter "Buy" category to obtain a list of all the stocks for which the Barchart TrendSpotter trading system has just turned to a buy. We then clicked on the "Today's Opinion" column header in order to sort the list with the strongest stocks on top. Further information is available at Barchart Signals Guide help page and at TrendSpotter help page.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are all a Buy and Barchart's daily TrendSpotter trading system is a "Buy." Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


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Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Fidelity Southern roars

This morning I added Fidelity Southern (LION) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio.  You've got to love a stock with the trading symbol of LION.

Fidelity Southern Corporation, through its operating subsidiary Fidelity Bank, provides a wide range of banking, mortgage and investment services through branches in Atlanta, Georgia. Mortgage, construction, and automobile loans are also provided through offices in Jacksonville, Florida.



I found the stock while screening on Barchart for low priced stock hitting new highs.  Here are the factors I considered:

  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • 18 new highs and up 24.17% in just the last month
  • Relative Strength Index is 77.81% and rising
  • Trades around 8.63 with a 50 day moving average of 7.25
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Graphic Packaging -- GPK - added

This morning I added Graphic Packaging (GPK) to the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio.  I found it while screening on Barchart for those companies hitting the most frequent new highs.  The company is in the Packaging and Container sector and the whole sector should benefit as the world wide economy gets back on track.

GPK is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. Graphic Packaging's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world.

The factors I considered in the pick are:

  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • 16 new highs and up 23.46% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index is 72.55% and climbing
  • Trades around 4.99 with a 50 day moving average of 4.17
  • Wall Street analysts have 3 strong buy recommendations based on hope of increased sales and earnings
  • Sales are expected to increase by 2.90% next year
  • Earning are estimated to increase by 466.70% this year , 64.70% next years and 8.00% annually for the next 5 years
  • Investor sentiment is positive with the CAPS members of Motley Fool voting 55 to 15 that the stock will beat the market and the All Stars in agreement 31 to 7
I chose GPK based on its recent price momentum but there are 2 other companies in the P&C sector you might want to consider.

BLL -- Ball is a a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages and foods, and a supplier of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers.

Factors to consider:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • 9 new highs and up 6.60% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.80% and rising
  • Trades around 73.47 with a 50 day moving average of 96.15
  • Wall Street brokerages have 7 buy and 4 hold recommendations published
  • Sales are projected to increase by 12.60% this year and 3.10% next year
  • Earnings are estimated to increase by 16.70% this year, 11.80% next year and 9.67% annually for the next 5 years
  • Investor sentiment on Motley Fool is high with the CAPS members voting 219 to 12 that the stock will beat the market and the All Stars agree 86 to 2
ATR --  Aptargroup Inc. is a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of three categories of consumer product dispensing systems: pumps, closures and aerosol valves. The company focuses on providing value-added dispensing systems to global consumer product marketers in the personal care, fragrance/cosmetics, pharmaceutical, household/industrial products and food industries. Value-added packaging allows consumers to conveniently dispense a product, in an aesthetically attractive package, which consistently meets required usage or dosage characteristics.

 The factors to consider on ATR are:
  • 32% Barchart technical buy signal
  • 3 new highs and up 1.10% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index is 55.53%
  • Trades around 48.85 with a 50 day moving average of 47.48
  • Wall Street brokerages have 3 buy and 6 hold recommendations published
  • Sales are projected to increase 11.70% this year and 5.30% next year
  • Earnings are estimated to increase by 34.40% this year, 8.80% next year and 11.42% annually for the next 5 years
  • Investor sentiment is high with the CAPS members on Motley Fool voting 82 to 5 that the stock will beat the market and the All Stars agree 31 to 1
Any of these 3 stocks might be a good addition to your watch list but I think GPK has more factors in its favor.

Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.













Walt Disney -- DIS -- Chart of the Day


Chart of the Day - Walt Disney Co (DIS)
Related Stocks
 DIS - Walt Disney Company
Sym Last Chg Pct
DIS 40.47 -0.02 -0.05%
The "Chart of the Day" is Walt Disney & Co (DIS), which showed up on Wednesday's list of stocks that had a new "Buy" signal from the Barchart "TrendSpotter" trading system. Disney on Wednesday rallied by 1.53% and posted a new record high for the stock. TrendSpotter on Wednesday turned back to a Buy on Disney after taking a profit last Friday on a long trade from Oct 8 ($34.14) to Jan 28 ($38.85) that yielded a profit of $4.71 per share (+14%). In recent news on the stock, China Daily reported on Jan 27 that Disney will open its first store in China by mid-2012 and will eventually open 26 stores in China. Disney, with a market cap of $73 billion, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company that operates in five business segments: Media Networks, Studio Entertainment, Theme Parks and Resorts, Consumer Products, and Internet and Direct Marketing.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "Trading Signals" page. That page provides a summary of changes in the Barchart signals. We then clicked on the TrendSpotter "Buy" category to obtain a list of all the stocks for which the Barchart TrendSpotter trading system has just turned to a buy. We then clicked on the "Today's Opinion" column header in order to sort the list with the strongest stocks on top. Further information is available at Barchart Signals Guide help page and at TrendSpotter help page.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are all a Buy and Barchart's daily TrendSpotter trading system is a "Buy." Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Steris Corp - STE - Sell signals

Today I deleted Steris (STE) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for negative price trends:


  • 80% Barchart short term technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter (tm) sell signal
  • Trading below its 20 & 50 day moving averages
  • 7.76% off its recent high
  • Relative Strength Index 41.19% and falling
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Kelly Services -- KELYA -- Chart of the day

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Kelly Services (KELYA)
Related Stocks
 KELYA - Kelly Services Inc.
Sym Last Chg Pct
KELYA 19.99 -0.41 -2.01%
The "Chart of the Day" is Kelly Services (KELYA), which showed up on Tuesday's list of stocks that had a new "Buy" signal from the Barchart "TrendSpotter" trading system. Kelly on Tuesday rallied by 3.71% and posted a new 2-1/2 year high. Kelly Services, with a market cap of $700 million, provides temporary office clerical, marketing, professional, technical, light industrial, home care services, management services and other business services to a diversified group of customers throughout much of the developed world.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "Trading Signals" page. That page provides a summary of changes in the Barchart signals. We then clicked on the TrendSpotter "Buy" category to obtain a list of all the stocks for which the Barchart TrendSpotter trading system has just turned to a buy. We then clicked on the "Today's Opinion" column header in order to sort the list with the strongest stocks on top. Further information is available at Barchart Signals Guide help page and at TrendSpotter help page.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are all a Buy and Barchart's daily TrendSpotter trading system is a "Buy." Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


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Banco de Chile - BCH - SELL

Today I deleted Banco de Chile (BCH) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for negative price trends:

  • 80% Barchart technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter (tm) sell signla
  • Trading below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8.02% off its recent high
  • Relative Strength Index 39.83% and falling

Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.



Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Aeration Station Lawncare rated F-

Rating F-

Aeration Station Lawncare
Owner: Don Brindle
5307 Tompkins Road
Mint Hill
Charlotte, NC 28277-7627
Phone 704 547-1789


Aeration Station Lawncare and owner Don Brindle continue to receive our F- rating.  They have outstanding customer complaints with both the Charlotte Better Business Bureau and  Angie's List.

They are also in the Penalty Box on Angie's List for failure to address any customer complaints made through Angie's List.

The last time we heard from the company was the day our check cleared the bank. Our calls to Don Brindle have not been answered since September.

Our demand for a refund due to shoddy workmanship have not gotten a response.

I will never use this company again !!!!!

Active Power -- ACPW -- Sell signals

This morning I deleted Active Power (ACPW) from the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for negative price trends:

  • 40% Barchart short term technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter (tm) sell signal
  • Trading below its 20 and 50 day moving averages
  • 23.21% off its recent high
  • Relative Strength Index 39.70% and falling
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Belden - BDC - Sell Signals

This morning I deleted Belden (BDC) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High Portfolio for negative price trends:

  • 60% Barchart short term technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter (tm) sell signal
  • Trading below its 20 and 50 day moving averages
  • 10.53% off its recent high
  • Relative Strength Index 43.05% and falling
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Ameron International -- AMN - deleted

This morning I deleted Ameron International - (AMN) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for negative price trends:

  • 60% Barchart short term technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter (tm) sell signal
  • Trading below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving average
  • Trading 18.77% off its recent high
  • Relative Strength Index 34.68% and falling
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Enzo Biochem -- ENZ -- deleted

This morning I deleted Enzo Biochem (ENZ) from the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for negative price trends:



  • 40% Barchart short term technical sell signal
  • Trading below its 20 and 50 day moving average
  • Lost 14.48% in the last 30 days
  • Relative Strength Index 41.28% and falling
Jim Van Meerten is a professional investor with over 40 year experience in investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.  He shares his knowledge on Barchart in his daily blogs -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Cameco -- CCJ -- Chart of the Day



Chart of the Day - Comeco Corp (CCJ)
Related Stocks
 CCJ - Cameco Corporation
Sym Last Chg Pct
CCJ 41.47 +1.68 +4.22%
The "Chart of the Day" is Comeco Corp (CCJ), which showed up on Monday's list of stocks that had a new "Buy" signal from the Barchart "TrendSpotter" trading system. Cameco on Monday rallied by 4.22% and posted a new 2-1/2 year high. Cameco was boosted by uranium prices, which rose 4.3% last week to reach the highest level in nearly 3 years. In recent news on the stock, Macquarie on Jan 18 upgraded Cameco to Outperform from Neutral. Cameco Corp, with a market cap of $15.7 billion, is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company and a growing gold producer.


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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "Trading Signals" page. That page provides a summary of changes in the Barchart signals. We then clicked on the TrendSpotter "Buy" category to obtain a list of all the stocks for which the Barchart TrendSpotter trading system has just turned to a buy. We then clicked on the "Today's Opinion" column header in order to sort the list with the strongest stocks on top. Further information is available at Barchart Signals Guide help page and at TrendSpotter help page.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are all a Buy and Barchart's daily TrendSpotter trading system is a "Buy." Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


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Monday, January 31, 2011

Under Armour - UA - Chart of the Day

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Under Armour (UA)
Related Stocks
 UA - Under Armour Inc.
Sym Last Chg Pct
UA 59.75 -0.04 -0.07%
The "Chart of the Day" is Under Armour (UA), which showed up on last Friday's list of stocks that had a new "Buy" signal from the Barchart "TrendSpotter" trading system. Under Amour last Friday extended last Thursday's sharp rally and posted a new 3-1/4 year high but then faded with the sell-off in the broad market and closed slightly lower by -0.07%. Under Armour last Thursday reported Q4 EPS of 44 cents, which was substantially above the analyst consensus of 37 cents. The company provided 2011 operating income guidance of $143-147 million, up 27-31% y/y. Under Armour, with a market cap of $2.8 billion, sells branded performance products for men, women and youth.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "Trading Signals" page. That page provides a summary of changes in the Barchart signals. We then clicked on the TrendSpotter "Buy" category to obtain a list of all the stocks for which the Barchart TrendSpotter trading system has just turned to a buy. We then clicked on the "Today's Opinion" column header in order to sort the list with the strongest stocks on top. Further information is available at Barchart Signals Guide help page and at TrendSpotter help page.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are all a Buy and Barchart's daily TrendSpotter trading system is a "Buy." Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
  • TrendSpotter: Buy
  • Short-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 100% Buy


Barchart links for further information:

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