Saturday, December 1, 2012

5 NASDAQ 100 Picks

Today I sorted the NADSAQ 100 Index to find 5 with great Barchart technical indicators and charts.  At the top of the list were Amgen (AMGN), Ebay (EBAY), Fiserv (FISV), Mattel (MAT) and  Virgin Media (VMED):

Amgen (AMGN)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 1.34% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 63.30%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 88.15
  • Recently traded at 88.80 with a 50 day moving average of 85.95
Ebay (EBAY)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 6.69% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.37%
  • Barchart computes  a technical support level at 51.41
  • Recently traded at 52.82 with a 50 day moving average of 48.80
Fiserv (FISV)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 2.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.21%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 75.73
  • Recently traded at 76.99 with a 50 day moving average of 74.45
Mattel (MAT)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 1.79% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.21%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.94
  • Recently traded at 37.51 with a 50 day moving average of 36.17
Virgin Media (VMED)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 8.18% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.16%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.13
  • Recently traded at 35.147 with a 50 day moving average of 31.89












Friday, November 30, 2012

5 Small Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S & P 600 Small Cap Index to find 5 with great Barchart technical indicators and charts.  At the top of the list were Olympic Steel (ZEUS), United Stationers (USTR), Superior Industries International (SUP), A Schulman (SHLM) and Rudolph Technologies (RTEC):

Olympic Steel (ZEUS)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 9.76% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.15%
  • Barchart computes  a technical support level at 18.50
  • Recently traded at 20.02 with a 50 day moving average of 17.91
United Stationers (USTR)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 7.95% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.60
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.26
  • Recently traded at 30.84 with a 50 day moving average of 28.08
Superior Industries International (SUP)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 12.43% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.42%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.44
  • Recently traded at 18.82 with a 50 day moving average of 17.47
A. Schulman (SHLM)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving avergaes
  • 3 new highs and up 2.05% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.31%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.34
  • Recently traded at 26.38 with a 50 day moving average of 24.71
Rudolph Technologies (RTEC)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 15.82% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.81%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.58
  • Recently traded at 10.98 with a 50 day moving average of 10.07












Wednesday, November 28, 2012

5 Mid Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S&P 400  Mid Cap Index to find the 5 with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts.  Near the top of the list were Idex (IEX), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR),  FTI Consulting (FCN), Cree (CREE) and BE Aerospace (BEAV)

IDEX (IEX)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 5.35% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.84%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.39
  • Recently traded at 44.51 with a 50 day moving average of 42.04
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 51.48% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 83.89%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.96
  • Recently traded at 37.00 with a 50 day moving average of 25.19
FTI Consulting (FCN)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 20.24% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.60%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 28.53
  • Recently traded at 30.02 with a 50 day moving average of 26.97
Cree (CREE)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 11.78% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.47%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 31.10
  • Recently traded at 33.42
  • with a 50 day moving average of 28.66
BE Aerospace (BEAV)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 2.42% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.04%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 44.85
  • Recently traded at 46.43% with a 50 day moving average of 43.67











21 Vianet Group - VNET - sell signals

Today I deleted 21 Vianet Group (VNET) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for negative price momentum:


  • 72% Barchart technical sell signal
  • Trend Spotter sell signal
  • Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • Lost 14.12% in the last month
  • 29.24% off its 1 year high
  • Relative Strength Index 36.83%


5 Large Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S&P 500 Large Cap Index to find the 5 with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts.  At the top of the last were Mylan (MYL), First Solar (FSLR), Electronic Arts (EA), Brown-Forman (BF.B) and Yum! Brands (YUM):

Mylan (MYL)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 6.94% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.89%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.69
  • Recently traded at 27.00 with a 50 day moving average of 24.98
First Solar (FSLR)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 8.68% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 61.47%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.05
  • Recently traded at 25.82 with a 50 day moving average of 23.24
Electronic Arts (EA)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 21.91% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.40%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.16
  • Recently traded at 14.54 with a 50 day moving average of 13.24
Brown-Forman (BF.B)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 8.51% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.78%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.76
  • Recently traded at 69.02 with a 50 day moving average of 65.43
Yum! Brands (YUM)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 5.55% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 60.68%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 73.05
  • Recently traded at 73.740 with a 50 day moving average of 70.09