The 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find the stocks with the most frequent new highs in the last month.  I then used the flipchart feature to pan through the charts to find stocks that fit my criteria.  Today's list includes Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO), Semtech (SMTC), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Integrated Device Technology (IDTI), National Instruments (NATI):

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 9.46% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.28%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 66.54
• Recently traded at 67.71 with a 50 day moving average of 62.39

Semtech (SMTC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 24% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 7.74% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.62%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 31.24
• Recently traded at 31.98 with a 50 day moving average of 31.31

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals  (REGN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 32.92% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.46%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 288.01
• Recently traded at 307.20 with a 50 day moving average of 260.49

Integrated Device Technology (IDTI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 9.51% in the last month
• Relative strength Index 63.62%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 9.18
• Recently traded at 9.42 with a 50 day moving average of 8.88

National Instruments (NATI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 8.90% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.31%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.68
• Recently traded at 30.51 with a 50 day moving average of 28.87