Saturday, February 2, 2013

Novo Nordisk - NVO - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Today's Chart of the Day is Novo Nordisk (NVO) a leader in the development of drugs to treat Diabetes. In addition to great price momentum analysts expect to see double digit growth in revenue and earnings for some time.


Today's Chart of the Day is Novo Nordisk (NVO).  The stock was found on Barchart's New High list which we then sorted for frequency over the past 3 months.  The Company is a leader in the development and production of Diabetes treating drugs and it's once a day Type 2 Diabetes drug Victoza has been a block buster.  The Trend spotter first gave a buy signal on 12/28 at 162.26 and since then the stock has enjoyed 28 new highs.


The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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.

Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 28 new highs and up 20.49% in the last 3 months
  • Eelative Strength Index 80.13
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 187.08
  • Recently traded at 190.59 with a 50 day moving average of 167.57
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $110.54 billion
  • P/E 27.11
  • Dividend yield .99%
  • Analysts project revenue to increase by 8.90% this year and another 14.90% next year
  • Earnings are estimated to grow by 20.70% this year, 20.70% next year and continue to increase annually by 17.95% for the next 5 years
  • Analysts released 2 strong buy, 2 hold and 1 strong sell recommendations to their clients
  • The project investors at this level might see an annual total return in the 8.50% range over the next 5 years
  • Financial Strength is A++

Friday, February 1, 2013

Warren Buffett Challenge Report 2/1

Well the first month is over and here is the report on how my 3 portfolios did against Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) and the S & P 500:

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)

  • 9.72% - YTD
  • 24.86% - Last 12 months
S & P 500
  • 5.18% - YTD
  • 15.72% - Last 12 months
Barchart Van Meerten New High (VMNHI)
  • 8.94% - YTD
  • 21.44% - Last 12 months
Barchart Van Meerten Speculative (VMSPC)
  • 8.45% - YTD
  • 33.60% - Last 12 months
Barchart Van Meerten Small Cap (VMVLS)
  • 15.17% - YTD
  • 33.60% - Last 12 months
Summary:  For the last 12 months I beat Warren Buffet 2 out of 3 portfolios and for the YTD only one of my 3 portfolios beat him.  As for the S & P 500 I beat that 3 out of 3 for both periods.



Stock Hitting New Highs

Today I sorted the Barchart New High list of stocks trading over 100K shares a day to find the ones with the most frequent up day out of the last 20 trading sessions.  My list includes 3M (MMM),  Novo Nordisk (NVO), Harte-Hanks (HHS), Sunopta (STKL) and Liberty Property Trust (LRY):

3M (MMM)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 20 new highs and up 9.38% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 74.40%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 100.74
  • Recently traded at 101.56 with a 50 day moving average of 94.55


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 16.78% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.13%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 187.08
  • Recently traded at 190.59 with a 50 day moving average of 167.57


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 88% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 34.41% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.20%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 7.65
  • Recently traded at 7.93 with a 50 day moving average of 5.98


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 29.48% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 78.51%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 6.98
  • Recently traded at 7.29 with a 50 day moving average of 6.25


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 18 new highs and up 9.53% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.95%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 68.77
  • Recently traded at 39.20 with a 50 day moving average of 36.35















Barchart Morning Call - 2/1


Overnight Developments
  • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are up +0.25% ahead of this morning's Jan payroll report, which is expected to show an increase of +165,000. The U.S. Jan ISM manufacturing index is expected to show a +0.4 point increase to 50.6. E-mini S&Ps are getting a boost overnight from generally positive Chinese manufacturing PMI data and a +0.12% rally in European stocks this morning. Europe received some favorable labor market news with the lower-than-expected Eurozone unemployment rate of 11.7%. Spanish stocks are down -1.81% today as a short-selling ban expired. Asian stocks are mixed this morning with Japan up +0.47%, Hong Kong down -0.03%, and China up sharply by +2.10%. Commodity prices are up +0.24% today. March crude oil is down -0.26%, March gasoline is down -0.59%, April gold is up +0.31%, March copper is down -0.09%, and agriculture prices are mixed. The dollar index is down -0.21% while EUR/USD is up +0.49% on news of additional early-payoffs next week of LTRO loans. USD/JPY is up +0.45%. March 10-year T-note prices are down -5.5 ticks.
  • China's manufacturing PMI data was considered net favorable as the HSBC index rose while the small decline in the official PMI was written off as the result of a faulty seasonal adjustment. Both indexes remained above the expansion-contraction level of 50.0. China's Jan HSBC manufacturing PMI rose by +0.8 points to a new 2-year high of 52.3 from 51.5 in Dec and was stronger than market expectations for a +0.5 point increase to 52.0. However, the Jan manufacturing PMI from China's National Bureau of Statistics fell by -0.2 points to 50.4 from 50.6 in December and was weaker than market expectations for a +0.4 point increase to 51.0.
  • Germany's final-Jan manufacturing PMI was revised higher to 49.8 from 48.8 while the Eurozone final-Jan PMI was revised higher to 47.9 from 47.5.
  • The UK Jan manufacturing PMI fell by 0.4 points to 50.8 from a revised 51.2 in Dec and was weaker than market expectations of a decline to 51.0.
  • The Eurozone Dec unemployment rate was unchanged at 11.7% and showed a better labor market than the expected climb in the unemployment rate to a new record high of 11.9%. The Nov rate was revised lower to 11.7% from 11.8%. The report provided some much-needed positive news that the Eurozone labor market at least did not get any worse in December. The report showed that there are 18.7 million unemployed persons in the Eurozone and that the youth unemployment rate is at 24%. Spain had the highest unemployment rate in the Eurozone at the depressionary level of 26.1%.
  • The Jan Eurozone CPI eased to +2.0% y/y from +2.2% y/y in Dec and was weaker than market expectations of +2.2% y/y.
  • Japan's Jan vehicle sales report of -12.9% y/y was weaker than the Dec report of -3.4% y/y. The weak report reflected the lower sales volume of Japanese vehicles in China due to the Japan-China dispute over the islands in the East China Sea.
    Market Comments
    • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are up +3.75 points (+0.25%) on favorable Chinese and European economic data overnight. The S&P 500 index on Thursday settled lower as long liquidation set in ahead of Friday's Jan payroll report. Closes: S&P 500 -0.26%, Dow Jones -0.36%, Nasdaq -0.26%. Bearish factors included the +38,000 increase in weekly initial unemployment claims (more than expectations of +20,000), and the +0.2% increase in Dec personal spending (weaker than expectations of +0.3%). Supportive factors included the +2.6% increase in Dec personal income (stronger than expectations of +0.8%), the Jan Chicago purchasing managers index of +5.6 to 55.6 (better than expectations of +1.6 to 50.5 and its strongest pace of growth in 9 months), and continued strong quarterly stock earnings results as 75% of the 232 companies in the S&P 500 that reported earnings so far this season have beaten profit estimates.
    • March 10-year T-notes this morning are down 5.5 ticks on reduced safe-haven demand with generally higher global stock markets this morning. March 10-year T-note prices on Thursday closed higher as weak stocks and a larger-than-expected increase in weekly initial jobless claims offset the bearish Jan Chicago purchasing managers index that grew at its fastest pace in 9 months. Closes: TYH3 +3.0, FVH3 +1.25.
    • The dollar index this morning is down -0.16 points (-0.21%) while EUR/USD is up +0.0066 (+0.49%) and USD/JPY is up +0.41 (+0.45%). EUR/USD is higher on positive labor market data and news that banks next week will pay off more of their 3-year emergency LTRO loans early. The dollar index on Thursday posted a new 5-week low and closed lower on speculation of continued dollar-negative Fed stimulus after U.S. weekly jobless claims rose more than expected. EUR/USD climbed to a fresh 14-1/2 month high after German Jan unemployment fell by -16,000, which showed a stronger labor market than market expectations for an +8,000 increase. USD/JPY rallied to another 2-1/2 year high on expectations for further asset purchases from the BOJ, which is negative for the yen. Closes: Dollar index -0.074 (-0.09%), EUR/USD +0.00106 (+0.08%), USD/JPY +0.617 (+0.67%).
    • March WTI crude oil this morning is down -0.25 (-0.26%) and March gasoline is down -0.0179 (-0.59%). Mar crude oil and gasoline Thursday closed lower on concerns over the strength of the global economy after U.S. weekly jobless claims rose more than expected and German Dec retail sales and Japan Dec industrial production were weaker than expected. Limiting declines were the slide in the dollar index to a fresh 5-week low along with reduced OPEC output after a survey of oil companies, producers and analysts showed Jan OPEC oil production fell -1.7% m/m to 30.479 million barrels a day, the slowest output in 15 months. Closes: CLH3 -0.45 (-0.46%), RBH3 -0.0015 (-0.05%).
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      Today's U.S. Earnings ReportsEarnings reports (ranked by market cap): XOM-Exxon Mobil (consensus $2.00), CVX-Chevron (3.06), MRK-Merck (0.81), LYB-Lyondellbasell (1.14), NOV-National Oilwell Varco (1.44), BEN-Franklin Res (2.38), AON-AON (1.25), IR-Ingersoll Rand (0.70), MAT-Mattel (1.15), BEAM-Beam Inc (0.66), PRGO-Perrigo (1.31), TSN-Tyson Foods (0.42, NWL-Newell Rubbermaid ((0.42), RLGY-Realogy Holdings (-0.11), LEA-Lear (1.38), NS-Nustar Energy (0.38), BRO-Brown & Brown (0.27), LM-Legg Mason (0.53), CYMI-Cymer (0.04), UFS-Domtar (1.36), TDW-Tidewater (0.42).
      Global Financial Calendar
      Friday 2/1/13
      United States
      0830 ETJan non-farm payrolls expected +165,000, Dec +155,000. Jan private payrolls expected +169,000, Dec +168,000. Jan manufacturing payrolls expected +10,000, Dec +25,000. Jan unemployment rate expected unchanged at 7.8%, Dec unchanged at 7.8%.
      0830 ETJan avg hourly earnings expected +0.1% m/m and +2.1% y/y, Dec +0.3% m/m and +2.1% y/y, Jan avg weekly hours expected unch at 34.5 hours, Dec 34.5 hours.
      0955 ETFinal Jan University of Michigan consumer confidence expected +0.2 to 71.5, early-Jan -1.6 to 71.3.
      1000 ETDec construction spending expected +0.6%, Nov -0.3%.
      1000 ETJan ISM manufacturing index expected +0.4 to 50.6, Dec +0.3 to 50.2 (revised from 50.7). Jan prices-paid expected +0.5 to 56.0 from 55.5.
      1700 ETJan total vehicle sales expected 15.20 mln, Dec 15.30 mln. Jan domestic vehicle sales expected 11.97 mln, Dec 11.97 mln.
      Japan
      0000 ETJan vehicle sales, Dec -3.4% y/y.
      Germany
      0355 ETGerman final-Jan manufacturing PMI expected unrevised from preliminary 48.8.
      Euro-Zone
      0400 ETEurozone final-Jan manufacturing PMI expected unrevised from preliminary 47.5.
      0500 ETEurozone Dec unemployment rate expected 11.9%, Nov 11.8%.
      0500 ETEurozone Jan CPI expected +2.2% y/y, Dec +2.2% y/y.
      United Kingdom
      0430 ETUK Jan manufacturing PMI expected -0.4 to 51.0, Dec 51.4.

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Oceaneering International - OII - Barchart's Chart of the Day


Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Oceaneering International (OII)
The "Chart of the Day" is Oceaneering International (OII), which showed up on Thursday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Oceaneering posted an all-time Thursday at $63.67 and closed up +1.74%. TrendSpotter has been long since Jan 3 at $56.03. In recent news on the stock, Morgan Stanley on Jan 15 upgraded Oceaneering two notches to "Overweight" from "Underweight" with a price target of $72 due to increased ROV demand, increased subsea tree installations, a recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, and dividend yield. Oceaneerig International, with a market cap of $6.788 billion, is an advanced applied technology company that provides engineered services and hardware to customers who operate in marine, space and other harsh environments. The company supplies a comprehensive range of integrated technical services to a wide array of industries and is one of the world's largest underwater services contractors.
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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All-Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All-Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new all-time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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: 80% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 96% Buy


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Thursday, January 31, 2013

5 Great NASDAQ 100 Stocks

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index stocks to find the 5 with the best Barchart indicators and charts.  Today's list includes Qualcomm (QCOM), Viacom Cl B (VIAB), Autodesk (ADSK), Dell (DELL) and Ebay (EBAY):

Qualcomm (QCOM)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 7.19% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.43%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 62.76
  • Recently traded at 66.36 with  a 50 day moving average of 63.39


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 14.32% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.06%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 57.62
  • Recently traded at 60.35 with a 50 day moving average of 54.65


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 9.36% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.71%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 68.04
  • Recently traded at 13.30 with a 50 day moving average of 10.99


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 30.97% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.02%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 13.07
  • Recently trade at 13.30 with a 50 day moving average of 10.99
Ebay (EBAY)


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 9.18% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.71%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.94
  • Recently traded at 55.77 with a 50 day moving average of 52.25










Sunopta - STKL - Buy Signals

Today I added Sunopta (STKL) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for great Barchart indicators and charts:


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 18 new highs and up 26.29% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.38%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 6.79
  • Recently traded at 7.13 with a 50 day moving average of 6.23


Consolidated Water - CWCO - Buy Signals

Today I added Consolidated Water (CWCO) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for  good Barchart technical indicators and charts:


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 18 new highs and up 22.16% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.25
  • Barchart computes  a technical support level at 8.77
  • Recently traded at 9.041 with a 50 day moving average of 7.91


Barchart's Morning Call 1/31


Overnight Developments
  • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are trading slightly lower on continued overhang from yesterday's weak U.S. Q4 GDP report of -0.1% and a -0.86% sell-off in European stocks this morning. The German unemployment report showed a slightly stronger labor market than expected and the UK consumer confidence index improved, but German retail sales were weak and the Japan industrial production report was weaker than expected. Asian stocks closed mostly lower today. Japan closed up +0.22% but Hong Kong closed down -0.39% and China closed down -0.07%. Commodity prices are mildly lower by -0.13%. March crude oil is down -0.26%, March gasoline is down -0.12%, Feb gold is down -0.23%, March copper is up +0.05%, and agriculture prices are trading mostly lower. The dollar index is little changed while EUR/USD is down -0.10% and USD/JPY is down -0.03%. March 10-year T-note prices are up 10 ticks.
  • The Japan Dec industrial production report of +2.5% m/m and -7.8% y/y was weaker than market expectations of +4.1% m/m and -5.6% y/y.
  • Japan's Dec vehicle production weakened sharply to -17.2% y/y from -8.4% y/y in November. Japan's vehicle sales continue to be hurt by a partial Chinese boycott of Japanese products tied to the dispute over the islands in the East China Sea.
  • The UK Jan GfK consumer confidence index improved by 3 points to -26 from -29 in December and was slightly better than market expectations for a 1 point improvement to -28.
  • German Dec retail sales fell -1.7% m/m and -4.7% y/y, which was much weaker than market expectations of -0.1% m/m and -1.5% y/y.
  • German Jan unemployment fell by -16,000, which showed a stronger labor market than market expectations for an +8,000 increase. Unemployment fell slightly by a revised -2,000 in December. The German Jan unemployment rate fell by -0.1 point to 6.8% from 6.9% in December.
    Market Comments
    • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are trading -1.75 points (-0.12%) as the market continues to be undercut by yesterday's weak GDP report of -0.1% and by nervousness ahead of tomorrow's Jan payroll report. The S&P 500 index on Wednesday fell back from a 5-year high and closed lower on long liquidation after U.S. Q4 GDP unexpectedly contracted -0.1% (q/q annualized), weaker than expectations of +1.1% and the slowest pace of growth since Q2 2009. Closes: S&P 500 -0.39%, Dow Jones -0.32%, Nasdaq -0.18%. Bullish factors included the +192,000 increase in the Jan ADP employment change, stronger than expectations of +165,000, along with continued strong quarterly stock earnings results as 75% of the 193 companies in the S&P 500 that reported earnings so far this season have beaten profit estimates. Further support for stocks came from the Fed's post FOMC statement in which the Fed restated its commitment to asset purchases "if the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially."
    • March 10-year T-notes this morning are up 10 ticks as the market sees continued support from yesterday's weak U.S GDP report. March 10-year T-note prices on Wednesday closed mixed as the 10-year T-note yield climbed to a 9-month high of 2.035% on reduced safe-haven demand after the S&P 500 posted a fresh 5-year high and after the Jan ADP employment change rose by +192,000. However, prices rebounded from their worst levels after U.S. Q4 GDP unexpectedly contracted and after the Fed restated its commitment to asset purchases in its post-FOMC statement. Closes: TYH3 -1.0, FVH3 +1.25.
    • The dollar index this morning is slightly higher by +0.05 (+0.06%) while EUR/USD is down -0.0014 (-0.10%) and USD/JPY is down -0.03%. The dollar index on Wednesday slumped to a 5-week low as an unexpected contraction in U.S. Q4 GDP fueled speculation of further dollar-negative Fed stimulus, while EUR/USD surged to a 14-month high after Eurozone Jan economic confidence rose by 2.2 points to a 7-month high of 89.2. USD/JPY pushed up to a fresh 2-1/2 year high after comments from Kikuo Iwata, a potential candidate to become the next BOJ governor, who said the BOJ's best bet for achieving its inflation target is to "more than double" the assets in its current account, which suggests he favors additional quantitative easing measures by the BOJ that would be bearish for the yen. Closes: Dollar index -0.288 (-0.36%), EUR/USD +0.00754 (+0.55%), USD/JPY +0.379 (+0.41%).
    • March WTI crude oil this morning is mildly lower by -0.25 (-0.26%) and March gasoline is down -0.0036 (-0.12%). Mar crude oil and gasoline Wednesday closed higher as Mar crude posted a 4-1/4 month high and Mar gasoline climbed to a 4-month high. Bullish factors of a weak dollar and an unexpected decline in weekly DOE gasoline inventories were overshadowed by the bearish factors of an unexpected contraction in U.S Q4 GDP and a larger-than-expected build in weekly DOE crude supplies. Weekly DOE crude supplies rose +5.95 million bbl, more than double expectations for a +2.5 million bbl increase, gasoline inventories unexpectedly fell -956,000 bbl, weaker than expectations of a +1.0 million bbl build, while distillate supplies fell -2.32 million bbl, more than expectations of a -500,000 bbl draw. Closes: CLH3 +0.37 (+0.38%), RBH3 +0.0569 (+1.91%).
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      Today's U.S. Earnings ReportsEarnings reports (ranked by market cap): UPS-UPS (consensus $1.38), OXY-Occidental Petroleum (1.66), MO-Altria (0.55), MA-Mastercard (4.80), CL-Colgate-Palmolive (1.40), EPD-Enterprise (0.65), DOW-Dow Chemical (0.34), D-Dominion (0.69), VIAB-Viacom (0.90), TWC-Time Warner (1.55), TMO-Thermo Fisher (1.28), MCK-McKesson (1.63), CB-Chubb (-0.46), BX-Blackstone Group (0.47), HSY-Hersey (0.75), PCAR-Paccar (0.68), SHW-Sherwin-Williams (1.16), AET-Aetna (0.94), CAM-Cameron International (0.95), MJN-Mead Johnson (0.68), XEL-Xcel Energy (0.28), ZMH-Zimmer Holdings (1.49), IVZ-Invesco (0.47), WYNN-Wynn Resorts (1.27), CNH-CNH Global (0.70), EMN-Eastman Chemical (1.19), PFG-Principal Financial (0.74).
      Global Financial Calendar
      Thursday 1/31/13
      United States
      0730 ETJan Challenger job cuts, Dec -22.1% y/y.
      0830 ETWeekly initial unemployment claims expected +20,000 to 350,000, previous -5,000 to 330,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +14,000 to 3.171 mln, previous -71,000 to 3.157 mln.
      0830 ETQ4 employment cost index expected +0.5%, Q3 +0.4%.
      0830 ETDec personal spending expected +0.3%, Nov +0.4%. Dec personal income expected +0.8%, Nov +0.6%.
      0830 ETDec PCE deflator expected unch m/m and +1.4% y/y, Nov -0.2% m/m and +1.4% y/y. Dec core PCE deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.4% y/y, Nov unch m/m and +1.5% y/y.
      0830 ETUSDA weekly Export Sales.
      0900 ETJan Milwaukee NAPM.
      0945 ETJan Chicago purchasing managers index expected +0.5 to 50.5, Dec -0.2 to 50.0.
      Japan
      0000 ETJapan Dec housing starts expected +13.5% y/y to 895,000, Nov +10.3% y/y to 907,000.
      0000 ETJapan Dec construction orders, Nov -2.1% y/y.
      1830 ETJapan Dec jobless rate expected 4.1%, Nov 4.1%. Dec job-to-applicant ratio expected 0.8, Nov 0.8.
      1830 ETJapan Dec overall household spending expected -0.2% y/y, Nov +0.2% y/y.
      Germany
      0200 ETGerman Dec retail sales expected -0.1% m/m and -1.5% y/y, Nov +0.9% m/m and -0.9% y/y.
      0355 ETGerman Jan unemployment change expected +8,000, Dec +3,000. Jan unemployment rate expected 6.9%, Dec 6.9%.
      0800 ETGerman Jan CPI expected -0.4% m/m and +2.0% y/y, Dec +0.9% m/m and +2.1% y/y. German Dec EU-harmonized CPI expected -0.5% m/m and +2.0% y/y, Nov +0.9% m/m and +2.0% y/y.
      Euro-Zone
      0500 ETEurozone Jan CPI, Dec +2.2% y/y.
      United Kingdom
      0200 ETUK Jan nationwide house prices expected +0.2% m/m and -0.3% y/y, Dec -0.1% m/m and -1.0% y/y.
      CHI
      2000 ETChina Jan manufacturing PMI expected +0.4 to 51.0, Dec unch at 50.6.
      2045 ETChina HSBC Jan manufacturing PMI expected +0.5 to 52.0 from flash report of 51.5, Jan flash report +1.0 to 51.5 from Dec's 50.5.

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Sempra Energy - SRE - Barchart's Chart of the Day


Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Sempra Energy (SRE)
The "Chart of the Day" is Sempra Energy (SRE), which showed up on Wednesday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Sempra posted an all-time Wednesday at $75.33 and closed up +0.21%. TrendSpotter has been long since Dec 5 at $70.30. In recent news on the stock, San Diego Gas & Electric, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy announced on Wednesday that it is installing several smart grid technologies on the electric grid in the San Diego region that are creating a more resilient and responsive energy network for local residents. These technologies include wireless sensors that automatically detect outages and other problems on the electric grid, and devices that smoothly integrate environmentally beneficial renewable energy. On Jan 7, ISI Group upgraded Sempra Energy to "Buy" from "Neutral." Sempra Energy, with a market cap of $18.037 billion, is an energy services holding company. Through its eight principal subsidiaries -- Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy Solutions, Sempra Energy Trading, Sempra Energy International, Sempra Energy Resources, Sempra Communications and Sempra Energy Financial -- Sempra Energy serves customers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia.
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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All-Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All-Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new all-time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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: 80% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 96% Buy


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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

5 Small Caps on the Move

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the 5 with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts. Today's list includes West Pharmaceutical Services (WST),  Unisource Energy (UNS), United Community Banks (UCBI), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and  Selective Insurance Group (SIGI):

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 10.66% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 82.70%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 58.99
  • Recently traded at 59.88 with a 50 day moving average of 55.01


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 7.55% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.08%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 44.73
  • Recently traded at 45.13 with a 50 day moving average of 42.86


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 13.07% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.52%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.00
  • Recently traded at 10.47 with a 50 day moving average of 9.31


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 39.88% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.28%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level  at 7.93
  • Recently traded at 8.41 with a 50 day moving average of 6.49


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 8.80% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.73%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.14
  • Recently traded at 20.54 with a 50 day moving average of 19.34









Barchart Morning Call 1/30


Overnight Developments
  • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are trading unchanged ahead of today's FOMC meeting and GDP and ADP reports. European stocks are down -0.24% while Asian stocks closed higher almost across the board. Japan closed +2.28%, Hong Kong closed +0.71%, and China closed +0.48%. Commodity prices are trading moderately higher by +0.53%. March crude oil is up +0.33%, March gasoline is up +0.19%, Feb gold is up +0.17%, March copper is up +1.15%, and agriculture prices are trading mostly higher. The dollar index is down -0.19% while EUR/USD has continued higher and is up +0.39%. USD/JPY is up +0.60%. March 10-year T-notes are down 7 ticks on reduced safe-haven demand.
  • The FOMC at its meeting today is unanimously expected to leave its policy unchanged with its QE3 program at $85 billion per month. The FOMC needs to maintain its insurance policy on the U.S. economy as Washington engages in its fiscal battle over the next three months capped by the return of the debt limit in mid-May. However, the minutes from the December FOMC meeting said that FOMC members generally expect QE3 to end somewhere between mid-2013 and the end of 2013. The FOMC's zero interest rate policy, by contrast, is still expected to last until 2015.
  • Eurozone Jan economic confidence rose by 2.2 points to a 7-month high of 89.2 from 87.0 in December, which was 1.0 stronger than market expectations for an increase to 88.2. Dec was revised higher by +0.8 points to 87.8 from 87.0. The report provided some additional hopeful signs that the Eurozone economy has bottomed and is set to slowly improve this year.
  • Spain's Q4 GDP fell -0.7% q/q (-2.8% annualized), which was worse than the Q3 rate of -0.3% q/q (-1.2% annualized) but generally in line with market expectations. On a year-on-year basis, Spain's GDP fell -1.8% in Q4 and by -1.4% for the full 2012 calendar year. The market consensus is that the Spanish economy will see another year of recession in 2013 with a GDP decline of -1.5%, but then improve to +0.4% in 2014.
  • Japan Dec retail trade rose +0.1% m/m and +0.4% y/y, which was a bit weaker than market expectations of +0.4% m/m.
    Market Comments
    • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are trading unchanged as the market treads water ahead of today's FOMC meeting and GDP and ADP reports. The S&P 500 index on Tuesday shook off early weakness and rallied to a fresh 5-year high and closed higher on better-than-expected quarterly stock earnings results along with improved global economic sentiment. Closes: S&P 500 +0.51%, Dow Jones +0.52%, Nasdaq +0.04%. Strength in home prices bolstered confidence in the economic outlook after the Nov S&P/CaseShiller composite-20 home price index rose +5.5% y/y, the biggest increase in 6 years. Other bullish factors included a rally in European stocks after Italy's 6-month bill yields declined to a 3-year low of 0.73% and German Feb Gfk consumer confidence rose by +0.2 to 5.8, which reduced European sovereign debt concerns. Earnings results from U.S. companies were another positive for stocks with profits beating estimates at 75% of the 175 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings so far this season. Prices dipped briefly mid-morning after U.S. Jan consumer confidence showed a larger-than-expected decline of -8.1 to a 14-month low of 58.6.
    • March 10-year T-notes this morning are down 7 ticks as the market sees additional weakness on reduced safe-haven demand. March 10-year T-note prices on Tuesday closed little changed as stock market strength reduced safe-haven demand for Treasuries and offset the larger-than-expected -8.1 point decline in U.S. Jan consumer confidence to a 14-month low. Another negative for T-note prices was the +5.5% y/y increase in the Nov S&P/CaseShiller home price index, the biggest y/y gain in 6 years. Closes: TYH3 unch, FVH3 +1.25.
    • The dollar index this morning is down -0.15 (-0.19%) on reduced safe-haven demand. EUR/USD is up +0.0053 (+0.39%) and USD/JPY is up +0.54 (+0.60%). The dollar index on Tuesday fell to a 2-week low on reduced safe-haven demand after the S&P 500 rose to a fresh 5-year high. EUR/USD climbed to a 13-3/4 month high after Italy successfully sold 8.5 billion euros of 6-month bills at 0.731%, the lowest rate in nearly 3 years, illustrating the containment of the European debt crisis. Closes: Dollar index -0.272 (-0.34%), EUR/USD +0.00366 (+0.27%), USD/JPY -0.135 (-0.14%).
    • March WTI crude oil this morning is up +0.32 (+0.33%) and March gasoline is up +0.0057 (+0.19%). Mar crude oil and gasoline Tuesday closed higher as a rally in the S&P 500 to a 5-year high boosted economic sentiment. Increased geopolitical concerns also helped propel Mar crude to a 4-1/4 month high and Mar gasoline to a 3-1/2 month high after Egypt's defense chief warned that continued political unrest could bring about the "collapse" of the state, which may slow or stop the flow of crude through the Suez Canal. Expectations for Wednesday's weekly DOE report are for a +2.5 million barrel increase in crude oil inventories, a +1.0 million barrel increase in gasoline inventories, a -500,000 barrel decline in distillate inventories, and a -0.3 point decline in the refinery utilization rate. Closes: CLH3 +1.13 (+1.17%), RBH3 +0.0354 (+1.20%).
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      Today's U.S. Earnings ReportsEarnings reports (ranked by market cap): QCOM-Qualcom (consensus $1.12), COP-ConoccoPhillips (1.42), FB-Facebook (0.15), BA-Boeing (1.18), LVS-Las Vegas Sands (0.60), SO-Southern (0.40), PSX-Phillips (1.69), MPC-Marathon Petroleum (2.10), HES-Hess Corp (1.21), NOC-Northrop Grumman (1.74), AVB-Avalonbay (0.73), AMP-Ameriprise Financial (1.47), CTXS-Citrix Systems (0.84), ROK-Rockwell Automation (1.26), MUR-Murphy Oil (1.36), ADT-ADT Corp (0.42), WEC-Wisconsin Energy (0.41), TNDX-Yandex (0.28), SLG-SL Green Realty (0.21), NXPI-NXP Semiconductor, LLL-L-3 Communications (2.12), TSCO-Tractor Supply (1.03).
      Global Financial Calendar
      Wednesday 1/30/13
      United States
      0700 ETWeekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +7.0% with purchase sub-index +2.5% and refi sub-index +7.7%.
      0815 ETJan ADP employment change expected +165,000, Dec +215,000.
      0830 ETQ4 GDP expected +1.1% q/q annualized, Q3 +3.1% q/q annualized. Q4 price index expected +1.5%, Q3 +2.7%. Q4 core PCE expected +1.0%, Q3 +1.1%. Q4 personal consumption expected +2.1%, Q3 +1.6%.
      1030 ETDOE Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
      1300 ETTreasury auction of $29 billion in 7-year T-notes.
      1415 ETFOMC releases post-meeting statement after 2-day policy meeting. No Bernanke press conference.
      United Kingdom
      0430 ETUK Dec net consumer credit expected +0.2 bln pounds, Nov +0.1 bln pounds. Dec net lending secured on dwellings expected +0.5 bln pounds, Nov -0.2 bln pounds.
      0430 ETUK Dec mortgage approvals expected +54,500, Nov 54,000.
      0430 ETUK Dec M4, Nov -0.2% m/m and -2.8% y/y.
      1901 ETUK Jan GfK consumer confidence survey expected -28, Dec -29.
      Euro-Zone
      0500 ETEurozone Jan economic confidence expected 88.2, Dec 87.0. Jan business climate indicator expected -1.00, Dec -1.12. Jan industrial confidence expected -13.5, Dec -14.4. Jan services confidence expected -9.0, Dec -9.8.
      Japan
      1815 ETJapan Jan Markit/JMMA manufacturing PMI, Dec 45.
      1850 ETJapan Dec industrial production expected +4.1% m/m and -5.6% y/y, Nov -1.4% m/m and -5.5% y/y.
      2030 ETJapan Dec labor cash earnings, Nov -0.8% y/y.
      2300 ETJapan Dec vehicle production, Nov -8.4% y/y.

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Kellogg - K - Barchart Chart of the Day


Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Kellogg Company (K)
The "Chart of the Day" is Kellogg Company (K), which showed up on Tuesday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Kellogg posted an all-time Tuesday at $58.88 and closed up +0.70%. TrendSpotter has been long since Jan 2 at $56.91. In recent news on the stock, Deutsche Bank on Jan 7 named Kellogg its top pick for 2013 in the Packaged Foods sector and raised its price target for the stock to $64 from $60. Deutsche Bank also sees the current valuation of Kellogg as attractive and kept a "Buy" rating on the stock. Kellogg Company, with a market cap of $21.089 billion, is the world's leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, meat alternatives, pie crusts, and ice cream cones. The company's brands include Kellogg's, Keebler, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies, Murray, Austin, Morningstar Farms, Famous Amos, Carr's, Plantation, Ready Crust, and Kashi. Kellogg products are manufactured in 19 countries and marketed in more than 160 countries around the world.
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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All-Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All-Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new all-time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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: 80% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 96% Buy


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

3 Interesting Mid-Caps

Today I used Barchat to sort the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks to find 5 with great Barchart technical indicators and charts.  Today's list includes Waste Connections (WVN), ValueClick (VCLK), URS Corp (URS), Tupperware (TUP) and Temper-Pedic International (TPX):

Waste Connections (WCN)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 6.93% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.48%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.66
  • Recently traded at 35.48 with a 50 day moving average of 33.33
ValueClick (VCLK)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 9.95% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.91%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.56
  • Recently traded at 20.89 with a 50 day moving average of 19.35
URS Corp (URS)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 8.42% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.90%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 41.36
  • Recently traded at 41.97 with a 50 day moving average of 38.79
Tupperware (TUP)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 12.22% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.41%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 68.94
  • Recently traded at 70.33 with a 50 day moving average of 65.09
Temper-Pedic International (TPX)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 32.33% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 79.12%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 38.12
  • Recently traded at 40.15 with a 50 day moving average of 30.34










Barchart Morning Call 1/29


Overnight Developments
  • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are mildly lower as the market runs into some long liquidation pressure ahead of today's consumer confidence and Case-Shiller home price reports, a full slate of earnings reports, and the beginning of the 2-day FOMC meeting. The FOMC at tomorrow's post-meeting announcement is unanimously expected to leave its QE3 program unchanged at $85 billion per month. European stocks this morning are down -0.32%. Asian stocks closed mixed today. Japan closed +0.39%, Hong Kong closed -0.07%, and China closed +0.91%. Commodity prices are mildly higher by +0.14%. March crude oil is up +0.03%, March gasoline is down -0.64%, Feb gold is up +0.56%, March copper is up +0.12%, grains are slightly higher, livestock is slightly lower, and softs are mostly higher. The dollar index is little changed while EUR/USD is down -0.15%. USD/JPY is down -0.40%. March 10-year T-notes are up 5 ticks.
  • Italy today successfully sold 8.5 billion euros of 6-month bills at 0.731%, the lowest rate in nearly 3 years and down from 0.95% at the last sale of that security in December. The lower 6-month bill rate is another indicator of the containment for the time being of the European debt crisis.
  • The German Feb GfK consumer confidence index edged higher to 5.8 from 5.6 in January and was slightly stronger than market expectations of 5.7.
  • China's Dec leading index rose to 100.50 from a revised 100.37 in November (preliminary 100.21).
  • India cut its key repurchase rate by 25 bp to 7.75% from 8.00%, which was in line with market expectations. That was the first rate cut since April. The Reserve Bank of India was able to cut the rate to give some support to the economy after inflation fell to a 3-year low.
    Market Comments
    • March E-mini S&Ps this morning are down -0.35% on long liquidation pressure after the recent rally and on the -0.32% sell-off in European stocks this morning. The S&P 500 index on Monday opened higher on carry-over strength from a rally in the Shanghai stock index to a 7-month high after Chinese industrial companies' profits gained for a fourth month and after U.S. Dec durable goods a rose more than expected, but stock prices fell back and closed mixed when U.S. Dec pending home sales unexpectedly declined. Closes: S&P 500 -0.18%, Dow Jones -0.10%, Nasdaq +0.21%. U.S. Dec pending home sales fell -4.3% m/m, weaker than expectations of +0.1% m/m, while Dec durable goods orders rose +4.6% and +1.3% ex transportation, stronger than expectations of +2.0% and +0.8% ex transportation. Another positive for stocks is strong earnings results as 75% of the 150 S&P 500 companies that have released earnings this quarter have beaten estimates.
    • March 10-year T-notes this morning are up 5 ticks on short-covering after the steep recent losses and on this morning's lower trade in E-mini S&Ps. March 10-year T-note prices on Monday slumped to a 9-month nearest-futures low on reduced safe-haven demand after Dec durable goods orders rose more than expected along with supply pressures as the Treasury auctions $99 billion of T-notes this week. Closes: TYH3 -6.0, FVH3 -4.25. The 10-year T-note yield rose to a 9-month high of 2.003%.
    • The dollar index this morning is slightly higher by +0.02 (+0.03%), while EUR/USD is down -0.0020 (-0.15%). USD/JPY is down -0.36 yen (-0.40%). The dollar index on Monday closed slightly higher as the stronger-than-expected Dec durable goods orders reduced speculation of additional Fed easing, which is dollar supportive. USD/JPY rallied to another fresh 2-1/2 year high as the prospects of further BOJ quantitative easing undercut the yen. Closes: Dollar index +0.051 (+0.06%), EUR/USD -0.00086 (-0.06%), USD/JPY -0.024 (-0.02%).
    • March WTI crude oil this morning is up +0.03 (+0.03%) and March gasoline is -0.0189 (-0.64%). Mar crude oil and gasoline Monday closed higher on economic optimism after Dec durable goods orders increased more than expected, while gasoline jumped to a 3-1/2 month high after Hess Corp. said it was closing its 70,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Reading, New Jersey next month. Crude prices also received a boost after OPEC Secretary General Abdalla El-Badri said the cartel sees no price collapse in 2013 on expected global demand growth. Closes: CLH3 +0.56 (+0.58%), RBH3 +0.0511 (+1.77%).
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      Today's U.S. Earnings ReportsEarnings reports (ranked by market cap): PFE-Pfizer (consensus $0.44), AMZN-Amazon.com (0.79), LLY-Eli Lilly (0.79), EMC-EMC Corp (0.52), F-Ford Motor (0.25), DHR-Danaher (0.86), NEE-Nextera Energy (0.95), ITW-Illinois Tool (0.91), ACE-ACE Ltd (1.28), VLO-Valero Energy (1.20), BRCM-Broadcom (0.74), IP-International Paper (0.65), TROW-T Rowe Price (0.89), GLW-Corning (0.32), BXP-Boston Properties (0.39), NUE-Nucor (0.30), TYC-Tyco International (0.39), HOG-Harley-Davidson (0.33), PNR-Pentair (0.44), VRTX-Vertex Pharm (0.11), BSX-Boston Scientific (0.11).
      Global Financial Calendar
      Tuesday 1/29/13
      United States
      0900 ETNov S&P/CaseShiller composite-20 home price index expected +0.7% m/m and +5.5% y/y, Oct +0.66% m/m and +4.31% y/y.
      1000 ETJan consumer confidence (Conference Board) expected -1.1 to 64.0, Dec -6.4 to 65.1.
      1300 ETTreasury auction of $35 billion in 5-year T-notes.
      1630 ETAPI weekly U.S. oil statistics.
      n/aFOMC 2-day meeting begins.
      Germany
      0200 ETGerman Feb GfK consumer confidence survey expected 5.7, Jan 5.6.
      Japan
      0000 ETJapan Jan small business confidence, Dec 43.8.
      1850 ETJapan Dec retail trade expected +0.4% m/m and +0.3% y/y, Nov -0.1% m/m and +1.2% y/y. Dec large retailer sales expected -1.0% y/y, Nov +0.9% y/y.

Clorox - CLX - Barchart Chart of the Day


Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Clorox Company (CLX)
The "Chart of the Day" is Clorox Company (CLX), which showed up on Monday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Clorox posted an all-time Monday at $77.95 and closed up +0.39%. TrendSpotter has been long since Jan 14 at $76.60. In recent news on the stock, Credit Suisse on Monday initiated an "Outperform" on Clorox with a price target of $87. Clorox Company, with a market cap of $10.116 billion, is a global company that produces and markets non-durable consumer products sold primarily through grocery and other retail stores. Clorox manufactures products in more than two dozen countries and markets them in more than 100 countries, including its namesake bleach and other cleaning products; Kingsford® charcoal; Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces; Brita® water filtration products; Glad® bags, wraps and containers; and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products.
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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All-Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All-Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new all-time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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: 80% Buy
  • Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
  • Overall Average 96% Buy


Barchart links for further information:

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Oriental Financial Group - OFG

Today I placed a buy order for Oriental Financial Group (OFG) in the Barchart Van Meerten Value Line Small Cap portfolio for extremely good Barchart technical indicators and charts:


  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 16 new highs and up 12.02% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 82.65%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.47
  • Recently traded at 14.73 with a 50 day moving average of 13.02
Disclosure:  I own this stock in my personal portfolio


3M (MMM) - Chart of the Day

3M (MMM) is a stock will an A++ financial strength rating that has been off the charts with 18 price advances in the last 20 trading sessions.

A look at the Barchart New Highs/Lows list today shows 3M (MMM) as a solid manufacturing conglomerate with an A++ financial strength rating that had 18 price advances in the past 2 trading session. The stock posted solid increase in both revenue and earning in the latest financial report and is finally getting a head of steam. The stock has been a Trend Spotter buy since 12/1 and has been trading above its moving averages since 12/31


The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. 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.

  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 18 new highs and up 9.69% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.44
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 99.06
  • Recently traded at 100.68 with a 50 day moving average of 93.53
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $69.60 billion
  • P/E 15.94
  • Dividend rate 2.35%
  • Financial strength A++
  • Analysts calls: 4 strong buy, 3 buy, 10 hold 1 under perform
  • Revenue projected to increase by 5.20% this year and 5.30% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase by 8.10% this year, another 9.80% next year and continue to increase annually by 9.83% for the next 5 years
Exit Strategy: Sell when it losses 10% from your purchase price or when the stock fall below its 50 day moving average.


5 Large Cap Picks

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index stocks to find the 5 with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts.  Today's list includes Dentsply International (XRAY),  Waste Management (WM), Western Digital (WDC), TripAdvisor (TRIP), and Sempra Energy (SRE):

Dentsply International (XRAY)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 8.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.28%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 41.20
  • Recently traded at 42.23 with a 50 day moving average of 39.90
Waste Management (WM)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 10.37% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 83.19%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 35.24
  • Recently traded at 37.11 with a 50 day moving average of 33.70
Western Digital (WDC)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 18.50% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.56%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 47.27
  • Recently traded at 49.12 with a 50 day moving average of 40.08
TripAdvisor (TRIP)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 13.33% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.99%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 44.30
  • Recently traded at 46.91 with a 50 day moving average of 41.46
Sempra Energy (SRE)


  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 6.47% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.93%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 73.25
  • Recently traded at 74.73 with a 50 day moving average of 70.60