Saturday, September 21, 2013

Zix Corporation (ZIXI) - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

Zix Corporation (ZIXI) is the Chart of the Day,  The email encryption and internet communications company is up 70.34% over the past year and has a Weighted Alpha of 75.90+.


Article:

The Chart of the Day is Zix Corporation (ZIXI).  I found the stock by sorting the New High List for the stocks having the best Barchart short term buy signals and then used the flipchart feature to review the charts.

It is a provider of hosted email encryption and e-prescribing services. Their hosted Email Encryption Service provides an easy and cost-effective way to ensure customer privacy and regulatory compliance for corporate email. Its PocketScript e-prescribing service reduces costs and improves patient care by automating the prescription process between payors, doctors, and pharmacies.



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 signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 10.00% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.86%
  • Barchat computes a technical support level at 4.71
  • Recently traded at 4.94 with a 50 day moving average of 4.48
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $305.69
  • P/E 34.50
  • Revenue predicted to grow by 12.60% this year and another 16.00% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 11.80% this year, an additional 26.30% next year and continue to increase annually buy 20.00% of the next 5 years
  • Financial Strength is B
If you look for exit points at the 50 day moving average it's hard to go wrong.

Friday, September 20, 2013

The 5 Best NASDAQ 100 Stocks

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index to find the stocks that had the most new highs in the last month. My list includes Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Amazon.com (AMZN), Equinix (EQIX) and Liberty Media Class A (LMCA):

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)


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 17.76% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.5%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 81.58
  • Recently traded at 83.14 with a 50 day moving average of 74.47


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 15 new highs and up 14.52% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 82.67%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.97
  • Recently traded at 52.90 with a 50 day moving average of 47.20
Amazon.com (AMZN)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 88% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 10.87% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 74.54%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 309.05
  • Recently traded at 318.11 with a 50 day moving average of 297.69
Equinix (EQIX)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 60% Barchart short term buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 9.62% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.21%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 176.18
  • Recently traded at184.37 with a 50 day moving average of 179.82


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving average
  • 14 new highs and up 7.51% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 69.46%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 146.00
  • Recently traded at 149.89 with a 50 day moving average of 142.31










Barchart Morning Call 9/20

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.03%) this morning are down -0.03% and European stocks are down -0.04%. Asian stocks closed weaker: Japan -0.16%, Australia -0.36%, Singapore -0.44%, India -1.85%. Markets in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea were closed for holidays. U.S. and European stocks were slightly lower as the markets await speeches later today from several Federal Reserve policy makers. Stocks in India tumbled after the RBI unexpectedly hiked interest rates. Commodity prices are mixed. Oct crude oil (CLV13 -0.66%) is down -0.37% and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.32%) is up +0.39%. Dec gold (GCZ13 -0.81%) is down -0.74% and Dec copper (HGZ13 -0.16%) is up +0.16%. Agricultural prices are stronger and livestock prices are mostly lower. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.02%) is down -0.06%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.07% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.05%. December T-note prices (ZNZ13 +0.05%) are up +1.5 ticks.
Erkki Liikanen, ECB Council member and had of the Bank of Finland, said today that "there are soft signs of the economy improving" and that indicators measuring confidence among households and businesses are signaling the worst may be over for the Eurozone economy.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 bp to 7.50%, the first increase in 2 years, and scaled back measures put on by previous RBI Governor Subbarao to boost the rupee when they cut the marginal standing facility rate to 9.5% from 10.25%. Newly appointed RBI Governor Rajan said "We want to fight against inflation and we'll bring inflation down." He added the goal of the RBI is to slow wholesale-price inflation to below +5.0% y/y from the +6.1% y/y increase last month.
UK Aug public sector net borrowing rose +11.5 billion pounds, less than expectations of +11.9 billion pounds.
Japan Aug nationwide department store sales rose +2.7% y/y as they rebounded from the -2.5% y/y decline seen in July.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
There are three Fed officials that will speak today: Kansas City Fed President Esther George, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, and Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota. There is one of the Russell 1000 companies that reports earnings today: Darden Restaurants (consensus $0.70).
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Darden Restaurants (DRI -1.02%) reported Q1 EPS of 53 cents, well below consensus of 70 cents.
Facebook (FB +1.66%) was upgraded to "Outperform" from "Market Perform" at Cowen.
MetLife (MET -3.19%) was upgraded to "Conviction Buy" from "Buy" at Goldman.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR -13.86%) was upgraded to "Outperform" from "Neutral" at Credit Suisse.
Ameren (AEE -0.20%) was upgraded to "Overweight" from "Equal Weight" at Barclays.
Volvo (VOLVY +0.75%) was upgraded to "Buy" from "Hold" at Societe Generale.
Gabelli reported a 5.13% stake in Flushing Financial (FFIC -0.92%) .
American Capital Mortgage (MTGE -1.81%) cuts its dividend to 70 cents from 80 cents per share.
Cintas (CTAS -0.27%) reported Q1 EPS of 63 cents, right on consensus, although Q1 revenue of $1.12 billion was slightly better than consensus of $1.1 billion.
TIBCO (TIBX +2.64%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 28 cents, better than consensus of 22 cents.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.03%) this morning are little changed, down -0.50 of a point (-0.03%). The S&P 500 index on Thursday climbed to a record high early on carry-over support from the Fed’s action Wednesday to maintain its stimulus. Stocks, however, erased their gains and closed mostly lower after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data on Aug existing home sales, and Sep Philadelphia Fed manufacturing activity bolstered speculation the Fed may still taper QE by year-end. Closes: S&P 500 -0.18%, Dow Jones -0.26%, Nasdaq 100 +0.19%.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ13 +0.05%) this morning are up +1.5 ticks. Dec 10-year T-note prices on Thursday fell back from a 5-week high and closed lower on concern that strength in U.S. economic data may yet prompt the Fed to cut its bond purchases. The Sep Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index jumped to a 2-1/2 year high and Aug existing home sales unexpectedly rose to a 6-1/2 year high. Closes: TYZ3 -12.00, FVZ3 -6.25.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.02%) this morning is down -0.052 (-0.06%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0010 (+0.07%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.05 (-0.05%). The dollar index on Thursday closed higher after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data fueled speculation the Fed may yet cut QE by year-end. EUR/USD posted a 7-1/4 month high after the Fed’s inaction to taper QE fueled a drop in global money market rates that may ease pressure on the ECB to provide additional stimulus. Closes: Dollar index +0.135 (+0.17%), EUR/USD +0.0007 (+0.06%), USD/JPY +1.528 (+1.56%).
Oct WTI crude oil (CLV13 -0.66%) this morning is down -39 cents (-0.37%) and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.32%) is up +0.0105 (+0.39%). Oct crude oil and gasoline prices on Thursday gave up early gains and closed lower. Bearish factors included (1) the rebound in the dollar, and (2) increased oil supplies after Libya’s oil minister said that its crude production will climb to 700,000-800,000 barrels a day from the current 200,000 barrels a day as it reopened its El Feel and Shahara oil fields that were shut after worker protests. Closes: CLV3 -1.68 (-1.55%), RBV3 -0.0449 (-1.64%).
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/20/2013
US1230 ETKansas City Fed President Esther George speaks on the economy at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
1255 ETSt. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks on the U.S. economy and monetary policy at the New York Association for Business Economics luncheon.
1345 ETMinneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota delivers a speech at the Conference on Extracting and Understanding the Risk Neutral Probability Density from Options Prices.
1500 ETAug Cattle on Feed.
JPN0130 ETJapan Aug nationwide department store sales, July -2.5% y/y.
UK0430 ETUK Aug public sector net borrowing expected +11.9 billion pounds, July -1.6 billion pounds.
EUR1000 ETEurozone Sep consumer confidence expected +1.1 to -14.5, Aug -15.6.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/20/2013
Company NameTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Darden Restaurants IncDRI USBef-mktQ1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20140.703
Sealed Air CorpSEE US8:00Analyst DayY 2013
Darden Restaurants IncDRI US8:30Q1 2014 Earnings CallQ1 2014
Seadrill LtdSDRL NO8:30Annual General MeetingY 2013
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/TheGT US9:00Investor MeetingY 2013
Towers Watson & CoTW US9:30Analyst DayY 2013
Golar LNG LtdGLNG US10:10Annual General MeetingY 2013
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD USAft-mktVertex Pharm. & Ametek Inc. Replace Advanced Micro Devices & SAIC in S&P 500
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD USAft-mktAdvanced Micro Devices & SAIC Replace Vertex Pharm. & Ametek in S&P MidCap 400
Alcoa IncAA USAft-mktNike Inc. Will Replace Alcoa Inc. in DJIA
Hewlett-Packard CoHPQ USAft-mktVisa Inc. Will Replace Hewlett-Packard Co. in DJIA
Bank of America CorpBAC USAft-mktGoldman Sachs Group Will Replace Bank of America Corp in DJIA
NIKE IncNKE USAft-mktNike Inc. Will Replace Alcoa Inc. in DJIA
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncVRTX USAft-mktVertex Pharm. & Ametek Inc. Replace Advanced Micro Devices & SAIC in S&P 500
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncVRTX USAft-mktAdvanced Micro Devices & SAIC Replace Vertex Pharm. & Ametek in S&P MidCap 400
AMETEK IncAME USAft-mktVertex Pharm. & Ametek Inc. Replace Advanced Micro Devices & SAIC in S&P 500
AMETEK IncAME USAft-mktAdvanced Micro Devices & SAIC Replace Vertex Pharm. & Ametek in S&P MidCap 400
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/TheGS USAft-mktGoldman Sachs Group Will Replace Bank of America Corp in DJIA
SAIC IncSAI USAft-mktVertex Pharm. & Ametek Inc. Replace Advanced Micro Devices & SAIC in S&P 500
SAIC IncSAI USAft-mktAdvanced Micro Devices & SAIC Replace Vertex Pharm. & Ametek in S&P MidCap 400
Visa IncV USAft-mktVisa Inc. Will Replace Hewlett-Packard Co. in DJIA

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Lifetime Brands - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is the Chart of the Day.  The home goods and household products company has a Trend Spotter buy signal and is up over 70.89% in the last year.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is Lifetime Brands (LCUT).  The stock has 80% technical buy signals and a Trend Spotter buy signal.  I found the stock by sorting the New High List for frequency and this stock advanced 20 times in the last month.

It is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of kitchenware, cutlery & cutting boards, bakeware & cookware, pantryware & spices, tabletop and bath accessories, marketing its products under various trade names, including Farberware, KitchenAid, Pfaltzgraff, Cuisinart, Hoffritz, Sabatier, Nautica, DBK-Daniel Boulud Kitchen, Joseph Abboud Environments, Roshco, Baker's Advantage, Kamenstein, CasaModa, Kathy Ireland, and :USE.




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:

  • 80% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 20 new highs and up 13.41% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.61%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.85
  • Recently traded at 15.38 with a 50 day moving average of 14.29
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $197.33 million
  • P/E 16.17
  • Dividend yield .82%
  • Revenue predicted to grow 5.40% this year and another 5.20% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 17.20% next year and continue to increase annually by 10.00% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued a strong buy and a buy recommendation
  • Financial Strength is C++
Closely follow the 50 day moving average for an exit point

The 5 Best Small Caps

Today I used Barchart to screen the S&P 600 Small Cap Index to find the stocks with the most frequent new highs in the last month and then used the flipchart feature to review their charts.  My list includes Healthstream (HSTM), Nanometrics (NANO), Faro Technologies (FARO), Boston Beer (SAM), and Brunswick (BC):

Healthstream (HSTM)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 15.67% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.02%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.53
  • Recently traded at 36.59 with a 50 day moving average of 32.82
Nanometrics (NANO)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 18.68% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.91%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.65
  • Recently traded at 16.17 with a 50 day moving average of 14.95


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 13.43% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.53%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.30
  • Recently traded at 41.40 with a 50 day moving average of 38.21


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 19.47% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 82.93%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 233.21
  • Recently traded at 245.79 with a 50 day moving average of 205.97


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 12.69% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 66.49%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.33
  • Recently traded at 40.73 with a 50 day moving average of 37.30











Barchart Morning Call 9/19

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.31%) this morning are up +0.44% at an all-time high and European stocks are up +1.18%. Asian stocks closed higher: Japan +1.18%, Hong Kong +1.67%, China, Taiwan and South Korea closed for holiday, Australia +1.10%, Singapore +1.81%, India +3.43%. Global stock and bond markets rallied after the Fed unexpectedly refrained from reducing the $85 billion pace of its monthly securities buying. Commodity prices are higher. Oct crude oil (CLV13 +0.55%) is up +0.60% and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.51%) is up +0.69%. Dec gold (GCZ13 +4.60%) is up +4.39% at a 1-week high and Dec copper (HGZ13 +1.86%) is up +1.86% at a 3-week high. Agricultural prices are stronger and livestock prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.12%) is down -0.12%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.26% at a 7-1/4 month high and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.94%. December T-note prices are up +4 ticks.
Japan's Aug trade balance was in deficit by -960.3 billion yen, smaller than expectations of a -1.113 trillion yen deficit. Aug exports climbed +14.7% y/y, stronger than expectations of +14.5% y/y and the most in 3 years. Aug imports rose +16.0% y/y, weaker than expectations of +18.5% y/y.
The Japan July all-industry activity index rose +0.5% m/m, better than expectations of +0.3% m/m.
The Japan July leading index CI was revised up to 107.9 from the previously reported 107.8, and the July coincident index was revised up to 107.7 from the previously reported 106.4.
UK Aug retail sales ex autos unexpectedly fell -1.0% m/m, weaker than expectations of unch m/m and the biggest decline in 16-months, while Aug retail sales ex autos on an annual basis rose +2.3% y/y, weaker than expectations of +3.2% y/y. Aug retail sales including autos unexpectedly fell -0.9% m/m, weaker than expectations of +0.4% m/m and the biggest drop in 16-months, while Aug retail sales including autos on an annual basis rose +2.1% y/y, weaker than expectations of +3.3% y/y.
UK Sep CBI trends full volume of total orders rose to 9 from 0 in Aug, stronger than expectations of an increase to 2 and matched its highest level in 18 years. Sep CBI trends selling prices rose to 3 from 0 in Aug, stronger than expectations of 2.
In an interview published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, ECB Council member Asmussen said that ECB interest rates will be low for some time and that "normalization" is not yet on the agenda. He added that he sees a very gradual recovery in the Eurozone the rest of this year and that the pace of the economic recovery will improve next year.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Today’s weekly initial unemployment claims report is expected to show an increase of +38,000 to 330,000, more than reversing last week’s sharp decline of -31,000 to 292,000. Meanwhile, today’s continuing claims report is expected to show a +29,000 increase to 2.900 million, reversing part of last week’s decline of -73,000 to 2.871 million. Today’s Aug existing home sales report is expected to show a -2.6% decline to 5.25 million, giving back part of the +6.5% surge to a 3-3/4 year high of 5.39 million seen in July. Today’s Q2 current account balance is expected to narrow to -$97.0 billion from -$106.1 billion in Q1. Today’s Sep Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index is expected to show a +1.0 point increase to 10.3, stabilizing after the -10.5 point decline to 9.3 seen in August. The Treasury today will sell $13 billion in 10-year TIPS. There are four of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: IHS (consensus $1.17), ConAgra (0.39), Cintas (0.63), TIBCO (0.22).
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Credit Suisse Chemical & Ag Science Conference on Tue-Thu, 28th International Aluminum Conference on Wed-Thu, UBS Houston Energy Symposium on Wed-Thu, Credit Suisse Global Mining & Steel Conference on Thu, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities- Industrials Corporate Access Day on Thu.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Rite Aid (RAD +0.27%) reported Q2 EPS of 3 cents, better than consensus of a -4 cent loss.
Disney (DIS +0.19%) was downgraded to "Equal Weight" from "Overweight" at Morgan Stanley.
FedEx (FDX +5.03%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Buy" at Goldman.
IHS Inc. (IHS +0.84%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.27, better than consensus of $1.18.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR +0.64%) reported Q2 EPS of 17 cents, lower than consensus of 21 cents.
ConAgra Foods (CAG +0.69%) reported Q1 EPS of 37 cents, weaker than consensus of 39 cents.
Bloomberg reports that Wells Fargo (WFC +1.07%) is cutting 1,800 mortgage processing jobs in addition to the 3,000 cuts it announced earlier this quarter.
General Dynamics (GD +0.28%) was awarded a $187.53 million government contract for conversion of 44 each M1A1 and 40 each M1A2 model vehicles to a M1A2S configuration in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Deutsche Bank keeps a Buy rating on Tesla (TSLA -0.01%) and raises its price target on the stock to $200 from $160.
Steelcase (SCS +1.36%) fell over 5% in after-hours trading after ot reported Q2 EPS ex-charge of 24 cents, weaker than consensus of 26 cents.
Herman Miller (MLHR +0.33%) dropped nearly 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 43 cents, right on consensus, and reported Q1 revenue of $468.1 million, slightly better than consensus of $465.1 million.
Oracle (ORCL +1.83%) fell over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 59 cents, better than consensus of 56 cents, but then lowered guidance on Q2 EPS view to 65 cents-70 cents, below consensus of 69 cents.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.31%) this morning are up +7.50 points (+0.44%) at a record high. The S&P 500 index on Wednesday catapulted up to a record high and closed higher after the Fed unexpectedly refrained from cutting QE3, saying it wants “more evidence” of growth progress before tapering stimulus. On the negative side, the Fed cut its U.S. 2013 GDP estimate to 2.0%-2.3% from June’s 2.3%-2.6% and cut its 2014 GDP estimate to 2.9%-3.1% from June’s 3.0%-3.5%. Closes: S&P 500 +1.22%, Dow Jones +0.95%, Nasdaq 100 +1.27%.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ13 +0.15%) this morning are up +4 ticks. Dec 10-year T-note prices on Wednesday closed sharply higher after the Fed unexpectedly maintained the pace of its monthly Treasury purchases. Other positives for T-notes included (1) the Fed’s cut in its U.S. GDP estimates for 2013 and 2014, and (2) the weaker-than-expected U.S. Aug housing starts and building permits. Closes: TYZ3 +1-14/32, FVZ3 +28.75.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.12%) this morning is down -0.093 (-0.12%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0035 (+0.26%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.92 (+0.94%). The dollar index on Wednesday plunged to a 7-month low and closed sharply lower after the Fed unexpectedly refrained from cutting its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. Another negative for the dollar was the action by the Fed to cut its 2013 and 2014 U.S. GDP estimates. Closes: Dollar index -0.906 (-1.12%), EUR/USD +.01628 (+1.22%), USD/JPY -1.189 (-1.20%).
Oct WTI crude oil (CLV13 +0.55%) this morning is up +65 cents (+0.60%) and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.51%) is up +0.0189 (+0.69%). Oct crude oil and gasoline prices on Wednesday closed sharply higher. Bullish factors included (1) the plunge in the dollar index to a 7-month low after the Fed refrained from cutting QE3, (2) the -4.37 million bbl slide in weekly EIA crude oil inventories to a 17-month low of 355.6 million bbl, and (3) the unexpected drop in weekly EIA gasoline supplies by -1.63 million bbl to a 4-month low of 216 million bbl. Closes: CLV3 +2.65 (+2.51%), RBV3 +0.0810 (+3.04%).
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/19/2013
US0830 ETWeekly initial unemployment claims expected +38,000 to 330,000, previous -31,000 to 292,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +29,000 to 2.900 million, previous -73,000 to 2.871 million.
0830 ETQ2 current account balance expected -$97.0 billion, Q1 -$106.1 billion.
0830 ETUSDA weekly Export Sales.
1000 ETSep Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index expected +1.0 to 10.3, Aug -10.5 to 9.3.
1000 ETAug existing home sales expected -2.6% to 5.25 million, July +6.5% to 5.39 million.
1000 ETAug leading indicators expected +0.6% July +0.6%.
1100 ETTreasury announces amounts of 2-year T-notes (previous $34 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $35 billion) and 7-year T-notes (previous $29 billion) to be auctioned Sep 24-26.
1220 ETCleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto delivers a speech titled Looking for Common Ground and New Solutions in Household and Consumer Finance at the 2013 Policy Summit on Housing, Human Capital and Inequality.
1300 ETTreasury auctions $13 billion of 10-year TIPS.
JPN0030 ETJapan July all-industry activity index expected +0.3%, June -0.6% m/m.
UK0430 ETUK Aug retail sales ex autos expected unch m/m and +3.2% y/y, July +1.1% m/m and +3.1% y/y. Aug retail sales including autos expected +0.4% and +3.3% y/y, July +1.1% m/m and +3.0% y/y.
0600 ETUK Sep CBI trends of total orders expected 2, Aug 0. Sep CBI trends of avg selling prices expected 2, Aug 0.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/19/2013
Company NameTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
IHS IncIHS USBef-mktQ3 2013 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20131.17
ConAgra Foods IncCAG US7:30Q1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20140.392
IHS IncIHS US8:00Q3 2013 Earnings CallQ3 2013
Clean Harbors IncCLH US8:30Investor DayY 2013
Ares Capital CorpARCC US8:30Investor DayY 2013
ConAgra Foods IncCAG US9:30Q1 2014 Earnings CallQ1 2014
Express Scripts Holding CoESRX US11:45Economic Club of Canada Presents President, Michael Biskey
NIKE IncNKE US13:00Annual General MeetingY 2013
Microsoft CorpMSFT US16:00Financial Analyst MeetingY 2013
Techne CorpTECH US16:30Strategy Update Call
TIBCO Software IncTIBX US16:30Q3 2013 Earnings CallQ3 2013
LSI CorpLSI US17:00ITC Decision Due in LSI & Realtek Patent-Infringement Case
Cintas CorpCTAS US17:00Q1 2014 Earnings CallQ1 2014
Cintas CorpCTAS USAft-mktQ1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20140.632
TIBCO Software IncTIBX USAft-mktQ3 2013 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20130.22
Washington Post Co/TheWPO USShareholders DayY 2013
John Wiley & Sons IncJW/A USAnnual General MeetingY 2013
Facebook IncFB USFacebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, Meet with Republicans in the House

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Zeltiq Aesthetics Cuts the Fat

Summary:

Zeltiq Aesthetics (ZLTQ) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The non-invasive fat reduction company has risen by 135.97% in the last  6 months and has a Trend Spotter buy signal. Since the last Trend Spotter buy signal on 8/26 the stock gained 17.24%.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is Zeltiq Aesthetics (ZLTQ).  I found the stock by sorting the New High List and then looked for stock with a 100% Short term technical buy signal.  In the last 6 months the stock rose 135.97%.

It is a medical technology company engaged in designing, development and commercialization of non-invasive procedures for the reduction of unwanted fat tissue. The Company offers CoolSculpting System and other products to the dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and aesthetic specialists in North America and internationally.


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 signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 36.0% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.65 %
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 8.86
  • Recently traded at 9.25 with a 50 day moving average of 7.30
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $333.00 million
  • Revenue expected to grow 21.10% this year and another 15.20% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 24.60% this year, an additional 24.60% next year and continue to increase by 30.00% annually for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 1 strong buy, 1 buy and 3 hold recommendations
Watch the 50 day moving average for an exit point.

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


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


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


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














Barchart Morning Call 9/18

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.10%) this morning are up +0.10% and European stocks are higher by +0.58%. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan +1.35%, Hong Kong -0.27%, China +0.21%, Taiwan -0.49%, Australia -0.25%, Singapore +0.41%, South Korea unch and India +0.80%. The markets await conclusion of the 2-day FOMC meeting today where expectations are high for the Fed to trim its monthly bond purchases. The spread between Spanish 10-year bonds and German bunds shrank to 239 bp, the least in 2 years, as global government bond markets climb on speculation the Fed will refrain from aggressively cutting stimulus. Commodity prices are mixed. Oct crude oil (CLV13 +0.52%) is up +0.72% and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.16%) is up +0.27%. Dec gold (GCZ13 -0.82%) is down -0.78% at a 5-week low on expectations for the Fed to trim stimulus and Dec copper (HGZ13 +0.50%) is up +0.31%. Agricultural prices are higher and livestock prices are weaker. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.01%) is down -0.04%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.06% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.18%. The British pound soared to an 8-month high against the dollar after the minutes of the last BOE policy meeting showed committee members voted unanimously to keep policy unchanged as an improving economic outlook prompted agreement that no more stimulus was needed. December T-note prices (ZNZ13 -0.09%) are down -1.5 ticks.
The minutes of the Sep 3-4 BOE monetary policy meeting showed committee members voted 9-0 to keep the bond-purchase program at 375 billion pounds and the benchmark interest rate at a record low o.5%. The minutes also showed that "no member judged that further stimulus was appropriate at present as domestically, there were increased signs that the recovery was taking hold."
Eurozone July construction output rose +0.3% m/m and fell -1.2% y/y, the fifth consecutive month output has fallen on a year-over-year basis.
China Aug property prices rose to their highest level this year as new housing costs rose in 69 out of 70 major Chinese cities, which challenges efforts by the government to reign in excessive speculation in China's housing market.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
The FOMC concludes its 2-day meeting today with a policy announcement and a press conference by Fed Chairman Bernanke. The market is looking for a $10 billion cut in QE3 to $75 billion from the current $85 billion level. Today’s Aug housing starts report is expected to show an increase of +2.7% to 920,000, adding to July’s increase of +5.9% to 896,000. There are three of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: FedEx (consensus $1.50), Oracle (0.56), and General Mills (0.70).
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Morgan Stanley Industrials & Autos Conference on Mon-Wed, Citi Global Industrials Conference on Tue-Wed, RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on Tue-Wed, Credit Suisse Chemical & Ag Science Conference on Tue-Thu, BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference on Wed, Jefferies Advanced Analytics & Big Data Intelligence Summit on Wed, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities-Utility Corporate Access Day on Wed, 28th International Aluminum Conference on Wed-Thu, UBS Houston Energy Symposium on Wed-Thu, Credit Suisse Global Mining & Steel Conference on Thu, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities- Industrials Corporate Access Day on Thu.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
FedEx (FDX +1.01%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.53, stronger than consensus of $1.50.
General Mills (GIS +0.10%) reported Q1 EPS of 70 cents, right on expectations, although Q1 revenue of $4.37 billion was slightly higher than consensus $4.29 billion.
Nokia (NOK +0.48%) was upgraded to "Outperform" from "Neutral" at Credit Suisse.
Procter & Gamble (PG -0.41%) was downgraded to "Equal Weight" from "Overweight" at Barclays.
Acuity Brands (AYI +3.18%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Buy" at UBS due to valuation.
Consolidated Edison (ED +0.31%) was upgraded to "Neutral" from "Sell" at Goldman.
Caterpillar (CAT -0.13%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Outperform" at RW Baird.
Exelon (EXC +0.40%) was downgraded to "Sector Perform" from "Outperform" at RBC Capital.
Five Below (FIVE +2.30%) fell over 3% in after-hours trading after it filed to sell 7.1 million shares of common stock.
Adobe (ADBE unch) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 32 cents, lower than consensus of 34 cents.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 +0.10%) this morning are up +1.75 points (+0.10%). The S&P 500 index on Tuesday closed higher. Stocks opened higher on the prospects for the global economic recovery to strengthen after the German Sep ZEW survey of expectations of economic growth rose +7.0 to a 3-1/3 year high of 49.6. Stocks maintained their advance and finished higher after the U.S. Aug CPI rose +0.1% m/m and +1.5% y/y, weaker than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +1.6% y/y, which bolstered speculation that weak inflation will prompt the Fed from aggressively cutting its stimulus measures. Closes: S&P 500 +0.42%, Dow Jones +0.23%, Nasdaq 100 +0.70%.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ13 -0.09%) this morning are down -1.5 ticks. Dec 10-year T-note prices on Tuesday closed higher after the smaller-than-expected increase in Aug CPI fueled speculation the Fed will limit its tapering of bond purchases. Closes: TYZ3 +5.50, FVZ3 +3.50.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.01%) this morning is down -0.035 (-0.04%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0008 (-0.06%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.18 (-0.18%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed lower on speculation the Fed will not be aggressive when it begins to cut its bond purchases at this week's 2-day FOMC meeting. EUR/USD closed higher after the German Sep ZEW survey of expectations of economic growth rose +7.0 to a 3-1/3 year high of 49.6. Closes: Dollar index -0.152 (-0.19%), EUR/USD +.00346 (+0.18%), USD/JPY +0.059 (+0.06%).
Oct WTI crude oil (CLV13 +0.52%) this morning is up +76 cents (+0.72%) and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.16%) is +0.0072 (+0.27%). Oct crude oil and gasoline prices on Tuesday closed mostly lower with Oct crude at a 2-week low and Oct gasoline at a 2-1/4 month low. Bearish factors for crude prices included (1) reduced threat of an imminent U.S. attack on Syria after the U.S. and Russia agreed to eliminate Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons, and (2) expectations that the Fed will taper QE3 at this week's FOMC meeting. Closes: CLV3 -1.17 (-1.10%), RBV3 +0.0010 (+0.03%).
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/18/2013
US0700 ETWeekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -13.5% with purchase sub-index -2.7% and refi sub-index 20.2%.
0830 ETAug housing starts expected +2.7% to 920,000, July +5.9% to 896,000. Aug building permits expected -0.4% to 950,000, July +3.9% to 954,000.
1030 ETEIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1400 ETFOMC announces interest rate decision and updates its economic projections.
1400 ETFed expected to cut QE3 monthly purchases by $10 billion to $75 billion from current $85 billion with monthly MBS purchases unchanged at $40 billion and a $10 billion cut in monthly Treasury purchases to $35 billion from $45 billion.
1430 ETFed Chairman Ben Bernanke holds press conference following FOMC meeting.
UK0430 ETMinutes of Sep 4-5 BOE monetary policy meeting.
EUR0500 ETEurozone July construction output, Jun +0.7% m/m and -3.0% y/y.
JPN1950 ETJapan Aug trade balance expected -1.1113trillion yen, July -1.028 trillion yen. Aug exports expected +14.5% y/y, July +12.2% y/y. Aug imports expected +18.5% y/y, July +19.6% y/y.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/18/2013
Company NameTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
FedEx CorpFDX US7:30Q1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20141.499
Dollar Tree IncDLTR US8:00Capital Markets ConferenceY 2013
Dick's Sporting Goods IncDKS US8:00Analyst DayY 2013
FedEx CorpFDX US8:30Q1 2014 Earnings CallQ1 2014
General Mills IncGIS US8:30Q1 2014 Earnings CallQ1 2014
Oracle CorpORCL USAft-mktQ1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20140.561
General Mills IncGIS USQ1 2014 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20140.7
Darden Restaurants IncDRI USAnnual General MeetingY 2013

B Communications - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

B Communications (BCOM) is the Chart of the Day. The diversified Internet communication company provides Internet services throughout Israel.  In the last year the stock has soared 371.43% after s string of Trend Spotter buy signals.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is B Communications (BCOM).  I found the stock by sorting the New High List for Weighted Alpha and the stock has a 325.16+ Weighed Alpha score.  One of the advantages of using Barchart as a screener is that all stocks that have been trading for at least 6 months can be screened for all the Barchart indicators and features.

It provides various communications services in Israel. The company offers a range of telecommunications operations and services, including domestic fixed-line, cellular and international communication services, Internet services, multi-channel television, television and radio broadcasts, satellite broadcasts, and customer call centers.


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 indicators
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 101.41% in the last quarter
  • Relative Strength Index 69.88%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.82
  • Recently traded at 17.16 with a 50 day moving average of 12.40
Fundamental factors:

As I stated above using Barchart to screen stocks sometimes allows you the find stocks before the Wall Street crowd does.  To date on Cowen and Co is following this stock and although they have a buy recommendation they have not made any revenue or earnings projections.
  • Market Cap $512.91 million
  • P/E 17.99
  • Revenue $2.755 million
  • Net Income $212 thousand

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The 5 Best Large Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index for the stock that have consistently advanced in the last month.  The list includes FMC Corp (FMC), Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT), Autonation (AN), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) and Best Buy (BBY):

FMC Corp (FMC)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 15 new highs and up 7.52% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.51%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 69.59%
  • Recently traded at 70.36 with a 50 day moving average of 65.52


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 16.56% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.32%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.39
  • Recently traded at 21.82 with a 50 day moving ave4rage of 18.77


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 14.35% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.52%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.97
  • Recently traded at 52.20 with a 50 day moving average of 47.55



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 13.14% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.62%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 80.10
  • Recently traded at 80.85 with a 50 day moving average of 73.22
Best Buy (BBY)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 26.18% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.75%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 37.57
  • Recently traded at 38.32 with a 50 day moving average of 32.48












Barchart Morning Call 9/17

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 -0.10%) this morning are down -0.13% and European stocks are down -0.34%. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -0.65%, Hong Kong -0.31%, China -2.06%, Taiwan -0.07%, Australia +0.06%, Singapore +0.05%, South Korea -0.49%, India +0.31%. Asian stocks slid after foreign direct investment in China trailed estimates, while U.S. stocks fell back ahead of the start of the 2-day FOMC meeting later today. European stocks failed to garner much support from the jump in German investor confidence to a 3-1/3 year high. Commodity prices are mixed. Oct crude oil (CLV13 -0.20%) is down -0.39% at a 2-week low and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.04%) is down -0.10% at a 5-week low. Dec gold (GCZ13 +0.30%) is up +0.09% and Dec copper (HGZ13 unch) is down -0.02%. Agricultural prices are higher and livestock prices are lower. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.18%) is down -0.18%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.19% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is unch. December T-note prices (ZNZ13 +0.18%) are up +9 ticks.
The German Sep ZEW survey of expectations of economic growth rose +7.0 from Aug to 49.6, stronger than expectations of +3.0 to 45.0 and the highest in 3-1/3 years. The Sep ZEW survey current situation rose +12.3 from Aug to 30.6, stronger than expectations of +1.7 to 20.0 and the highest in 15-months.
UK Aug PPI input prices fell -0.2% m/m and rose +2.8% y/y, weaker than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +3.0% y/y. Aug PPI output prices rose +0.1% m/m and +1.6% y/y, smaller increases than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +1.8% y/y. Aug PPI output core prices were unchanged m/m and +1.0% y/y, weaker than expectations of +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y.
UK Aug CPI rose +0.4% m/m and +2.7% y/y, close to expectations of +0.5% m/m and +2.7% y/y. Aug core CPI rose +2.0% y/y, a smaller increase than expectations of +2.1% y/y. The Aug RPI rose +0.5% m/m and +3.3% y/y, bigger increases than expectations of +0.4% m/m and +3.2% y/y. Aug RPI ex-mortgage interest payments rose +3.3% y/y, stronger than expectations of +3.2% y/y.
China Aug foreign direct investment rose +0.6% y/y, much weaker than expectations of +12.5% y/y.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
The FOMC today begins its 2-day meeting. The FOMC will announce its decision tomorrow and Fed Chairman Bernanke will give a news conference tomorrow as well. The market consensus is that the FOMC tomorrow will announce a $10 billion cut in its $85 billion per month QE3 program to $75 billion. Today’s Aug CPI report is expected to ease to +1.6% y/y from +2.0% y/y in July. Meanwhile, the Aug core CPI is expected to edge higher to +1.8% y/y from +1.7% in July. Today’s Sep NAHB housing market index is expected to show a small -1 point decline to 58, reversing part of the +3 point increase to August’s 7-3/4 year high of 59. There are two of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: FactSet (consensus $1.19) and Adobe Systems (0.34).
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Morgan Stanley Industrials & Autos Conference on Mon-Wed, Capital Link Global Commodities Energy Freight Forum on Tue, Home Delivery World 2013 on Tue, Citi Global Industrials Conference on Tue-Wed, RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on Tue-Wed, Credit Suisse Chemical & Ag Science Conference on Tue-Thu, BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference on Wed, Jefferies Advanced Analytics & Big Data Intelligence Summit on Wed, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities-Utility Corporate Access Day on Wed, 28th International Aluminum Conference on Wed-Thu, UBS Houston Energy Symposium on Wed-Thu, Credit Suisse Global Mining & Steel Conference on Thu, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities- Industrials Corporate Access Day on Thu.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
ConAgra (CAG +0.66%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Overweight" at JPMorgan.
Kellogg (K +0.56%) was downgraded to "Underweight" from "Neutral" at JPMorgan.
US Airways (LCC +1.12%) and Delta Air Lines (DAL +3.03%) were both pgraded to "Overweight" from "Neutral" at JPMorgan.
Verizon (VZ +1.13%) was upgraded to "Outperform" from "Sector Perform" at RBC Capital.
The WSJ report that JPMorgan (JPM +1.05%) is expected to pay $800 million in 'London Whale' fines.
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB +0.60%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Buy" at Goldman.
Huntsman (HUN -0.67%) will acquire Rockwood (ROC +0.94%) TiO2 business for $1.1 billion.
Chico's FAS (CHS +1.98%) was upgraded to "Buy" from "Hold" at KeyBanc.
Altria Group (MO +0.83%) raised guidance on fiscal 2013 EPS view to $2.57-$2.62 from $2.51-$2.56, well above consensus of $2.39.
Pandora (P unch) filed to sell 14 million shares of common stock.
Outerwall (OUTR -2.32%) plunged over 17% in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance on fiscal 2013 EPS view to $4.72-$5.12 from $5.76-$6.26, well below consensus of $5.91.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ13 -0.10%) this morning are down -2.25 points (-0.13%). The S&P 500 index on Monday gapped up to a 1-1/4 month high and closed higher. Bullish factors included (1) former Treasury Secretary Summers’ withdrawal from consideration as the next Fed Chairman, which bolstered speculation that Janet Yellen will get the job and she will maintain the Fed’s easy monetary policies and be less aggressive in tapering QE3, and (2) reduced threats of an imminent U.S. military attack on Syria after U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed on a framework for locating and destroying Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons. Closes: S&P 500 +0.57%, Dow Jones +0.77%, Nasdaq 100 -0.30%.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ13 +0.18%) this morning are up +9 ticks. Dec 10-year T-note prices on Monday gapped up to a 1-month high and the 10-year T-note yield fell to a 2-week low on speculation that Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen will be the next Fed chairman and will withdraw stimulus more slowly than former Treasury Secretary Summers would have done. Other bullish factors include (1) the unexpected decline in the Sep Empire manufacturing index (-1.9 to 6.3), and (2) the smaller-than-expected +0.4% in Aug industrial production (vs expectations of +0.5%). Closes: TYZ3 +13.50, FVZ3 +12.50.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.18%) this morning is down -0.144 (-0.18%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0026 (+0.19%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is unch. The dollar index on Monday dropped to a 2-week low and closed lower on former Treasury Secretary Summers’ rejection of consideration of the Fed chairmanship. Mr. Summers famously questioned the efficacy of quantitative easing and probably would have ended QE3 faster than Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen. Closes: Dollar index -0.157 (-0.19%), EUR/USD +.00356 (+0.27%), USD/JPY -0.319 (-0.32%).
Oct WTI crude oil (CLV13 -0.20%) this morning is down -42 cents (-0.39%) at a 2-week low and Oct gasoline (RBV13 +0.04%) is down -0.0026 (-0.10%) at a 5-week low. Oct crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday closed lower with Oct crude at a 2-week low. The main bearish factor for crude prices was the reduced threat of an imminent U.S. attack on Syria after U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov over the weekend agreed on a framework for locating and destroying Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons by mid-2014. Crude prices climbed from their worst levels after the dollar index fell to a 2-week low and the S&P 500 rallied to a 1-1/4 month high. Closes: CLV3 -1.62 (-1.50%), RBV3 -0.0530 (-1.91%).
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/17/2013
US0815 ETU.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks at the Economic Club of Washington on The state of the U.S. economy and the need for Washington to avoid self-inflicted wounds that could impede economic growth.
0830 ETAug CPI expected +0.2% m/m and +1.6% y/y, July +0.2% m/m and +2.0% y/y. Aug CPI ex food & energy expected +0.1% m/m and +1.8% y/y, July +0.2% m/m and +1.7% y/y.
1000 ETSep NAHB housing market index expected -1 to 58, Aug +3 to 59.
1000 ETCBO releases federal budget outlook.
1030 ETFOMC begins 2-day meeting.
1630 ETAPI weekly U.S. oil statistics.
EUR0200 ETEurozone Aug new car registrations, July -5.6%.
0500 ETEurozone July trade balance expected +15.0 billion euros, Jun +14.9 billion euros.
UK0430 ETUK Aug PPI input prices expected +0.2% m/m and +3.0% y/y, July +1.1% m/m and +5.0% y/y. Aug PPI output prices expected +0.2% m/m and +1.8% y/y, July +0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y. Aug PPI core output prices expected +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y, July +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y.
0430 ETUK Aug CPI expected +0.5% m/m and +2.7% y/y, July unch m/m and +2.8% y/y. Aug core CPI expected +2.1% y/y, July +2.0% y/y.
0430 ETUK Aug RPI expected +0.4% m/m and +3.2% y/y, July unch m/m and +3.1% y/y. Aug RPI ex-mortgage interest payments expected +3.2% y/y, July +3.2% y/y.
GER0500 ETGerman Sep ZEW survey expectations of economic growth expected +3.0 to 45.0, Aug 42.0. Sep ZEW survey current situation expected +1.7 to 20.0. Aug 18.3.
CHI2130 ETChina Aug property prices.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/17/2013
Company NameTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
FactSet Research Systems IncFDS USBef-mktQ4 2013 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20131.19
BioMarin Pharmaceutical IncBMRN US8:00Research and Development DayY 2013
Laredo Petroleum Holdings IncLPI US8:30Investor MeetingY 2013
Cummins IncCMI US9:00Analyst DayY 2013
Reliance Steel & Aluminum CoRS US9:30Analyst & Investor DayY 2013
Adobe Systems IncADBE USAft-mktQ3 2013 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20130.337