Friday, April 24, 2015

Yum! Brands - New All Time High

Yum! Brands (YUM) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The fast food retail eatery company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 19.20+ and gained 13.14% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Yum! Brands (YUM),  I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the best technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 3/24 the stock gained 8.37%.

Yum! Brands, Inc. is the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system units with nearly 38,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and territories. Their brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. The Yum! system includes four operating segments: U.S., International (Yum! Restaurants International), China and India Divisions.


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% Bar chart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 8.37% in the last month
  • Relative Strength index 77.86%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 82.86
  • Recently traded at 87.10 with a 50 day moving average of 79.20
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $38.11 billion
  • P/E 27.92
  • Dividend yield 1.95%
  • Revenue expected to grow 6.00% this year and another 8.70% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 12.60% this year an additional 17.20% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 11.32% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 6 strong buy, 2 buy, 13 holds and 2 under perform recommendation on the stock
The 50 - 100 Day MACD oscillator has been a reliable technical trading strategy and should continue to be used to gauge entry and exit points on this stock

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Asterias Biotherapeutics - New All Time High

Asterias Biotherapeutics (AST) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The medical products company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 60.00+ and gained 264.44% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Asterias Biotherapeutics (AST).  I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the best technical buy signals then used the Flipchart function to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a by in 4/8 the stock gained 73.22%.

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the field of regenerative medicine. The Company's technologies center on stem cells capable of becoming all of the cell types in the human body, a property called pluripotency. It develops therapies based on pluripotent stem cells to treat diseases or injuries in a variety of medical fields, with an initial focus on the therapeutic areas of neurology and oncology.


 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 signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 66.50% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.77%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.41
  • Recently traded at 13.41 with a 50 day moving average of 6.69
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $414.37 million
  • Revenue expected to grow 345.70% this year and another 4.50% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase by 6.50% this year but no projections are made for future periods
  • The lone analyst following the stock has it a buy
This stock has shot up fast so use a trailing stop loss 10% below its recent his to preserve gains.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Alliance Data Systems - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Alliance Data Systems (ADS) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The Financial Transactions Services company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 29.60+ and gained 27.28% in the last year.


The Chart of the Day belongs to Alliance Data Systems (ADS).   I found the financial transactions services company by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the highest technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 3/16 the stock gained 6.50%.

Alliance Data Systems Corporation is a leading provider of transaction services, credit services and marketing services to retail companies in North America. They focus on facilitating and managing electronic transactions between clients and their customers through multiple distribution channels including in-store, catalog and the Internet. Their credit and marketing services assist clients in identifying and acquiring new customers, as well as helping to increase the loyalty and profitability of their existing customers.



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 signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 4.50% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 66.68%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 296.44
  • Recently traded at 307.85 with a 50 day moving average of 289.33
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $19.35 billion
  • P/E 23.78
  • Revenue expected to grow 23.60% this year and another 12.10% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase by 19.20% this year, an additional 15.60% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 16.00% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy, 13 buy and 7 hold recommendations on the stock
None of the normal technical trading strategies have been reliable without incurring an excessive number of trades so I'd advise using a moving stop loss 10% below the most recent high.

5 Breakout Mid Caps

It is important to find stocks that seem to be just starting to break out of their current patterns.  The easiest way is to take the stocks in an index like the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index and use Barchart to sort them by the number of up days they have had in the last month.

Today's list includes Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC), Rosetta Resources (ROSE), SM Energy (SM), Dean Foods (DF) and California Resources (CRC).

Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC)


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 7.73% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.95%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.88
  • Recently traded at 51.72 with a 50 day moving average of 48.55


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 48% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 35.91% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.55%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 22.52
  • Recently traded at 22.52 with a 50 day moving average of 19.68
SM Energy (SM)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 56% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 14.63% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 53.50%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.49
  • Recently traded at 53.98 with a 50 day moving average of 49.47


Barchart technical indicators:
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 6.00% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 52.99%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 16.89
  • Recently traded at 17.13 with a 50 day moving average of 16.49




Barchart technical indicators:
  • Not Rated - Barchart needs 6 months of data to form an opinion
  • Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 21.38% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.02
  • Recently traded at 8.97 with a 50 day moving average of 7.47










BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/11



Tuesday, April 21, 2015

ACI Worldwide - Barchart's Chart of the Day

ACI Worldwide (ACIW) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The software stock has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 24.07+ and gained 16.87% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to ACI Worldwide (ACIW).  I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the best technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 2/5 the stock gained 12.85%.

ACI Workdwide develops, markets, installs and supports a broad line of software products and services primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments and electronic commerce. The Company's products are organized into four lines-of-business groups: Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Retail Solutions and System Solutions.


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 signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 2 new highs and up 2.33% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.04%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.82
  • Recently traded at 22.40 with a 50 day moving average of 20.91
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $2.57 billion
  • P/E 29.83
  • Revenue expected to grow 4.00% this year and another 5.10% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 12.10% this year, an additional 21.50% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 10.00% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 3 strong buy, 2 buy, 2 hold a 1 under perform recommendation on the stock
I didn't observe a reliable technical trading strategy on this stock so I'd recommend you use a moving stop loss 10% under the most recent high to find an exit point.



5 Large Caps Breaking Out

Today I wanted to find the large cap stocks that were breaking out to the upside.  I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index stocks to find the stocks that had the most daily advances in the past month.

The list includes Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Marathon Petroleum (MRO), United Rentals (URI), EOG Resources (EOG) and EQT Corp (EQT):

Anadarko Petroleum (APC)


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 12.61% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 66.58%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 91.71
  • Recently traded at 92.50 with a 50 day moving average of 84.98


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 15.47% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.26%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.51
  • Recently traded at 30.18 with a 50 day moving average of 27.76


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 48% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 2, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 10.30% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 62.78%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 96.91
  • Recently traded at 97.88 with a 50 day moving average of 92.41


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 72% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 6.64% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 59.63%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 96.15
  • Recently traded at 96.46 with a 50 day moving average of 92.12
EQT Corp (EQT)


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 9.63% in the last month'
  • Relative Strength Index 62.44%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 84.87
  • Recently traded at 86.32 with a 50 day moving average of 81.43












BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/21