Friday, June 19, 2015

US Physical Therapy - All Time High

US Physical Therapy (USPH) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The outpatient and home care company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 67.20+, gained 64.38% in the last year and paid a 1.15% dividend yield.

The Chart of the Day is US Physical Therapy (USPH).  I found the out patient and home care stock by using Barchart to sort today's All Time High list for the stocks with the highest technical buy signals, then used the Flipchart feature to review he charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 5/11 the stock gained 9.64%.


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

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. operates outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics which provide post-operative care and treatment for a variety of orthopedic-related disorders and sports-related injuries.

Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 7.56% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.90%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.44
  • Recently traded at 53.71 with a 50 day moving average of 49.11
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $668.48 million
  • P/E 30.38
  • Dividend yield 1.15%
  • Revenue expected to grow 5.20% nest year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 14.20% this year, an additional 11.90% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 15.83% of he next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy and 3 hold recommendations on the stock
The 50-100 Day MACD Oscillator has been an effective technical trading strategy for this stock and should continue to be used for entry and exit points



Thursday, June 18, 2015

Validus -- All Time High

Validus (VR) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The insurance brokerage company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 20.75+, gained 21.34% in the last year and paid a 2.92% dividend.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Validus (VR).  I found the insurance brokerage stock by using Barchart to sort today's 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 another buy on 6/1 the stock gained 2.51%.

Validus Holdings, Ltd., through its principal operating subsidiary Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., is a global provider of short-tail lines of reinsurance including property catastrophe, property pro-rata and property per risk, marine and energy, and other specialty lines. Validus was formed in December following the significant natural catastrophes of 2005 with an experienced management team and an unencumbered capital base of approximately $1 billion.


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 4.63% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.47%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.60
  • Recently traded at 44.67 with a 50 day moving average of 42.72
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $3.86 billion
  • P/E 8.24
  • Dividend yield 2.92%
  • Revenue expected to grow 13.40% this year and another .90% next year
  • Earnings estimated to compound at an annual rate of 4.30% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 5 buy, 4 hold and 1 under perform recommendations on the stock
The best technical trading strategy for this stock has been the 20-100 Day MACD Oscillator and should continue to be used to find entry and exit points.


Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Interface - All Time High

Interface (TILE) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The carpet company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 49.30+, gained 36.25% in the last year and paid a .71% dividend.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Interface (TILE).  I found the stock by using Barchart to sort today's All Time High list for the stocks with the highest technical buy signals, ten used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 4/30 the stock gained 12.47%.

Interface, Inc. is a global manufacturer, marketer, installer and servicer of products for the commercial and institutional interiors market. They are a leader in the modular carpet segment, which includes both carpet tile and two-meter roll goods. They provide specialized carpet replacement, installation and maintenance services through their Re:Source Americas service network. Their specialty products operations produce raised/access flooring systems, antimicrobial additives, adhesives and various other specialty chemical compounds and products.


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
  • 7 new highs and up 10.24% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.53%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 22.40
  • Recently traded at 24.29 with a 50 day moving average of 21.75
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $1.62 billion
  • P/E 29.79
  • Dividend yield .71%
  • Revenue expected to grow 4.10% this year and another 6.90% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 74.20% this year, an additional 19.40% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 22.70% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 3 strong buy, 4 buy and 2 hold recommendations on the stock
The 50-100 Day MACD Oscillator has been an effective technical trading strategy on this stock and should continue to be used for entry and exit points.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Aceto - All Time High

Aceto Corp (ACET) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.   The chemical distribution company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 47.78+ , gained 46.25% in the last year and paid a .98% dividend.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Aceto Corp (ACET).  I found the stock by using Barchart to sort today's 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 5/8 the stock gained 17.92%.

Aceto Corp. is engaged in the distribution and marketing of fine and industrial chemicals used principally in the agricultural, color producing,pharmaceutical and surface coating industries.


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
  • 10 new highs and up 16.46% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.10%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.36
  • Recently traded at 25.33 with a 50 day moving average of 22.01
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $737.36 million
  • P/E 23.07
  • Dividend yield .98%
  • Revenue expected to grow 8.70% this year and another 8.20% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase .90% this year, an additional 13.40% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 24.00% over the next 5 years
  • The Wall Street analysts following the stock issued a strong buy recommendation on the stock
The most reliable technical trading strategy for this stock has been the 50-100 Day MACD Oscillator and I'd advise you to continue to use it to find entry and exit points.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Centene - All Time High

Centene (CNC) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The hospital and medical service plan company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 111.30+ and gained 119.86% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Centene (CNC).  I found the stock by using Barchart to sort today's 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 5/20 the stock gained 9.68%.

Centene Corporation provides managed care programs and related services to individuals receiving benefits under Medicaid, including Supplemental Security Income, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.


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 14.45% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.56%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 73.88
  • Recently traded at 78.21 with a 50 day moving average of 70.14
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $9.30 billion
  • P/E 30.62
  • Revenue expected to grow 35.10% this year and another 11.50% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 22.50% this year, an additional 16.90% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 17.45% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy, 6 buy and 9 hold recommendations on the stock.
The 50 - 100 Day MACD Oscillator has been an effective technical trading strategy for the this stock and should continue to be used to find entry and exit points.

BARCHART MORNING CALL 6/15

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -0.43%) are down -0.32% and European stocks are down -1.44% as the Greek credit crisis remains unresolved. Greece's ASE Stock Index plunged -4.47% and the Greek 10-year bond yield jumped to a 1-1/2 month high of 12.46% after the European Commission said that negotiations on Sunday broke down after just 45 minutes because of huge differences between Greece and its creditors. The commission said that Greece's plan still had gaps and were 2 billion euros short of meeting their fiscal targets. The markets will now look to Thursday's meeting of Eurozone finance ministers as a make-or-break session deciding on Greece's ability to avert default and remain in the Eurozone. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -0.09%, Hong Kong -1.53%, China -2.00%, Taiwan -0.46%, Australia -0.12%, Singapore -0.92%, South Korea -0.37%, India +0.61%. Chinese shares dropped -2.00% as brokerage stocks led the market lower after China's securities regulator said it plans to cap how much money they can lend to margin traders.
Commodity prices are mostly lower. Jul crude oil (CLN15 -1.27%) is down -1.13%, Jul gasoline (RBN15 -1.04%) is down -0.84%. Metals prices are mostly lower. Aug gold (GCQ15 +0.16%) is down -0.36%. Jul copper (HGN15 -1.70%) is down -1.66% at a 2-3/4 month low on fund selling after China failed to add stimulus over the weekend. Agricultural prices are lower as favorable growing conditions are boosting the chances of bumper U.S. crops.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.33%) is up +0.34%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.47%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.19%.

Sep T-note prices (ZNU15 +0.16%) are up +5.5 ticks at a 1-week high.
The European Commission said that talks in Brussels Sunday between Greece and its creditors broke down after just 45 minutes as both sides remain far apart from an agreement. The latest attempt to resolve the crisis failed to unlock as much as 7.2 billion euros of new bailout funds for Greece as the current Eurozone bailout expires in just over 2 weeks. The commission said that the gap between the parties on fiscal measures needed is "in the order" of 2 billion euros annually. Greek Prime Minister Tsipras has refused to meet creditor demands to bridge that gap with pension cuts and a value-added tax. After the failed meeting Sunday, Bundesbank President Weidmann said "the likelihood that no agreement will be reached is rising" and that "time is running out."
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) June Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions (expected +2.91 to 6.00 after May's +4.28 to 3.09), (2) May industrial production (expected +0.2% after April's -0.3% m/m) and May capacity utilization (expected +0.1 to 78.3% after April's -0.3 to 78.2%), and (3) June NAHB housing market index (expected +2 to 56 after May's -2 to 54).
None of the Russell 1000 companies report earnings today.
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: none.
Equity conferences this week include: 2015 EIA Energy Conference on Tue, Bloomberg Technology Conference 2015 on Tue, Stifel Industrials Conference on Tue, BIO International Convention on Tue-Wed, Real Estate Investment World Asia 2015 on Wed, Goldman Sachs dotCommerce Day on Thu, JP Morgan Oil & Gas Forum on Thu, Leerink Health Care Services Conference on Thu, Telsey Advisory Group Advertising Trends Symposium on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
21st Century Fox (FOXA -0.64%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Topeka.
CVS Health (CVS -0.40%) agreed to acquire Target's (TGT -0.75%) pharmacy and clinic businesses for $1.9 billion.
BHP Billiton (BHP -0.53%) was upgraded to 'Hold' from 'Reduce' at HSBC.
Crown Holdings (CCK -1.03%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Goldman Sachs.
EMC (EMC -0.84%) was downgraded to 'Market Perform' from 'Outperform' at FBR Capital.
Teradata (TDC +0.03%) was downgraded to 'Underperform' from 'Market Perform' at JMP Securities.
Micron (MU +0.44%) was downgraded to 'Underweight' from 'Equal Weight' at Morgan Stanley.
Alleghany (Y -0.30%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Janney Capital.
SanDisk (SNDK -0.84%) was downgraded to 'Equal Weight' from 'Overweight' at Morgan Stanley.
United Technologies (UTX -0.61%) announced that it will pursue the separation of the Sikorsky Aircraft business from United Technologies.
comScore (SCOR +0.12%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Goldman Sachs.
Farallon Capital reported an 8.6% stake in Perfect World (PWRD -0.45%) .
American Securities reported a 13.96% stake in Xerium Technologies (XRM +0.64%) .
OZ Management reported a 9.02% passive stake in PennTex (PTXP +0.25%) .
MARKET COMMENTS
September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -0.43%) this morning are down -6.75 points (-0.32%). Friday's closes: S&P 500 -0.70%, Dow Jones -0.78%, Nasdaq -0.77%. The S&P 500 on Friday closed lower on Greek default concerns and weakness in energy producers as crude oil prices declined. Stocks received support from news that the early-June U.S. consumer sentiment index rose +3.9 to 94.6, stronger than expectations of +0.5 to 91.2.
Sep 10-year T-notes (ZNU15 +0.16%) this morning are up +5.5 ticks at a 1-week high. Friday's closes: TYU5 -1.50, FVU5 -1.00. Sep T-notes on Friday closed slightly lower on the stronger-than-expected increase in the early-Jun U.S. consumer sentiment index, and speculation that FOMC at its Jun 16-17 FOMC meeting will be more hawkish as it prepares the markets for an eventual interest rate increase. T-notes received support from Greek default concerns, which hammered stocks and boosted the safe-haven demand for T-notes.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.33%) this morning is up +0.32 (+0.34%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0053 (-0.47%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.23 (+0.19%). Friday's closes: Dollar Index -0.004 (-0.01%), EUR/USD -0.00014 (-0.01%), USD/JPY -0.092 (-0.07%). The dollar index on Friday closed little changed. The British pound climbed to a 3-week high against the dollar after BOE policy maker McCafferty said the time to begin policy tightening is approaching. The dollar received support from the stronger-than-expected early-June U.S. consumer sentiment index.
July WTI crude oil (CLN15 -1.27%) this morning is down -68 cents (-1.13%). July gasoline (RBN15 -1.04%) is down -0.0179 (-0.84%). Friday's closes: CLN5 -0.81 (-1.33%), RBN5 -0.0170 (-0.80%). Jul crude and gasoline on Friday closed lower on the sell-off in stocks, and concern that the global oil glut will persist after the IEA reported that Saudi Arabian May oil production rose to a record 10.25 million bpd and that Iraq May crude output rose to a record 3.85 million bpd.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR06/15/2015
US0830 ETJun Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions expected +2.91 to 6.00, May +4.28 to 3.09.
0915 ETMay industrial production expected +0.2%, Apr -0.3% m/m. May capacity utilization expected +0.1 to 78.3%, Apr -0.3 to 78.2%.
1000 ETJun NAHB housing market index expected +2 to 56, May -2 to 54.
1100 ETUSDA weekly grain export inspections.
1600 ETUSDA weekly crop progress.
EUR0500 ETEurozone Apr trade balance expected +22.5 billion euros (nsa), Mar +23.4 billion euros (nsa).
0900 ETECB President Mario Draghi delivers introductory statement at the Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR06/15/2015
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Affiliated Managers Group IncAMG US9:00Annual General MeetingY 2015
Dun & Bradstreet Corp/TheDNB US13:30Investor DayY 2015
Stryker CorpSYK USAnalyst Day