Financial Tides -- A Stock Market Investing Newsletter by Jim Van Meerten: 2013-02-03

Friday, February 8, 2013

Small Cap Picks

Today I sorted the S & P 600 Small Cap Index to find 5 stocks with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts. Today's list includes Marriot Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Toro Company (TTC) and TrueBlue (TBI):

Marriot Vacations Worldwide (VAC)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 5.69% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.27%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 45.16
Recently traded at 46.66 with a 50 day moving average of 42.53

Take-Two Interactive Technologies (TTWO)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchrat technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 26.66% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.02%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 74.02%
Recently traded at 14.94 with a 50 day moving average of 12.41

Tetra Technologies (TTI)

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 10.44% in the last month
Relative strength Index 72.84%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.84%
Recently traded at 9.20 with a 50 day moving average of 7.86

Toro Company (TTC)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 2.56% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 59.13%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 44.07
Recently traded at 44.98 with a 50 day moving average of 43.62

TrueBlue (TBI)

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 8.62% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.96%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 17.93
Recently traded at 18.23 with a 50 day moving average of 16.02

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX) is an asset rich company with a price that has been moving up steadily. You are buying 88,000 acres and 8 million square feet of leasable space mostly in the costly Hawaiian market.

Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX) can up on my radar when I sorted the Barchart New High list for frequency and noticed the price has been up on all 20 for the last 20 trading sessions. The revenue and earnings aren't that impressive but look what assets are on the balance sheet. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/26 at 29.41

Company press release: ALEX "is a premier Hawaii land company, with interests in real estate development, commercial real estate and agriculture. With ownership of approximately 88,000 acres in Hawaii, A&B is the State's fourth largest private landowner, and is one of the state's most active real estate investors. A&B has a diverse portfolio of real estate development projects throughout Hawaii, and a commercial property portfolio comprising 8 million square feet of leasable space in Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland. It is also the owner and operator of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar plantation on Maui, and a significant provider of renewable energy on the islands of Maui and Kauai."

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:

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
20 new highs and up 20.10% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.54%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.22
Recently traded at 35.68 with a 50 day moving average of 30.38

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.49 billion
Because we are looking at this stock because of assets and price momentum analysts haven't predicted the revenue stream
On operations analysts look for earning to increase by 43.90% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 10.50% for the next 5 years
Analysts have issued 2 strong buy and 1 strong sell recommendation

Exit Strategy: Because this is a momentum look for a sell point if the price drops 10% from your entry point or the price drops below it 50 day moving averages

5 Mid Cap Picks

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index to find 5 stocks with strong Barchart technical indicators and great charts. My list today includes Aqua America (WTR), Memc Electronic Materials (WFR), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Tower Watson (TW) and Teleflex (TFX):

Aqua America (WTR)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 10.18% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.02%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.20
Recently traded at 28.57 with a 50 day moving average of 26.01

Memc Electronic Materials (WFR)

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 15.18% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.07%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.20
Recently traded at 4.41 with a 50 day moving average of 3.55

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH)

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 14.92% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.50%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 11.47
Recently traded at 12.16 with a 50 day moving average of 10.48

Tower Watson (TW)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 13.69% in the last month
Barchart computes a technical support level at 60.63
Recently traded at 65.80 with a 50 day moving average of 57.39

Teleflex (TFX)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 4.02% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.44%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 75.66
Recently traded at 76.82 with a 50 day moving average of 73.20

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Eaton Vance - EV - buy signals

Eaton Vance (EV) in one of the most consistent gainers on the Barchart New High list of stocks trading over 100K shares. EV is one of the oldest money management firms with over $190 billion in assets under management. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/2 at 29.18 the stock is up almost 14%.

Eaton Vance Corp.'s (EV) principal business is creating, marketing and managing investment funds and providing investment management and counseling services to institutions and individuals. The firm manages over $190 billion through more than 150 mutual and closed end funds as well as 1,300 separately managed accounts for institutions. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/2 and during the last quarter the stock advanced 31 times for a gain of 27.63%. The stock was found by sorting the Barchart New High list of stock trading over 100K shares per day and then sorted for frequency.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
31 new highs and up 27.63% in the last quarter
Relative Strength Index 83.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.52
Recently traded at 37.21 with a 50 day moving average of 33.24

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $4.27 billion
P/E 20.18
Dividend yield 2.19%
Analysts have issued 1 buy and 10 hold recommendations
Revenue projected to be up 8.20% this year and another 8.70% next year
Earnings estimated to increase by 12.20% this year, an additional 11.80% next year and continue to increase by 12.05% annually for the next 5 years
Analysts predict investors could see an annual total return in the 18% - 22% range for the next 5 years
Financial strength rating B+

5 Great Large Cap Stocks

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index to find the 5 stocks with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts. Today's list includes Zions Bancorporation (ZION), Walgreens (WAG), Thermo Fisher scientific (TMO), Sealed AirCorp (SEE) and Ryder System (R):

Zions Bancorporation (ZION)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
11 new highs and up 6.14% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.27%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 23.59
Recently traded at 24.00 with a 50 day moving average of 21.59

Walgreens (WAG)

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 11.10% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.23%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.81
Recently traded at 41.33 with a 50 day moving average of 37.39

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)

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 14.41% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.05%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.06
Recently traded at 74.79 with a 50 day moving average of 66.38

Sealed AirCorp (SEE)

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 7.23% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.73%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.76
Recently traded at 19.30 with a 50 day moving average of 17.67

Ryder Systems (R)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 13.33% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.61%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 56.28
Recently traded at 58.58 with a 50 day moving average of 51.45

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Public Storage - PSA - buy signals

Public Storage (PSA) appears today on Barchart's list of stocks hitting new highs this month. The stock has been up in 17 of the last 20 trading sessions and has a solid balance sheet with little debt. This storage facility market leader deserves a look.

Public Storage (PSA) popped up today on Barchart's New High List of stocks trading over 100K shares a day. PSA is the country's largest owner operators of public storage facilities with over 2,000 locations and 130 million square feet of rental storage space. The balance sheet is solid and the company has an A+ financial strength rating. Unlike leveraged REITs this one has 25 times interest coverage making it a very stable cash cow.

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 7.31% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.90%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 153.91
Recently traded at 157.04 with a 50 day moving average of 146.27

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap: $26.95 billion
P/E 25.04
Dividend yield - 2.83%
Analysts released 5 strong buy, 10 hold, 1 sell and 1 strong sell recommendations to their clients
They project revenue will increase by 7.80% this year and another 4.80% next year
Earnings are estimated to increase by 9.80% this year, an additional 13.50% next year and continue to increase annually by 4.68% for the next 5 years
Financial strength taring A+

Sell strategy: Sell if the stock drops 10% from your entry point or begins to drop below its 50 day moving average