Friday, March 1, 2013

General Mills - GIS - Barchart's Chart of the DAy

Summary:

Today's Chart of the Day is General Mills (GIS) and was found by sorting the Barchart New High list for frequency. 17 new highs and up 10.11% in the last month and a Trend Spotter buy since 1/4.

Article:

Today's Chart of the Day is General Mills (GIS) and was found by sorting Barchart's New High list for frequency. The stock hit 17 new highs and is up 10.11% for the month. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/4 and since that signal the stock is up 11.06%,

The Company is one of the leading producers of packaged consumer foods and markets its products primarily through its own sales organizations, supported by advertising and other promotional activities. Such products are primarily distributed directly to retail food chains, cooperatives, membership stores and wholesalers.

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 signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 10.11% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 82.97%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 45.52
Recently traded at 46.39 with a 50 day moving average of 42.43

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $29.93 billion
P/E 17.33
Dividend yield 2.85%
Analysts issued 9 strong buy, 3 buy, and 5 hold recommendations
Revenue projected to increase by 5.90% this year and another 4.20% next year
Earnings estimated to increase by 4.20% this year, an additional 8.60% next year and continue to increase by 7.93% annually for the next 5 years
Financial strength A+

Exit strategy: Consider a sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average.

Warren Buffett Challenge

For those of you following my Warren Buffett Challenge here's a progress report. The Challenge is to test my premise that with the right tools, a little knowledge and some common sense any individual investor can not only beat the market but also most of the professional mutual fund managers as well. Each month I will compare 3 of my model portfolios against the S & P 500 Index and the results of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A). Here's this months comparisons:

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)

YTD - 13.83%
1 year - 29.39%

S & P 500

YTD - 6.61%
1 year - 13.46%

Barchart Van Meerten New High (VMNHI)

YTD - 8.03%
1 year - 16.95%

Barchart Van Meerten Speculative (VMSPC)

YTD - 5.33%
1 year - 24.81%

Barchart Van Meerten ValueLine Small Cap (VMVLS)

YTD - 28.33%
1 year 45.42%

1 year results
1st place VMVLS with 45.42%
2nd place BRK.A with 29.39%
3rd place VMSPC with 24.81%
4th place VMNHI with 16.95%
5th place S & P 500 with 13.46%

All 3 of my model portfolios beat the S & P 500 and 1 of my portfolios beat Warren Buffett

The portfolios can be viewed on my daily Barchart Stock Picks column and Marketocracy also keeps the scores on me with Morningstar keeping score on Warren Buffett.

Marketocracy Capital Management also offers to the public Separately Managed Accounts that track the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio

5 Top Performers

Today's list comes form Barchart's Signal Review of Top Performing Stocks. The list includes PGT (PGTI), Energy Recovery (ERII), Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN), Range Resources (RRC) and Government Property Income Trust (GOV)

PGT (PGTI)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 14.95% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.17%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 5.25
Recently traded at 5.68 with a 50 day moving average of 4.77

Energy Recovery (ERII)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 21.46% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 3.99
Recently traded at 4.67 with a 50 day moving average of 3.75

Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 45.91% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.65%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.75
Recently traded at 5.51 with a 50 day moving average of 4.00

Range Resources (RRC)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 13.03% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.23%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.71
Recently traded at 76.75 with a 50 day moving average of 67.73

Government Property Income Trust (GOV)

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 5.53% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.50%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.91
Recently traded at 26.33 with a 50 day moving average of 24.78

Barchart Morning Call 3/1

Barchart Morning Call

BC - 1 hr 41 mins ago

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 -0.50%) this morning are down -0.38% on weaker-than-expected Chinese and UK manufacturing PMI reports, the climb in the Eurozone unemployment rate to a new record high of 11.9%, and the U.S. automatic spending cuts that go into effect today. European stocks are down sharply by -1.29%. Asian stocks closed mixed today with Japan up +0.41%, Hong Kong down -0.61%, and China down -0.17%. Commodity prices are showing a fairly sharp loss on average of -0.52%. April crude oil (CLJ13 -1.30%) is down -0.97%, April gasoline (RBJ13 -0.91%) is down -1.14%, April gold (GCJ13 -0.44%) is down -0.70%, May copper (HGK13 -1.78%) is sharply lower by -1.71%, grains and softs are lower, and livestock is higher. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.40%) is up +0.40% on increased safe-haven demand with the sell-off in U.S. and European stocks. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.40% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.29%. June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 +0.21%) are up 8 ticks.
President Obama today will meet at the White House with top Congressional leaders but the $85 billion in sequestration will go into effect today with no serious negotiations for an alternative. The big issue now is the continuing spending resolution that must be passed by March 27 to keep the government operating through the end of the fiscal year.
The Chinese government today raised down-payment requirements and raised mortgage rates for second-home mortgages in cities with "excessively fast" price gains to slow property price increases.
Chicago Fed President Evans last night speaking in Des Moines, Iowa said, We need to be careful not to undermine our own policies and remove accommodation prematurely, as the Japanese did." He said, "There remain plenty of headwinds and downside risks that can impede our progress."
Japan's Jan jobless rate of 4.2% was in line with market expectations and was down from a revised 4.3% in Dec (prelim 4.2%). The Jan job-to-applicant ratio rose to 0.85 from a revised 0.83 in Dec.
Japan's Jan national CPI fell to -0.3% y/y from -0.1% y/y in Dec was showed deeper deflation than market expectations of -0.2% y/y. The Feb Tokyo CPI fell to -0.9% y/y from a revised -0.5% y/y in Jan. The deeper deflation rates will provide a stronger basis for the new BOJ chief Kuroda to pursue the expanded asset purchase program that he is widely expected to adopt.
China's Feb HSBC manufacturing PMI fell by -1.9 points to 50.4 from the 2-year high of 52.3 posted in January, which was weaker than market expectations of 50.6. Meanwhile, the Feb manufacturing PMI reported by the National Bureau of Statstics fell by -0.3 points to 50.1 from 50.4 in Jan and was weaker than market expectations for a +0.1 point rise to 50.5.
Japan's Feb vehicle sales fell by -12.2% y/y, improving a bit from -12.9% y/y in Jan.
The UK Feb nationwide house price report of +0.2% m/m and unchanged y/y was roughly in line with market expectations.
The German Jan retail sales report of +3.1% m/m and +2.4% y/y was substantially better than market expectations of +0.9% m/m and -1.7% y/y. Dec was revised to -2.1% m/m and -3.7% y/y from -1.7% m/m and -4.7% y/y.
The UK Feb PMI manufacturing index fell by -2.6 points to 47.9 from a revised 50.5 in Jan and was -3.1 points weaker than market expectations for an increase to 51.0.
The German final-Feb manufacturing PMI was revised higher by +0.2 points to 50.3 from 50.1 in early-Feb, which was 0.2 points better than market expectations for an unrevised report of 50.1. The Eurozone final-Feb manufacturing PMI was revised +0.1 point higher to 47.9 from 47.8 in early-Feb.
The Eurozone Feb CPI report of +1.8% y/y eased from +2.0% in Jan and was weaker than market expectations of +1.9%.
The Eurozone Jan unemployment rate rose by +0.1 point to 11.9% from a revised 11.8% in Dec (prelim 11.7%) and showed a weaker labor market than market expectations for a report of 11.8%. The Feb unemployment rate of 11.9% was a record high for the series that has a history back to 1995. The number of unemployed persons rose by 201,000 to 18.998 million persons. The Jan youth unemployment rate rose to a record 24.2%, which was bad enough except that Spain's youth unemployment rate rose to an unfathomable 55.5%.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

The markets today will be closely watching a meeting at the White House between President Obama and Congressional leaders although no progress is expected to be made to avert the sequester that begins today. Today’s Feb ISM manufacturing index is expected to show a decline of -0.6 to 52.5, reversing the +2.9 point increase to 53.1 seen in January. Feb total vehicle sales are expected to dip to 15.10 mln from 15.23 mln in January as consumer spending takes at least a mild hit from the fiscal cliff deal. Today’s final-Feb U.S. consumer confidence index from the University of Michigan is expected to be unrevised from the early-Feb report of 76.3. Today’s Jan PCE deflator is expected to ease to a 3-1/4 year low of +1.2% y/y from +1.3% y/y in December. Meanwhile, the Jan core PCE deflator, which is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, is expected to ease to +1.3% y/y from the 1-1/2 year low of +1.4% y/y seen in December.
Three of the S&P 500 companies are scheduled to release earnings today: Pepco Holdings (consensus $0.20), Best Buy (1.55), and Berkshire Hathaway ($1793.24).

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 -0.50%) this morning are down -5.75 points (-0.38%) on today's sequestration and on generally weak global economic data released today. The S&P 500 index on Thursday traded higher into early afternoon, but erased its advance and tumbled into the close after the Senate rejected a pair of partisan proposals to replace sequestration that begins Friday. Other negative factors included the weaker-than-expected Q4 U.S. GDP (+0.1% versus expectations of +0.6%) and the IMF's statement that it will cut its GDP forecast for the U.S. because of sequestration. Supportive factors included (1) carry-over strength from a rally in European stocks after ECB President Draghi said the ECB is "far" from considering a liquidity exit, (2) the larger-than-expected decline in weekly U.S. jobless claims (-22,000 versus expectations of -2,000) and (3) the unexpected increase in the Feb Chicago purchasing managers index to its best level in 11 months (+1.2 to 56.8 versus expectations of -1.6 to 54.0). Closes: S&P 500 -0.09%, Dow Jones -0.15%, Nasdaq -0.10%.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Groupon (GRPN -24.25%) rallied 4% in after-hours trading after it announced CEO Andrew Mason will be stepping down.
Atlantic Power (AT -3.39%) reported a Q4 EPS loss of -50 cents, greater than consensus for a -3 cent loss.
Northern Oil and Gas (NOG -1.79%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 34 cents, better than consensus of 27 cents.
Boeing (BA -0.59%) will eliminate hundreds of workers at its South Carolina Dreamliner factory over the course of this year, according to Dow Jones.
Westar Energy (WR -0.29%) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of 36 cents, better than consensus of 20 cents and increased the dividend by 1 cent to 34 cents per share payable to shareholders of record as of March 11.
Cempra (CEMP -0.61%) reported a Q4 EPS loss of -26 cents, smaller than consensus of a -32 cent loss.
Dresser-Rand (DRC +0.65%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.05, weaker than consensus of $1.10.
Flowers Foods (FLO -0.49%) won its bid for Hostess bread assets with a $360 million bid. The agreement includes, in addition to the brands, 20 bakeries, 38 depots and other assets.
McDermott (MDR -1.78%) reported Q4 EPS of 17 cents, weaker than consensus of 23 cents.
Salesforce.com (CRM +1.37%) rallied 4% in after-hours trading after the company reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 51 cents, better than consensus of 40 cents.
Gap (GPS +1.26%) rose +2.5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 EPS of 73 cents, higher than consensus of 71 cents, and said it will raise its annual dividend by 20% per share from 50 cents in fiscal year 2012 to 60 cents in fiscal year 2013.

MARKET COMMENTS

June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 +0.21%) this morning are up 8 ticks on increased safe-haven demand with the sell-off in stocks. June 10-year T-note prices on Thursday closed higher after U.S. GDP grew less than expected in Q4 along with increased safe-haven demand for Treasuries on concern the automatic spending cuts that begin Friday from sequestration will slow growth in the U.S. economy. Closes: TYM3 +3.5, FVM3 +2.0.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.40%) this morning is up +0.33 points (+0.40%) on increased safe-haven demand with the sell-off in stocks and with today's beginning of sequestration. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0052 (-0.40%) on weak European economic data. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.27 (+0.29%) as today's Japan CPI data will provide an even stronger justification for new BOJ chief Kuroda to expand the BOJ's asset purchase plan. The dollar index on Thursday jumped to a 6-month high and closed higher after EUR/USD retreated when ECB President Draghi signaled that the ECB has no intention of tightening monetary policy anytime soon. Closes: Dollar index +0.38 (+0.47%), EUR/USD -0.0081 (-0.61%), USD/JPY +0.32 (+0.34%).
April WTI crude oil (CLJ13 -1.30%) this morning is down -0.89 (-0.97%) and April gasoline (RBJ13 -0.91%) is down -0.0354 (-1.14%) on weak global economic data and today's U.S. sequestration. Crude oil and gasoline on Thursday closed mixed. April gasoline posted a 1-month low but rebounded higher after the Phillips 66 Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois and the Exxon Mobil Joliet, Illinois, refinery that supply the Midwest with gasoline, reported issues with production units that may limit their gasoline output. Other bullish factors included the bigger-than-expected decline in weekly U.S. jobless claims (-22,000 versus expectations of -2,000) and the Feb Chicago purchasing managers index which unexpectedly expanded to its best level in 11-months (+1.2 to 56.8), and suggests stronger fuel consumption. Bearish factors included (1) the rally in the dollar index to a 6-month high, (2) weaker-than-expected U.S. Q4 GDP (+0.1% q/q annualized versus expectations of +0.6%), and (3) concern that the U.S. economy and energy demand will slow once sequestration begins on Friday. Closes: CLJ3 -0.71 (-0.77%), RBJ3 +0.0054 (+0.17%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR03/01/2013

US	0830 ET	Jan personal income expected -2.4% m/m, Dec +2.6% m/m. Jan personal spending expected +0.2%, Dec +0.2% m/m.
	0830 ET	Jan PCE deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.2% y/y, Dec unch m/m and +1.3% y/y. Jan core PCE deflator expected +0.2% m/m and +1.3% y/y, Dec unch m/m and +1.4% y/y.
	0955 ET	Final-Feb U.S. consumer confidence (University of Michigan) expected unch at 76.3, early-Feb +2.5 to 76.3.
	1000 ET	Jan construction spending expected +0.4%, Dec +0.9% m/m.
	1000 ET	Feb ISM manufacturing index expected -0.6 to 52.5, Jan +2.9 to 53.1. Feb ISM prices-paid sub-index expected +0.8 to 57.3, Jan +1.0 to 56.5.
	1700 ET	Feb total vehicle sales expected 15.10 mln, Jan 15.23 mln. Feb domestic vehicle sales expected 12.00 mln, Jan 12.08 mln.
	2200 ET	Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on low long-term interest rates.
	n/a	Sequester of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts begin for March-September.
JPN	0000 ET	Japan Feb vehicle sales, Jan -12.9% y/y
GER	0200 ET	German Jan retail sales expected +0.9% m/m and -1.7% y/y, Dec -1.7% m/m and -4.7% y/y.
	0355 ET	German final-Feb manufacturing PMI expected unrevised at 50.1.
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone final-Feb manufacturing PMI expected unrevised at 47.8.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Feb CPI estimate expected +1.9% y/y, Jan +2.0% y/y.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Jan unemployment rate expected +0.1 to 11.8, Dec 11.7%.
UK	0200 ET	U.K. Feb nationwide house prices expected +0.2% m/m and -0.2% y/y, Jan +0.5% m/m and unch y/y.
	0430 ET	U.K. Feb PMI manufacturing expected +0.2 to 51.0, Jan 50.8.
	0430 ET	U.K. Jan net consumer credit expected +0.2 bln pounds, Dec +0.6 bln pounds. Jan net lending on dwellings expected +0.8 bln pounds, Dec +1.0 bln pounds.
	0430 ET	U.K. Jan mortgage approvals expected 56,500, Dec 55,800.
	0430 ET	U.K. Jan M4 money supply, Dec +0.7% m/m and -1.0% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR03/01/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
Hospitality Properties Trust	HPT US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.771
Golar LNG Ltd	GOL NO	Bef-mkt	Y 2012 Earnings Release	Y 2012	1.667
Pepco Holdings Inc	POM US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.202
Exelis Inc	XLS US	7:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.457
Best Buy Co Inc	BBY US	8:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	1.551
Eaton Corp PLC	ETN US	8:00	Analyst Conference	Y 2013
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	PEG US	8:00	Analyst Conference	Y 2013
Best Buy Co Inc	BBY US	9:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Great Plains Energy Inc	GXP US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Universal Health Services Inc	UHS US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Integrys Energy Group Inc	TEG US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Popular Inc	BPOP US	9:00	Investor Day	2012
Popular Inc	BPOP US	9:00	Investor Day	Y 2013
Dresser-Rand Group Inc	DRC US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
SandRidge Energy Inc	SD US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Ford Motor Co	F US	9:30	February 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Ford Motor Co	F US	10:00	February 2013 Sales and Revenue Call	2013
McDermott International Inc	MDR US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Westar Energy Inc	WR US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Hospitality Properties Trust	HPT US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Pepco Holdings Inc	POM US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Exelis Inc	XLS US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
General Motors Co	GM US	11:00	February 2013 Sales and Revenue Call	2013
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	BRK/A US	16:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	1793.24
General Motors Co	GM US		February 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Homeaway (AWAY) Barchart's Chart of thew DAy

Summary:

Today's Chart of the Day is Homeaway (AWAY), found by using Barchart's New High List and sorting for frequency. The company is engaged in providing online marketplace of vacation rentals accommodations. The stock hit 18 new highs in the last 20 trading sessions.

Article:

Homeaway (AWAY) is today's Chart of the Day. I found it by using the Barchart New High list and sorted for frequency. Since the stocks hit a Trend Spotter buy on 1/3 at 22.11 the stock had a steady climb of 33.65%. In the last 20 trading sessions the stock hit 18 new highs and is up 27.22% for the month.

The Company offers apartments, castles, condos, estates, hotels, homes, studios, town homes, and villas. It publishes detailed property listings, including photographs, descriptions, location, pricing, availability, and contact information.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 27.22% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.53 with a 50 day moving average of 23.73

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $2.45 billion
P/E 147.37
Analysts issued 7 strong buy, 1 buy, 3 hold and 1 under perform recommendations
Revenue projected to increase by 21.60% this year and another 19.00% next year
Earnings are estimated to be up 45.50% this year, an additional 23.40% next year and continue to increase by 28.80% annually for at least 5 years

Exit strategy: This is a high P/E stock so watch closely and sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average.

Disclosure: I do own this stock in my personal portfolio

5 NASDAQ 100 Picks

Today's picks come from using Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 index for the stocks having the best Barchart technical indicators and charts. The list includes Adobe Systems (ADBE), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Discovery Communication (DISCA), Micron Technology (MU) and Mylan (MYL):

Adobe Systems

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 4.21% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 34.31%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 37.50
Recently traded at 39.86 with a 50 day moving average of 38.22

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 7.05% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 66.10%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.24
Recently traded at 52.81 with a 50 day moving average of 49.45

Discovery Communications (DISCA)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 6.45% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.39%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.39
Recently traded at 75.25 with a 50 day moving average of 67.86

Micron Technology (MU)

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 6.01% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.83%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 7.84%
Recently traded at 8.32 with a 50 day moving average of 7.45

Mylan (MYL)

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 5.25% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.98
Recently traded at 29.58 with a 50 day moving average of 28.29

Barchart Morning Call 2/28

Barchart Morning Call

BC - 2 hrs 13 mins ago

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 +0.10%) this morning are slightly higher by +0.18% on a +0.35% rally in European stocks sparked by assurances by ECB President Draghi that the ECB is not close to considering a liquidity exit. Chinese stocks rallied sharply by +3.03% today on economic optimism and a rally in property developers on favorable earnings news. Japanese stocks closed +2.71% and Hong Kong closed +1.96%. Commodity prices are slightly higher by +0.08% this morning. April crude oil (CLJ13 -0.10%) is down -0.08%, April gasoline (RBJ13 -0.22%) is down -0.09%, April gold (GCJ13 -0.28%) is down -0.34%, May copper (HGK13 +0.15%) is up +0.21%, grains are trading higher, and livestock and softs are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) is unchanged while EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.16% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.08%. June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 +0.18%) are up 6 ticks.
ECB President Draghi today said that while the ECB's balance sheet is shrinking due to the early pay-off of LTRO loans by some banks, the ECB is "far" from considering a liquidity exit.
The Italian bond yield is down 14 bp in the past two days as some optimism has emerged that Italy's political parties may be able to put aside their rivalries and produce a grand coalition.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe last night officially appointed Asian Development Bank President Kuroda as the new BOJ chief, in line with the reports earlier this week.
Japan's Jan industrial production report of +1.0% m/m and -5.1% y/y was weaker than market expectations of +1.5% m/m and -4.9% y/y.
The UK Feb GfK consumer confidence index was unchanged from Jan at -26, which was in line with market expectations.
Japan Jan housing starts rose +5.0% y/y to 863,000 units, which was a weaker outcome than market expectations for a +8.8% increase to 894,000 units.
Germany's Feb unemployment fell by -3,000, which showed a slightly stronger labor market than market expectations of unchanged, although that was offset by the fact that Jan was revised to -14,000 from -16,000. The German Feb unemployment rate was unchanged from Jan's revised level of 6.9% (prelim 6.8%), which showed a little weaker labor market than market expectations for a report of 6.8%.
The Eurozone Jan CPI of -1.0% m/m and +2.0% y/y was in line with market expectations. The Jan core CPI eased to +1.3% y/y from +1.5% y/y in Dec and showed a little weaker inflation than market expectations of +1.5% y/y.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

The markets today will be watching the gyrations in the Senate, which is expected to consider both a Democratic and a Republican version of a sequester replacement bill, although neither plan is expected to even advance to an up-or-down vote as Republicans filibuster the Democratic plan. Whatever happens in the Senate will only be for PR purposes since the sequester is now certain to go into effect on Friday. Today's unemployment claims report is expected to show a small -2,000 decline in initial claims and a small -8,000 decline in continuing claims. Today's Q4 GDP is expected to be revised higher to +0.6% from -0.1%, at least saving the U.S. from the negative psychology of having its first negative GDP report since the recession ended in June 2009. Today’s Feb Chicago purchasing managers index is expected to show a decline of -1.6 to 54.0, reversing part of the sharp +5.6 point increase seen in January to a 9-month high of Jan 55.6.
There are 8 of the S&P 500 companies that will report earnings today. Notable reports include Kohl's (consensus $1.63), The Gap (0.71), and Salesforce.com (0.40).

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 +0.10%) this morning are mildly higher by +2.75 points (+0.18%) on the +0.35% rally in European stocks that was prompted by ECB President Draghi's statement that the ECB is "far" from considering a liquidity exit. The S&P 500 index on Wednesday rallied sharply on another positive housing market report with the +4.5% gain in pending home sales along with continued optimism about Fed Chairman Bernanke’s strong defense of QE3 in his Tue/Wed testimony to Congressional panels. U.S. stocks also received a boost from a sharp +1.61% rally in European stocks on a successful Italian 5 and 10-year bond auction and stronger-than-expected European confidence indexes. Closes: S&P 500 +1.27%, Dow Jones +1.27%, Nasdaq +1.04%.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Domino's Pizza (DPZ +1.80%) reported Q4 EPS of 64 cents, above the consensus of 60 cents.
Molycorp (MCP -0.95%) is down 7% after delaying is Q4 earnings report to consider a charge for goodwill impairment.
Pall Corp (PLL +1.59%) reported Q2 pro forma EPS of 73 cnets, higher than the consensus of 67 cents.
Limited (LTD +1.99%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.76, above the consensus of $1.74.
J.C. Penney (JCP +0.67%) fell 14% in after-hours trading after reporting a Q4 adjusted EPS loss of $1.95 versus the consensus for an 18 cent loss. JC Penny also reported that Q4 same-store sales fell 31.7%.
Groupon (GRPN +7.75%) plunged 22% in after-hours trading after reporting a Q4 EPS loss of 12 cents versus expectations for a 3 cent profit.
Babcock & Wilcox (BWC +2.72%) rallied 9% in after-hours trading.
Nordstrom (JWN +2.61%) rallied 1.3% in after-hours trading after announcing an $800M share repurchase program and increasing its dividend 11% to 30 cents per share.

MARKET COMMENTS

June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 +0.18%) this morning are up 6 ticks as safe-haven demand continues ahead of Friday's sequester date. June 10-year T-note prices on Wednesday closed slightly lower on reduced safe-haven demand with the sharp 2-day rally in stocks. Closes: TYM3 -3, FVM3 unch.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) this morning is unchanged. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) down -0.0021 (-0.16%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.07 (-0.08%) and has shown little reaction to the official appointment of Mr. Kuroda as the new BOJ chief. The dollar index on Wednesday closed lower on reduced safe-haven demand with the sharp rally in U.S. stocks, while EUR/USD received support from the successful Italian bond auction and the stronger-than-expected Eurozone confidence indexes. Closes: Dollar index -0.27 (-0.33%), EUR/USD +0.0078 (+0.60%), USD/JPY +0.26 (+0.28%).
April WTI crude oil (CLJ13 -0.10%) this morning is down -0.07 (-0.08%) and April gasoline (RBJ13 -0.22%) is down -0.0027 (-0.09%). Crude oil closed slightly higher as U.S. crude oil inventories rose +1.13 mln bbls, less than expectations of +2.5 mln bbls. However, gasoline prices plunged on heavy technical selling and news that the U.S. refinery utilization rate rose sharply by +2.2 points to 85.1%, indicating that refineries are trying to get facilities back on line as soon as possible to capture profitable crack margins. Gasoline inventories fell -1.857 mln bbls, outpacing expectations of -1.5 mln bbls. Closes: CLJ3 +0.13 (+0.14%), RBJ3 -0.0925 (-2.89%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR02/28/2013

US	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -2,000 to 360,000, previous +20,000 to 362,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -8,000 to 3.140 mln, previous +11,000 to 3.148 mln.
	0830 ET	Revised Q4 GDP expected +0.6%, prelim -0.1% q/q annualized. Revised Q4 personal consumption expected unrevised at +2.2% q/q annualized. Final Q4 price index expected unrevised at +0.6% . Final core PCE expected unrevised at +0.9%.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	0900 ET	Feb Milwaukee PMI, Jan 51.3.
	0945 ET	Feb Chicago purchasing managers index expected -1.6 to 54.0, Jan +5.6 to 55.6.
	1100 ET	Kansas City Feb manufacturing index, Jan -2.
	2000 ET	Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks to the CFA Society of Iowa?s Annual Investment Strategy dinner.
JPN	0000 ET	Japan Jan housing starts expected +8.8% to 894,000, Dec +10% y/y to 880,000.
	0000 ET	Japan Jan construction orders, Dec +4.8% y/y.
	1830 ET	Japan Jan jobless rate, Dec 4.2%. Jan job-to-applicant ratio, Dec 0.82.
	1830 ET	Japan Jan overall household spending, Dec -0.7% y/y.
	1830 ET	Japan Jan national CPI, Dec -0.1% y/y. Jan national CPI ex-fresh food, Dec -0.2% y/y. Jan national CPI ex food & energy, Dec -0.6% y/y.
	1830 ET	Japan Feb Tokyo CPI, Jan -0.6% y/y. Feb Tokyo CPI ex-fresh food, Jan -0.5% y/y. Feb Tokyo CPI ex food & energy, Jan -0.9% y/y.
	1850 ET	Japan Q4 capital spending, Q3 +2.2%. Q4 capital spending excluding software, Q3 +2.4%
CHI	2000 ET	China Feb manufacturing PMI (National Bureau of Statistics) expected +0.1 to 50.5, -0.2 to Jan 50.4.
	2045 ET	China Feb HSBC manufacturing PMI, Feb flash report was released on Sunday.
GER	0355 ET	German Feb unemployment change expected unchanged, Jan -16,000. Feb unemployment rate expected unch at 6.8%, Jan 6.8%.
	0800 ET	German Feb CPI (EU harmonized).
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone CPI expected -1.0% m/m and +2.0% y/y, Jan +0.4% m/m and +2.0% y/y. Feb core CPI, Jan +1.5% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR02/28/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
WPX Energy Inc	WPX	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	-0.079
Cablevision Systems Corp	CVC	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.094
Rowan Cos Plc	RDC	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.479
Iron Mountain Inc	IRM	6:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.253
Kohl's Corp	KSS	7:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	1.625
ConocoPhillips	COP	8:30	Analyst Meeting	Y 2013
Iron Mountain Inc	IRM	8:30	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Duke Energy Corp	DUK	8:30	Investor and Analyst Meeting	Y 2013
Kohl's Corp	KSS	8:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Pall Corp	PLL	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Progressive Corp/The	PGR	9:00	Investor Relations Conferece Call
Leucadia National Corp	LUK	9:00	Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting	Y 2013
Ltd Brands Inc	LTD	9:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
WPX Energy Inc	WPX	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Cablevision Systems Corp	CVC	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Rowan Cos Plc	RDC	11:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
State Street Corp	STT	12:30	Investor & Analyst Meeting	Y 2013
AmerisourceBergen Corp	ABC	14:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Gap Inc/The	GPS	16:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.709
Salesforce.com Inc	CRM	17:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Gap Inc/The	GPS	17:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Salesforce.com Inc	CRM	Aft-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.397
Integrys Energy Group Inc	TEG	Aft-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.946

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Glacier Bancorp - GBCI - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

Today's Barchart Chart of the Day is Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) and was found by sorting the Barchart New Highs for frequency. The stock hit 16 new highs and is up 12.19% in the last month. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 12/19 the stock is up 14.90%.

Article:

Today's Chart of the Day is Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) and was found by sorting the Barchart New High list for frequency. The stock hit 16 new highs and is up 12.19% for the month. Since the Trend Spotter triggered a buy signal on 12/19 at 14.90 the stock is up 16.12%.

The stock is a multi-bank holding company and provides commercial banking services in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Washington. It offers transaction and savings deposits; real estate, commercial, agriculture, and consumer loans; mortgage origination services; and retail brokerage services to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, community organizations, and public entities.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 12.19% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 16.57
Recently traded at 17.30 with a 50 day moving average of 15.64

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.24 billion
P/E 15.87
Dividend yield 3.36%
Analysts issued 8 hold recommendations
Revenue projected to increase 1.20% this year and another 5.30% next year
Earnings are estimated to increase by 11.40% this year, an additional 7.70% next year and increase annually buy 10.00% for the next 5 years
Financial strength B+

Exit Strategy: Sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average.

5 Small Cap Picks

Today's picks were found when I used Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap index for frequency. Right near the top of the list were United Stationers (USTR), Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Teledyne Technologies (TDY) and Skywest (SKYW):

United Stationers (USTR)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 10.99% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.08%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.13
Recently traded at 36.47 with a 50 day moving average of 32.81

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 3.45% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 66.29%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.80
Recently traded at 56.68 with a 50 day moving average of 53.26

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)

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 9.94% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.21%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.69
Recently traded at 19.35 with a 50 day moving average of 17.60

Teledyne Technologies (TDY)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 2.65% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.80%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 68.80
Recently traded at 72.88 with a 50 day moving average of 68.13

Skywest (SKYW)

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 7.57% in the last month
Relative strength Index 61.03%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 13.37
Recently traded at 13.92 with a 50 day moving average of 13.07

Barchart Morning Call 2/27

Barchart Morning Call

BC - Wed Feb 27, 6:55AM CST

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 +0.15%) this morning are slightly higher by +0.08% with support from a +0.44% rally in European stocks on an improvement in Eurozone confidence indexes and successful Italian bond auctions. Japanese stocks today closed down -1.27% but all the other major Asian stock markets closed higher. Hong Kong closed +0.25% and China closed +1.06%. Commodity prices this morning are slightly lower by -0.10%. April crude (CLJ13 +0.06%) oil is up +0.29%, April gasoline (RBJ13 -0.07%) up +0.03%, April gold (GCJ13 -0.56%) is down -0.60%, March copper is down -0.27%, and agriculture prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.30%) is down -0.29% as risk concerns have eased a bit with today's successful Italian debt auctions. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.33% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.33%. March 10-year T-note (ZNH13 +0.09%) prices are up 3.5 ticks.
2-day nuclear talks between world powers and Iran ended today with talks scheduled to resume. Technical talks will be held in Istanbul on March 18 and political talks will be held in Kazakhstan on April 5. Iran's negotiator said this week's talks represented a "turning point" and he said that world powers made a "more realistic and logical" proposal. The details of the proposal were not made public.
The Eurozone Feb economic confidence index rose to 91.1 from a revised 89.5 in Jan and was stronger than market expectations of 89.9. The Eurozone Feb business climate index rose to -0.73 from -1.09 in Jan and was stronger than market expectations for just a small increase to -1.02. The Eurozone Feb industrial confidence index rose to -11.2 from a revised -13.8 in Jan and was stronger than market expectations of -13.1. Eurozone Feb services confidence rose to -5.4 from a revised -7.7 in Jan and was stronger than market expectations of -8.8. The Eurozone Feb consumer confidence index was left unrevised at -23.6.
Italy today was able to successfully sell 2.5 billion euros of 5-year bonds and 4 billion euros of 10-year bonds despite Monday's muddled election results, which allowed Italian 10-year bond yields to fall several basis points.
The Japan Jan retail trade report of +2.3% m/m and -1.1% y/y was stronger than market expectations of +0.9% m/m and -1.5% y/y. However, Japan Jan large retailer sales fell -3.5% y/y, which was weaker than market expectations of -0.8%.
German March GfK consumer confidence rose by +0.1 point to 5.9 from 5.8 in Feb, which was slightly stronger than market expectations for a report of unchanged.
UK Q4 GDP was left unrevised at -0.3% q/q although on a year-on-year basis UK GDP was revised higher to +0.3% from unchanged.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Fed Chairman Bernanke today will appear before the House Financial Services Committee in the second day of his semi-annual testimony. He will present the same prepared remarks although the Q&A period will obviously be different. Today's Jan pending home sales report is expected to show a +2.0% increase after the -4.3% decline seen in December. Jan durable goods orders today are expected to show a decline of -4.8% to more than reverse December's +4.3% increase, while durable goods ex-transportation are expected at -0.3% m/m after the +1.0% m/m increase in December. The Treasury today will sell $29 billion in 7-year T-notes to conclude this week's $99 billion T-note package.
There are 12 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today. Notable reports include Target (consensus $1.48), TJX (0.81), JC Penney (-0.24), Ltd Brands (1.74), Pall Corp (0.66), and Dollar Tree (0.99).

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH13 +0.15%) this morning are slightly higher by +1.25 points (+0.08%) on support from a rally in European stocks. The S&P 500 index on Tuesday managed to stage a fairly solid recovery after Monday’s sharp -1.83% loss on the Italian election results and Friday’s upcoming sequester. Bullish factors on Tuesday centered on Mr. Bernanke's strong defense of QE3 and much stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data including Feb U.S. consumer confidence (+11.2 points), Jan new home sales (+15.6%), and Feb Richmond Fed manufacturing index (+18 to 6). Closes: S&P 500 +0.61%, Dow Jones +0.84%, Nasdaq +0.45%.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Dollar Tree (DLTR +0.64%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.01, higher than the consensus of 99 cents.
Target (TGT +1.84%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.65, well above the consensus of $1.48.
NRG Energy (NRG +0.76%) reported Q4 EPS of $2.06 with items versus the consensus for a 15 cent loss.
Papa John's (PZZA +1.14%) fell in after-hours trading after announcing that it would restate its last four years of financial statements due a change in accounting for joint ventures.
Edison International (EIX +0.37%) rallied 4% in after-hours trading after reporting Q4 core EPS of $1.79.
First Solar (FSLR -4.22%) fell sharply by 10% in after-hours trading on disappointing Q1 guidance of 70-90 cent vs the consensus of 94 cents, although Q4 EPS of $2.04 was well above the consensus of $1.76.
Range Resources (RRC +1.26%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 46 cents, much better than the consensus of 29 cents.
Priceline.com (PCLN +1.03%) rallied 3.5% in after-hours trading after reporting Q4 adjusted EPS of $6.77, sell above the consensus of $6.54.
Accretive Health (AH +0.92%) fell nearly 20% after saying it would postpone Q4 and FY2012 results due to an evaluation of revenue recognition practices.
NJ Governor Christie late yesterday signed an Internet gaming bill into law, providing support for some selected gaming stocks such as Caesar's Entertainment (CZR +3.59%), Boyd Gaming (BYD +0.62%), and Zynga (ZNGA -2.04%).

MARKET COMMENTS

March 10-year T-notes this morning are up +3.5 ticks on continued safe-haven demand ahead of Friday's sequester. March 10-year T-note prices on Tuesday managed to continue higher despite the rally in stocks as the T-note market continues to see support ahead of Friday’s sequester. Closes: TYH3 +5.5, FVH3 +1.75.
The dollar index this morning is down -0.24 points on reduced safe-haven demand. EUR/USD is up +0.0043 (+0.33%) on the stronger-than-expected Eurozone confidence indexes and on the successful Italian bond auctions. USD/JPY is down -0.30 (-0.33%). The dollar index on Tuesday edged to another new 6-month high and closed mildly higher on continued worries about possible new turmoil in Europe and Friday’s U.S. sequester even though the rally in stocks toned down risk concerns a bit. USD/JPY continued to see some strength on Monday’s reports that Prime Minister Abe will choose Haruhiko Kuroda as the new BOJ chief. Closes: Dollar index +0.20 (+0.24%), EUR/USD -0.0002 (-0.02%), USD/JPY +0.16 (+0.17%).
April WTI crude oil this morning is up +0.27 (+0.29%) and April gasoline is up +0.0011 (+0.03%). Crude oil and gasoline prices closed lower on Tuesday mainly due to continued heavy long liquidation pressure with the new 2-month low in crude oil and 3-week low in gasoline. Another bearish factor is market expectations for a 2.5 million bbl increase in crude oil inventories in today’s weekly DOE report, although yesterday’s API report showed an increase of only +904,000. Closes: CLJ3 -0.48 (-0.52%), RBJ3 -0.0648 (-1.99%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR02/27/2013

US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -1.7% with purchase sub-index -1.7% and refi sub-index -1.6%.
	0830 ET	Jan durable goods orders expected -4.8%, Dec +4.3% m/m. Jan durable ex-transportation orders expected -0.3% m/m, Dec +1.0% m/m. Jan non-defense capital goods orders ex-aircraft, Dec +0.2% m/m.
	1000 ET	Jan pending home sales index expected +2.0% m/m, Dec -4.3% m/m and +4.9% y/y.
	1000 ET	Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers semi-annual testimony on monetary policy to House Financial Services Committee.
	1030 ET	DOE Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1300 ET	Treasury auction of $29 billion in 7-year T-notes.
	1630 ET	Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher speaks on the economy and monetary policy at Columbia University?s Spring 2013 Distinguished Speaker in International Finance and Economic Policy.
GER	0200 ET	German Mar GfK consumer confidence survey expected +5.9, Feb 5.8.
	0200 ET	German Jan import price index expected +0.5% m/m and -0.4% y/y, Dec -0.5% m/m and +0.3% y/y.
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone Jan M3 money supply expected +3.2% y/y, Dec +3.3% y/y.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Feb economic confidence, Jan 89.2. Feb business climate indicator, Jan -1.09. Final Feb consumer confidence.
UK	0430 ET	U.K. Q4 GDP expected unrevised from -0.3% q/q and unchanged y/y.
	0430 ET	U.K. Dec index of services, Nov unchanged m/m and +0.6% 3-mo/3-mo.
	1901 ET	U.K. Feb GfK consumer confidence survey, Jan -26.
JPN	1815 ET	Japan Feb Markit/JMMA manufacturing PMI, Jan 47.7.
	1850 ET	Japan Jan industrial production, Dec +2.4% m/m and -7.9% y/y.
	2300 ET	Japan Jan vehicle production, Dec -17.2% y/y.
CHI	2035 ET	China Feb MNI business sentiment indicator.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR02/27/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
NRG Energy Inc	NRG US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	-0.124
AES Corp/VA	AES US	6:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.3
Joy Global Inc	JOY US	6:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	1.145
Target Corp	TGT US	7:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	1.48
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	8:15	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.21
Dollar Tree Inc	DLTR US	9:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	C4 2013
NRG Energy Inc	NRG US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Range Resources Corp	RRC US	9:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
TJX Cos Inc	TJX US	9:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.808
Vornado Realty Trust	VNO US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
AES Corp/VA	AES US	10:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Target Corp	TGT US	10:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Deere & Co	DE US	11:00	Annual General Meeting
TJX Cos Inc	TJX US	11:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Joy Global Inc	JOY US	11:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	11:30	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Apple Inc	AAPL US	12:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
JC Penney Co Inc	JCP US	16:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	-0.24
Ltd Brands Inc	LTD US	16:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	1.736
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	17:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
JC Penney Co Inc	JCP US	17:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Monster Beverage Corp	MNST US	17:00	Q4 2012 Earnings Call	Q4 2012
Pall Corp	PLL US	17:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.663
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.636
Monster Beverage Corp	MNST US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2012 Earnings Release	Q4 2012	0.411
Dollar Tree Inc	DLTR US		Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.988