Friday, August 2, 2013

Acadia Pharmceuticals - Barchart Chart of the Day

Summary:

Arcadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) is the Chart of the Day. The stock rose 1,200.00% in the past year and has a weighted alpha of 374.63+.

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The Chart of the Day is Arcadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD). I found the stock by using the New High List and sorting for Weighted Alpha. The stock is up 1,200.00% in the past year and has a weighted Alpha of 374.63+.

It is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Their three clinical programs are ACP-103 for treatment-induced dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, and ACP-104 and ACP-103, both for the treatment of schizophrenia.

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:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 15.38% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.46%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 19.37
Recently traded at 20.41 with a 50 day moving average of 17.92

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.61 billion
Revenue to decrease 63.35% this year but grow by 26.70% next year
Earnings estimated to increase by 2.60% this year, decrease 5.40% next year and increase over the next 5 years by an annual rate of 20.00%
Wall Street analysts issued 7 strong buy and 1 hold recommendation
Financial Strength B

This stock ii on a roll and if you get in at this point watch carefully the moving averages and turtle channels to gauge when the momentum stops.

Small Cap Winners

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stock with the highest weighted alpha and found Monarch Casino and Resorts (MCRI), Questor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR), Medidata Solutions (MDSO), Financial Engines (FNGN) and Zale Corp (ZLC):

Monarch Casino and Resorts (MCRI)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
11 new highs and up 22.50% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.94%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.35
Recently traded at 20.80 with a 50 day moving average of 17.13

Questor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR)

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 47.40% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 83.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 65.75
Recently traded at 66.85 with a 50 day moving average of 45.23

Medidata Solutions (MDSO)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 18.65% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.92%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 89.26
Recently traded at 92.46 with a 50 day moving average of 76.05

Financial Engines (FNGN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 11.76% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.00%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 47.68
Recently traded at 52.01 with a 50 day moving average of 46.45

Zale Corporation (ZLC)

Barchart technical indicators:

56% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 7.36% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 59.35%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 9.19
Recently traded at 9.36 with a 50 day moving average of 8.76

Barchart Morning Call 8/2

Barchart Morning Call

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 +0.12%) this morning are up +0.09% and European stocks are up +0.15%. Asian stocks closed mostly higher: Japan +3.29%, Hong Kong +0.46%, China +0.08%, Taiwan +0.54%, Australia +1.09%, Singapore +0.33%, South Korea +0.18%, India -0.79%. Expectations for a strong U.S. July non-farm payrolls report today along with Thursday's data that showed factory output from the U.S. to China and Europe expanded in July is lifting global stocks. Commodity prices are mixed. Sep crude oil (CLU13 -0.29%) is down -0.24% as it retreated from a 2-week high. Sep gasoline (RBU13 -0.46%) is down -0.51%, Dec gold (GCZ13 -1.71%) is down -1.69% at a 2-week low as improving U.S. economic data boosts expectations the Fed will curb stimulus, and Sep copper (HGU13 +0.49%) is up +0.55%. Agricultural and livestock prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.12%) is up +0.12% at a 1-1/2 week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.01% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.26%. September T-note prices (ZNU13 -0.14%) are down -4 ticks at a 3-week low on expectations that today's U.S. July non-farm payrolls will be strong enough to prompt the Fed to taper its bond buying.
UK July nationwide house prices rose +0.8% m/m, double expectations of +0.4% m/m and the biggest monthly gain in 11-months, while prices also rose +3.9% y/y, stronger than expectations of +3.1% y/y and the biggest annual gain in 3-years.
UK July PMI construction jumped +6.0 points to 57.0, stronger than expectations of +0.5 to 51.5 and its fastest pace of expansion in 3-years.
Eurozone Jun PPI was unch m/m and rose +0.3% y/y, right on expectations.
Spain’s Labor Ministry reported that Spain July jobless claims fell -64,900, smaller than expectations of a -75,000 decline.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s July non-farm payroll report is expected to show an increase of +185,000, which would be just below the increases of +195,000 or above seen in the previous 3 months (April +199,000, May +195,000, June +195,000). Meanwhile, today’s July unemployment rate is expected to fall -0.1 point to 7.5% after being unchanged at 7.6% in June. Today’s June personal income and spending reports are expected to be relatively strong at +0.4% m/m and +0.5%, following the May reports of +0.5% and +0.3%, respectively. Today's June core PCE deflator, which is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, is expected to be unchanged from the April and May reports of +1.1% y/y, thus remaining at the record low for the series. Today’s June factory orders report is expected to show an increase of +2.3%, adding to the +2.1% increase seen in May. There are no equity conferences today.
There are 9 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today. Reports today include Pinnacle West Capital (consensus $1.14), Cablevision (0.05), Chevron (2.96), Eaton (1.11), Host Hotels & Resorts (0.42), Sealed Air (0.25), Berkshire Hathaway ($2165), Viacom (1.30), Washington Post.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

CBOE Holdings (CBOE +1.40%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 54 cents, better than consensus of 51 cents.
Honda (HMC -0.51%) was upgraded to "Outperform" from "Neutral" at Credit Suisse.
Broadcom (BRCM +0.22%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Buy" at UBS.
Alliant Energy (LNT +1.45%) reported Q2 EPS of 59 cents, stronger than consensus of 55 cents.
GameStop (GME +1.88%) was downgraded to "Neutral" from "Outperform" at Credit Suisse.
Viacom (VIAB +2.18%) reported Q3 EPS of $1.29, weaker than consensus of $1.30, and also boosted its share buyback program by $10 billion to $20 billion.
Consolidated Edison (ED +0.72%) reported Q2 EPS of 59 cents, better than consensus of 57 cents.
Berry Plastics (BERY +1.26%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 35 cents, lower than consensus of 37 cents.
Lockheed Martin (LMT +1.71%) was awarded a firm-fixed-price governemnt contract woth up to $223.31 million for the procurement of Modernized-Target Acquisition Designations Sight pilot night vision sensors and related services.
MRC Global (MRC +1.23%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 43 cents, stronger than consensus of 38 cents.
Leap Wireless (LEAP -0.30%) reported a Q2 EPS loss of -$2.09, much weaker than consensus of -$1.12.
Activision Blizzard (ATVI +1.17%) reported Q2 EPS of 8 cents, better than consensus of 7 cents.
Intuit (INTU +0.89%) lowered guidance on fiscal 2013 EPS to $3.16-$3.18 vs. prior view of $3.31-$3.35.
LinkedIn (LNKD +4.52%) rose over 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 38 cents, better than consensus of 31 cents.
Kraft Foods (KRFT +0.99%) reported Q2 EPS ex-gain of 76 cents, stronger than consensus of 66 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 +0.12%) this morning are up +1.50 points (+0.09%). The S&P 500 index on Thursday rallied to a new record high. Bullish factors included (1) reduced global growth concerns after the China July manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +0.2 to 50.3 and the Eurozone July PMI manufacturing was revised upward to a 2-year high of 50.3, and (2) strength in U.S. economic data after weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell -19,000 to a 5-1/2 year low of 326,000 and after the U.S. July ISM manufacturing index climbed +4.5 to a 2-year high of 55.4. Closes: S&P 500 +1.25%, Dow Jones +0.83%, Nasdaq 100 +1.17%.
Sep 10-year T-notes (ZNU13 -0.14%) this morning are down -4 ticks at a new 3-week low. Sep 10-year T-note prices on Thursday closed sharply lower as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data on weekly initial unemployment claims boosted expectations for the Fed to cut its bond purchases, while the surge in the S&P 500 to a record high reduced the safe-haven demand for Treasuries. Closes: TYU3 -1-2.00, FVU3 -16.75.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.12%) this morning is up +0.098 (+0.12%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0001 (-0.01%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.26 (+0.26%). The dollar index on Thursday closed higher on stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data (weekly jobless claims and the July ISM manufacturing index), which bolsters expectations the Fed will taper QE3 within a few months. EUR/USD fell back after ECB President Draghi said that risks to the economic outlook for the Eurozone “continue to be on the downside.” Closes: Dollar index +0.884 (+1.09%), EUR/USD -0.0095 (-0.71%), USD/JPY +1.664 (+1.70%).
Sep WTI crude oil (CLU13 -0.29%) this morning is down -0.26 (-0.24%) and Sep gasoline (RBU13 -0.46%) is down -0.0155 (-0.51%). Sep crude oil and gasoline prices on Thursday rose to 1-week highs and closed higher. Bullish factors included (1) stronger than expected U.S. economic data on weekly jobless claims and July ISM manufacturing, (2) expansion in China’s and the Eurozone’s July manufacturing PMIs, and (3) ECB President Draghi’s pledge to maintain accommodative monetary policy. Closes: CLU3 +2.86 (+2.72%), RBU3 +0.0321 (+1.07%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR08/02/2013

US	0830 ET	July non-farm payrolls expected +185,000, Jun +195,000. July private payrolls expected +195,000, Jun +202,000. July manufacturing payrolls expected +2,000, Jun 6,000. July unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 7.5%, Jun unch at 7.6%.
	0830 ET	July avg hourly earnings expected +0.2% m/m and +2.2% y/y, Jun +0.4% m/m and +2.2% y/y. July avg weekly hours expected unch at 34.5, Jun 34.5.
	0830 ET	Jun personal spending expected +0.5%, May +0.3%. Jun personal income expected +0.4%, May +0.5%. Personal income and spending annual revisions.
	0830 ET	Jun PCE deflator expected +0.4% m/m and +1.3% y/y, May +0.1% m/m and +1.0% y/y. Jun core PCE deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y, May +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y.
	1000 ET	Jun factory orders expected +2.3%, May +2.1%.
	1215 ET	St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks on the economy at the 2013 Municipal Finance Conference in Boston, MA.
UK	0200 ET	UK July nationwide house prices expected +0.4% m/m and +3.1% y/y, Jun +0.3% m/m and +1.9% y/y.
	0430 ET	UK July PMI construction expected +0.5 to 51.5, Jun 51.0.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone Jun PPI expected unch m/m and +0.3% y/y, May -0.3% m/m and -0.1% y/y.
CHI	2100 ET	China July non-manufacturing PMI, Jun -0.4 to 53.9.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR08/02/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
Pinnacle West Capital Corp	PNW US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.139
Cablevision Systems Corp	CVC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.045
Chevron Corp	CVX US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	2.955
Eaton Corp PLC	ETN US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.107
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	HST US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.417
Sealed Air Corp	SEE US	7:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.247
American International Group Inc	AIG US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Viacom Inc	VIAB US	8:30	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
Tesoro Corp	TSO US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Morgan Stanley	MS US	9:00	Fixed Income Investor Update Call
Cablevision Systems Corp	CVC US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Southwestern Energy Co	SWN US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Eaton Corp PLC	ETN US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	HST US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Chevron Corp	CVX US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Sealed Air Corp	SEE US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Pinnacle West Capital Corp	PNW US	12:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Public Storage	PSA US	13:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Apartment Investment & Management Co	AIV US	13:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Dell Inc	DELL US	18:00	Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting (M&A Vote)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	BRK/A US		Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	2165.8
Viacom Inc	VIAB US		Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	1.298
AutoNation Inc	AN US		July 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Washington Post Co/The	WPO US		Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013

Thursday, August 1, 2013

VIPShop Holdings (VIPS) Chart of the Day

Summary:

VIPShop Holdings (VIPS) is a Chinese on-line retailer with a weighted alpha of 553.30+ and has risen over 709.42% in the last year.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is VIPShop Holdings (VIPS). Today I used the New High List but I decided to sort for the weighted alpha and found that this stock had a weighted alpha of 553.30+ plus a Trend Spotter buy signal.

It is a Chinese online discount retailer. The Company offers branded products to consumers in China through flash sales on its vipshop.com website. It offers a wide selection of various famous branded discount products including apparel for women, men and children, fashion goods, cosmetics, home goods and other lifestyle products, through its website.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
15 new highs and up 53.17% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 82.48%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 40.37
Recently traded at 44.68 with a 50 day moving average of 32.34

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $2.46 billion
P/E 469.00
Revenue projected to grow by 124.10% this year and 49.60% next year
Earnings estimated to increase 2,325.50% this year, an additional 84.30% next year and continue to increase annually by 55.00% for the next 5 years
Wall Street analysts issued 3 strong buy, 3 buy and 1 hold recommendations

This stock has soared so watch the moving averages closely and be prepared to exit on weakness.

Deluxe Corp (DLX) buy signals

Today I added Deluxe Corp (DLX) to the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for great technical indicators and charts:

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
19 new highs and up 21.50% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 82.95%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 40.42
Recently traded at 42.25 with a 50 day moving average of 36.99

Prolor Biotech - added

Today I added Prolor Biotech (PBTH) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for great technical indicators and charts:

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 8.76% in the last month
Relative strength Index 68.45%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 6.81
Recently traded at 6.05 with a 50 day moving average of 6.43

Barchart Morning Call 8/1

Barchart Morning Call

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 +0.67%) this morning are up +0.71% and European stocks are up +0.79%. Asian stocks closed mostly higher: Japan +2.47%, Hong Kong +0.94%, China +2.39%, Taiwan -0.64%, Australia +0.19%, Singapore +0.66%, South Korea +0.36%, India -0.15%. Global stocks gained after China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly grew last month and after the Eurozone's manufacturing activity was revised upward in July to its fastest pace in 2-years. Commodity prices are mostly higher. Sep crude oil (CLU13 +1.67%) is up +1.71% at a 1-week high. Sep gasoline (RBU13 +0.86%) is up +1.06% at a 1-week high, Dec gold (GCZ13 +0.86%) is up +0.91%, and Sep copper (HGU13 +1.73%) is up +1.80%. Agricultural and livestock prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.69%) is up +0.74%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.48% on speculation ECB President Draghi will reassure the markets that the ECB will keep interest rates low at today's ECB meeting. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.92%. September T-note prices (ZNU13 -0.04%) are down -1 tick.
As expected, the BOE left its benchmark rate at 0.50% and kept its asset purchase target at 375 billion pounds.
The China July manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +0.2 to 50.3, better than expectations of a -0.3 decline to 49.8.
The German July PMI manufacturing was unexpectedly revised upward to 50.7 from the originally reported 50.3, its fastest pace of expansion n 1-1/2 years.
The Eurozone July PMI manufacturing was revised upward to a 2-year high of 50.3 from the originally reported 50.1.
The UK July PMI manufacturing climbed +1.7 to 54.6, stronger than expectations of +0.3 to 52.8 and the fastest pace of expansion in 2-1/4 years.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s weekly initial unemployment claims report is expected to show a small increase of +2,000 to 345,000, adding to last week’s +7,000 increase to 343,000. Continuing claims are expected to show an increase of +3,000 to 3.000 mln, moving a bit higher after last week’s sharp -119,000 decline to 2.997 mln. Today’s July ISM manufacturing index is expected to show a +1.1 point increase to 52.0, adding to the +1.9 point increase to 50.9 seen in June. Today’s July total vehicle sales report is expected to ease slightly to 15.80 million from the 5-1/2 year high of 15.89 million posted in June. There are no equity conferences during the remainder of the week.
There are 41 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today. Notable reports today include Marathon Petroleum (consensus $1.90), ADP (0.57), ConocoPhillips (1.29), Procter & Gamble (0.77), Time Warner Cable (1.65), Chesapeake Energy (0.41), Exxon Mobil (1.89), CME Group (0.90), Kellogg (0.98), and AIG (0.86).

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

CME Group (CME -0.11%) reported Q2 EPS of 93 cents, stronger than consensus of 90 cents.
Procter & Gamble (PG -0.17%) reported Q4 EPS of 79 cents, better than consensus of 77 cents.
Time Warner Cable (TWC -0.81%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.69, better than consensus of $1.65.
Iron Mountain (IRM +0.07%) reported Q2 EPS of 29 cents, weaker than consensus of 31 cents.
Cigna (CI +1.81%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.78, well ahead of consensus of $1.60.
Marriott (MAR +0.43%) reported Q2 EPS of 57 cents, right on consensus, although it reported Q2 revenue of $3.26 billion, higher than consensus of $3.21 billion.
Engility Holdings (EGL +1.40%) has been selected as a prime contractor for a potential $68 million contract to support Navy computer networks ashore under a contract with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific.
Life Technologies (LIFE -0.08%) reported Q2 EPS of 98 cents, better than consensus of 96 cents.
Con-way (CNW +2.47%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 67 cents, beter than consensus of 59 cents.
Williams (WMB +1.06%) reportED Q2 adjusted EPS OF 19c, better than consensus of 15 cents.
Lam Research (LRCX -0.95%) reported Q4 EPS of 80 cents, stronger than consensus of 71 cents.
MetLife (MET +0.39%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.44, better than consensus of $1.33.
Allstate (ALL +0.14%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.12, well ahead of consensus of 98 cents.
Whole Foods (WFM -0.07%) reported Q3 EPS of 38 cents, better than consensus of 37 cents, and raised its 2013 EPS view to $1.45-$1.46, higher than consensus of $1.45.
CBS (CBS +0.97%) reported Q2 EPS of 76 cents, stronger than consensus of 72 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 +0.67%) this morning are up +12.00 points (+0.71%). The S&P 500 index on Wednesday erased early gains and settled little changed. Bullish factors included (1) the +200,000 increase in the July ADP employment report, stronger than expectations of +180,000 and the most jobs gained in 7 months, (2) the U.S. Q2 GDP of +1.7%, stronger than expectations of +1.0%, and (3) the fact that the FOMC in its post-meeting statement gave no hint of any imminent QE3 tapering. Closes: S&P 500 +0.04%, Dow Jones -0.01%, Nasdaq 100 +0.53%.
Sep 10-year T-notes (ZNU13 -0.04%) this morning are down -1 tick. Sep 10-year T-note prices on Wednesday slumped to a 3-week low on strong U.S. economic data, but then recovered and closed little changed after the FOMC said it will maintain its QE3 program at $85 billion a month and noted disinflation pressures. Closes: TYU3 +0.5, FVU3 +0.50.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.69%) this morning is up +0.601 (+0.74%). EUR/USD is down -0.0064 (-0.48%) and USD/JPY is up +0.90 (+0.92%). The dollar index on Wednesday closed lower after the FOMC said it will maintain its QE3 program. Supportive factors for the dollar included (1) stronger-than-expected U.S. Q2 GDP of +1.7%, and (2) the larger-than-expected +200,000 increase in the July ADP employment report. Closes: Dollar index -0.377 (-0.46%), EUR/USD +0.00396 (+0.30%), USD/JPY -0.157 (-0.16%).
Sep WTI crude oil (CLU13 +1.67%) this morning is up +$1.80 a barrel (+1.71%) at a 1-week high and Sep gasoline (RBU13 +0.86%) is up +3.18 cents per gallon (+1.06%) at a 1-week high. Sep crude oil and gasoline prices on Wednesday settled higher. Bullish factors included (1) the stronger than expected +1.7% gain in U.S. Q2 GDP, (2) the -1.904 million bbl decline in crude supplies to a 15-month low of 42.119 million bbl at Cushing, OK, the delivery point for WTI futures, and (3) the action by the FOMC to maintain its QE3 program at current levels. Bearish factors included (1) the unexpected +431,000 bbl increase in weekly EIA crude inventories, more than expectations of a -2.45 million bbl draw, and (2) the unexpected +770,000 bbl increase in weekly EIA gasoline stockpiles, more than expectations for a -1.50 million bbl decline. Closes: CLU3 +1.95 (+1.89%), RBU3 +0.0057 (+0.19%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR08/01/2013

US	0730 ET	July Challenger job cuts, Jun +4.8% y/y.
	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +2,000 to 345,000, previous +7,000 to 343,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +3,000 to 3.000 mln, previous -119,000 to 2.997 mln.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	1000 ET	Jun construction spending expected +0.4%, May +0.5%.
	1000 ET	July ISM manufacturing index expected +1.1 to 52.0, Jun +1.9 to 50.9. July ISM prices paid expected +1.3 to 53.8, Jun +3.0 to 52.5.
	1700 ET	July total vehicle sales expected 15.80 million, Jun 15.89 million. July domestic vehicle sales expected 12.40 million, Jun 12.43 million.
JPN	0100 ET	Japan July vehicle sales, Jun -15.8% y/y.
GER	0355 ET	German final-July PMI manufacturing expected unrevised from early-July at 50.3.
UK	0430 ET	UK July PMI manufacturing expected +0.3 to 52.8, Jun 52.5.
	0700 ET	BOE announces interest rate decision and asset purchase target (expected no change to the 0.50% benchmark rate or to the 375 billion pound asset purchase target).
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone final-July manufacturing PMI expected unrevised from early-July 50.1.
	0745 ET	ECB announces interest rate decision (expected no change to the 0.50% 2-week refinancing rate).
	0830 ET	ECB President Mario Draghi holds monthly press conference following ECB policy meeting.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR08/01/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.674
DIRECTV	DTV US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.34
Fluor Corp	FLR US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.008
Marathon Petroleum Corp	MPC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.899
WPX Energy Inc	WPX US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	-0.186
PPL Corp	PPL US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.467
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.572
ConocoPhillips	COP US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.289
Avon Products Inc	AVP US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.256
Becton Dickinson and Co	BDX US	Bef-mkt	Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	1.481
Procter & Gamble Co/The	PG US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.77
Quanta Services Inc	PWR US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.369
Teradata Corp	TDC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.71
SCANA Corp	SCG US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.54
Clorox Co/The	CLX US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	1.343
TECO Energy Inc	TE US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.269
Time Warner Cable Inc	TWC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.649
Chesapeake Energy Corp	CHK US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.41
Exxon Mobil Corp	XOM US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.891
Vulcan Materials Co	VMC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.135
Ameren Corp	AEE US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.46
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.769
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.263
CME Group Inc/IL	CME US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.899
Iron Mountain Inc	IRM US	6:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.31
Covidien PLC	COV US	6:00	Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	0.891
Cigna Corp	CI US	6:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.597
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	7:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.392
DENTSPLY International Inc	XRAY US	7:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.647
Apache Corp	APA US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	2.003
Becton Dickinson and Co	BDX US	8:00	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
Kellogg Co	K US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.975
MetLife Inc	MET US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
PPL Corp	PPL US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	8:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Procter & Gamble Co/The	PG US	8:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Teradata Corp	TDC US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Cigna Corp	CI US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Iron Mountain Inc	IRM US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Time Warner Cable Inc	TWC US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Covidien PLC	COV US	8:30	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	8:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
DENTSPLY International Inc	XRAY US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
CME Group Inc/IL	CME US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Fluor Corp	FLR US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
TECO Energy Inc	TE US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Chesapeake Energy Corp	CHK US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
QEP Resources Inc	QEP US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Allstate Corp/The	ALL US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Avon Products Inc	AVP US	9:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Quanta Services Inc	PWR US	9:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Ford Motor Co	F US	9:30	July 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Williams Cos Inc/The	WMB US	9:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Kellogg Co	K US	9:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Pioneer Natural Resources Co	PXD US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Marathon Petroleum Corp	MPC US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Marriott International Inc/DE	MAR US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
SCANA Corp	SCG US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Vulcan Materials Co	VMC US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Ford Motor Co	F US	10:00	July 2013 Sales and Revenue Call	2013
Ameren Corp	AEE US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Lincoln National Corp	LNC US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
WPX Energy Inc	WPX US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Exxon Mobil Corp	XOM US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
General Motors Co	GM US	11:00	July 2013 Sales and Revenue Call	2013
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	11:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR US	13:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	13:00	Investor Day	Y 2013
ConocoPhillips	COP US	13:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Clorox Co/The	CLX US	13:30	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
DIRECTV	DTV US	14:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Apache Corp	APA US	14:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Kraft Foods Group Inc	KRFT US	16:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.672
Edison International	EIX US	17:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
PerkinElmer Inc	PKI US	17:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Kraft Foods Group Inc	KRFT US	17:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Apple Inc	AAPL US	17:00	ITC Due to Release Final Decision Apple vs Samsung Patent-Infringement Case
American International Group Inc	AIG US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.856
Edison International	EIX US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.664
Southwestern Energy Co	SWN US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.519
Public Storage	PSA US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.774
Tesoro Corp	TSO US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.432
PerkinElmer Inc	PKI US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.476
Apartment Investment & Management Co	AIV US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.479
Consolidated Edison Inc	ED US		Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.572
General Motors Co	GM US		July 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Leucadia National Corp	LUK US		Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

MDC Partners - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

MDC Partner's (MDCA) is a communications company coming off a deficit in a big way. The stock is up 159.08% in the past year and shows no sign of slowing.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is MDC Partners (MDCA). The stock advanced in 17 of the last 20 sessions and rose 31.89% in the last month. The stock was near the top of the New High List when I sorted for frequency.

It is a marketing communications firm providing marketing communication and consulting services throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Its services includes advertising and media, interactive marketing, direct marketing, public relations, corporate communications, market research, corporate identity and branding, and sales promotion. The Company also provides mobile marketing, and database and customer relationship management services.

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 30 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 31.89% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 87.24%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 23.65
Recently traded at 24.63 with a 50 day moving average of 19.25

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $784.47 million
P/E - coming off deficit
Dividend yield 2.33%
Revenue predicted to grow 8.60% this year and another 6.70% next year
Earnings estimated to increase 75.00% this year, an additional 238.50% next year and continue to increase by 6.00% annually for the next 5 years

Since the stock has risen for fast watch the moving averages and be prepared to exit if the stock drops below the 50 day moving average.

5 Mid Cap Moving Up

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find the stocks hitting the most frequent new highs. The list includes Deluxe (DLX), Scientific Games (SGMS), Avnet (AVT), Idacorp (IDA) and Esterline Technologies (ESL):

Deluxe (DLX)

Barchart technical indicators:

64% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 18.18% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.52%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.87
Recently traded at 40.95 with a 50 day moving average of 36.87

Scientific Games (SGMS)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 20.09% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.51%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 13.28
Recently traded at 13.51 with a 50 day moving average of 11.63

Avnet (AVT)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 11.67% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 37.01
Recently traded at 37.52 with a 50 day moving average of 34.63

Idacorp (IDA)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
rend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 10.66% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.73%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 52.47
Recently traded at 52.85 with a 50 day moving average of 49.23

Esterline Technologies (ESL)

Barchart technical indicators:

56% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 12.44% in the last month
Relative strength Index 63.04%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 80.01
Recently traded at 81.28 with a 50 day moving average of 75.81

Barchart Morning Call 7/31

Barchart Morning Call

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 unch) this morning are up +0.07% as the market awaits U.S. data on Q2 GDP and the FOMC policy statement later today. European stocks are up +0.04% and received a boost after German unemployment unexpectedly dropped last month, a sign of economic strength. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan -1.45%, Hong Kong -0.32%, China +0.17%, Taiwan -0.68%, Australia +0.09%, Singapore -0.72%, South Korea -0.32%, India -0.01%. Chinese stocks eked out a gain after China's ruling Politburo pledged to stabilize growth while pressing on with economic reforms. Commodity prices are mixed. Sep crude oil (CLU13 +0.19%) is up +0.19%. Sep gasoline (RBU13 -1.12%) is down -1.01%, Aug gold (GCQ13 +0.35%) is up +0.60%, and Sep copper (HGU13 +0.94%) is up +0.92%. Agricultural prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) is little change, up +0.03%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.08% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.40% at a 1-month low. September T-note prices (ZNU13 -0.09%) are down -1 tick.
The Eurozone July CPI estimate climbed +1.6% y/y, right on expectations, while the July core CPI rose at a +1.1% y/y pace, slower than expectations of +1.2% y/y.
German July unemployment unexpectedly fell -7,000, when expectations were for no change, while the July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.8%, right on expectations.
German Jun retail sales unexpectedly fell -1.5% m/m and -2.8% y/y, weaker than expectations of +0.2% m/m and +0.5% y/y, the biggest decline in 6 months.
The Japan July Markit/JMMA manufacturing PMI fell -1.6 from Jun to 50.7, its slowest pace of expansion in 4 months.
Japan Jun labor cash earnings rose +0.1% y/y, weaker than expectations of +0.2% y/y, while May was revised lower to a decline of -0.1% y/y from the originally reported unch y/y.
Japan Jun housing starts rose +15.3% y/y to 976,000, slightly weaker than expectations of +16.0% y/y to 982,000.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that China's Politburo said it will maintain steady second-half expansion amid "extremely complicated domestic and international conditions" and that China will keep a prudent monetary policy and a proactive fiscal stance.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s July ADP employment report is expected to show an increase of +180,000, which would be mildly below the +188,000 increase seen in June. Today’s Q2 GDP report is expected to decelerate to +1.0% (q/q annualized) from +1.8% in Q1. Today’s July Chicago purchasing managers index is expected to show a +2.4 point increase to 54.0, recovering somewhat after the -7.1 point plunge to 51.6 seen in July. The FOMC today concludes its 2-day policy meeting. The last conference of the week is today's Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Community Bank Investor Conference.
There are 33 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today. Notable reports today include PG&E (consensus $0.73), Exelon (0.54), Humana (2.47), Comcast (0.63), Hess (1.40), Southern Company (0.68), Mastercard (6.29), Phillips 66 (1.81), Williams Companies (0.14), Allstate (0.98), CBS (0.72), Marriott (0.57), Murphy Oil Company (1.54), Whole Foods (0.37), Lincoln National (1.15), MetLife (1.33).

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

American Tower (AMT +0.35%) reported Q2 EPS of 92 cents, better than consensus of 91 cents.
ADT Corp. (ADT +2.26%) reported Q3 EPS of 53 cents, stronger than consensus of 43 cents.
Comcast (CMCSA -1.59%) reported Q2 EPS of 65 cents, better than expectations of 63 cents.
Humana (HUM -1.52%) reported Q2 EPS of $2.63, well ahead of consensus of $2.47.
PolyOne (POL +2.12%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 37 cents, better than consensus of 35 cents.
Genworth (GNW +0.60%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 27 cents, lower than consensus of 29 cents.
Cubist (CBST +1.86%) said it will acquire Optimer (OPTR -1.12%) for $10.75 per share in cash or $535 million on a fully diluted basis, and Cubist said it will also acquire Trius Therapeutics (TSRX +2.27%) for $13.50 per share in cash or $707 million on a fully diluted basis.
CBOE Holdings (CBOE +0.53%) raised its quarterly dividend to 18 cents per share from 15 cents per share.
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI +0.42%) reported Q2 EPS with items 98 cents, below consensus of $1.03.
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD -0.71%) reported Q2 EPS of 88 cents, stronger than consensus of 79 cents.
Aflac (AFL -0.26%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.62, well ahead of consensus of $1.51, and said it intends to repurchase $600 million of its own stock for 2013.
Hanesbrands (HBI -0.55%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.19, stronger than consensus of 94 cents, and raised its 2013 EPS outlook to $3.50-$3.65 from $3.25-$3.40.
Amgen (AMGN +1.67%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.89, well ahead of consensus of $1.74, and said it sees fiscal 2013 EPS at the upper end of $7.30-$7.45, better than consensus of $7.29.
Fiserv (FISV +0.12%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.50, better than consensus of $1.44.
Symantec (SYMC +1.16%) rose nearly 4% in pre-market trading after it reported Q1 EPS of 44 cents, stronger than consensus of 36 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU13 unch) this morning are up +1.25 points (+0.07%) . The S&P 500 index on Tuesday closed slightly higher. Gains were limited by concern that Wednesday’s FOMC statement may be on the hawkish side and by the -1.8 point decline to 80.3 in the U.S. July consumer confidence index, which was weaker than expectations of -0.1 to 81.3. Stocks gained support from positive Q2 stock earnings results as 73% of the 302 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings results so far have beaten expectations. Closes: S&P 500 +0.04%, Dow Jones -0.01%, Nasdaq 100 +0.53%.
Sep 10-year T-notes (ZNU13 -0.09%) this morning are down -1 tick. Sep 10-year T-note prices on Tuesday closed lower as the market awaited Wednesday’s FOMC statement. T-notes found support from the weaker-than-expected U.S. July consumer confidence index. Closes: TYU3 -3.5, FVU3 -2.25.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) this morning is up +0.026 (+0.03%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0011 (-0.08%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.39 (-0.40%) at a 1-month low. The dollar index on Tuesday closed higher. USD/JPY was boosted by a weaker yen on the -3.3% m/m decline in Japanese Jun industrial production, which was the biggest monthly decline in 2-1/4 years. EUR/USD climbed to a 5-week high after Eurozone July economic confidence rose +1.2 to 92.5, a 1-1/4 year high. Dollar strength was curbed by the decline in U.S. July consumer confidence. Closes: Dollar index +0.166 (+0.20%), EUR/USD +0.0002 (+0.01%), USD/JPY +0.075 (+0.07%).
Sep WTI crude oil (CLU13 +0.19%) this morning is up +20 cents (+0.19%) and Sep gasoline (RBU13 -1.12%) is down -0.0300 (-1.01%). Sep crude oil and gasoline prices on Tuesday closed lower with Sep crude falling to a 3-week low. A stronger dollar and weaker-than-expected U.S. July consumer confidence undercut energy prices, along with concern that Wednesday’s data on U.S. Q2 GDP will show a slowdown in economic growth. Closes: CLU3 -1.47 (-1.41%), RBU3 -0.0030 (-0.10%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR07/31/2013

US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -1.2% with purchase sub-index -2.1% and refi sub-index -0.7%.
	0815 ET	July ADP employment change expected +180,000, Jun +188,000.
	0830 ET	Q2 employment cost index expected +0.4%, Q1 +0.3%.
	0830 ET	Q2 GDP expected +1.0% (q/q annualized), Q1 +1.8%. Q2 personal consumption expected +1.6%, Q1 +2.6%. Q2 GDP price index expected +1.0%, Q1 +1.2%. Q2 core PCE expected +1.1%, Q1 +1.3%. Annual GDP revisions.
	0900 ET	Treasury releases its quarterly refunding statement outlining its funding needs for the next two quarters and announces amounts of 3-year T-notes (previous $32 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $21 billion), and 30-year T-bonds (previous $13 billion) to be auctioned Aug 6-8 in the quarterly refunding.
	0900 ET	July Milwaukee ISM manufacturing index expected 52.0, June 51.6.
	0945 ET	July Chicago purchasing managers index expected +2.4 to 54.0, Jun -7.1 to 51.6.
	1030 ET	EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1400 ET	FOMC interest rate decision.
JPN	0100 ET	Japan Jun housing starts expected 982,000 (+16.0% y/y), May 1.027 million (+14.5% y/y).
	0100 ET	Japan Jun construction orders, May +26.0% y/y.
GER	0200 ET	German Jun retail sales expected +0.2% m/m and +0.5% y/y, May +0.7% m/m and +0.4% y/y.
	0355 ET	German July unemployment change expected unchanged, Jun -12,000. July unemployment rate expected 6.8%, Jun 6.8%.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone July CPI expected +1.6% y/y, Jun +1.6% y/y. July core CPI, Jun +1.2% y/y.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Jun unemployment rate expected 12.2%, May 12.2%.
CHI	2100 ET	China July manufacturing PMI expected -0.3 to 49.8, Jun -0.7 to 50.1.
	2145 ET	China final-July HSBC manufacturing PMI expected unrevised from early-July flash of 47.7 (-0.5 from 48.2 in June).

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR07/31/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
PG&E Corp	PCG US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.73
Hospira Inc	HSP US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.511
Exelon Corp	EXC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.544
Hudson City Bancorp Inc	HCBK US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.101
Wisconsin Energy Corp	WEC US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.466
Delphi Automotive PLC	DLPH US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.137
ADT Corp/The	ADT US	6:00	Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	0.434
Humana Inc	HUM US	6:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	2.469
NiSource Inc	NI US	6:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.23
Multiple Companies	OMC US	7:00	Business Update Call
American Tower Corp	AMT US	7:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.905
Comcast Corp	CMCSA US	7:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.63
Garmin Ltd	GRMN US	7:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.651
Hess Corp	HES US	7:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.402
Southern Co/The	SO US	7:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.679
Invesco Ltd	IVZ US	7:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.514
AGL Resources Inc	GAS US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.266
Mastercard Inc	MA US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	6.291
Genworth Financial Inc	GNW US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Phillips 66	PSX US	8:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.811
ADT Corp/The	ADT US	8:30	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
American Tower Corp	AMT US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Comcast Corp	CMCSA US	8:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Aflac Inc	AFL US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Allergan Inc/United States	AGN US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.197
NiSource Inc	NI US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Hospira Inc	HSP US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
AGL Resources Inc	GAS US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Invesco Ltd	IVZ US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Mastercard Inc	MA US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Humana Inc	HUM US	9:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Equity Residential	EQR US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Hess Corp	HES US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
CA Inc	CA US	10:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Boston Properties Inc	BXP US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Kimco Realty Corp	KIM US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Delphi Automotive PLC	DLPH US	10:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Garmin Ltd	GRMN US	10:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Allergan Inc/United States	AGN US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
ONEOK Inc	OKE US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
PG&E Corp	PCG US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Exelon Corp	EXC US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Phillips 66	PSX US	11:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Southern Co/The	SO US	13:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Wisconsin Energy Corp	WEC US	14:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Williams Cos Inc/The	WMB US	16:01	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.143
QEP Resources Inc	QEP US	16:05	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.352
Allstate Corp/The	ALL US	16:05	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.982
CBS Corp	CBS US	16:15	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.72
CBS Corp	CBS US	16:30	Q2 2013 Earnings Call	Q2 2013
Lam Research Corp	LRCX US	17:00	Q4 2013 Earnings Call	Q4 2013
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP US	17:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Marriott International Inc/DE	MAR US	17:00	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.569
Electronic Arts Inc	EA US	17:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Whole Foods Market Inc	WFM US	17:00	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
Lam Research Corp	LRCX US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2013 Earnings Release	Q4 2013	0.713
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.535
Pioneer Natural Resources Co	PXD US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.111
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.538
Whole Foods Market Inc	WFM US	Aft-mkt	Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	0.37
Lincoln National Corp	LNC US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.148
MetLife Inc	MET US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	1.329
McKesson Corp	MCK US		Annual General Meeting
Equifax Inc	EFX US		Investor Meeting	Y 2013
BMC Software Inc	BMC US		Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.786
Life Technologies Corp	LIFE US		Q2 2013 Earnings Release	Q2 2013	0.959