Yum! Brands - New All Time High

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

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

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

The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below.  Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates.  The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Bar chart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 5 new highs and up 8.37% in the last month
• Relative Strength index 77.86%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 82.86
• Recently traded at 87.10 with a 50 day moving average of 79.20

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $38.11 billion
• P/E 27.92
• Dividend yield 1.95%
• Revenue expected to grow 6.00% this year and another 8.70% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 12.60% this year an additional 17.20% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 11.32% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 6 strong buy, 2 buy, 13 holds and 2 under perform recommendation on the stock

The 50 - 100 Day MACD oscillator has been a reliable technical trading strategy and should continue to be used to gauge entry and exit points on this stock

Asterias Biotherapeutics - New All Time High

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

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

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

 The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below.  Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates.  The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 66.50% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 80.77%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.41
• Recently traded at 13.41 with a 50 day moving average of 6.69

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $414.37 million
• Revenue expected to grow 345.70% this year and another 4.50% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase by 6.50% this year but no projections are made for future periods
• The lone analyst following the stock has it a buy

This stock has shot up fast so use a trailing stop loss 10% below its recent his to preserve gains.

Alliance Data Systems - Barchart's Chart of the Day

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


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

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

The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below.  Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates.  The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 4.50% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.68%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 296.44
• Recently traded at 307.85 with a 50 day moving average of 289.33

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $19.35 billion
• P/E 23.78
• Revenue expected to grow 23.60% this year and another 12.10% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase by 19.20% this year, an additional 15.60% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 16.00% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy, 13 buy and 7 hold recommendations on the stock

None of the normal technical trading strategies have been reliable without incurring an excessive number of trades so I'd advise using a moving stop loss 10% below the most recent high.

5 Breakout Mid Caps

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

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

Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 7.73% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.95%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.88
• Recently traded at 51.72 with a 50 day moving average of 48.55

Rosetta Resources (ROSE)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

SM Energy (SM)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

Dean Foods (DF)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

California Resources (CRC)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/11

BARCHART MORNING CALL Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015View Older Reports Everything you need to know about the markets in one free daily newsletter. E-mail: You will also receive a free subscription to the Barchart family of newsletters. OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 -0.20%) this morning are down -0.33% and European stocks are down -0.67% as a decline in crude oil undercuts energy producers which are leading the overall market lower. Chipotle Mexican Grill slumped over 5% in pre-market trading as Q1 revenue trailed analysts' estimates. Losses in European stocks were limited after ASML Holding NV, Europe's largest chip-equipment maker, jumped over 6% after it said it signed a deal with a U.S. customer to deliver at least 15 of its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems. Greek default concerns eased as the Greek 10-year bond yield fell back from a 2-1/3 year high on signs that Greek and EU officials were moving closer to a resolution on financing Greece's debt. Asian stocks closed mostly higher: Japan +1.13%, Hong Kong +0.30%, China +2.44%, Taiwan +0.83%, Australia -0.59%, Singapore -0.35%, South Korea +0.18%, India +0.77%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index rose to a 15-year high after Japan's Mar trade balance showed Japan swung to its largest trade surplus in 3-1/2 years. China's Shanghai Composite Index climbed to a new 7-year high on speculation the Chinese government will counter slowing growth with stimulus. Commodity prices are mostly lower. Jun crude oil (CLM15 -0.72%) is down -0.53% and Jun gasoline (RBM15 -0.13%) is down -0.06% ahead of an expected +2.5 million bbl increase in EIA crude supplies later today. Metals prices are lower. Jun gold (GCM15 -0.03%) is down -0.08%. May copper (HGK15 -0.37%) is down -0.39%. Agriculture prices are mixed. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.34%) is down -0.35%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.27%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.12%. Jun T-note prices (ZNM15 +0.01%) are up +4 ticks. The Greek 10-year bond yield fell back from a 2-1/3 year high as Greek default concerns eased after Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis said late Tuesday that there were narrowing differences between the government and Eurozone officials and that neither "will let the opportunity slip to arrive at an agreement." U.S. STOCK PREVIEW U.S. reports today include: (1) weekly MBA mortgage applications (last -2.3% with purchase sub-index -3.1% and refi sub-index -1.8%), (2) Feb FHFA house price index (expected +0.5% m/m after Jan's +0.3% m/m), and (3) Mar existing home sales (expected +3.1% to 5.03 million after Feb's +1.2% to 4.88 million). There are 31 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Facebook (consensus $0.40), eBay (0.70), AT&T (0.62), Boeing (1.80), Coca-Cola (0.42), McDonald's (1.06), Bank of NY Mellon (0.59). U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: National Storage Affiliates (NSA). Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: American Association for Cancer Research Meeting on Mon-Wed, IHS CERAWeek Energy Conference on Mon-Thu, Financial Times Commodities Global Summit on Tue-Wed, Future Bank Asia 2015 on Tue-Wed, American Academy of Neurology Meeting on Wed, Capital Link Closed-End Funds & Global ETFs Forum - Panel on Thu, RSA Conference on Thu. OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS EMC (EMC -1.72%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 31 cents, below consensus of 36 cents. United Rentals (URI -0.97%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.34, well above consensus of $1.13. Yum! Brands (YUM -0.30%) climbed 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 80 cents, higher than consensus of 72 cents. Rush Enterprises (RUSHA +1.03%) reported Q1 EPS of 41 cents, above consensus of 38 cents. Perrigo (PRGO -2.66%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.85, stronger than consensus of $1.78. Discover (DFS -0.39%) reported Q1 EPS $1.28, better than consensus of $1.27. Illumina (ILMN +3.17%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 91 cents, higher than consensus of 72 cents, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2015 adjusted EPS view to $3.36-$3.42 from $3.12-$3.18, well above consensus of $3.20. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG -1.13%) dropped over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of $3.57, well below consensus of $3.87. Yahoo (YHOO -0.36%) fell over 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of 15 cents, weaker than consensus of 18 cents. Broadcom (BRCM +0.83%) moved up 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 64 cents, above consensus of 60 cents. FMC Technologies (FTI -4.48%) reported Q1 EPS of 63 cents, better than consensus of 59 cents. Stryker (SYK +1.46%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.11, higher than consensus of $1.08. Chipotle (CMG +0.81%) slid over 5% in pre-market trading after it reported Q1 EPS of $3.88, better than consensus of $3.66, but reported Q1 revenue of $1.09 billion, below consensus of $1.11 billion. Amgen (AMGN +1.50%) gained nearly 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of $2.48, well above consensus of $2.10, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2015 EPS view to $9.35-$9.65 from $9.05-$9.40, stronger than consensus of $9.32. Cree (CREE +0.85%) dropped over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 22 cents, below consensus of 23 cents. VMware (VMW +1.34%) reported Q1 EPS of 86 cents, higher than consensus of 84 cents. MARKET COMMENTS June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 -0.20%) this morning are down -7.00 points (-0.33%). Tuesday's closes: S&P 500 -0.15%, Dow Jones -0.47%, Nasdaq +0.42%. The S&P 500 index on Tuesday closed mildly lower on continued concern about a Greek debt default and on weakness in oil producers after crude oil fell more than 2%. Stocks got a boost from M&A after Teva Pharmaceutical Industries offered to buy Mylan for $40.1 billion. Jun 10-year T-notes (ZNM15 +0.01%) this morning are up +4 ticks. Tuesday's closes: TYM5 -5.50, FVM5 -2.75. T-note prices on Tuesday closed lower after New York Fed President Dudley said on Monday that he is relatively optimistic that U.S. economic growth will support a hike in interest rates. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.34%) this morning is down -0.339 (-0.35%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0029 (+0.27%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.14 (-0.12%). Tuesday's closes: Dollar Index +0.063 (+0.06%), EUR/USD -0.0002 (-0.02%), USD/JPY +0.498 (+0.42%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed slightly higher as EUR/USD fell on news that the German Apr ZEW survey of expectations for economic growth unexpectedly fell for the first time in six months with a -1.5 point decline to 53.3. EUR/USD also saw weakness on Greek default concerns after the Greek 10-year bond yield rose to a 2-1/3 year high. However, EUR/USD got a boost after Dutch Finance Minister Dijsselbloem said that some progress has been made in Greek debt talks that could result in a deal by the end of the month. Jun WTI crude oil (CLM15 -0.72%) this morning is down -30 cents (-0.53%) and Jun gasoline (RBM15 -0.13%) is down -0.0011 (-0.39%). Tuesday's closes: CLM5 -1.27 (-2.19%), RBM5 -0.0522 (-2.70%). Jun crude and gasoline on Tuesday closed lower on expectations that Wednesday's weekly EIA data will show that crude oil inventories rose +2.5 million bbl to another new record high. GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR04/22/2015 US 0700 ET Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -2.3% with purchase sub-index -3.1% and refi sub-index -1.8%. 0900 ET Feb FHFA house price index expected +0.5% m/m, Jan +0.3% m/m. 1000 ET Mar existing home sales expected +3.1% to 5.03 million, Feb +1.2% to 4.88 million. 1030 ET EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report. 1500 ET USDA Mar Cold Storage. UK 0430 ET Minutes of the Apr 8-9 BOE meeting. EUR 1000 ET Eurozone Apr consumer confidence expected +1.2 to -2.5, Mar -3.7 JPN 2135 ET Japan Apr Markit/JMMA manufacturing PMI expected +0.4 to 50.7, Mar 50.3. CHI 2145 ET China Apr HSBC flash manufacturing PMI expected -0.2 to 49.4, Mar -1.1 to 49.6. U.S. STOCK CALENDAR04/22/2015 Company Ticker Time Event Description Period Estimate Eaton Corp PLC ETN US 3:00 Annual General Meeting Y 2015 Abbott Laboratories ABT US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.419 Boeing Co/The BA US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.802 Coca-Cola Co/The KO US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.423 McDonald's Corp MCD US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.058 Ryder System Inc R US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.001 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.609 DR Horton Inc DHI US Bef-mkt Q2 2015 Earnings Release Q2 2015 0.384 Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH HBAN US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.19 AutoNation Inc AN US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.886 T Rowe Price Group Inc TROW US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.136 Amphenol Corp APH US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.564 TE Connectivity Ltd TEL US Bef-mkt Q2 2015 Earnings Release Q2 2015 1.002 Nielsen NV NLSN US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.471 Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The BK US 6:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.594 EMC Corp/MA EMC US 7:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.361 St Jude Medical Inc STJ US 7:15 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.91 Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The BK US 8:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 St Jude Medical Inc STJ US 8:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Nielsen NV NLSN US 8:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Navient Corp NAVI US 8:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 EMC Corp/MA EMC US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 ACE Ltd ACE US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 TE Connectivity Ltd TEL US 8:30 Q2 2015 Earnings Call Q2 2015 Abbott Laboratories ABT US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 FMC Technologies Inc FTI US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Yum! Brands Inc YUM US 9:15 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Coca-Cola Co/The KO US 9:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 American International Group Inc AIG US 10:00 AIG Bailout Trial-Closing Arguments DR Horton Inc DHI US 10:00 Q2 2015 Earnings Call Q2 2015 Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH HBAN US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Boeing Co/The BA US 10:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 General Electric Co GE US 11:00 Annual General Meeting Y 2015 McDonald's Corp MCD US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Newmont Mining Corp NEM US 11:00 Annual General Meeting Y 2015 Ryder System Inc R US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 AutoNation Inc AN US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 United Rentals Inc URI US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Amphenol Corp APH US 13:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 QUALCOMM Inc QCOM US 16:00 Q2 2015 Earnings Release Q2 2015 1.336 F5 Networks Inc FFIV US 16:00 Q2 2015 Earnings Release Q2 2015 1.499 Citrix Systems Inc CTXS US 16:05 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.643 AT&T Inc T US 16:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 F5 Networks Inc FFIV US 16:30 Q2 2015 Earnings Call Q2 2015 QUALCOMM Inc QCOM US 16:45 Q2 2015 Earnings Call Q2 2015 Citrix Systems Inc CTXS US 16:45 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Xilinx Inc XLNX US 17:00 Q4 2015 Earnings Call Q4 2015 Tractor Supply Co TSCO US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 eBay Inc EBAY US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Facebook Inc FB US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Equifax Inc EFX US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.99 AT&T Inc T US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.618 Texas Instruments Inc TXN US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.624 Torchmark Corp TMK US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.045 Xilinx Inc XLNX US Aft-mkt Q4 2015 Earnings Release Q4 2015 0.505 O'Reilly Automotive Inc ORLY US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.937 Tractor Supply Co TSCO US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.407 SL Green Realty Corp SLG US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.489 Crown Castle International Corp CCI US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.102 eBay Inc EBAY US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.7 Ameriprise Financial Inc AMP US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 2.331 Facebook Inc FB US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.403 Texas Instruments Inc TXN US 17:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Cigna Corp CI US Annual General Meeting Merck & Co Inc MRK US PDUFA, sugammadex, reversal of moderate/deep neuromuscular blockade Textron Inc TXT US Annual General Meeting

ACI Worldwide - Barchart's Chart of the Day

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

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

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

The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below.  Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates.  The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 2 new highs and up 2.33% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.04%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.82
• Recently traded at 22.40 with a 50 day moving average of 20.91

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $2.57 billion
• P/E 29.83
• Revenue expected to grow 4.00% this year and another 5.10% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 12.10% this year, an additional 21.50% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 10.00% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 3 strong buy, 2 buy, 2 hold a 1 under perform recommendation on the stock

I didn't observe a reliable technical trading strategy on this stock so I'd recommend you use a moving stop loss 10% under the most recent high to find an exit point.

5 Large Caps Breaking Out

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

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

Anadarko Petroleum (APC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50  and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 12.61% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.58%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 91.71
• Recently traded at 92.50 with a 50 day moving average of 84.98

Marathon Oil (MRO)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

United Rentals (URI)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

EOG Resources (EOG)

Barchart technical indicators:

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

EQT Corp (EQT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 9.63% in the last month'
• Relative Strength Index 62.44%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 84.87
• Recently traded at 86.32 with a 50 day moving average of 81.43

BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/21

BARCHART MORNING CALL Tuesday, April 21st, 2015View Older Reports Everything you need to know about the markets in one free daily newsletter. E-mail: You will also receive a free subscription to the Barchart family of newsletters. OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 +0.37%) this morning are up +0.31% amid merger activity and corporate earnings. Mylan NV surged 13% in pre-market trading after people with knowledge of the matter said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is preparing an unsolicited offer for the company, while Lam Research climbed nearly 10% in European trading after it reported Q3 profit that was above consensus. European stocks gave up an early advance and are down -0.05% after the German Apr ZEW investor confidence unexpectedly fell for the first time in 6 months. Greek funding concerns are another negative as the yield on the Greek 10-year bond rose to a 2-1/3 year high of 13.56%. The Greek government on Monday ordered local administrations to move funds to Greece's central bank as it struggles to find funds for salaries and a repayment to the IMF. Asian stocks closed mostly higher as the action by the PBOC to lower reserve-requirement ratios for banks outweighed efforts by Chinese regulators to curb speculative trading: Japan +1.40%, Hong Kong +2.79%, China +1.82%, Taiwan -0.20%, Australia +0.67%, Singapore +0.15%, South Korea -0.14%, India -0.75%. Commodity prices are mixed. May crude oil (CLK15 -0.50%) is down -0.27% and May gasoline (RBK15 -1.32%) is down -0.93% on expectations that Wednesday's EIA data will show crude stockpiles rose +2.5 million bbl, exacerbating a supply glut. Metals prices are mixed. Jun gold (GCM15 +0.49%) is up +0.38%. May copper (HGK15 -0.48%) is down -0.46%. Agriculture prices are weaker. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.16%) is up +0.35%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.55%%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.23%. Jun T-note prices (ZNM15 +0.13%) are up +3.5 ticks. EUR/USD is lower on Greek funding concerns after people with knowledge of the discussions said the ECB staff has produced a proposal to increase the haircuts Greek lenders take on the collateral they post when borrowing from the Bank of Greece. Greek banks currently have access to 74 billion euros of emergency funds from the Greek central bank, an amount that is increasing and is under review each week from the ECB Governing Council. The German Apr ZEW survey of expectations for economic growth unexpectedly fell for the first time in six months as it declined -1.5 to 53.3, weaker than expectations of a +0.5 point increase to 55.3. The Apr ZEW survey current situation, however, jumped +15.1 to 70.2, well above expectations of +1.4 to 56.5 and the highest in 3-3/4 years. U.S. STOCK PREVIEW There are no U.S. economic reports today. There are 33 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Northern Trust (0.87), Discover (1.27), Amgen (2.10), Verizon (0.95), Harley-Davidson (1.24), Travelers (2.52), Lockheed (2.50). U.S. IPO's scheduled to price or trade today: none. Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: IPAA Oil & Gas Conference on Mon-Tue, American Association for Cancer Research Meeting on Mon-Wed, IHS CERAWeek Energy Conference on Mon-Thu, Cards & Payments Asia 2015 on Tue, Financial Times Commodities Global Summit on Tue-Wed, Future Bank Asia 2015 on Tue-Wed, American Academy of Neurology Meeting on Wed, Capital Link Closed-End Funds & Global ETFs Forum - Panel on Thu, RSA Conference on Thu. OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS Travelers (TRV +0.70%) reported Q1 EPS of $2.53, above consensus of $2.52. United Technologies (UTX +1.22%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.51, higher than conensus of $1.46. Kimberly-Clark (KMB +0.54%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.42, better than consensus of $1.33. Under Armour (UA +3.08%) reported Q1 EPS of 7 cents, stronger than consensus of 5 cents. Harley-Davidson (HOG +1.93%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.27, better than consensus of $1.24. Steel Dynamics (STLD +2.15%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 17 cents, above consensus of 15 cents. Luxor Capital reported a 5% passive stake in GrubHub (GRUB +0.55%) . Packaging Corp. (PKG +0.34%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.01, below consensus of $1.08. Coach (COH +0.33%) was initiated with a 'Sell' and a $32 price target at Cantor. Sanmina (SANM +0.95%) fell nearly 10% in after-hours tradign after it lowered guidance on fiscal Q3 EPS to 48 cents-52 cents, below consensus of 56 cents, and said it sees Q3 revenue of $1.5 billion-$1.55 billion, below consensus of $1.64 billion. Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY +1.19%) was initiated with a 'Buy' at Cantor with a price target of $83. IDEX Corp. (IEX +1.55%) reported Q1 EPS of 84 cents, above consensus of 83 cents. Dollar Tree (DLTR +0.72%) was initiated with a 'Buy' at Cantor with a price target of $96. Lam Research (LRCX +1.88%) jumped nearly 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $1.40, higher than consensus of $1.30. International Business Machines (IBM +3.42%) reported Q1 EPS of $2.91, better than consensus of $2.82. MARKET COMMENTS June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 +0.37%) this morning are up +6.50 points (+0.31%). The S&P 500 on Monday settled higher: S&P 500 +0.92%, Dow Jones +1.17%, Nasdaq +1.51%. Supportive factors for stocks included (1) the action by the PBOC to reduce banks' reserve requirement ratios for the second time this year, which should support growth in China and is positive for the global economy, and (2) upbeat comments from New York Fed President Dudley who said that "despite the weak performance of the first quarter, I believe that the growth prospects for the U.S. economy over the remainder of 2015 will improve." Jun 10-year T-notes (ZNM15 +0.13%) this morning are up +3.5 ticks. T-notes prices on Monday closed lower: TYM5 -9.00, FVM5 -3.75. Bearish factors included (1) reduced safe-haven demand for Treasuries after stocks rallied, and (2) comments from New York Fed President Dudley that suggest he favors raising interest rates this year when he said that "the growth prospects for the U.S. economy over the remainder of 2015 will improve." The dollar index (DXY00 +0.16%) this morning is up +0.342 (+0.35%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0059 (-0.55%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.27 (+0.23%). The dollar index on Monday closed higher: Dollar Index +0.421 (+0.43%), EUR/USD -0.00671 (-0.62%), USD/JPY +0.316 (+0.27%). Bullish factors included (1) comments from New York Fed President Dudley who said that he's "relatively optimistic" that a rebound in U.S. growth will warrant raising interest rates this year, and (2) weakness in EUR/USD after the 10-year Greek bond yield jumped to a 2-1/3 year high of 13.328% on concern Greece will be unable to secure financing in time to avoid default. May WTI crude oil (CLK15 -0.50%) this morning is down -15 cents (-0.27%) and May gasoline (RBK15 -1.32%) is down -0.0180 (-0.93%). May crude and gasoline on Monday closed higher with May gasoline at a 1-1/2 month high: CLK5 +0.64 (+1.15%), RBK5 +0.0051 (+0.26%). Bullish factors included (1) the action by the PBOC to cut banks' reserve requirements for the second time this year, which may boost China's economy and its demand for energy, and (2) the estimation from energy research firm Genscape that Wednesday's EIA data will show that crude supplies declined at Cushing, OK, the delivery point of WTI futures. GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR04/21/2015 US n/a No U.S. economic reports or Fed speakers scheduled. JPN 0100 ET Revised Japan Feb leading index CI, previous -0.2 to 105.3. Revised Feb coincident index, previous -2.8 to 110.5. 0200 ET Japan Mar nationwide department store sales, Feb +1.1% y/y. 1950 ET Japan Mar trade balance expected +44.6 billion yen, Feb -425.0 billion yen. Mar exports expected +8.5% y/y, Feb +2.5% y/y. Mar imports expected -12.6% y/y, Feb -3.6% y/y. GER 0500 ET German Apr ZEW survey of expectations for economic growth expected +0.5 to 55.3, Mar 54.8. Apr ZEW survey current situation expected +1.4 to 56.5, Mar 55.1. U.S. STOCK CALENDAR04/21/2015 Company Ticker Time Event Description Period Estimate Baker Hughes Inc BHI US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.46 EI du Pont de Nemours & Co DD US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.31 Gannett Co Inc GCI US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.448 Genuine Parts Co GPC US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.054 Harley-Davidson Inc HOG US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.241 Kansas City Southern KSU US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.077 Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.329 Omnicom Group Inc OMC US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.823 Travelers Cos Inc/The TRV US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 2.522 United Technologies Corp UTX US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.461 PACCAR Inc PCAR US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.012 Northern Trust Corp NTRS US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.872 Pentair PLC PNR US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.651 Lockheed Martin Corp LMT US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 2.499 Allegheny Technologies Inc ATI US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.102 Regions Financial Corp RF US Bef-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.18 Fifth Third Bancorp FITB US 6:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.371 Dover Corp DOV US 7:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.706 Under Armour Inc UA US 7:15 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.047 Verizon Communications Inc VZ US 7:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.95 Illinois Tool Works Inc ITW US 8:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.173 Verizon Communications Inc VZ US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Omnicom Group Inc OMC US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Allegheny Technologies Inc ATI US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Under Armour Inc UA US 8:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Kansas City Southern KSU US 8:45 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 EI du Pont de Nemours & Co DD US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Harley-Davidson Inc HOG US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Travelers Cos Inc/The TRV US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 United Technologies Corp UTX US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Fifth Third Bancorp FITB US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Pentair PLC PNR US 9:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Dover Corp DOV US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Gannett Co Inc GCI US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Illinois Tool Works Inc ITW US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Northern Trust Corp NTRS US 10:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Genuine Parts Co GPC US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 PACCAR Inc PCAR US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Fastenal Co FAST US 11:00 Annual General Meeting Y 2015 Lockheed Martin Corp LMT US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Regions Financial Corp RF US 11:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Northern Trust Corp NTRS US 11:30 Annual General Meeting Y 2015 PACCAR Inc PCAR US 13:30 Annual General Meeting Stryker Corp SYK US 16:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.084 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CMG US 16:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 3.651 ACE Ltd ACE US 16:05 Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 2.22 Stryker Corp SYK US 16:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG US 16:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CMG US 16:30 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Broadcom Corp BRCM US 16:45 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Amgen Inc AMGN US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Yahoo! Inc YHOO US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Discover Financial Services DFS US 17:00 Q1 2015 Earnings Call Q1 2015 Amgen Inc AMGN US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 2.102 Yahoo! Inc YHOO US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.184 Yum! Brands Inc YUM US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.719 United Rentals Inc URI US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.187 Broadcom Corp BRCM US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.604 Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 3.87 FMC Technologies Inc FTI US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.592 Discover Financial Services DFS US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 1.268 Navient Corp NAVI US Aft-mkt Q1 2015 Earnings Release Q1 2015 0.5 American Electric Power Co Inc AEP US Annual General Meeting Public Service Enterprise Group Inc PEG US Annual General Meeting Whirlpool Corp WHR US Annual General Meeting M&T Bank Corp MTB US Annual General Meeting Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH HBAN US Board Meeting US Bancorp/MN USB US Annual General Meeting