Cambium Learning Group - Chart of the Day

The Cambium Learning Group (ABCD) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The educational publishing company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 199.16+ and gained 212.12% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to the Cambium Learning Group (ABCD).  I found the stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks for the stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha then again stocks with technical buy signals of 80% or better,  Since the Trend Spotter signaled another buy signal on 8/26 the stock gained 3.83%.

Cambium Learning Group, Inc. provides education solutions for students through its three business units: Voyager, Sopris and Cambium Learning Technologies, which includes ExploreLearning, IntelliTools, Kurzweil and Learning A-Z. Voyager provides K-12 curriculum products, in-school core reading programs, reading and math intervention programs, and professional development programs. Sopris' products focus on academic support-including assessment, supplemental intervention, positive behavior supports, and professional development. ExploreLearning offers modular, interactive simulations in math and science called Gizmos, for teachers and students. Kurzweil's products provide complete reading, study skill, and writing support for students with academic challenges and/or who are blind or visually impaired. IntelliTools' products provide reading, writing, and math skill development. Learning A-Z websites provides access to Internet-delivered books, lessons, worksheets, and activities.4

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

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 199.16+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 3 new highs and up 5.10% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.19%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 5.03
• Recently traded at 5.15 with a 50 day moving average of 4.72

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $ 234.27 million
• Although Wall Street analysts issued 1 strong buy and 1 hold recommendation they have not released their revenue and earnings estimates.
• The individual investors on Motley Fool have voted 45 to 4 that the stock will beat the market.

The 50-100 Day MACD Oscillator has been an effective technical trading strategy for this stock.

BARCHART MORNING CALL 9/4

BARCHART MORNING CALL

Friday, September 4th, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -0.96%) are down -1.03% and European stocks are down -2.23% on anxiety ahead of U.S. Aug non-farm payrolls where a stronger-than-expected report may bolster the case for a Fed rate hike as soon as this month. A larger-than-expected decline in German Jul factory orders is also fueling selling in European stocks. The markets will also be alert to the meeting of central bankers and finance ministers at this weekend's G-20meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Emerging stocks closed lower on U.S. rate hike concerns along with worries that China will pare back support for equities following this week's military parade. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -2.15%, Hong Kong -0.45%, China closed for holiday, Taiwan -1.18%, Australia +0.25%, Singapore -1.47%, South Korea -1.09%, India -2.18%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index closed down over 2% and posted a 6-3/4 month low on concern Chinese stocks will continue their declines when trading resumes Monday after this week's holidays.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.15%) is down -0.13%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.13%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.76% at a 1-weklow as the slide in stock prices boosts the safe-haven demand for the yen.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.26%) are up +11.5 ticks at a 1-week high as weakness in equities boosts the safe-haven demand of government debt.

In a draft communique prepared ahead of this weekend's G-20 meeting in Ankara, Turkey, global central bankers and finance ministers expressed concern about the potential disruption a Fed rate increase may due to emerging markets as the draft said "In line with the improving economic outlook, monetary policy tightening is more likely in some advanced economies, which may remain one of the main sources of uncertainty in financial markets."

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Aug non-farm payrolls expected +219,000, Jul +215,000) and the Aug unemployment rate (expected -0.1 to 5.2%, Jul unch at 5.3%), (2) a speech by Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker before the Retail Merchants Association in Richmond, VA, during their Economic Forecast Breakfast titled “The Case Against Further Delay," and (3) the first day of the 2-day G-20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting Ankara, Turkey.

None of the Russell 1000 companies report earnings today.

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: none.

Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: none.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Caterpillar (CAT -2.17%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Outperform' at Baird.

British Petroleum (BP +0.65%) was downgraded to 'Underperform' from 'Neutral' at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Ciena (CIEN +2.18%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Deutsche Bank.

Dollar Tree (DLTR -0.87%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Teekay Tankers (TNK +3.38%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Sell' at UBS.

Infineon (IFNNY +0.57%) was upgraded to 'Overweight' from 'Neutral' at JPMorgan Chase.

Adidas (ADDDY) was initiated with an 'Outperform' at Exane BNP Paribas.

Gabelli reported an 11.27% stake in CTS Corporation (CTS +0.43%) .

Esterline (ESL +0.38%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.33, weaker than consensus of $1.42 and then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 adjusted EPS to $4.35-$4.45, below consensus of $4.71.

UTi Worldwide (UTIW -4.11%) reported a Q2 EPS loss of -70 cents, a much bigger loss than consensus of -5 cents.

The Gap (GPS +1.13%) reported August Same-Store-Sales were down 2% y/y and August revenue of $1.20 billion was below the $1.23 billion from last year.

Cooper Companies (COO -0.67%) reported Q3 EPS of $1.97, higher than consensus of $1.95.

Verifone (PAY +0.58%) fell 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 47 cents, better than consensus of 46 cents, but then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 adjusted EPS to $1.82-$1.83, below consensus of $1.85.

Gamco reported a 7.15% stake in Crane (CR +0.14%) .

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -0.96%) this morning are down -20.00 points (-1.03%). Thursday's closes: S&P 500 +0.12%, Dow Jones +0.14%, Nasdaq-0.51%. The S&P 500 on Thursday closed slightly higher on the stronger-than-expected U.S Aug ISM non-manufacturing index of -1.3 to 59.0 (vs expectations of -2.1 to 58.2) and the ECB's move to raise its purchase limit of a country's debt to 33% from 25%, which could pave the way for the ECB to eventually enlarge or extend its QE program. Stocks saw some weakness from the +12,000 increase in U.S. weekly initial unemployment claims (vs expectations of +4,000) and long liquidation ahead of Friday's monthly U.S. payrolls report.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.26%) this morning are up +11.5 ticks at a 1-week high. Thursday's closes: TYZ5 +7.50, FVZ5 +5.75. Dec T-notes on Thursday closed higher on the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. weekly jobless claims and on carryover support from a rally in German bunds after the ECB cut its Eurozone GDP and inflation forecasts for 2015 through 2017 and expanded the potential size of its QE program.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.15%) this morning is down -0.124 (-0.13%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0014 (+0.13%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down-0.91 (-0.76%) at a 1-week low. Thursday's closes: Dollar Index +0.577 (+0.60%), EUR/USD -0.0104 (-0.93%), USD/JPY -0.26 (-0.22%). The dollar index on Thursday climbed to a 2-week high and closed higher on a decline in EUR/USD to a 2-week low after the ECB cut its Eurozone GDP and inflation forecasts for 2015 through 2017 and expanded the potential size of its QE program. The dollar also found support on the stronger-than-expected Aug ISM non-manufacturing report.

Oct crude oil (CLV15 -0.71%) this morning is down -32 cents (-0.68%) and Oct gasoline (RBV15 -1.07%) is down -0.0141 (-0.98%). Thursday's closes: CLV5 +0.50 (+1.08%), RBV5 +0.0053 (+0.37%). Oct crude oil and gasoline on Thursday closed higher on the rally in stocks and on the ECB's move to potentially expand its QE program.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/04/2015

US	0810 ET	Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker addresses the Retail Merchants Association in Richmond, VA, during their Economic Forecast Breakfast in a speech titled The Case Against Further Delay.
	0830 ET	Aug non-farm payrolls expected +219,000, Jul +215,000. Aug private payrolls expected +205,000, Jul +210,000. Aug manufacturing payrolls expected +5,000, Jul +15,000. Aug unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 5.2%, Jul unch at 5.3%.
	0830 ET	Aug average hourly earnings expected +0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y, Jul +0.2% m/m and +2.1% y/y. Aug average weekly hours all employees expected -0.1 to 34.5 hours, Jul 34.6 hours.
	n/a	G-20 finance ministers and central bankers hold 2-day meeting in Ankara, Turkey.
GER	0200 ET	German Jul factory orders expected -0.6% m/m and +0.4% y/y, Jun +2.0% m/m and +7.2% y/y.
	0330 ET	German Markit construction PMI, Jul 50.6.
UK	0430 ET	UK Aug new car registrations, Jul +3.2% y/y.
	0430 ET	BOE quarterly inflation expectations.
EUR	0500 ET	Revised Eurozone Q2 GDP, previous +0.3% q/q and +1.2% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/04/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Walt Disney Co/The	DIS US		Disney Unveils New Star Wars" Toy Line"

White Mountains Insurance Group - Chart of the Day

White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The insurance company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 22.00+, gained 18.18% in the last year and paid a .14% dividend.


The Chart of the Day belongs to White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM).  I found the insurance stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for technical buy signals of 80% or better then for a positive Weighted Alpha.  Next I used the Flipchart feature to review the stocks.  The Trend Spotter signaled another buy on 9/2.

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. is engaged in the business of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance

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
• 22.00+ Weighted Alpha 
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 5 new highs and up 4.75% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 64.29
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 704.26
• Recently traded at 749.25 with a 50 day moving average of 701.38

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $4.49 billion
• P/E 21.82
• Dividend yield .14%
• 2 Wall Street analysts have hold recommendation on the stock but their revenue and earnings estimates are not solid
• The individual investors on Motley Fool have voted 355 to 18 that the stock will beat the market.

The 20-50 Day MACD Oscillator has been the most effective technical trading strategy for this stock.

OSN,NEOT, NMR, UUU - Sell Signals

This week I will continue to delete stocks that are not performing but continue to hold those beating the market.

The following stocks continue to exhibit sell signals and are being deleted from the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio:  Ossen Innovation (OSN), Neothetics (NEOT), Nomura Holdings (NMR) and Universal Security (UUU).

Ossen Innovation (OSN)

Barchart technical indicators

• 48% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter sell signal
• Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 50.32% off its 52 week high
• Relative Strength Index 41.17%
• Recently traded at .77 which is below its 50 day moving average of .93

Neothetics (NEOT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 8% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter sell signal
• Below its 20 and 50 day moving averages
• 22.52% off its 52 week high
• Relative Strength Index 44.13%
• Recently traded at 11.51 which is below its 50 day moving average of 11.89

Nomura Holdings (NMR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 64% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter sell signal
• Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16.39% off its 52 week high
• Relative Strength Index 35.12%
• Recently traded at 6.14 which is below ts 50 day moving average of 6.84

Universal Security (UUU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 72% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter sell signal
• Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 22.38% off its 52 week high
• Relative Strength Index 40.60%
• Recently traded at 5.34 which is below its 50 day moving average of 5.92

BARCHART MORNING CALL 9/3

BARCHART MORNING CALL

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 +0.22%) are up +0.36% and European stocks are up +1.31% as a holiday in China gives the markets respite from recent turmoil in Chinese financial markets. European stocks received a boost after the Eurozone Aug composite PMI was revised upward to its fastest pace of growth since the data series began in 2012. The markets will focus on the outcome of today's ECB meeting and comments from ECB President Draghi on the state of the European economy. The ECB will also release new forecasts for growth and consumer prices. Emerging markets gained for the first time this week led by strength in basic-resource companies and miners as the price of copper climbed to a 3-week high. Asian stocks closed mostly higher: Japan +0.48%, Hong Kong and China closed for holiday, Taiwan +0.75%, Australia -1.44%, Singapore +0.98%, South Korea +0.21%, India +1.22%.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.03%) is up +0.09%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.04%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.04%.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.12%) are up +3 ticks.

The Eurozone Aug Markit composite PMI was revised higher to 54.3 from the originally reported 54.1, the fastest pace of expansion since the data series began in 2012.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Aug Challenger job cuts (Jul +125.4% y/y), (2) weekly initial unemployment claims (expected +4,000 to 275,000, previous -6,000 to 271,000) and continuing claims (expected -14,000 to 2.255 million, previous +13,000 to 2.269 million), (3) U.S. Jul trade deficit (expected -$42.55 billion, Jun -$43.84 billion), and (4) the Treasury's announcement of the details of next week's sale of 3-year, 10-year and 30-year securities.

There are 6 of the Russell 1000 companies report earnings today: Campbell Soup (consensus $0.43), Joy Global (0.60), Medtronic (1.01), Cooper Companies (1.95), VeriFone Systems (0.46), Marvell Technology (0.11).

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: none.

Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Global Hunter Securities Industrials Conference on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Ciena (CIEN +2.23%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 37 cents, higher than consensus of 34 cents.

eBay (EBAY +1.47%) was upgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Underweight' at Piper Jaffray.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW +1.04%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Goldman Sachs.

Schlumberger (SLB -0.01%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Citigroup.

Emerson (EMR +1.12%) was downgraded to 'Sell' from 'Neutral' at Goldman Sachs.

Xylem (XYL +0.80%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Hold' at Stifel.

Medtronic PLC (MDT +2.91%) reported Q1 EPS of 64 cents, well below consensus of $1.01.

Campbell Soup (CPB +1.92%) reported Q4 EPS of 41 cents, less than consensus of 43 cents.

Joy Global (JOY -0.76%) reported Q3 EPS of 54 cents, below consensus of 60 cents.

Universal Insurance (UVE -0.94%) announced a new $10 million share repurchase program.

Lannett (LCI +4.63%) jumped 9% in after-hours trading after it announced that it will acquire Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals For $1.23 billion.

Hillenbrand (HI +0.08%) will acquire ABEL Pumps from Roper Technologies ({=ROP for 95 million euros.

NCI Building (NCS -0.40%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 15 cents, above consensus of 14 cents.

Verint Systems (VRNT -0.63%) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 70 cents, better than consensus of 68 cents.

Catalent (CTLT +1.71%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 61 cents, higher than consensus of 58 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 +0.22%) this morning are up +7.00 points (+0.36%). Wednesday's closes: S&P 500 +1.83%, Dow Jones +1.82%, Nasdaq +2.74%. The S&P 500 on Wednesday closed higher on (1) strength in technology stocks after Apple, Microsoft and Intel rose over 2%, (2) reduced expectations for a Fed rate hike after the Aug ADP employment change of +190,000 was weaker than expectations of +200,000 and July factory orders rose +0.4%, weaker than expectations of +0.9%.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.12%) this morning are up +3 ticks. Wednesday's closes: TYZ5 -5.00, FVZ5 -3.00. Dec T-notes on Wednesday closed lower on reduced safe-haven demand with the rally in stocks, and on the relatively strong Beige Book report that raised the possibility that the Fed will go ahead with its rate hike move this year. T-notes received some support from news of tame wage pressures after U.S. Q2 unit labor costs were revised lower to -1.4%.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.03%) this morning is up +0.084 (+0.09%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0005 (-0.04%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down-0.05 (-0.04%). Wednesday's closes: Dollar Index +0.378 (+0.40%), EUR/USD -0.0088 (-0.78%), USD/JPY +0.96 (+0.80%). The dollar index on Wednesday closed higher on (1) weakness in EUR/USD after Eurozone PPI fell -0.1% m/m and -2.1% y/y, which shows benign inflation pressures that may prod the ECB into expanding stimulus, and (2) the upbeat Fed Beige Book which may sway the Fed to raise interest rates this year.

Oct crude oil (CLV15 -0.13%) this morning is down -19 cents (-0.41%) and Oct gasoline (RBV15 +0.58%) is up +0.0108 (+0.76%). Wednesday's closes: CLV5 +0.84 (+1.85%), RBV5 +0.0344 (+2.46%). Oct crude and gasoline prices on Wednesday recovered from early losses and closed higher on the -1.3%drop in U.S. crude production in the week ended Aug 28 to a 6-3/4 month low and on the rally in U.S. stocks. Crude oil prices were undercut by the +4.67 million bbl surge in weekly EIA crude inventories and news that President Obama has now gained veto-proof support in the Senate for the Iranian nuclear agreement, which virtually ensures that sanctions will be dropped on Iran late this year or early next year.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/03/2015

US	0730 ET	Aug Challenger job cuts, Jul +125.4% y/y.
	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +4,000 to 275,000, previous -6,000 to 271,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -14,000 to 2.255 million, previous +13,000 to 2.269 million.
	0830 ET	Jul trade balance expected -$42.20 billion, Jun -$43.84 billion.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	0945 ET	Final-Aug Markit U.S. services PMI expected -0.2 to 55.0, prelim-Aug -0.5 to 55.2. Final-Aug Markit U.S. Composite PMI, prelim-Aug -0.7to 55.0.
	1000 ET	Aug ISM non-manufacturing PMI expected -2.1 to 58.2, Jul +4.3 to 60.3.
	1100 ET	Treasury announces amount of 3-year T-notes (previous $24 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $24 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous$16 billion) to be auctioned Aug 8-10.
GER	0355 ET	Revised German Markit services PMI, previous -0.2 to 53.6.
EUR	0400 ET	Revised Eurozone Markit composite PMI, previous +0.2 to 54.1.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Jul retail sales expected +0.5% m/m and +2.0% y/y, Jun -0.6% m/m and +1.2% y/y.
	0745 ET	ECB announces interest rate decision.
	0830 ET	ECB President Mario Draghi holds monthly press conference following ECB meeting.
UK	0430 ET	UK Aug Markit/CIPS services PMI expected +0.3 to 57.7, Jul 57.4.
JPN	2130 ET	Japan Jul labor cash earnings expected +2.0% y/y, Jun -2.5% y/y. Jul real cash earnings, Jun -3.0% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/03/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Campbell Soup Co	CPB US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.432
Joy Global Inc	JOY US	6:00	Q3 2015 Earnings Release	Q3 2015	0.604
Fastenal Co	FAST US	7:00	August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
Medtronic PLC	MDT US	7:15	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	1.012
L Brands Inc	LB US	7:30	August 2015 Sales and Revenue Call	2015
Medtronic PLC	MDT US	8:00	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
Campbell Soup Co	CPB US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
HollyFrontier Corp	HFC US	9:00	Analyst Day	Y 2015
Joy Global Inc	JOY US	11:00	Q3 2015 Earnings Call	Q3 2015
Cooper Cos Inc/The	COO US	16:00	Q3 2015 Earnings Release	Q3 2015	1.948
Landstar System Inc	LSTR US	16:00	Q3 2015 Guidance Call - Mid Quarter	Q3 2015
VeriFone Systems Inc	PAY US	16:30	Q3 2015 Earnings Call	Q3 2015
Cooper Cos Inc/The	COO US	17:00	Q3 2015 Earnings Call	Q3 2015
VeriFone Systems Inc	PAY US	Aft-mkt	Q3 2015 Earnings Release	Q3 2015	0.459
Gap Inc/The	GPS US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
L Brands Inc	LB US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
Rite Aid Corp	RAD US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release
Marvell Technology Group Ltd	MRVL US		Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	0.11

Sportsman's Warehouse - Chart of the Day

Sportman's Warehouse (SPWH) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The outdoor sporting goods company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 132.60+ and gained 130.12% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH).  I found the outdoor sporting goods stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for a technical buy signal of 80% or better then again for a positive Weighted Alpha.  Next I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled another buy on 8/28 the stock gained 2.48%.

Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. is an outdoor sporting goods retailer. Its stores offer camping products, fishing products, and hunting and shooting products. The Company's stores also provide clothing products, footwear products and optics, electronics, and accessories. It also carries a range of private label offerings under the Rustic Ridge, Yukon Gold and Sportsman's Warehouse brands. Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.

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
• 132.60+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 12.40% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.70%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.23
• Recently traded at 13.21 with a 50 day moving average of 12.05

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $554.82 million
• P/E 23.93
• Revenue expected to grow 10.60% this year and another 13.20% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 20.00% this year, an additional 26.70% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 21.92% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 8 strong buy recommendations on the stock

The 20-100 Day MACD Oscillator has been a reliable technical trading strategy for this stock.

BARCHART MORNING CALL 9/2

BARCHART MORNING CALL

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 +0.55%) are up +0.43% and European stocks are up +0.12% as prices consolidate following the sharp 2-day decline. Bargain hunting in commodity producers and mining stocks is giving the overall market a lift with BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group both up over 1%, although gains were muted as a decline in oil prices pressures energy producers. Emerging markets closed lower on concern that the slowdown in China's economy will curb global growth. Asian stocks closed mostly lower as well: Japan -0.39%, Hong Kong -1.18%, China -0.20%, Taiwan +0.22%, Australia +0.10%, Singapore -0.16%, South Korea +0.16%, India -0.95%. China's Shanghai Composite pared losses again in the final hour of trade for a sixth day, rallying from down nearly 5% to under 1%, amid possible stock purchases by government-backed funds. Chinese government stock purchases over the past week in the final hour of trade are part of government efforts to ensure that nothing detracts from a military parade on Thursday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. China's financial markets will be closed for the rest of this week in observance of the event.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.26%) is up +0.24%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.47%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.56%.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.07%) are up +4.5 ticks.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly MBA mortgage applications (previous +0.2% with purchase sub-index +1.7% and refi sub-index -1.0%), (2) Aug ADP employment change (expected +200,000, Jul +185,000), (3) revised Q2 non-farm productivity (expected +2.9%, prelim +1.3%) and revised Q2 unit labor costs (expected 1.2%, prelim +0.5%), (4) Aug New York ISM (Jul +5.7 to 68.8), (5) Jul factory orders (expected +0.9%, Jun +1.8% and +0.5% ex-transportation), and (6) the Fed's Beige Book.

None of the Russell 1000 companies report earnings today.

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: none.

Equity conferences this week include: European Society of Cardiology Meeting on Mon-Wed, Simmons Gleneagles Energy Conference on Tue-Wed, KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials and Packaging Conference on Wed, Global Hunter Securities Industrials Conference on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

AT&T (T -2.65%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Citigroup.

Helmerich & Payne (HP -5.24%) was downgraded to 'Underperform' from 'Market Perform' at BMO Capital.

General Mills (GIS -2.17%) was upgraded to 'Equal Weight' from 'Underweight' at Morgan Stanley.

Telefonica (TEF -3.13%) was downgraded to 'Underperform' from 'Neutral' at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

BB&T (BBT -4.31%) was upgraded to 'Outperform' from 'Neutral' at Baird.

United Continental (UAL +0.28%) will replace Hospira (HSP -0.01%) in the S&P 500 as of today's close.

PNC Financial (PNC -4.31%) was upgraded to 'Market Perform' from 'Underperform' at Keefe Bruyette.

Hologic (HOLX -4.10%) was upgraded to 'Equal Weight' from 'Underweight' at Barclays.

ARM Holdings (ARMH -2.13%) was upgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Underweight' at JPMorgan Chase.

Qihoo 360 (QIHU -6.26%) reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of 82 cents, higher than consensus of 72 cents.

Lockheed Martin (LMT -1.77%) was awarded a $311.4 million government contract for retrofit modification hardware necessary for upgrade of a previously issued basic ordering agreement for the F-35 Lighting II Block 3F for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and the government of the United Kingdom.

CBOE Holdings (CBOE -1.07%) reported that total trading volume in August for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange and C2 Options Exchange and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange was 125.2 million contracts, up +26% y/y.

Integrated Core Strategies reported a 5.2% passive stake in Helix Energy (HLX -3.74%) .

Bob Evans (BOBE -0.91%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 51 cents, well above consensus of 30 cents, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2016 adjusted EPS to $1.85-$2.00 from $1.75-$1.95, above consensus of $1.85.

CBRE (CBG -2.72%) buys Johnson Controls (JCI -4.30%) Global Workplace Solutions business for $1.48 billion.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 +0.55%) this morning are up +8.25 points (+0.43%). Tuesday's closes: S&P 500 -2.96%, Dow Jones -2.84%, Nasdaq -3.09%. The S&P 500 on Tuesday closed sharply lower on the -0.3 point decline in the Chinese manufacturing PMI index to a 3-year low of 49.7 and the the -1.6point drop in the Aug U.S. ISM manufacturing index to a 2-1/4 year low of 51.1. In addition, basic-resource and energy stocks showed weakness as the slower-than-expected manufacturing data from the U.S. and China raised demand concerns and undercut commodity prices.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.07%) this morning are up +4.5 ticks. Tuesday's closes: TYZ5 +8.00, FVZ5 +5.75. Dec T-notes on Tuesday closed higher on speculation that the weaker-than expected Aug ISM manufacturing index will keep the Fed from raising interest rates and on concern that China's economic slowdown has deepened after the China Aug manufacturing PMI fell to a 3-year low, sending global stock markets reeling and boosting the safe-haven demand for government debt.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.26%) this morning is up +0.226 (+0.24%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0053 (-0.47%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.67 (+0.56%). Tuesday's closes: Dollar Index -0.374 (-0.39%), EUR/USD +0.0104 (+0.93%), USD/JPY -1.86 (-1.53%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed lower on the decline in the Aug ISM manufacturing index to a 2-1/4 year low, which may keep the Fed from raising interest rates. USD/JPY slumped as the plunge in global equity markets spurred safe-haven demand for the yen.

Oct crude oil (CLV15 -2.14%) this morning is down -$1.22 a barrel (-2.69%) and Oct gasoline (RBV15 +0.09%) is down -0.0109 (-0.78%). Tuesday's closes: CLV5 -3.79 (-7.70%), RBV5 -0.1266 (-8.45%). Oct crude oil and gasoline on Tuesday closed sharply lower on global demand concerns after the China Aug manufacturing PMI fell to a 3-year low and the Aug U.S. ISM manufacturing index fell to a 2-1/4 year low. Crude oil prices were also undercut by expectations that Wednesday's weekly EIA data will show that crude inventories rose by +700,000 bbl.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/02/2015

US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous +0.2% with purchase sub-index +1.7% and refi sub-index -1.0%.
	0815 ET	Aug ADP employment change expected +200,000, Jul +185,000.
	0830 ET	Revised Q2 non-farm productivity expected +2.9%, prelim +1.3%. Revised Q2 unit labor costs expected 1.2%, prelim +0.5%.
	0945 ET	Aug New York ISM, Jul +5.7 to 68.8.
	1000 ET	Jul factory orders expected +0.9%, Jun +1.8% and +0.5% ex-transportation.
	1030 ET	EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1400 ET	Fed Beige Book.
UK	0430 ET	UK Aug Markit/CIPS construction PMI expected +0.4 to 57.5, Jul 57.1.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone Jul PPI expected -0.1% m/m and -2.1% y/y, Jun -0.1% m/m and -2.2% y/y.
JPN	2135 ET	Japan Aug Nikkei services PMI, Jul 51.2. Aug Nikkei composite PMI, Jul 51.5.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/02/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
SPX Corp	SPW US	8:00	Analyst and Investor Meeting	Y 2015
Expeditors International of Washington Inc	EXPD US	12:00	Investor Day	Y 2015
Costco Wholesale Corp	COST US	Aft-mkt	August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
Hospira Inc	HSP US	Aft-mkt	United Continental Holdings Replaces Hospira Inc. in S&P 500
United Continental Holdings Inc	UAL US	Aft-mkt	United Continental Holdings Replaces Hospira Inc. in S&P 500
AutoNation Inc	AN US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
Delta Air Lines Inc	DAL US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release - Traffic Results	2015

National Beverage - Chart of the Day

National Beverage (FIZZ) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The soft drink company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 38.20+ and gained 42.01% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to National Beverage (FIZZ).  I found the soft drink stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for technical buy signals of 80% or better then for very positive Weighted Alphas. Next I use the Flipchart feature to review the charts.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 6/16 the stock gained 16.47%.

National Beverage Corp. is a holding company for various subsidiaries that develop, manufacture, market and distribute a complete portfolio of quality beverage products throughout the United States. Their brands emphasize distinctive flavor variety, including their flagship brands, Shasta(R) and Faygo(R), complete lines of multi-flavored and cola soft drinks.

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

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 38.20+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 9.51% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 62.66%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.35%
• Recently traded at 26.03 with a 50 day moving average of 24.14

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $1.21 billion
• P/E 24.60
• No analysts are presently following this stock
• The individual investors on Motley Fool vote 122 to 19 that the stock will beat the market

None one of the regular technical trading strategies have been effective on this stock so I would use a trailing stop loss 10-15% below is most recent high to protect gains.

No Best of the NASDAQ 100 Today

Normally I would be posting the 5 NASDAQ 100 Index stocks that had my highest screening scores but today none of those stocks passed the hurdle.

Tune in again tomorrow.

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -1.96%) are down sharply by -2.13% and European stocks are down -2.02% on concern the slowdown in China is deepening. Global stock and commodity markets all fell after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing activity last month contracted at the fastest pace in 3 years. European stocks also fell after the Eurozone Aug Markit manufacturing PMI was revised lower, but stock prices recovered from their worst levels after the Eurozone Jul unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to the lowest in 3-1/2 years. Asian stocks closed lower: Japan -3.84%, Hong Kong -2.24%, China -1.23%, Taiwan -1.92%, Australia -2.12%, Singapore -1.32%, South Korea -1.40%, India -2.23%. Emerging market stocks and currencies all declined after the slowdown in Chinese manufacturing activity intensified, although large-capitalization stocks in China's Shanghai Composite rebounded from their lows in late trading on signs of government intervention. Over each of the past four session, government-backed-funds have been seen buying stocks in the last hour of trading as China tries to stabilize the market before a WWII victory parade on Thursday. China's financial markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday to commemorate the event.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.27%) is down -0.32%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.48%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.93% as the slide in global stocks boosts the safe-haven demand for the yen.
Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.25%) are up +10.5 ticks on a flight to safety.
The China Aug manufacturing PMI fell -0.3 to 49.7 as expected, but still was the steepest pace of contraction in 3 years.
The Eurozone Aug Markit manufacturing PMI was revised lower to 52.3 from the originally reported 52.4.
The Eurozone Jul unemployment rate unexpectedly fell -0.2 to 10.9%, better than expectations of unch at 11.1% and the lowest in 3-1/2 years.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) July construction spending (expected +0.6% m/m, Jun +0.1% m/m), (2) Aug ISM manufacturing index (expected -0.2 to 52.5, Jul -0.8 to 52.7), (3) final-Aug Markit manufacturing PMI (expected unrevised at 52.9, prelim-Aug -0.9 to 52.9), (4) Aug total vehicle sales (expected 17.30 million, Jul 17.46 million).
There are 3 of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: Donaldson (consensus $0.42), Dollar Tree (0.62), H&R Block (-0.40).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: none.
Equity conferences this week include: European Society of Cardiology Meeting on Mon-Wed, Longbow Research Industrial Manufacturing & Technology Investor Conference on Tue, Simmons Gleneagles Energy Conference on Tue-Wed, KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials and Packaging Conference on Wed, Global Hunter Securities Industrials Conference on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Freeport McMoRan (FCX +1.33%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Citi.
Donaldson (DCI -0.82%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 45 cents, better than consensus of 42 cents.
Constellation Brands (STZ +0.05%) was upgraded to 'Outperform' from 'Underperform' at CLSA.
McCormick (MKC -0.80%) was initiated with a 'Buy' at BB&T with a price target of $99.
BB&T upgraded Cal-Maine Foods (CALM +5.71%) to 'Buy' with a $62 price target.
American Airlines (AAL +0.93%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Hold' at Deutsche Bank.
Endo (ENDP -2.16%) was downgraded to 'Equal Weight' from 'Overweight' at Morgan Stanley.
Scientific Games (SGMS -5.16%) was upgraded to 'Hold' from 'Sell' at Deutsche Bank.
VMware (VMW +2.06%) was upgraded to 'Outperform' from 'Neutral' at Baird.
Barron's says in its 'Barron's Take' column Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Phillips 66 (PSX +2.38%) drove shares higher and the stock could continue to rise.
Glenhill Advisors reported a 5.3% stake in Allscripts (MDRX -0.22%) .
Adage Capital reported a 5.56% stake in Olin Corp (OLN +0.86%) .
Samuel Zell reported a 5.6% stake in Anixter (AXE +2.50%) .
SunEdison (SUNE +0.97%) rose over 4% in after-hours trading after Point72 reported a 5.1% passive stake in the company.
Trevena (TRVN -0.66%) surged over 30% in after-hours trading after the Phase 2b study of its TRV130 drug achieved its primary endpoint.

MARKET COMMENTS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU15 -1.96%) this morning are down sharply by -42.00 points (-2.13%). Monday's closes: S&P 500 -0.84%, Dow Jones -0.69%, Nasdaq -1.26%. The S&P 500 on Monday closed lower on the -0.82% slide in the China Shanghai Composite and on the -0.3 point decline in the Aug Chicago PMI to 54.4, weaker than expectations of -0.2 to 54.5. Energy producer stocks strengthened as oil prices rallied sharply for the third session to post a new 1-month high.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.25%) this morning are up +10.5 ticks. Monday's closes: TYZ5 -4.50, FVZ5 -4.00. Dec 10-year T-note prices on Monday posted a 1-week low and closed lower on the slide in German bund prices to a 6-week low (after the Eurozone Aug core CPI rose +1.0% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.9% y/y) and on hawkish weekend comments from Fed Vice Chair Fischer suggesting that he favors raising interest rates sooner rather than later when he said that that there's "good reason" to believe that inflation is poised to move higher. T-notes found underlying support on the weaker-than-expected Aug Chicago PMI and Aug Dallas Fed manufacturing activity report and on safe-haven demand with the sell-off in stocks.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.27%) this morning is down -0.307 (-0.32%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0054 (+0.48%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -1.13 (-0.93%). Monday's closes: Dollar Index -0.282 (-0.29%), EUR/USD +0.00283 (+0.25%), USD/JPY -0.496 (-0.41%). The dollar index on Monday closed lower on (1) the larger-than-expected declines in the Aug Chicago PMI index and the Aug Dallas Fed manufacturing activity index, and (2) strength in EUR/USD after the Eurozone Aug CPI was stronger than expected and dampened speculation of additional ECB stimulus. The dollar found underyling support on the comments from Fed Vice Chair Fischer who left open the door for a Fed rate hike in Sep when he said that there's "good reason" to believe that inflation is poised to move higher.
Oct crude oil (CLV15 -1.91%) this morning is down -$1.10 a barrel (-2.24%) and Oct gasoline (RBV15 -2.94%) is down -0.0457 (-3.05%). Monday's closes: CLV5 +3.98 (+8.80%), RBV5 +0.0699 (+5.00%). Oct crude oil and gasoline on Monday closed sharply higher with Oct crude at a 1-month high and Oct gasoline at a 2-week high. Bullish factors included (1) the weaker dollar, (2) the IEA's downward revision in its U.S. crude production estimate for the first half of 2015 to 9.4 million bpd from a previous estimate of 9.53 million bpd, and (3) OPEC's comment in its monthly magazine that it is ready to talk to other crude producers outside of OPEC in order to achieve "fair prices."

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/01/2015

US	0945 ET	Final-Aug Markit manufacturing PMI expected unrevised at 52.9, prelim-Aug -0.9 to 52.9.
	1000 ET	Jul construction spending expected +0.6% m/m, Jun +0.1% m/m.
	1000 ET	Aug ISM manufacturing index expected -0.2 to 52.5, Jul -0.8 to 52.7. Aug ISM new orders, Jul +0.5 to 56.5. Aug ISM employment, Jul -2.8 to 52.7. Aug ISM prices paid expected -5.0 to 39.0, Jul -5.5 to 44.0.
	n/a	Aug total vehicle sales expected 17.30 million, Jul 17.46 million. Aug domestic vehicle sales expected 13.70 million, Jul 13.92 million.
JPN	0100 ET	Japan Aug vehicle sales, Jul -1.3% y/y.
GER	0355 ET	German Aug unemployment change expected -4,000, Jul +9,000. Aug unemployment rate expected unch at 6.4%.
	0355 ET	Revised German Aug Markit/BME manufacturing PMI, previous +1.4 to 53.2.
EUR	0400 ET	Revised Eurozone Aug Market manufacturing PMI, previous unch at 52.4.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Jul unemployment rate expected unch at 11.1%.
UK	0430 ET	UK Jul net consumer credit expected +1.2 billion pounds, Jun +1.2 billion pounds.
	0430 ET	UK Jul mortgage approvals expected 68,100, Jun 66,600.
	0430 ET	UK Jul M4 money supply, Jun -0.5% m/m and -0.3% y/y.
	0430 ET	UK Aug Markit manufacturing PMI expected +0.1 to 52.0, Jul 51.9.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/01/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Donaldson Co Inc	DCI US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.418
Dollar Tree Inc	DLTR US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	0.62
Keysight Technologies Inc	KEYS US	8:30	Analyst and Investor Day	Y 2015
Dollar Tree Inc	DLTR US	9:00	Q2 2016 Earnings Call	Q2 2016
Ford Motor Co	F US	9:15	August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release	2015
Donaldson Co Inc	DCI US	10:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Ford Motor Co	F US	10:00	August 2015 Sales and Revenue Call	2015
H&R Block Inc	HRB US	16:30	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
H&R Block Inc	HRB US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	-0.397