Shenandoah Communications - Chart of the day

Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The telephone communications company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 70.66+ and gained 70.25% in the last month.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN).  I found the telephone communications stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha then again for technical buy signals of 80% or better.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 8/4 the stock gained 21.80%.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company is a holding company which provides a broad range of telecommunications services through its operating subsidiaries. The Company's operating subsidiaries provide local telephone, cable, Internet access, interexchange facilities, cellular and PCS services, along with many other associated services.

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
• 70.66% Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 14.80% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 63.41
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 41.72
• Recently traded at 42.97 with a 50 day moving average of  38.30

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $ 1.04 billion
• P/E 28.40
• Dividend yield 1.08%
• Revenue expected to grow 5.70% this year and another 85.80% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 18.70% this year and continue to increase an an annual compounded rate of 27.22% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 1 strong buy, 2 buy and 1 hold recommendation on the stock

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

Today's 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I wanted to see if there were any mid cap stocks that still had some juice left.  I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha then again for technical buy signals of 80% or better.

Those that passed the test were Jetblue Airways (JBLU), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Flowers Foods (FLO), Footlocker (FL) and NVR Inc (NVR).

Jetblue Airways (JBLU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• 143.60+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 24.53% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 68.17%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.79
• Recently traded at 26.66 with a 50 day moving average of 23.93

Tyler Technologies (TYL)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 68.30+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 14.11% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 63.94%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 146.74
• Recently traded at 150.97 with a 50 day moving average of 141.13

Flowers Foods (FLO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 41.60+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 14.8% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 72.79%
• Recently traded at 25.40 with a 50 day moving average of 22.94

Footlocker (FL)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• 40.10+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 11.70% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 69.78%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.85
• Recently traded at 75.76 with a 50 day moving average of 71.56

NVR Inc (NVR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 40.40+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 9.17% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 62.40+
• Barchart computes a technical support leve at 1526.78
• Recently traded at 1592.00 with a 50 day moving average of 1515.46

BARCHART MORNING CALL 9/25

BARCHART MORNING CALL

Friday, September 25th, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +1.21%) are up sharply by +1.20% and European stocks are up +3.08% after Fed Chair Yellen late yesterday said the Fed is on course to raise interest rates later this year, which suggests the Fed has confidence that the U.S. economy is strong enough to handle an interest rate increase. The dollar index jumped to a 5-week high, while gold and government bond prices fell on expectations for a Fed rate hike. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +1.76%, Hong Kong +0.43%, China -1.60%, Taiwan +0.11%, Australia -0.58%, Singapore -0.46%, South Korea -0.20%, India closed for holiday. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index recovered from a 2-week low and closed higher on speculation the BOJ may expand stimlus measures after Japanese Aug consumer prices ex-food and energy fell by the most in over 2 years. China's Shanghai Composite closed lower on concern over capital outflows from China after an estimated record $141.66 billion left China in Aug after the PBOC devalued the yuan, surpassing the previous record outflow of $124.62 billion in Jul, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.46%) is up +0.36% at a 5-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.59%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.62% at a 2-week high.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 -0.29%) are down -10.5 ticks.

Speaking after the markets closed yesterday, Fed Chair Yellen said "most of my colleagues and I anticipate that it will likely be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate sometime later this year."

Japan Aug national CPI rose +0.2% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.1% y/y. Aug national CPI ex-fresh food fell -0.1% y/y, right on expectations. Aug national CPI ex food & energy fell -0.2% y/y, right on expectations and the fastest pace of decline in 2-1/3 years.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Q2 GDP (expected unrevised from last +3.7%) and Q2 personal consumption (expected revised to +3.2% from +3.1%), (2) St. Louis Fed President James Bullard's appearance on a panel on monetary policy at an event in St. Louis, (3) Sep Markit services PMI (expected -0.5 to 55.6, Aug +0.4 to 56.1), (4) final-Sep U.S. consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan (expected +0.8 to 86.5, prelim-Sep -6.2 to 85.7), and (5) Kansas City Fed President Esther George's speech on the economy and monetary policy at an event in Omaha, NE.

None of the companies in the Russell 1000 index 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

Exelon (EXC +0.17%) was raised to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Guggenheim witj a price target of $34.

Finish Line (FINL -1.86%) reported Q2 EPS of 57 cents, right on consensus.

Blackberry (BBRY -1.95%) reported a Q2 adjusted loss of -13 cents, a bigger loss than consensus of -9 cents.

KB Home (KBH +1.04%) reported Q3 EPS of 23 cents, better than consensus of 22 cents.

Internap (INAP -1.29%) slumped over 20% in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance on 2015 revenue to $320 million-$325 million, below consensus of $331.6 million,

Bellerophon Data (BLPH -4.62%) surged over 50% in afterhhours tradig after it said data from a Phase 2 study suggested sustained benefit for its INOpulse and the FDA granted a special protocol assessment for a Phase 3 study.

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY -0.85%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.21, right on consensus.

Marvel Technology (MRVL +3.44%) gained over 3% in after-hours trading after it said it will cut 17% of its workforce as it restructures its mobile platform business.

Cintas (CTAS -0.50%) reported Q1 EPS of 93 cents, better than consensus of 91 cents, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2016 revenue to $4.80 billion to $4.88 billion, above consensus of $4.78 billion.

Nike (NKE -0.55%) rose over 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of $1.34, well above consensus of $1.19.

Pier 1 Imports (PIR -2.47%) slid over 6% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 EPS of 4 cents, weaker than consensus of 7 cents, and then lowered guidance on fiscal 2016 EPS to 56 cents-64 cents, well below consensus of 82 cents.

Jabil Circuit (JBL +2.15%) jumped over 9% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 EPS of 53 cents, higher than consensus of 45 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +1.21%) this morning are up sharply by +23.00 points (+1.20%). Thursday's closes: S&P 500 -0.51%, Dow Jones -0.34%, Nasdaq -0.48%. The S&P 500 on Thursday sold off to a 3-week low on concerns about global economic growth after Caterpillar, the world’s biggest mining and construction machinery manufacturer, slumped to a 5-year low when it cut its 2015 revenue and sales estimates. There were also concerns about U.S. growth after the Aug Chicago Fed national activity index showed a -0.92 point decline to a 6-month low of -0.41, weaker than expectations of-0.10 to 0.24. Stocks saw some underlying support from the +5.7% increase in U.S. Aug new home sales to a 7-1/2 year high of 552,000, stronger than expectations of +1.6% to 515,000.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 -0.29%) this morning are down -10.5 ticks. Thursday's closes: TYZ5 +5.00, FVZ5 +3.00. Dec T-notes on Thursday rose to a 4-week high and closed higher on increased safe-haven demand with the sell-off in the S&P 500 to a 3-week low and on speculation that the volatility in global markets along with economic growth concerns will keep the Fed from raising interest rates this year.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.46%) this morning is up +0.348 (+0.36%) at a 5-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0066 (-0.59%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.75 (+0.62%) at a 2-week high. Thursday's closes: Dollar Index -0.074 (-0.08%), EUR/USD +0.0044 (+0.39%), USD/JPY -0.21(-0.17%). The dollar index on Thursday closed lower on (1) weakness in USD/JPY as the sell-off in stocks boosted the safe-haven demand for the yen, and (2) speculation that a slowdown in global growth will keep the Fed from raising interest rates.

Nov crude oil (CLX15 +0.60%) this morning is up +31 cents (+0.69%) and Nov gasoline (RBX15 -0.06%) is unch. Thursday's closes: CLX5 +0.43 (+0.97%), RBX5 -0.0099 (-0.73%). Nov crude oil and gasoline on Thursday settled mixed. Crude oil found support from a weaker dollar and from a forecast from Genscape that oil inventories at Cushing, OK, delivery point of WTI futures, will continue to decline because of seasonal refinery maintenance. Negative factors for crude oil prices included the fall in the S&P 500 to a 3-week low and the ongoing oil glut with U.S. crude inventories nearly 100 million bbl above the 5-year seasonal average.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/25/2015

US	0830 ET	Q2 GDP expected unrevised from last +3.7% (q/q annualized). Q2 personal consumption expected revised to +3.2% from +3.1%. Q2 GDP price index, previous +2.1%. Q2 core PCE deflator expected unrevised at +1.8%.
	0915 ET	St. Louis Fed President James Bullard speaks on a panel on monetary policy at an event in St. Louis.
	0945 ET	Sep Markit services PMI expected -0.5 to 55.6, Aug +0.4 to 56.1. Sep Markit composite PMI, Aug unch at 55.7.
	1000 ET	Final-Sep U.S. consumer sentiment index (University of Michigan) expected +0.8 to 86.5, prelim-Sep -6.2 to 85.7.
	1325 ET	Kansas City Fed President Esther George speaks about the economy and monetary policy at an event in Omaha, NE.
	1500 ET	USDA Q3 Hogs & Pigs Inventory.
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone Aug M3 money supply expected +5.3% y/y and +5.2% 3-mon avg, Jul +5.3% y/y and +5.1% 3-mon avg.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/25/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc	HRC US	9:00	Investor Conference	Y 2015
ConAgra Foods Inc	CAG US	9:30	Annual General Meeting
John Wiley & Sons Inc	JW/A US	10:00	Investor Conference	Y 2015
Apple Inc	AAPL US		Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Become Available in 10 Countries

Things Go Better With COKE

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (COKE) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The soft drink bottling company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 152.90+ and gained 141.13% in the last year.


The Chart of the Day belongs to The Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (COKE).  I found the soft drink stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for the stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha then again for stock with technical buy signals of 80% or better,  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 9/8 the stock gained 12.13%.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia.

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 buy signals
• 152.90+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 19.13% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.78%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 167.86
• Recently traded at 185.31 with a 50 day moving average of 161.16

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $1.72 billion
• P/E 36.15
• Dividend yield .59%
• Analysts haven't release revenue projections
• Earnings are estimated to increase 29.20% this year and an additional 33.90% next year
• The lone analysts issued a hold recommendation on the stock
• The individual investors on Motley Fool voted 600 to 48 for the stock to beat the market

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

Today's 5 Best Large Caps

This morning I wanted to find the large cap stocks that have had good price appreciation not only over the past year but also still seem to have some steam left.  I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha then for current technical buy signals of 80% or better.  The stock that made the cut were Cablevision Systems (CVC), Under Armour (UA), Teco Energy (TE), Reynolds American (RAI and Autozone (AZO).

Cablevision Systems (CVC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• 97.80+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 39.55% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 78.59%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.93
• Recently traded at 33.13 with a 50 day moving average of 27.01

Under Armour (UA)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• 51.90+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 12.66% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 58.23%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 99.92
• Recently traded at 101.43 with a 50 day moving average of 96.30

Teco Energy (TE)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• 51.10+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 22.74% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.98%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.50
• Recently traded at 26.61 with a 50 day moving average of 22.71

Reynolds American (RAI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• 45.60+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 2.71% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 57.89%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.40
• Recently traded at 42.94 with a 50 day moving average of 41.91

Autozone (AZO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• 43.10+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 6.46% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.16%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 710.76
• Recently traded at 746.23 with a 50 day moving average of 711.46

BARCHART MORNING CALL 9/24

BARCHART MORNING CALL

Thursday, September 24th, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 -0.84%) are down -0.75% and European stocks are down -1.60% at a 1-month low as automakers fell, led by a -7.5%decline in BMW AG, after the German newspaper Autobild reported that diesel emissions from BMW's X3 model exceeded EU pollution limits by as much as eleven times in a real-world road test. European stock losses were limited after German Sep IFO business confidence unexpectedly rose. Emerging market stocks fell and Norway's krone tumbled 2% against the euro after the Norges Bank, Norway's central bank, unexpectedly cut interest rates to a record low. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan -2.76%, Hong Kong -0.97%, China +0.86%, Taiwan -0.86%), Australia +1.47%, Singapore closed for holiday, South Korea unchanged, India +0.16%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index fell to a 2-week low after Japanese markets reopened following a 3-day holiday. China's Shanghai Composite closed higher as Chinese technology stocks rallied on speculation President Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. will lead to higher exports.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.25%) is down -0.17%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.37%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.56%.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.13%) are up +6 ticks.

The German Sep IFO business climate unexpectedly rose +0.1 to 108.5, better than expectations of -0.4 to 107.9.

Norges Bank Governor Olsen said "growth prospects for the Norwegian economy have weakened, and inflation is projected to abate further out" as the Norges Bank cut the overnight deposit rate by 25 bp to a record low 0.75% and forecast that the overnight rate may fall as low as 0.59% by Q3 of 2016.

The Japan Sep Nikkei manufacturing PMI fell -0.8 to 50.9, a bigger decline than expectations of -0.5 to 51.2.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen's lecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, (2) weekly initial unemployment claims (expected +9,000 to 273,000, previous -11,000 to 264,000) and continuing claims (expected +3,000 to 2.240 million, previous -26,000 to 2.237 million), (3) Aug Chicago Fed national activity index (expected -0.10 to 0.24, Jul 0.34), (4) Aug durable goods orders (expected -2.3% and +0.1% ex transportation, Jul +2.2% and +0.4% ex transportation), (5) Aug new home sales (expected +1.6% to 515,000, Jul +5.4% to 507,000), (6) Sep Kansas City Fed manufacturing index (expected +3 to -6, Aug -9), and (7) the Treasury's auction of $29 billion of 7-year T-notes.

There are 5 companies in the Russell 1000 index that report earnings today: NIKE (consensus $1.19), Accenture (1.12), Cintas (0.91), Bed Bath and Beyond (1.21), Jabil Circuit (0.45).

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today include: Boxlight Corp (BOXL), Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings (SPWH).

Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Mitsubishi UFJ Securities: Utilities Conference - New York on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU +2.63%) slid nearly 4% in pre-market trading as it follows European car makers lower.

Chubb Corporation (CB +0.28%) is down over 5% in pre-market trading on concern U.S. legislation to protect individual privacy from civilian drones could limit Chubb's use of the devices for inspection.

General Electric (GE +0.12%) signed a $12 billion export financing pact with U.K. Export Financing.

Ralph Lauren (RL -2.07%) was raised to 'Buy' from 'Neutral at Citi group with a price target of $125.

Taser (TASR -0.68%) received an order for 2000 Axon flex body cameras from Memphis, TN.

Accenture PLC (ACN +0.19%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.15 above consensus of $1.12.

Nimble Storage (NMBL -4.29%) climbed nearly 2% in pre-market trading after Longbow upraded the stock to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' with a price target of $32.

Citigroup (C -0.52%) rose over 1% in pre-market trading after the stock closed lower the past two sessions.

Wal-Mart (WMT +0.20%) is seeking to cut its purchase of goods made in China by 2-6%, according to a Reuters report.

Steelcase (SCS +0.77%) rallied 4% in after hours trading after fiscal Q2 EPS and revenue beat estimates.

Conatus Pharma (CNAT +15.73%) rallied 40% in after-hours trading after a study showed that one of its new drugs reduced severe hypertension.

HB Fuller (FUL -1.48%) fell -6% in after-hours trading after the company reduced fiscal-year EPS to $2.23 from $2.45, below consensus of $2.41.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ -5.77%) was rated as a new buy at Stifel with a price target of $25.

Solarcity (SCTY -7.72%) was rated as a new buy at Stifel with a price target of $64.

MARKET COMMENTS

Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 -0.84%) this morning are down -14.50 points (-0.75%). Wednesday's closes: S&P 500 -0.20%, Dow Jones -0.31%, Nasdaq-0.01%. The S&P 500 Wednesday fell to a 2-week low and closed lower on negative carryover from the -2.19% drop in the Shanghai Composite on Chinese growth concerns after the China Sep Caixin manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell -0.3 to 47.0, weaker than expectations of +0.2 to 47.5 and the lowest in 6-1/2 years. In addition, energy and basic-resource stocks sold off after commodity prices fell.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.13%)this morning are up +6 ticks. Wednesday's closes: TYZ5 -4.50, FVZ5 -2.00. Dec T-notes Wednesday fell back from a 4-week high and closed lower on negative carryover from a slide in German bund prices after ECB President Draghi curbed speculation the ECB will expand stimulus by saying that it is "too soon" to say whether to boost its bond buying. T-note prices were also undercut by the stronger-than-expected U.S. Sep Markit manufacturing PMI.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.25%) this morning is down -0.166 (-0.17%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0041 (+0.37%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down-0.67 (-0.56%). Wednesday's Dollar Index +0.389 (+0.41%), EUR/USD -0.0070 (-0.63%), USD/JPY -0.41 (-0.34%). The dollar index Wednesday retreated from a 2-week high and closed lower on strength in EUR/USD after ECB President Draghi said it's "too soon" to say whether the ECB should expand stimulus. The dollar was also hurt by the slump in the China Sep Caixin manufacturing PMI to a 6-1/2 year low, which signals weakness in China's economy that may keep the Fed from raising interest rates.

Nov crude oil (CLX15 +0.43%) this morning is up +15 cents (+0.34%) and Nov gasoline (RBX15 -0.24%) is down -0.0021 (-0.15%). Wednesday's closes: CLX5 -1.66 (-3.58%), RBX5 -0.0273 (-1.95%). Nov crude oil and gasoline on Wednesday closed lower on (1) the +1.369 million bbl increase in EIA gasoline inventories, more than expectations of +850,000 bbl, and (2) the +0.2% increase in U.S. crude production in the week ended Sep 18 to 9.136 million bpd, the first increase in 7 weeks. Crude oil prices were also hurt by concerns about Chinese energy demand after the China Sep Caixin manufacturing PMI fell to a 6-1/2 year low.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/24/2015

US	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +9,000 to 273,000, previous -11,000 to 264,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +3,000 to 2.240 million, previous -26,000 to 2.237 million.
	0830 ET	Aug Chicago Fed national activity index expected -0.10 to 0.24, Jul 0.34.
	0830 ET	Aug durable goods orders expected -2.3% and +0.1% ex transportation, Jul +2.2% and +0.4% ex transportation. Aug capital goods new orders non-defense ex-aircraft & parts expected -0.1%, Jul +2.1%.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	1000 ET	Aug new home sales expected +1.6% to 515,000, Jul +5.4% to 507,000.
	1100 ET	Sep Kansas City Fed manufacturing index expected +3 to -6, Aug -9.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $29 billion of 7-year T-notes.
	1700 ET	Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivers a lecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
JPN	0030 ET	Japan Jul all-industry activity index expected unch m/m, Jun +0.3% m/m.
	1930 ET	Japan Aug national CPI expected +0.1% y/y, Jul +0.2% y/y. Aug national CPI ex-fresh food expected -0.1% y/y, Jul unch y/y. Aug national CPI ex food & energy expected +0.7% y/y, Jul +0.6% y/y.
	1930 ET	Japan Sep Tokyo CPI expected -0.1% y/y, Aug +0.1% y/y. Sep Tokyo CPI ex-fresh food expected -0.2% y/y, Aug -0.1% y/y. Sep Tokyo CPI ex food & energy expected +0.5% y/y, Aug +0.4% y/y.
	1950 ET	Japan Aug PPI services expected +0.5% y/y, Jul +0.6% y/y.
GER	0200 ET	German Oct GfK consumer confidence expected -0.1 to 9.8, Sep 9.9.
	0400 ET	German Sep IFO business climate expected -0.4 to 107.9, Aug 108.3. Sep IFO current assessment expected -0.1 to 114.7, Aug 114.8. Sep IFO expectations expected -0.8 to 101.4, Aug 102.2.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/24/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Accenture PLC	ACN US	7:01	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.12
Accenture PLC	ACN US	8:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Xylem Inc/NY	XYL US	9:00	Investor and Analyst Day	Y 2015
Eli Lilly & Co	LLY US	10:00	Empa-Reg Study Results Call
NIKE Inc	NKE US	16:15	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	1.191
Jabil Circuit Inc	JBL US	16:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
NIKE Inc	NKE US	17:00	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
Cintas Corp	CTAS US	17:00	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc	BBBY US	17:00	Q2 2016 Earnings Call	C2 2016
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc	BBBY US	17:00	Q2 2016 Earnings Call	Q2 2016
SPX Corp	SPW US	Aft-mkt	SPX Corp. Replaces DealerTrack Technologies in S&P Small Cap 600
SPX Corp	SPW US	Aft-mkt	Toro Co. Replaces SPX Corp in S&P MidCap 400
Toro Co/The	TTC US	Aft-mkt	Toro Co. Replaces SPX Corp in S&P MidCap 400
Cintas Corp	CTAS US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	0.907
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc	BBBY US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	1.21
Jabil Circuit Inc	JBL US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.451
Skechers U.S.A. Inc	SKX US		Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting	Y 2015

2U Inc - Chart of the Dat

2U Inc (TWOU) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The software company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 146.20+ and gained 149.83% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to 2U Inc (TWOU).  I found the Internet software stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha then again for technical buy signals of 80% or better.  Next I review the charts using the Flipchart function.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 9/14 the stock gained 2.75%.

2U, Inc. is an education technology company. It is a provider of cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that enables nonprofit colleges and universities to deliver their education to students anywhere. The Company offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in social work, science, public administration, healthcare, laws, education, and business administration. It also offers a suite of technology-enabled services including content development, student acquisition, and state authorization services, as well as application advising, student and faculty support, and in-program student field placements. 2U, Inc. is based in Landover, Maryland.

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.

Barcart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• 146.20+ Weighted Alpha
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 9.64% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 57.26%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 37.52
• Recently traded at 37.30 with a 50 day moving average of 34.82

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $1.54 billion
• Revenue expected to grow 34.30% this year and another 30.00% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 29.10% this year, an additional 25.60% next year and increase annually at a rate of 30.90% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 5 strong buy, 4 buy and 1 hold recommendation on the stock

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

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.31%) rebounded from a 2-week low and are up +0.21% and European stocks recovered from a 4-week low and are up +0.84% after the new orders sub-index in the Eurozone Sep Markit manufacturing PMI rose to a 5-month high, which signals increased production in the coming months. Stocks also found support after a rally in crude oil and copper boosted energy producers and basic-resource companies. Stocks had been weaker and emerging markets closed mostly lower after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell to its lowest in 6-1/2 years. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan closed for holiday, Hong Kong -2.29%, China -2.19%, Taiwan -2.06%, Australia -2.07%, Singapore-0.79%, South Korea -1.85%, India +0.67%.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.12%) is down -0.11% as it fall back from a 2-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.36% and recovered from a 2-week low after ECB Governing Council member Nowotny said he's wary of expanding QE. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.06%.

Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 -0.13%) are down -7 ticks.

ECB Governing Council member Nowotny said he's wary of increasing QE any time soon and that the question of whether more easing is needed "deserves a much more thorough examination."

The China Sep Caixin manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell -0.3 to 47.0, weaker than expectations of +0.2 to 47.5 and the steepest pace of contraction in 6-1/2 years.

The Eurozone Sep Markit manufacturing PMI fell -0.3 to 52.0, right on expectations and matched April's reading as the slowest pace of growth in 7 months.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly MBA mortgage applications (previous -7.0% with purchase sub-index -4.2% and refi sub-index -9.1%), (2) prelim-Sep Markit manufacturing PMI (expected -0.2 to 52.8, Aug 53.0), (3) Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart's speech on the economy to the Buckhead Rotary Club in Atlanta, and (4) the Treasury's auction of $35 billion of 5-year T-notes and $13 billion of 2-year floating rate notes.

There is 1 company in the Russell 1000 index that reports earnings today: Lumentum Holdings (consensus $0.20).

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

Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Mitsubishi UFJ Securities: Utilities Conference - New York on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

A.O. Smith (AOS -2.12%) was initiated with a 'Buy' at BB&T with a price target of $80.

Raytheon (RTN -1.18%) was upgraded to 'Outperform' from 'Market Perform' at Bernstein.

Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL -5.49%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Nomura.

Sherwin-Williams (SHW -2.87%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Longbow.

Intel (INTC -1.68%) was upgraded to 'Market Perform' from 'Underperform' at Bernstein.

CarMax (KMX -4.69%) was downgraded to 'Perform' from 'Outperform' at Oppenheimer.

Laredo Petroleum (LPI -0.96%) was downgraded to 'Underperform' from 'Neutral' at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Cytec Industries (CYT -0.08%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Jefferies.

Volkswagen (VLKAY -15.48%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Overweight' at JPMorgan Chase.

Reuters reports that Wells Fargo (WFC -1.67%) is being sued by Oakland, California for "steering" minorities into high-cost mortgages that allegedly led to foreclosures and abandoned properties,

Integrated Core Strategies reported a 4.6% passive stake in WPX Energy (WPX -2.32%) .

Copart (CPRT -2.05%) reported Q4 EPS of 44 cents, higher than consensus of 39 cents.

Heron Therapeutics (HRTX -3.20%) surged 19% in after-hours trading after a Phase 2 study of its HTX-011 drug meets primary endpoint in the management of post-operative pain in patients undergoing bunionectomy.

MARKET COMMENTS

Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.31%) this morning are up +4.00 points (+0.21%). Tuesday's closes: S&P 500 -1.23%, Dow Jones -1.09%, Nasdaq -1.43%. The S&P 500 on Tuesday dropped to a 2-week low and closed lower on the unexpected -5 point drop in the Sep Richmond Fed manufacturing survey to -5, weaker than expectations of +2 to 2 and the steepest pace of contraction in 2-1/2 years. In addition, raw-material and energy-producer stocks saw weakness after commodity prices slumped. Meanwhile, biotech and pharmaceutical stocks sold-off after Hillary Clinton said she will propose price caps and research-and-development spending guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry.

Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 -0.13%) this morning are down -7 ticks. Tuesday's closes: TYZ5 +23.50, FVZ5 +12.00. Dec T-notes on Tuesday rose to a 3-week high and closed higher on reduced inflation expectations after the 10-year T-note breakeven inflation rate fell to a 4-week low, and on increased safe-haven demand for T-notes after the S&P 500 tumbled to a 2-week low.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.12%) this morning is down -0.103 (-0.11%) as it retreats from a 2-week high. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0040 (+0.35%) as it rebounds from a 2-week low. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.07 (+0.06%). Tuesday's closes: Dollar Index +0.389 (+0.41%), EUR/USD -0.0070(-0.63%), USD/JPY -0.41 (-0.34%). The dollar index on Tuesday climbed to a 1-1/2 week high and closed higher on (1) the larger-than-expected increase in July FHFA home prices, which bolsters the case for a Fed interest rate increase, and (2) weakness in EUR/USD which slid to a 2-week low on speculation the ECB may boost stimulus after ECB Executive Board member Praet said that policy makers would "forcefully react" to defend their inflation objective.

Nov crude oil (CLX15 +0.97%) this morning is up +21 cents (+0.45%_ and Nov gasoline (RBX15 +0.16%) is down -0.0033 (-0.24%). Tuesday's closes: CLX5 -0.60 (-1.28%), RBX5 +0.0139 (+1.00%). Nov crude oil and gasoline prices on Tuesday settled mixed. Crude oil prices were undercut by the rally in the dollar index to a 1-1/2 week high, and by news that Iran has cooperated in allowing the IEAE access to Iran's nuclear facilities, which is a critical step towards getting sanctions dropped. Gasoline closed higher on supply concerns after Marathon Oil said it will shut its Catlettsburg, KY, 277,000 bpd refinery for repairs and Northern Tier St. Paul Park said it will close its 90,500 bpd refinery for unplanned repairs.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR09/23/2015

US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -7.0% with purchase sub-index -4.2% and refi sub-index -9.1%.
	0945 ET	Prelim-Sep Markit manufacturing PMI expected -0.2 to 52.8, Aug 53.0.
	1030 ET	EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1130 ET	Treasury auctions $13 billion of 2-year floating rate notes.
	1230 ET	Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart speaks on the economy to the Buckhead Rotary Club in Atlanta.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $35 billion of 5-year T-notes.
GER	0330 ET	German Sep Markit/BME manufacturing PMI expected -0.7 to 52.6, Aug 53.3.
	0330 ET	German Sep Markit services PMI expected -0.4 to 54.5, Aug 54.9.
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone Sep Markit manufacturing PMI expected -0.3 to 52.0, Aug 52.3. Sep Markit composite PMI expected -0.3 to 54.0, Aug 54.3.
	0900 ET	ECB President Mario Draghi delivers introductory statement at the Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament.
JPN	2135 ET	Japan Sep Nikkei manufacturing PMI expected -0.5 to 51.2, Aug 51.7.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR09/23/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Golar LNG Ltd	GLNG US	8:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2015
Steel Dynamics Inc	STLD US	9:30	Investor Day	Y 2015
Liberty Broadband Corp	LBRDA US	10:30	Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting	Y 2015
Copart Inc	CPRT US	11:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Raymond James Financial Inc	RJF US		August 2015 Sales and Revenue Release - Operating Data	2015
Lumentum Holdings Inc	LITE US		Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.199