Thursday, October 19, 2017

LimeLight Networks - Chart of the Day

LimeLight Networks (LLNW) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The Internet company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 18.33+ and gained 149.71% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to LimeLight Networks (LLNW).  I found the Internet content provider by using Barchart to sort today's 52 Week High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more.  Then I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy in 7/11 the stock gained 49.52%.

LimeLight Networks is a content delivery partner enabling the next wave of Internet business and entertainment. More than 1300 Internet, entertainment, software, and technology brands trust their robust, scalable platform to monetize their digital assets by delivering a brilliant online experience to their global audience. LimeLight's architecture bypasses the busy public Internet using a dedicated optical network that interconnects thousands of servers and delivers massive files at the speed of light -- directly to the access networks that consumers use every day. LimeLight's proven network and passion for service assures their customers that every object in their library will be instantly delivered to every user, every time.


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:

  • 148.33+ Weighted Alpha
  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 23.95% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.82%
  • Technical support level at 4.52
  • Recently traded at 4.71 with a 50 day moving average of 3.85
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $489 million
  • Revenue expected to grow 5.40% this year and another 4.40% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 13.40% this year, an additional 7.70% 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 and 1 sell recommendation on the stock


CAI International - Chart of the Day

CAI International (CAI) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The intermodal container company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 195.28+ and gained 275.81% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to CAI International (CAI).  I found the intermodal container stock by using Barchart to sort today's 52 Week High list first by Weighted Alpha, then by technical buy signals of 80% or more.  The I use the Flipchart feature to review the chart for consistent price appreciation.

CAI International is one of the world's leading intermodal freight container leasing and management companies. Intermodal freight containers are large, standardized steel boxes, which CAI leases primarily to international steamship companies, and are used to transport cargo by a number of means, including ship, truck and rail. A portion of the container fleet is owned by CAI with the balance being owned by third parties on whose behalf CAI manages the containers. Accordingly, CAI operates its business through two segments: container leasing and container fleet management. Through its international network of offices and agents CAI also has developed an active after-market program for containers retired from the international shipping fleet.


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:

  • 195.28+ Weighted Alpha
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 9.03% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 60.77%
  • Technical support level at 30.31
  • Recently traded at 31.38 with a 50 day moving average
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $605 million
  • P/E 30.76
  • Revenue expected to grow 17.60% this year and another 16.80% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 404.30% this year, an additional 37.50% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 8.00% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 2 strong buy and 2 hold recommendations on the stock

My 5 Favorite NASDAQ 100 Stocks

This morning I wanted to find the 5 best NASDAQ 100 stocks that had the highest return in the past year, had consistent price appreciation and still looked like they had room to go.  I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha, and then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts to find stocks trading above their 20, 50 and 100 day averages and had consistent price appreciation over the last 6 months.  Today's Watch List includes:

Nvidia (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Lam Research (LRCX), Applied Materials (AMAT) and Autodesk (ADSK)

Nvidia (NVDA)


Barchart technical indicators:

  • 152.18+ Weighted Alpha
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signals
  • Above its 20, 5 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 3.99% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.83%
  • Technical support level at 194.55
  • Recently traded at 196.11 with a 50 day moving average of 175.01


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 135.16+ Weighted Alpha
  • 56% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 12.14% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 58.91%
  • Technical support level at 40.99
  • Recently traded at 40.48 with a 50 day moving average of 34.94
Lam Research (LRCX)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 104.97+ Weighted Alpha
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 10.86% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.12%
  • Technical support level at 195.44
  • Recently traded at 197.77 with a 50 day moving average of 173.01


Barchart technical indicator:
  • 91.02+ Weighted Alpha
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 12.75% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.51%
  • Technical support level at 54.80
  • Recently traded at 54.83 with a 50 day moving average of 47.69
Autodesk (ADSK)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 63.83+ Weighted Alpha
  • 88% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 4.22% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 61.36%
  • Technical support level at 117.93
  • Recently traded at 118.33 with a 50 day moving average of 113.47
#NVDA #MU #LRCX #AMAT #ADSK

Morning Call 10/19

Barchart Morning Call

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ17 -0.44%) this morning are down -0.51% at a 1-week low and European stocks are down -0.80% at a 2-week low as rising tensions between Spain and Catalonia spurs liquidation in equities and pushed the VIX volatility index up to a 5-week high. In a response to a Thursday deadline set by Spain for the state of Catalonia to renounce its claims to independence, Catalan President Puigdemont said his state may declare independence from Spain unless the government in Madrid agrees to talks. Spanish Prime Minster Rajoy said the Spanish government will start the process of taking direct control of the Catalan regional administration under Article 155 of Spain's Constitution unless the Catalan government steps back from its push for independence. A slide in Apple suppliers is also weighing on technology stocks after the Taipei-based Economic Daily reported that Apple has cut orders linked to its iPhone 8 models by as much as 50% over the rest of the year due to lukewarm reception for its newest model. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +0.40%, Hong Kong -1.92%, China -0.34%, Taiwan +0.37%, Australia +0.10%, Singapore +0.18%, South Korea -0.59%, India closed for holiday. China's Shanghai Composite fell to a 1-week low on disappointment that a 3-hour speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at China's 19th Communist Party Congress failed to provide details to support the market. The rally in Japanese stocks continues as the Nikkei Stock Index rose to a 21-year year ahead of Sunday's elections in Japan where Prime Minister Abe's party is expected to win in a landslide. 

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.16%) is down -0.16%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.32%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.43%.
Dec 10-year T-note prices (ZNZ17 +0.16%) are up +7 ticks.
The Japan Sep trade balance widened to a surplus of +670.2 billion yen. larger than expectations of +556.8 billion yen. Sep exports rise +14.1% y/y, weaker than expectations of +15.0% y/y. Sep imports rose +12.0% y/y, weaker than expectations of +14.7% y/y.
China Q3 GDP rose +6.8% y/y, right on expectations.
China Sep industrial production rose +6.6% y/y, stronger than expectations of +6.5% y/y.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly initial unemployment claims (expected -3,000 to 240,000, previous -15,000 to 243,000) and continuing claims (expected +1,000 to 1.890 million, previous -32,000 to 1.889 million), (2) Oct Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey (expected -1.8 to 22.0, Sep +4.9 to 23.8), (3) Sep leading indicators (expected +0.1%, Aug +0.4%), (4) Treasury auctions $5 billion of 30-year TIPS, and (5) USDA weekly Export Sales.
Notable S&P 500 earnings reports today include: PayPal (consensus $0.44), PPG (1.52), Quest Diagnostics (1.33), Genuine Parts (1.28), Verizon (0.98), Danaher (0.95), Bank of New York Mellon (0.92), Nucor (0.78), Textron (0.62), Dish Network (0.62), ETrade (0.51), Travelers (0.39), KeyCorp (0.35), People's United Financial (0.25).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Sea Ltd (SE), Mosaic Acquisition (MOSC/U), RISE Education Cayman (REDU).
Equity conferences this week: BIO Investor Forum on Tue, METALCON Conference on Thu, SAP Retail Executive Forum on Thu, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting on Fri.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Nike (NKE +0.58%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Goldman Sachs.
Grainger (GWW +1.65%) may open lower this morning after it was downgraded to 'Sell' from 'Neutral' at UBS with a price target of $195.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc (JAZZ -0.03%) was initiated at a 'Buy' at FBR Capital Markets with a 12-month target price of $206.
Sprint (S -0.56%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Outperform' at Macquarie.
Adobe Systems (ADBE +1.74%) jumped 8% in after-hours trading after it said it sees fiscal 2018 adjusted EPS of $5.50, better than consensus of $5.20.
eBay (EBAY +1.28%) slid 5% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q4 adjusted EPS from continuing operations of 57 cents-59 cents, weaker than consensus of 60 cents.
Pattern Energy (PEGI unch) slid 4% in after-hours trading after it said it expects its Q3 operating loss to be materially and substantially greater than a year ago due to hurricanes this fall.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN +0.49%) was initiated at a 'Buy' at FBR Capital Markets with a 12-month target price of $53.
Ignyta (RXDX +13.24%) fell nearly 4% in after-hours trading after it announced that it had commenced an underwritten public offering of $125 million is shares of its common stock.
Limelight Networks (LLNW +2.75%) rallied 10% in after-hours trading after it raised its 2017 revenue estimate to $182 million-$185 million from a July 26 estimate of $180 million-$182 million.
Earthstone Energy (ESTE -1.40%) dropped over 7% in after-hours trading after it announced that it had commenced an underwritten public offering of 4.5 million shares of its Class A common stock.
Evoke Pharma (EVOK -3.68%) was initiated at a 'Buy' at FBR Capital Markets with a 12-month target price of $10.
Conatus Pharmaceuticals (CNAT +0.98%) jumped almost 7% in after-hours trading after it said the European Medicines Agency granted orphan designation to CNAT's drug candidate IDN-7314 for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec S&P 500 E-mini stock futures (ESZ17 -0.44%) this morning are down -13.00 points (-0.51%) at a 1-week low. Wednesday's closes: S&P 500 +0.07%, Dow Jones +0.70%, Nasdaq -0.13%. The S&P 500 on Wednesday rose to a new record high and settled higher on a rally in technology stocks led by an 8% jump in shares of IBM after it reported stronger-than-expected Q3 EPS. Stocks were also boosted by the Fed Beige Book saying that U.S. economic activity from Sep through Oct 6 increased even amid "major disruptions" across the South from hurricanes. Stocks were undercut by weakness in housing stocks after U.S. Sep housing starts fell -4.7% to 1.127 million, weaker than expectations of -0.4% to 1.175 million and a 1-year low.
Dec 10-year T-note prices (ZNZ17 +0.16%) this morning are up +7 ticks. Wednesday's closes: TYZ7 -9.50, FVZ7 -4.25. Dec 10-year T-notes on Wednesday fell to a 1-week low and closed lower on comments from New York Fed President Dudley who said the Fed is on path to deliver three Fed rate hikes this year as forecast, which implies a third rate hike in December.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.16%) this morning is down -0.149 (-0.16%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0038 (+0.32%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.48 (-0.43%). Wednesday's closes: Dollar Index -0.123 (-0.13%), EUR/USD +0.0021 (+0.18%), USD/JPY +0.74 (+0.66%). The dollar index on Wednesday fell back from a 1-week high and closed lower on the weaker-than-expected U.S. Sep housing starts and building permits report. In addition, EUR/USD rebounded from a 1-week low on hopes for some resolution of the independence movement in Catalonia ahead of Thursday's deadline for a response from Catalonia's president on whether or not the region has declared independence.
Nov crude oil (CLX17 -1.25%) this morning is down -61 cents (-1.17%) and Nov gasoline (RBX17 -0.62%) is -0.0072(-0.44%). Wednesday's closes: Nov WTI crude +0.16 (+0.31%), Nov gasoline +0.0128 (+0.79%). Nov crude oil and gasoline on Wednesday closed higher on -5.731 million bbl drop in EIA crude inventories to a 1-3/4 year low, a bigger draw than expectations of -3.0 million bbl, and on the -11.3% plunge in U.S. crude production in the week of Oct 13 to to a 3-1/3 year low of 8.406 million bpd due to Hurricane Nate.
Metals prices this morning are mixed with Dec gold (GCZ17 +0.37%) +5.4 (+0.42%), Dec silver (SIZ17 +0.31%) +0.078 (+0.46%) and Dec copper (HGZ17 -0.65%-0.021 (-0.66%). Wednesday's closes: Dec gold -3.2 (-0.25%), Dec silver -0.044(-0.26%), Dec copper -0.0175 (-0.55%). Metals on Wednesday closed lower with Dec gold and Dec silver at 1-week lows. Metals prices were undercut by the rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high, which reduced safe-haven demand for precious metals, and by signs of weaker copper demand after U.S. Sep housing starts and building permits fell more than expected.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR10/19/2017
Thursday, Oct 19
US0830 ETWeekly initial unemployment claims expected -3,000 to 240,000, previous -15,000 to 243,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +1,000 to 1.890 million, previous -32,000 to 1.889 million.
0830 ETOct Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey expected -1.8 to 22.0, Sep +4.9 to 23.8.
0830 ETUSDA weekly Export Sales.
1000 ETSep leading indicators expected +0.1%, Aug +0.4%.
1100 ETTreasury announces amount of 2-year T-notes (previous $26 billion), 2-year floating-rate notes (previous $13 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $34 billion) and 7-year T-notes (previous $28 billion) to be auctioned Oct 24-26
1300 ETTreasury auctions $5 billion of 30-year TIPS.
Friday, Oct 20
US1000 ETSep existing home sales expected -0.9% to 5.30 million, Aug -1.7% to 5.35 million.
1400 ETCleveland Fed President Loretta Mester (non-voter) takes part in a panel discussion on the global regulatory structure at a global finance and technology conference in New York.
1500 ETUSDA Sep Cattle on Feed.
1930 ETFed Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the National Economists Club in Washington D.C.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR10/19/2017
NameTickerTimeDescriptionPeriodEstimate
BB&T CorpBBT US05:45Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.781
Danaher CorpDHR US06:00Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.953
KeyCorpKEY US06:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.353
Textron IncTXT US06:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.621
Snap-on IncSNA US06:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 172.421
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/TheBK US06:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.923
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX US06:45Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.333
PPG Industries IncPPG US06:51Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.522
Travelers Cos Inc/TheTRV US06:57Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.391
Dover CorpDOV US07:00Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.123
Philip Morris International IncPM US07:00Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.384
Verizon Communications IncVZ US07:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.975
Alliance Data Systems CorpADS US07:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 175.02
Danaher CorpDHR US08:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
BB&T CorpBBT US08:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Textron IncTXT US08:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/TheBK US08:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Verizon Communications IncVZ US08:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX US08:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Genuine Parts CoGPC US08:30Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.283
Alliance Data Systems CorpADS US08:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
KeyCorpKEY US09:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Travelers Cos Inc/TheTRV US09:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Nucor CorpNUE US09:00Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.782
Philip Morris International IncPM US09:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Dover CorpDOV US10:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Snap-on IncSNA US10:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
United Continental Holdings IncUAL US10:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Crown Castle International CorpCCI US10:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Genuine Parts CoGPC US11:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
United Rentals IncURI US11:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
DISH Network CorpDISH USQ3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.619
Alliant Energy CorpLNT USRoadshow
SL Green Realty CorpSLG US14:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
PPG Industries IncPPG US14:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
Nucor CorpNUE US14:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
MetLife IncMET US14:30Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting
Intuitive Surgical IncISRG USAft-mktQ3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 171.992
People's United Financial IncPBCT US16:00Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.253
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL US16:05Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.435
E*TRADE Financial CorpETFC US16:05Q3 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ3 170.509
Intuitive Surgical IncISRG US16:30Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL US17:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
People's United Financial IncPBCT US17:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17
E*TRADE Financial CorpETFC US17:00Q3 2017 Earnings CallQ3 17