5 Great Small Caps

Today I wanted to find 5 Small Cap stocks that had great returns but still had some momentum left.  I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha, next for technical buy signals of 80% or more and then used the Flipchart feature to make sure they were all above their 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages.  Today's Watch List includes:

Kemet (KEM), Electro Scientific Industries (ESIO), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI), Advansix (ASIX) and Integer (ITGR)



Kemet (KEM)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 33.55% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.93%
• Technical support level at 25.65
• Recently traded at 2691 with a 50 day moving average of 21.71

Electo Scientific Industries (ESIO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 21.36% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.61%
• Technical support level at 14.70
• Recently traded at 15.50 with a 50 day moving average of 12.79

Spectrum Pharmaceutical (SPPI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 40.31% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 69.43%
• Technical support level at 13.53
• Recently traded at 14.25 with a 50 day moving average of 10.95

Advansix (ASIX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above ts 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 21.18% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.28%
• Technical support level at 44.06
• Recently traded at 44.27 with a 50 day moving average of 36.34

Integer (ITGR)

Barchart technical indicator:

• 88% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 15.02% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 70.65%
• Technical support level at 53.98
• Recently traded at 54.00 with a 50 day moving average of 48.29

AdvanSix - Chart of the Day

AvanSix (ASIX) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The nylon producer has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 186.16+ and gained 196.23% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to AdvanSix (ASIX).  I found the nylon production stock by using Barchart to sort today 52 Week New High list first for the highest weighted Alpha, then for technical buy signals of 80% or more.  I always use the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 9/8 the stock gained 29.77%.

AdvanSix Inc. is a producer and supplier of Nylon 6 materials. The company's polymer resin sold under the Aegis(R) brand to produce engineered plastics, fibers, filaments and films which in turn used in end products such as automotive and electronic components, carpets, sports apparel, fishing nets and food as well as industrial packaging. AdvanSix also produces caprolactam, the main feedstock for producing nylon; Caprannylon film(R); Sulf-N (R) ammonium sulfate fertilizers and chemical intermediates, including phenol, acetone, and Nadone (R) cyclohexanone. AdvanSix Inc. is based in Morris Plains, United States.

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Barchart technical indicators:

• 186.16+ Weighted Alpha
• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 29.92% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 91.83%
• Technical support level at 42.21
• Recently traded at 44.69 with a 50 day moving average of 35.07

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $1.32 billion
• P/E 29.03
• Revenue expected to grow 7.00% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 9.20% next year
• The Wall Street analysts following the stock issue d strong buy report
• The individual investors following the stock on Motley Fool voted 6 to 0 that the stock will beat the market

$ASIX