5 Great NASDAQ 100 Stocks

I wanted to see how the NASDAQ 100 stocks were doing so I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index stocks for the 5 that had the highest technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the stocks.

Today's list includes Comcast (CMCSA), Microsoft (MSFT), Netapp (NTAP), Costco Wholesale (COST) and Directv (DTV):

Comcast (CMCSA)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 9 new highs and up 4.10% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 72.01
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 56.52
• Recently traded at 56.99 with a 50 day moving average of 54.71

Microsoft (MSFT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 9 new highs and up 3.91% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 64.91%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 45.74
• Recently traded at 46.59 with a 50 day moving average of 44.41

Netapp (NTAP)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 3.48% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.12%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.22
• Recently traded at 42.85 with a 50 day moving average of 39.72

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 6.64% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.37%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 124.82
• Recently traded at 126.37 with a 50 day moving average of 120.22

Directv (DTV)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 3.30% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 62.39%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 86.40
• Recently traded at 87.00 with a 50 day moving average of 85.85

The 5 Best NASDAQ 100 Stocks

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index stocks to find the 5 with the most consistent upward momentum in the last month.  First, I sorted for new high frequency in the last month, then I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today;s list includes Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Directv (DTV) and Automatic Data Processing (ADP):

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 48% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 9.95% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.80%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 61.70
• Recently traded at 63.16 with a 50 day moving average of 60.61

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 72% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 4.53% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 59.87%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.40
• Recently traded at 25.79 with a 50 day moving average of 25.03

Gilead Sciences (GILD)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 12.00% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 69.94%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 89.24
• Recently traded at 92.98 with a 50 day moving average of 84.32

Directv (DTV)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technically buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 2.75% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.97%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 85.71
• Recently traded at 86.80 with a 50 day moving average of 84.67

Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 3.80% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.82%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 81.64
• Recently traded at 82.52 with a 50 day moving average of 79.72

Today's Best Large Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index to find the stocks with the most frequent New Highs in the last month.  I skipped any that did not have positive gains for the last week and month and used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's list includes Sherwin Williams (SHW), Corning (GLW), DirecTV (DTV), E*Trade Financial, and Wynn Resorts LTD (WYNN):

Sherwin Williams (SHW)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 17 new highs and up 8.09% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.64%
• Barchart computes a technical support level of 192.49
• Recently traded at 197.15 with a 50 day moving average of 187.35

Corning (GLW)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 7.34% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.13%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.42
• Recently traded at 18.72 with a 50 day moving average of 17.38

DirectTV (DTV)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals 
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 8.0% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 68.21%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 70.86
• Recently traded at 72.41 with a 50 day moving average of 67.12

E*Trade Financial (ETFC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 9.67% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.16%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.79
• Recently traded at 21.30 with a 50 day moving average of 18.95

Wynn Resorts LTD (WYNN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 14.78% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.11%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 206.95
• Recently traded at 212.31 with a 50 day moving average of 182.07

3 NASDAQ 100 Nuggets

This morning I used Barchart to screen the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index to find 3 with great technicals and found Whole Foods Market (WFM), Express Scripts (ESRX) and Directv (DTV)

Whole Foods Market (WFM)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50m and 100 day moving average
• 8 new highs and up 4.58% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 59.21%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 95.68
• Recently traded at 96.79 with a 50 day moving average of 93.75

Express Scripts (ESRX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 3 new highs and up 6.85% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.05%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 61.03
• Recently traded at 61.92 with a 50 day moving average of 57.42

Directv (DTV)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving average
• 8 new highs and up 64.86% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 64.86%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 52.03
• Recently traded at 52.31 with a 50 day moving average of 49.40