NASDAQ 100 12 Month Winners

Today I was curious as to which NASDAQ 100 stocks had the highest price appreciation in the last 12 months.  I used Barchart to sort the Index.

Today's list includes Avago Technologies (AVGO) 127.99%, Illumina (ILMN) 127.69%, Micron Technology (MU) 111.21%, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 84.50% and Facebook (FB) 76.07%:

Avago Technologies (AVGO) 127.99%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 62 new highs and up 127.99% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 87.44%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 86.31
• Recently traded at 88.32 with a 50 day moving average of 75.02

Illumina (ILMN) 127.69%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 56% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 44 new highs and up 127.69% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 63.02%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 175.70
• Recently traded at 178.53 with a 50 day moving average of 172.27

Micron Technologies (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 40% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter hold signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 53 new highs and up 111.21% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 55.86%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.56
• Recently traded at 3270 with a 50 day moving average of 32.50

NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) 84.50%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 57 new highs and up 84.50% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 74.40%
• Barchart computes  technical support level at 69.81
• Recently traded at 69.98 with a 50 day moving average of 65.26

Facebook (FB) 76.07%

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 34 new highs and up 76.07% in the last 12 months
• Relative Strength Index 64.49
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 76.53
• Recently traded at 77.72 with a 50 day moving average of 72.01

Ilumina - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Illumina (ILMN) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The laboratory analytical instrument stock has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 210.80+ and gained 205.56% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day is Illumina (ILMN).  I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for frequency in the last month then used the Flipchart feature to find the best chart.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 10/22 the stock soared 62.88%.

ILMN is a developer of next-generation tools for the large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. The company's tools will provide information that could be used to improve drugs and therapies, customize diagnoses and treatment, and cure disease. The company is developing a comprehensive line of products that can address the scale of experimentation and the breadth of functional analysis required to achieve the goals of molecular medicine.

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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 32.88% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 80.16%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 132.40
• Recently traded at 146.67 with a 50 day moving average of 110.67

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $ 18.35 billion
• P/E 79.69
• Revenue predicted to grow 15.60% this year and another 17.00% next year
• Earnings estimated to increase 14.40% this year, an additional 22.30% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 17.50% for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy, 7 buy and 14 hold recommendations on the stock
• Financial strength is B+

This stock just keeps on truckin'.  Use the 50 day moving average as a sign of weakness and the 100 day moving average as your exit point.