5 Best Small Caps

I wanted to find 5 good small caps with very consistent momentum.  I used Barchart to sort the  S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks for the 5 with the most frequent new highs in the last month, ten used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's list includes Tessera Technologies (TSRA), Higher One Holdings (ONE), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Triquint Semiconductor (TQNT) and DineEquity (DIN):

Tessera Technologies (TSRA)

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 26.36% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.78%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 33.53
• Recently traded at 34.46 with a 50 day moving average of 28.80

Higher One Holdings (ONE)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 24% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 51.27% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.31%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 3.44
• Recently traded at 3.63 with a 50 day moving average of 2.86

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 16% Barchart technical sell signals
• Trend Spotter hold signal
• Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 5.16% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 51.20%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 71.27
• Recently traded at 73.17 with a 50 day moving average of 73.11

Triquint Semiconductor (TQNT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Bachart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 32.23% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.20%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 23.89
• Recently traded at 24.00 with a 50 day moving average of 20.09

DineEquity (DIN)

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 11.36% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 83.09%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 96.75
• Recently traded at 97.89 with a 50 day moving average of 87.08

Kaiser Aluminum - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The aluminum products stock has a Trnd Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 22.70+ and gained 27.86% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Kaiser Aluminum (KALU).  I found the stock by sorting today's New High list for new high frequency in the last month then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 6/5 the stock gained 12.23%.

KALU is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products for aerospace and high strength, general engineering, automotive, and custom industrial applications. Repeatedly acknowledged as `Best in Class` among its global customer base, their 11 fabrication plants typically produce and ship more than 500 million pounds of product annually.  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 Trend Spotter buy signal Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages 14 new highs and up 10.92% in the last month Relative Strength Index 78.38% Barchart computes a technical support level at 77.12 Recently traded at 80.00 with a 50 day moving average of 73.50 Fundamental factors: Market Cap $ 1.44 billion P/E 22.25 Dividend yield 1.79% Revenue expected to grow 3.90% this year and another 7.40% next year Earnings estimated to increase by 2.50% this year, an additional 25.70% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 15.00% for the next 5 years Wall Street analyst issued 3 strong buy, 1 buy and 4 hold recommendations on the stocks Watch the 50 and 100 day moving averages and exit if it falls below the 100 DMA.