MORNING CALL 6/21

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Tuesday, June 21st, 2016View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU16 +0.47%) are up +0.48% and European stocks are up +0.83% at a 1-week high ahead of this morning's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee by Fed Chair Yellen and by a speech to the European Parliament by ECB President Draghi. European stocks also received a boost from an unexpected jump in the German Jun ZEW survey expectations of economic growth to a 10-month high. The British pound climbed to a 5-1/2 month high against the dollar as polls show the UK campaign to remain in the European Union are gaining ground before Thursday's referendum. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +1.28%, Hong Kong +0.77%, China -0.35%, Taiwan +0.68%, Australia +0.33%, Singapore -0.41%, South Korea +0.07%, India -0.20%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index moved up to a 1-week high as exporters rallied after USD/JPY strengthened.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) is down -0.05% at a 1-1/2 month low. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.01%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.67%.

Sep T-note prices (ZNU16 -0.12%) are down -3 ticks.

The German Jun ZEW survey expectations of economic growth unexpectedly rose +12.8 to 19.2, stronger than expectations of -1.6 to 4.8 and the highest in 10 months.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen testifies on monetary policy to the Senate Banking Committee, and (2) the Treasury's auction of $34 billion of 5-year T-notes.

There are 5 of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: FedEx (consensus $3.28), Lennar (0.87), CarMax (0.92), Adobe (0.68), Carnival (0.39).

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Selecta Biosciences (SELB), Tactile Systems Technology (TCMD)

Equity conferences this week include: Questex Sensors Expo & Conference on Tue, Real Estate Investment World Asia 2016 on Tue, Wells Fargo Convergence & Connectivity Symposium on Tue, Jefferies Consumer Conference on Tue-Wed, Wells Fargo West Coast Energy Conference on Tue-Wed, Panagora Pharma - Mobile Pharma Summit on Tue-Wed, Bernstein Global Future of Media & Telecommunications Summit on Wed, Oppenheimer Global Consumer Conference on Wed, Citigroup Insurance Conference on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Signature Bank/New York (SBNY +0.95%) was upgraded to 'Strong Buy' from 'Outperform' at Raymond James with a 12-month price target of $162.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT +0.96%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Hold' at Edward Jones.

Imperva (IMPV +0.27%) rallied over 9% in after-hours trading after Elliott Associates disclosed a 9.8% stake in Imperva and said it began a dialogue with management and board regarding strategic and operational opportunities.

Knight Transportation (KNX +3.53%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.

Prologis (PLD +0.06%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Deutsche Bank.

Kirby Corp. (KEX +0.90%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Outperform' at Credit Suisse.

CNOOC Ltd. (CEO +2.55%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at UBS.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals (PRTK -2.59%) slid over 2% in after-hours trading after it proposed an offering of 3.75 million shares of common stock.

Sunrun (RUN +2.66%) gained over 1% in after-hours trading after it was rated a new 'Outperform' at Oppenheimer,

American Superconductor (AMSC +1.21%) was rated a new 'Outperform' at Oppenheimer with an 18-month price target of $12.

Opko Health (OPK +1.55%) rose nearly 4% in after-hours trading after a FDA approved-drugs website indicated approval for Opko's Rayaldee drug came on June 17.

Werner (WERN +1.36%) dropped over 9% in after-hours trading after it warned that Q2 EPS may be only 21 cents-35 cents, below consensus of 40 cents, due to "sluggish" freight market conditions, driver pay and contractor cost increases.

Scynexis (SCYX +6.85%) tumbled over 11% in after-hours trading after it announced it will launch a public offering of common stock and warrants.

MARKET COMMENTS

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU16 +0.47%) this morning are up +10.00 points (+0.48%). Monday's closes: S&P 500 +0.58%, Dow Jones +0.73%, Nasdaq +0.59%. The S&P 500 on Monday rallied to a 1-week high and closed higher on carryover support from a sharp rally in European stocks as Brexit concerns eased after the latest polls showed that Britons will vote to remain in the European Union at Thursday's referendum. Stocks were also boosted by strength in mining stocks and energy producers after copper rallied +2.1% and the price of crude oil climbed 2.9% to a 1-week high.

Sep 10-year T-note prices (ZNU16 -0.12%) this morning are down -3 ticks. Monday's closes: TYU6 -1300, FVU6 -6.25. Sep T-notes gapped lower Monday to a 1-week low and closed lower on reduced safe-haven demand for T-notes as stocks rallied sharply as the latest polls showed Britons favored remaining in the EU. T-notes were also undercut by slack demand for the Treasury's $26 billion 2-year T-note auction that had a 2.72 bid-to-cover ratio, below the 12-auction average of 3.01.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.02%) this morning is down -0.046 (-0.05%) at a 1-1/2 month low. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0001 (+0.01%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.70 (+0.67%). Monday's closes: Dollar Index -0.595 (-0.63%), EUR/USD +0.0037 (+0.33%), USD/JPY -0.22 (-0.21%). The dollar index on Monday fell to a 1-week low and closed lower on an easing of Brexit concerns, which lifted EUR/USD to a 1-week high and GBP/USD to a 2-1/2 week high. The dollar index was also undercut by cautiousness ahead of Tuesday's testimony by Fed Chair Yellen to the Senate Banking Committee on monetary policy.

July WTI crude oil (CLN16 -1.13%) this morning is down -54 cents (-1.09%). July gasoline (RBN16 -1.60%) is down -0.0227 (-1.43%). Monday's closes: CLN6 +1.39 (+2.90%), RBN6 +0.0774 (+5.14%). Jul crude oil and gasoline on Monday rallied to 1-week highs and closed higher. Crude oil prices were boosted by the fall in the dollar index to a 1-week low and a report by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative saying that Saudi Arabian Apr crude exports fell to a 6-month low of 7.44 million bpd.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR06/21/2016

		Tuesday, June 21, 2016
US	1000 ET	Fed Chair Janet Yellen testifies on monetary policy to the Senate Banking Committee.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $34 billion of 5-year T-notes.
		Wednesday, June 22, 2016
US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -2.4% with purchase sub-index -4.9% and refi sub-index -0.7%.
	0900 ET	Apr FHFA house price index expected +0.6%, Mar +0.7% m/m.
	1000 ET	Fed Chair Janet Yellen testifies on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee.
	1000 ET	May existing home sales expected +1.8% to 5.55 million, Apr +1.7% m/m to 5.45 million.
	1030 ET	EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1130 ET	Treasury auctions $13 billion of 2-year floating rate notes.
	1230 ET	Treasury auctions $28 billion of 7-year T-notes.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $5 billion of 30-year TIPS.
EUR	1000 ET	Eurozone Jun consumer confidence expected unch at -7.0, May +2.3 to -7.0.
JPN	2200 ET	Japan Jun Nikkei manufacturing PMI, May -0.5 to 47.7.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR06/21/2016

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
QIAGEN NV	QGEN US	4:30	Annual General Meeting	Y 2016
Lennar Corp	LEN US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	0.872
CarMax Inc	KMX US	7:00	Q1 2017 Earnings Release	Q1 2017	0.923
CarMax Inc	KMX US	9:00	Q1 2017 Earnings Call	C1 2017
CarMax Inc	KMX US	9:00	Q1 2017 Earnings Call	Q1 2017
Nielsen Holdings PLC	NLSN US	9:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2015
Ingram Micro Inc	IM US	10:00	Special Meeting - M&A Vote
United Continental Holdings Inc	UAL US	10:00	Business Update Call
Lennar Corp	LEN US	11:00	Q2 2016 Earnings Call	Q2 2016
Varian Medical Systems Inc	VAR US	12:00	Investor Day	Y 2016
NetSuite Inc	N US	12:00	Annual General Meeting
FedEx Corp	FDX US	16:15	Q4 2016 Earnings Release	Q4 2016	3.282
FedEx Corp	FDX US	17:00	Q4 2016 Earnings Call	Q4 2016
Adobe Systems Inc	ADBE US	17:00	Q2 2016 Earnings Call	Q2 2016
Adobe Systems Inc	ADBE US	Aft-mkt	Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	0.68
Carnival Corp	CCL US		Q2 2016 Earnings Release	Q2 2016	0.386
United Therapeutics Corp	UTHR US		Annual General Meeting
GameStop Corp	GME US		Annual General Meeting
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc	AGIO US		Annual General Meeting

BARCHART MORNING CALL 1/29

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Thursday, January 29th, 2015View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 +0.51%) this morning are up +0.50% led by gains in Apple and McDonald's in pre-market trading, and European stocks are up +0.23% after Eurozone Jan economic confidence rose to the highest in 6 months. Also, a rally in Greek bank stocks is boosting the overall market after the head of the ECB's Supervisory Board, Daniele Nouy, said that Greek lenders are "pretty strong" and can survive the current market turbulence. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -1.06%, Hong Kong -1.07%, China -1.23%, Taiwan -0.88%, Australia +0.30%, Singapore unch, South Korea -0.69%, India +0.41%. China's Shanghai Stock Index fell to a 1-week low amid speculation that increased regulatory scrutiny of margin loans will reduce leveraged buying of Chinese stocks after the Xinhua News Agency reported that China's Securities Regulatory Commission will start a new round of checks into the margin-lending businesses of brokerages. Commodity prices are mostly lower. Mar crude oil (CLH15 +0.11%) is down -0.04%. Mar gasoline (RBH15 +0.65%) is up +0.43%. Feb gold (GCG15 -1.29%) is down -1.40% at a 1-1/2 week low. Mar copper (HGH15 -1.86%) is down -2.00%. Agriculture prices are weaker. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.13%) is up +0.10%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.24%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.45%. Mar T-note prices (ZNH15 -0.18%) are down -6 ticks.
Eurozone Jan economic confidence rose +0.6 to 101.2, less than expectations of +0.9 to 101.6 but still the highest in 6 months. The Jan business climate indicator rose +0.01 from an upward revised 0.15 in Dec to 0.16, higher than expectations of +0.12.
Eurozone Dec M3 money supply rose +3.6% y/y, more than expectations of +3.5% y/y and the fastest pace of increase in 2 years. The Dec 3-month avg rose +3.1%, right on expectations.
The German Jan unemployment change fell -9,000, slightly less than expectations of -10,000, The Jan unemployment rate fell -0,a from an upward revised 6.6% in Dec to 6.5%, right on expectations and the lowest since data for a reunified Germany began in 1991.
UK Jan CBI reported sales fell -22 to 39, a smaller decline than expectations of -29 to 32.
UK Jan nationwide house prices rose +0.3% m/m and +6.8% y/y, close to expectations of +0.35 m/m and +6.6% y/y.
Japan Dec retail sales unexpectedly fell for a third month as they fell -0.3% m/m, weaker than expectations of +0.3% m/m. On an annual basis, Dec retail sales rose +0.2% y/y, less than expectations of +0.9% y/y.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s initial unemployment claims report is expected to fall by -7,000 to 300,000, adding to last week’s decline of -10,000 to 307,000. Today’s continuing claims report is expected to fall by -38,000 to 2.405 million, more than reversing last week’s +15,000 rise to 2.443 million. Today’s Dec pending home sales report is expected to show an increase of +0.5% m/m and +10.9% y/y following the Nov report of +0.8% m/m and +1.7% y/y. The Treasury today will sell $35 billion of 5-year T-notes and $29 billion of 7-year T-notes, concluding this week’s $105 billion T-note package. There are no equity conferences today.
There are 51 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Google (consensus $7.19), Amazon.com (0.19), Visa (2.49), Abbot (0.69), PulteGroup (0.40), Baxter (1.31), Time Warner (2.09), Dow Chemical (0.70), Ford (0.22), Nasdaq (0.74).

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

McDonald's (MCD -0.88%) rose more than 3% in after-hours trading after it was announced that CEO Don Thompson will retire and Steve Easterbrook will replace him.
IDEX Corp. (IEX -0.52%) reported Q4 EPS of 77 cents, weaker than consensus of 87 cents, and then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 EPS to $3.65-$3.75, below consensus of $3.82.
Murphy Oil (MUR -7.23%) reported Q3 EPS of 39 cents, above consensus of 30 cents
Kirby (KEX -3.97%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.19, higher than consensus of $1.15.
Helmerich & Payne (HP -6.49%) was downgraded to 'Sell' from 'Neutral' at Citigroup with a price target of $55.
Tetra Tech (TTEK -2.34%) reported Q1 EPS of 41 cents, more than consensus of 35 cents.
Cabot (CBT -2.01%) reported Q1 EPS of 69 cents, better than consensus of 65 cents.
Ameriprise (AMP -2.03%) reported Q4 operating EPS of $2.30, higher than consensus of $2.22.
CACI (CACI +0.05%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.01, below consensus of $1.06.
Swift Transport (SWFT -1.77%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 55 cents, more than consensus of 48 cents.
Hologic (HOLX unch) reported Q1 EPS of 39 cents, better than consensus of 36 cents, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2015 EPS outlook to $1.54-$1.57 from $1.50-$1.54, higher than consensus of $1.54.
Lam Research (LRCX -0.54%) reported Q2 EPS of $1.19, higher than consensus $1.13.
Citrix (CTXS -1.53%) rose over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 EPS of $1.10, stronger than consensus of $1.03.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS -1.60%) climbed over 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 92 cents, more than consensus of 81 cents.
Qualcomm (QCOM -1.09%) fell over 9% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.34, better than consensus of $1.25, but then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 adjusted EPS view to $4.75-$5.05 from $5.05-$5.35, below consensus of $5.21.
Facebook (FB +0.61%) reported Q4 EPS of 54 cents, higher than consensus of 48 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 +0.51%) this morning are up +10.00 points (+0.50%). The S&P 500 index on Wednesday fell to a 1-1/2 week low and closed lower: S&P 500 -1.35%, Dow Jones -1.13%, Nasdaq -0.60%. Bearish factors included (1) carry-over weakness from a slide in European stocks on concern that Greece’s new government may default on its international debts if it abandons agreements made by the prior Greek administration, and (2) weakness in energy producers after crude oil sold off. Bullish factors included (1) early strength in technology stocks on better-than-expected earnings results from Apple, and (2) the post-FOMC meeting statement where the Fed pledged to remain “patient” on raising interest rates.
Mar 10-year T-notes (ZNH15 -0.18%) this morning are down -6 ticks. Mar 10-year T-note futures prices on Wednesday posted a 1-1/2 week high and closed higher. Closes: TYH5 +26.00, FVH5 +14.75. Bullish factors included (1) the post-FOMC meeting statement where the Fed maintained its pledge to be “patient” on raising interest rates, and (2) increased safe-haven demand for T-notes as stocks declined.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.13%) this morning is up +0.096 (+0.10%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0027 (+0.24%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.53 (+0.45%). The dollar index on Wednesday closed higher: Dollar index +0.445 (+0.47%), EUR/USD -0.00932 (-0.82%), USD/JPY -0.3458 (-0.29%). Bullish factors included (1) Greek sovereign debt concerns that weighed on EUR/USD, and (2) the Fed’s post-FOMC statement that said the economy is “expanding at a solid pace,” which bolstered speculation the Fed will raise interest rates later this year.
Mar WTI crude oil (CLH15 +0.11%) this morning is down -2 cents (-0.04%) and Mar gasoline (RBH15 +0.65%) is up +0.0059 (+0.43%). Mar crude oil and Mar gasoline on Wednesday settled mixed: CLH5 -1.78 (-3.85%), RBH5 -0.0006 (-0.04%). Bearish factors that sent Mar crude down to a 5-3/4 year low included (1) the +8.87 million bbl surge in weekly EIA crude inventories to 406.7 million bbl, twice as much as expectations of +4.0 million bbl and the highest since 1931, (2) the +2.09 million bbl increase in crude supplies at Cushing, OK, delivery point of WTI futures, to an 11-1/2 month high of 38.9 million bbl, and (3) the +0.3% w/w increase in U.S. crude production in the week ended Jan 23 to 9.213 million bpd, the highest in over 40 years. Gasoline prices recovered from their worst levels after weekly EIA gasoline inventories unexpectedly fell -2.6 million bbl versus expectations for a +500,000 bbl increase.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR01/29/2015

US	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -7,000 to 300,000, previous -10,000 to 307,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -38,000 to 2.405 million, previous +15,000 to 2.443 million.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	1000 ET	Dec pending home sales expected +0.5% m/m and +10.9% y/y, Nov +0.8% m/m and +1.7% y/y.
	1130 ET	Treasury auctions $35 billion 5-year T-notes.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $29 billion 7-year T-notes.
UK	0200 ET	UK Jan nationwide house prices expected +0.3% m/m and +6.6% y/y, Dec +0.2% m/m and +7.2% y/y.
	0600 ET	UK Jan CBI reported sales expected -29 to 32, Dec 61.
	1905 ET	UK Jan GfK consumer confidence expected +2 to -2, Dec -4.
GER	0355 ET	German Jan unemployment change expected -10,000, Dec -27,000. Jan unemployment rate expected unch at 6.5%.
	0800 ET	German Jan CPI (EU harmonized) expected -1.0% m/m and -0.2% y/y, Dec +0.1% m/m and +0.1% y/y.
EUR	0400 ET	Eurozone Dec M3 money supply expected +3.5% y/y and +3.1% 3-mo avg, Nov +3.1% y/y and +2.7% 3-mon avg.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Jan business climate indicator expected +0.08 to 0.12, Dec 0.04. Jan economic confidence expected +0.9 to 101.6, Dec 100.7.
	0500 ET	Revised Eurozone Jan consumer confidence, previous +2.4 to -8.5.
JPN	1830 ET	Japan Dec jobless rate expected unch at 3.5%. Dec job-to-applicant ratio expected unch at 1.12.
	1830 ET	Japan Dec overall household spending expected -2.3% y/y, Nov -2.5% y/y.
	1830 ET	Japan Dec national CPI expected +2.3% y/y, Nov +2.4% y/y. Dec national CPI ex-fresh food expected +2.6% y/y, Nov +2.7% y/y. Dec national CPI ex food & energy expected +2.1% y/y, Nov +2.1% y/y.
	1830 ET	Japan Jan Tokyo CPI expected +2.2% y/y, Dec +2.1% y/y. Jan Tokyo CPI ex-fresh food expected +2.2% y/y, Dec +2.3% y/y. Jan Tokyo CPI ex food & energy expected +1.8% y/y, Dec +1.8% y/y.
	1850 ET	Japan Dec industrial production expected +1.2% m/m and +0.3% y/y, Nov -0.5% m/m and -3.7% y/y.
	2300 ET	Japan Dec vehicle production, Nov-12.2% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR01/29/2015

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Abbott Laboratories	ABT US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.686
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.344
Air Products & Chemicals Inc	APD US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2015 Earnings Release	Q1 2015	1.491
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co	MJN US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.882
Northrop Grumman Corp	NOC US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	2.258
Occidental Petroleum Corp	OXY US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.678
Valero Energy Corp	VLO US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.328
ConocoPhillips	COP US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.584
PulteGroup Inc	PHM US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.402
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc	LLL US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	2.291
Baxter International Inc	BAX US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.311
Viacom Inc	VIAB US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2015 Earnings Release	Q1 2015	1.285
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc	ALXN US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.287
CMS Energy Corp	CMS US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.359
Colgate-Palmolive Co	CL US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.743
Stanley Black & Decker Inc	SWK US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.518
Cameron International Corp	CAM US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.203
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	TMO US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.94
Quest Diagnostics Inc	DGX US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.042
Time Warner Cable Inc	TWC US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	2.092
Dow Chemical Co/The	DOW US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.695
Harley-Davidson Inc	HOG US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.334
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	Bef-mkt	Q2 2015 Earnings Release	Q2 2015	1.101
Helmerich & Payne Inc	HP US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2015 Earnings Release	Q1 2015	1.564
Hershey Co/The	HSY US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.064
Celgene Corp	CELG US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.007
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	RCL US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.418
Zimmer Holdings Inc	ZMH US	7:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.705
Raytheon Co	RTN US	7:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.797
EMC Corp/MA	EMC US	7:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.683
Coach Inc	COH US	7:00	Q2 2015 Earnings Release	Q2 2015	0.66
Ford Motor Co	F US	7:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.224
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc/The	NDAQ US	7:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.744
Invesco Ltd	IVZ US	7:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.621
Zimmer Holdings Inc	ZMH US	8:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Sherwin-Williams Co/The	SHW US	8:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.371
Stanley Black & Decker Inc	SWK US	8:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc/The	NDAQ US	8:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Harman International Industries Inc	HAR US	8:00	Q2 2015 Earnings Release	Q2 2015	1.291
Phillips 66	PSX US	8:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.407
PulteGroup Inc	PHM US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Baxter International Inc	BAX US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Viacom Inc	VIAB US	8:30	Q1 2015 Earnings Call	Q1 2015
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	TMO US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Quest Diagnostics Inc	DGX US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Time Warner Cable Inc	TWC US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
EMC Corp/MA	EMC US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Coach Inc	COH US	8:30	Q2 2015 Earnings Call	Q2 2015
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	8:30	Q2 2015 Earnings Call	Q2 2015
Hershey Co/The	HSY US	8:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Abbott Laboratories	ABT US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Raytheon Co	RTN US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
CMS Energy Corp	CMS US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Invesco Ltd	IVZ US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Dow Chemical Co/The	DOW US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
General Growth Properties Inc	GGP US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Ford Motor Co	F US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	C4 2014
Harley-Davidson Inc	HOG US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Celgene Corp	CELG US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Ameriprise Financial Inc	AMP US	9:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co	MJN US	9:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Cameron International Corp	CAM US	9:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	10:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Air Products & Chemicals Inc	APD US	10:00	Q1 2015 Earnings Call	Q1 2015
Occidental Petroleum Corp	OXY US	10:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Valero Energy Corp	VLO US	10:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc	ALXN US	10:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Keurig Green Mountain Inc	GMCR US	10:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2015
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	RCL US	10:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc	LLL US	11:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Colgate-Palmolive Co	CL US	11:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Ford Motor Co	F US	11:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call - Fixed Income Call	Q4 2014
Harman International Industries Inc	HAR US	11:00	Q2 2015 Earnings Call	Q2 2015
Helmerich & Payne Inc	HP US	11:00	Q1 2015 Earnings Call	Q1 2015
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	JEC US	11:00	Q1 2015 Earnings Call	Q1 2015
Phillips 66	PSX US	11:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Northrop Grumman Corp	NOC US	12:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
ConocoPhillips	COP US	12:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The	GS US	12:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call - Fixed Income	C4 2014
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR US	13:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
AvalonBay Communities Inc	AVB US	13:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Sherwin-Williams Co/The	SHW US	14:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Robert Half International Inc	RHI US	16:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.606
Principal Financial Group Inc	PFG US	16:00	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.048
Google Inc	GOOGL US	16:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Biogen Idec Inc	BIIB US	16:30	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Broadcom Corp	BRCM US	16:45	Q4 2014 Earnings Call	Q4 2014
Broadcom Corp	BRCM US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.869
CR Bard Inc	BCR US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	2.243
Visa Inc	V US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2015 Earnings Release	Q1 2015	2.487
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP US	Aft-mkt	Q3 2015 Earnings Release	Q3 2015	0.621
Google Inc	GOOGL US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	7.185
Chubb Corp/The	CB US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	2.171
Amazon.com Inc	AMZN US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.19
Biogen Idec Inc	BIIB US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	3.775
PerkinElmer Inc	PKI US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.778
Boston Properties Inc	BXP US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	1.253
Leggett & Platt Inc	LEG US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2014 Earnings Release	Q4 2014	0.447
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US		Special Meeting - M&A Vote
Keurig Green Mountain Inc	GMCR US		Annual General Meeting
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	JEC US		Annual General Meeting

5 Great Mid Caps

I wanted to find 5 Mid Cap stocks that had good technical indicators and decent charts.  I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Stock index for stocks with great technical buy signals then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

The charts I liked were The Whitewave Foods Co (WWAV), Plantronics (PLT), Kirby Corp (KEX), Deckers Outdoors (DECK) and Community Health Systems (CYH):

The Whitewave Foods Co (WWAV)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 16.75% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.70%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.15
• Recently traded at 37.93 with a 50 day moving average of 32.79

Plantronics (PLT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 9 new highs and up 6.29% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.08%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 47.50
• Recently traded at 48.96 with a 50 day moving average of 47.41

Kirby Corp (KEX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 5.41% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 62.88%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 120.55
• Recently traded at 123.29 with a 50 day moving average of 118.90

Deckers Outdoors (DECK)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 4.61% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 64.99%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 96.10
• Recently traded at 97.57 with a 50 day moving average of 90.36

Community Health Systems (CYH)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 16.82% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.14%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.19
• Recently traded at 5665 with a 50 day moving average of 49.06

3 Mid Caps on the move

I used Barchart.com to screen the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find stocks having consistent price momentum and found these 3 stocks to review:

Kirby (KEX) -- conducts operations in two business segments: marine transportation and diesel repair. The Company's marine transportation segment is engaged in the inland transportation of industrial chemicals, petrochemical feedstocks, agricultural chemicals and refined petroleum products by tank barge; and in the offshore transportation of refined petroleum products by tanker and tank barge, and dry-bulk, container and palletized cargoes by barge and break-bulk ship. The Company's diesel repair segment is engaged in the sale, overhaul and repair of diesel engines and related parts sales.

Technical Factors:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter (tm) buy signal
• 15 new highs and up 15.71% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 80.44% and climbing
• Trades around 55.17 with a 50 day moving average of 47.45

Fundamental Factors:

• Wall Street brokerage analysts have 4 buy and 5 hold recommendations published
• Sales are expected to increase by 34.50% this year and 14.10% next year
• Earnings are estimated to increase by 28.80% this year, 15.90% next year and 15.90% annually for the next 5 years

Investor Sentiment:

• The CAPS members on Motley Foll vote 164 to 10 that the stock will beat the market
• The All Stars agree with a 52 to 2 vote

Mentor Graphics (MENT) -- designs, manufactures, markets and supports electronic design automation (EDA) software for the integrated circuit and systems design markets. The company provides a broad range of EDA tools developed either by the Company or together with third parties to support the entire electronic design process. The Company's software products enable engineers and designers to design, analyze, place and route, and test custom (ASICs), printed circuit boards, multi chip modules and other electronic systems and subsystems.

Technical Factors:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter (tm) buy signal
• 7 new highs and up 21.21% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index is 73.93%
• Trades around 15.78 with a 50 day moving average of 13.20

Fundamental Factors:

• Wall Street brokerage analysts gave their brokers 3 buy and 2 hold reports to share with their clients
• Sales are expected to increase by 4.90% this year and 4.80% next year
• Earnings are forecasted to increase by 21.40% this year and 15.00% annually for the next 5 years

Investor Sentiment:

• The experienced All Stars on Motley Fool vote 28 to 3 that the stock will out perform the market
• The CAPS members agree 94 to 32

Pride International (PDE) -- a leading international provider of contract drilling and related services, operating both offshore and on land. In recent years, Pride has focused its growth strategy on the higher margin offshore and international drilling markets. Offshore and international markets generally have greater profit potential than domestic land-based markets, primarily as a result of less competition, higher utilization rates and stronger demand resulting from a general trend by oil and gas companies to shift expenditures to exploration and development activities abroad and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Technical Factors:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter (tm) buy signal
• 8 new highs and up 25.01% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.63% and rising
• Priced around 42.18 with a 50 day moving average of 35.29

Fundamental Factors:

• Wall Street brokerages are pushing 9 buy and 19 hold recommendations from their analysts
• Sales are projected to  increase by 32.10% this year and 15.00% next year
• Earnings are charted to increase by 74.00% this year, 24.50% next year and 16.60% annually for the next 5 years

Investor Sentiment:

• CAPS members on Motley Fool vote 596 to 15 that the stock will beat the market
• All Stars agree 233 to 2

I find all 3 of these are very interesting and should be added to you watch lists.

Jim Van Meerten is an analyst for  Marketocracy Capital Management.  He shares his knowledge and experience from over 40 years of investing in stocks, mutual funds and ETFs on Barchart.com  in his daily blog -- Barchart Portfolio Blogs.

Through Marketocracy Capital Management  you can have a Separately Managed Account that mirrors his Barchart Van Meerten New High model portfolio.