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Monday, September 18, 2017

5 Great Large Caps

This morning I wanted to find 5 Large Cap stocks that had great returns over the last year and still had current momentum. I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha and then for technical buy signals of 80% or more. Today's Watch List includes:

Nvidia (NVDA), Align Technology (ALGN), Micron Technology (MU), Boeing (BA), and Lam Research (LRCX)

Nvidia (NVDA)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 16.42% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.55
Technical support level at 175.14
199.20% total return for the year
Recently traded at 189.73 with a 50 day moving average of 165.96

Align Technology (ALGN)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
99.51% total return this year
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 11.04%
Relative Strength Index 68.21%
Technical support level at 183.24
Recently traded at 187.35 with a 50 day moving average of 170.17

Micron Technology (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
103.15% total return this year
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
15 new highs and up 1689% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.44%
Technical support level at 34.35
Recently traded at 251.17 with a 50 day moving average of 231.75

Boeing (BA)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
98.72% total return this year
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 6.79% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.87%
Technical support level at 246.82
Recently traded at 251.75 with a 50 day moving average of 231.75

Lam Research (LRCX)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
89.97% total return this year
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 10.04% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.02%
Technical support level at 171.85
Recently traded at 177.25 with a 50 day moving average of 161.25

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Large Caps with Staying Power

Large Caps seem to be the only segment of the market that is presently having any staying power. I wanted to find some large caps that still had their momentum. I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index stocks first by the best technical buy signals then I used the Flipchart feature to find charts with nice steady price appreciation.

My list today includes Nike (NKE), NiSource (NI), Cintas (CTAS), Micron Technology (MU) and Altria Group (MO):

Nike (NKE)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 10.86% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.89%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 86.58
Recently traded at 88.22 with a 50 day moving average of 80.21

NiSource (NI)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 1.97% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 58.98%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 40.37
Recently traded at 40.56 with a 50 day moving average of 38.97

Cintas (CTAS)

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 1.25% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 53.77%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.07
Recently traded at 67.74 with a 50 day moving average of 65.71

Micron Technology (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 6.60% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 56.33%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.63
Recently traded at 33.83 with a 50 day moving average of 32.10

Altria Group (MO)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barhart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
15 new highs and up 4.82% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 59.60%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 45.11
Recently traded at 45.34 with a 50 day moving average of 43.11

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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

Thursday, August 28, 2014

S&P 500 12 Month Winners

Hindsight is always best and today's list is the S&P 500 stocks that had the highest price appreciation in the last 12 months. I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Index stocks for the highest price performance in the last year.

Today's list includes Southwest Airlines (LUV), Micron Technology (MU), United States Steel (X), Alcoa (AA) and Delta Airlines (DAL):

Southwest Airlines (LUV) 151.80%

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
99 new highs and up 151.80% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 76.48%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 31.56
Recently traded at 32.23 with a 50 moving average of 28.52

Micron Technology (MU) 150.30%

Barchart technical indicators:

56% Barchart technician buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
59 new highs and up 150.30% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 57.16%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.44
Recently traded at 32.99 with a 50 day moving average of 32.41

United States Steel (X) 116.32%

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
49 new highs and up 116.32% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 77.17%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 38.06
Recently traded at 39.03 with a 50 day moving average of 30.65

Alcoa (AA) 110.98%

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
52 new highs and up 110.98%
Relative Strength Index 61.36%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 16.44
Recently traded at 16.71 with a 50 day moving average of 15.95

Delta Airlines (DAL) 110.15%

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
57 new highs and up 100.15% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 61.39%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.63
Recently traded at 40.16 with a 50 day moving average of 38.21

Monday, July 7, 2014

S&P 500 Large Cap Winners

Today I decided to see if the YTD S&P 500 Large Cap stock winners still have some upside potential left. It seems they do. I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index stocks for YTD price increase then used the Flipchart feature to review the chart. All were currently still rising.

The list included Newfield Exploration (NFX) 76.21%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 74.34%, Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR) 66.53%, Electronic Arts (EA) 60.20%, Micron Technology (MU) 53.68%:

Newfield Exploration (NFX)

Barchart technical indicators:

64% Barchart technical buy signals
Trends Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 16.36% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.14%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.71
Recently traded at 43.52 with a 50 day moving average of 37.67

Nabors Industries (NBR)

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 9.26% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.22%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.60
Recently traded at 29.40 with a 50 day moving average of 26.68

Keuring Green Mountain (GMCR)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 3.27% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 62.21%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 121.07
Recently traded at 125.73 with a 50 day moving average of 113.23

Electronic Arts (EA)

Barchart technical indicators:

64% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 5.05% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 60.69%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.35
Recently traded at 36.69 with a 50 day moving average of 34.30

Micron Technology (MU)

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 12.42% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.50%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 33.26
Recently traded at 33.14 with a 50 day moving average of 29.07

Monday, January 13, 2014

The Last Years Best Large Caps

This morning I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index to find the stocks with the best price gains in the last 12 months. Today's list includes Netflix (NFLX), Micron Technology (MU), Best Buy (BBY), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Constellation Brands (STZ):

Netflix (NFLX)

Barchart technical indicators:

16% Barchart technical sell signal
Trend Spotter sell signal
Below its 20 and 50 day moving averages
41 new highs and up 240.70% in the last 12 months
Relative Strength Index 42.08%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 325.66
Recently traded at 345.16 with a 50 day moving average of 353.71

Micron Technology (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

Barchatt technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving average
72 new highs and up 212.47% in the last 12 months
Relative Strength Index 62.39%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 23.00
Recently traded at 23.54 with a 50 day moving average of 20.84

Best Buy (BBY)

Barchart technical indicators;

64% Barchart technical sell signal
Trend Spotter sell signal
Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
66 new highs and up 163.41% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 35.23%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.46
Recently traded at 37.36 with a 50 day moving average of 40.93

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
60 new highs and up 135.36% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 72.10%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.38
Recently traded at 31.44 with a 50 day moving average of 28.16

Constellation Brands (STZ)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
72 new highs and up 126.58% in the last year
Relative strength Index 82.31%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 75.84
Recently traded at 80.758 with a 50 day moving average of 69.89

Monday, December 9, 2013

Today's 5 Best Large Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index for new high frequency then skipped over those stocks that didn't have positive gains for both the last week and month. I then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's list includes Micron Technology (MU), Tyson Foods (TSN), Yahoo! (YHOO), Marathon Petroleum (MPC) and Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP):

Micron Technology (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 28.01% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.88%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.63
Recently traded at 23.22 with a 50 day moving average of 18.59

Tyson Foods (TSN)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 21.57% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.62%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.77
Recently traded at 34.15 with a 50 day moving average of 29.53

Yahoo! (YHOO)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 17.93% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.86%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 38.14
Recently traded at 39.14 with a 50 day moving average of 34.55

Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 23.00% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.86%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 82.71
Recently traded at 88.07 with a 50 day moving average of 73.53

Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 5.98% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 107.10
Recently traded at 109.58 with a 50 day moving average of 100.78

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The 5 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. I skipped over the stocks that did not have positive gains for both the last week and month; then reviewed the charts using the flipchart feature.

Today's list includes Perrigo (PRGO), Cigna (CI), AmerisourceBergen (ABC), Assurant (AIZ) and Micron Technology (MU):

Perrigo (PRGO)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
19 new highs and up 19.49% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 80.19%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 154.49
Recently traded at 155.76 with a 50 day moving average of 136.16

Cigna (CI)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 19.43% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.66% in the last month
Barchart computes a technical support level at 85.86
Recently traded at 88.24 with a 50 day moving average of 79.34

AmerisourceBergen (ABC)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 8.00% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.39%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 69.37
Recently traded at 70.48 with a 50 day moving average of 64.92

Assurant (AIZ)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 11.77% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.37%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 63.21
Recently traded at 64.58 with a 50 day moving average of 58.14

Micron Technology (MU)

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 21.77% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.51%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 19.23
Recently traded at 20.12 with a 50 day moving average of 17.86

Monday, November 18, 2013

The 5 Best NASDAQ 100 STOCKS

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Stock Index to find the stocks with the most consistent upward momentum over the last month. The list includes Intuit (INTU), Dentsply International (XRAY), Micron Technology (MU), Ross Stores (ROST) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH):

Intuit (INTU)

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 7.35% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.98%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 72.55
Recently traded at 73.78 with a 50 day moving average of 68.57

Dentsply International (XRAY)

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 6.50% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.93%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 48.03
Recently traded at 48.67 with a 50 day moving average of 45.32

Micron Technology (MU)

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 15.26% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.693%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.89
Recently traded at 19.64 with a 50 day moving average of 17.47

Ross Stores (ROST)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 9.31% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.96%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 79.75
Recently traded at 81.27 with a 50 day moving average of 74.48

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)

Barchart technical indicators;

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 9.11% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.69%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 92.67
Recently traded at 93.52 with a 50 day moving average of 85.76

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

5 Large Cap Stars

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index for the stocks with the best Weighted Averages. The list includes Gamestop (GME) 188.29+, Genworth Financial (GNW) 158.87+, Netflix (NFLX) 158.80+, TripAdvisor (TRIP) 144.78+, and Micron Technology (MU) 129.32+:

Gamestop (GME)