Today's Best Small Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index by frequency in the last month.  I skipped over the stocks that did not have positive results in the last week and month then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts to select only those also trading above their 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages.

Today's list includes Eastgroup Properties (EGP), Virtusa Corp (VRTU), Analogic (ALOG), Clearwater Paper (CLW) and Questcor Pharmaceutical (QCOR):

Eastgroup Properties (EGP)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 33% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 7.02% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 61.54%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 61.30 with a 50 day moving average of 58.49

Virtusa Corp (VRTU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 72% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 6.38% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 59.86%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.12
• Recently traded at 36.72 with a 50 day moving average of 35.67

Analogic (ALOG)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 7.89% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 57.6%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 94.24
• Recently traded at 95.65 with a 50 day moving average of 90.99

Clearwater Paper (CLW)

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 28.47% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 85.50%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 64.88
• Recently traded at 66.38 with a 50 day moving average of 54.17

Questcor Pharmaceutical (QCOR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 25.45% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.60%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.08
• Recently traded at 68.87 with a 50 day moving average of 58.36

5 Small Cap Stars

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks with the best Weighted Alphas.  My list includes Monarch Casino and Resorts (MCRI) 185.97+, Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR) 178.78+, Interactive Intelligence (ININ) 152.73+, Financial Engines (FNGN) 148.51+, and Medidata Solutions (MDSO) 145.86+:

Monarch Casino and Resorts (MCRI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 43.21% in the last quarter
• Relative Strength Index 67.54%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.11
• Recently traded at 20.35 with a 50 day moving average of 17.45

Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR)

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 97.37% in the last quarter
• Relative Strength Index 70.02%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 62.05
• Recently traded at 64.56 with a 50 day moving average of 47.03

Interactive Intelligence (ININ)

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 32.03% in the last quarter
• Relative Strength Index 83.29%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 64.41
• Recently traded at 66.00 with a 50 day moving average of 54.00

Financial Engines (FNGN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 33.44% in the last quarter
• Relative Strength Index 67.981%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.28
• Recently traded at 52.09 with a 50 day moving average of 47.22

Medidata Solutions (MDSO)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 56% Barchart technical by signals
• Trend spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 17 new highs and up 27.50% in the last quarter
• Relative Strength Index 55.04%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 82.21
• Recently traded at 86.66 with a 50 day moving average of 77.29

3 Terrific Small Caps

This morning I used Barchart to screen the Small Cap S & P 600 stocks to find 3 with good technical momentum indicators and found Skechers USA (SKX), Questcor Pharmaceutical (QCOR) and Neogen (NEOG)

Skechers USA (SKX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 17.48% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.69%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 19.76
• Recenlty traded at 20.46 with a 50 day moving average of 16.58

Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 17.48% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 72.79%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.77
• Recently traded at 48.31 with a 50 day moving average of 41.79

Neogen (NEOG)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 10 new highs and up 10.94% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.20%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 41.85
• Recently traded at 43.63 with a 50 day moving average of 38.92