5 Mid Cap Picks for Momentum Investors

This morning I used Barchart to sort the S&P Mid Cap 400  Index stocks first for the most frequent new highs in the last month, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more.  I next used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's Watch List includes:  MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Sonoco Products (SON), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Olin (OLN) and Hon Industries (HNI)

MSC Industrial Direct (MSM)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 24.87% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 80.87%
• Technical support level at 88.24
• Recently traded at 89.16 with a 50 day moving  average of 76.54

Sonoco Products (SON)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20.50  and  100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 10.56% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.86%
• Technical support level at 54.67
• Recently traded at 55.21 with a 50 day moving average of 51.76

The Hanover Insurance Group (THG)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 14.67% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.14%
• Technical support level at 86.54
• Recently traded at 87.18 with a 50 day moving average of 79.28

Olin (OLN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 17 new highs and up 16.96% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.64%
• Technical support level at 25.02%
• Recently traded at 25.65 with a 50 day moving average of 22.09

Hon Industries (HNI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 33.05% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.32%
• Technical support level at 53.21
• Recently traded at 53.67 with a 50 day moving average of 43.14

BARCHART MORNING CALL 6/12

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Thursday, June 12th, 2014View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 +0.08%) this morning are up +0.03% and European stocks are unchanged after China's money supply and new loans grew more than expected last month, a sign of economic growth. European stocks also received a boost after Eurozone Apr industrial production rose at the fastest pace in 5 months. Another positive for stocks was the action by the Kiel Institute to raise its German 2014 GDP growth forecast to 2.0% from a 1.9% estimate in Mar. Asian stocks closed mostly lower: Japan -0.64%, Hong Kong -0.35%, China -0.34%, Taiwan -0.27%, Australia -0.46%, Singapore +0.09%, South Korea -0.23%, India +0.40%. Commodity prices are mostly higher. July crude oil (CLN14 +1.48%) is up +1.48% at an 8-3/4 month high on supply concerns after Islamist militants extended control over northern areas of Iraq, the second-largest producer in OPEC. Iraqi forces, backed by air power, are attempting to check the rapid advance of militants known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after the militants seized Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq earlier this week. July gasoline (RBN14 +1.42%) is up +1.42% at a 1-1/2 month high. Aug gold (GCQ14 +0.35%) is up +0.38%. July copper (HGN14 +0.02%) is up +0.03%. Agriculture and livestock prices are mostly higher. The dollar index (DXY00 unch) is down -0.01%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.03%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is unchanged. Sep T-note prices (ZNU14 -0.06%) are down -3.5 ticks.
China May new yuan loans were 870.8 billion yuan, more than expectations of 750.0 billion yuan. China M2 money supply, the broadest measure of money supply, rose +13.4% y/y, better than expectations of +13.1% y/y and the strongest pace of growth in 5 months.
Eurozone Apr industrial production rose +0.8% m/m, better than expectations of +0.5% m/m and the fastest pace in 5 months. On an annual basis Apr industrial production climbed +1.4% y/y, better than expectations of +0.9% y/y.
The German May wholesale price index fell -0.1% m/m and -0.9% y/y, the eleventh consecutive month that wholesale prices have declined on an annual basis.
Japan Apr machine orders fell -9.1% m/m and rose +17.6% y/y, better than expectations of -10.8% m/m and +13.3% y/y.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s weekly initial unemployment claims report is expected to show a small decline of -2,000 to 310,000, reversing part of last week’s increase of +8,000 to 312,000. Meanwhile, continuing claims are expected to show a small increase of +2,000 to 2.605 million following last week’s decline of -20,000 to 2.603 million. Today’s May retail sales report is expected to show a solid increase of +0.6% and +0.4% ex-autos. Strength in May retail sales would follow the pause that consumers took in April when retail sales rose by only +0.1% overall and were unchanged ex-autos. The Treasury today will sell $13 billion of 30-year T-bonds, concluding this week’s $62 billion coupon package.
None of the Russell 1000 companies report earnings today. Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Tue-Thu, William Blair Growth Stock Conference on Tue-Thu, 2nd Annual Mexico Capital Projects & Infrastructure Summit on Wed-Thu, Morgan Stanley Leveraged Finance Conference on Wed-Thu, Drexel Hamilton Aerospace and Defense Conference on Thu, and Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. Utility & Infrastructure Symposium on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Statoil (STO -0.75%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Deutsche Bank.
Argus kept a 'Buy' rating on Apache (APA +0.38%) and raised its price target on the stock to $118 from $103.
Lufthansa (DLAKY -14.25%) was downgraded to 'Hold' from 'Buy' at Jefferies.
Lululemon Athletica (LULU -2.59%) fell 7% in pre-market trading after the company lowered guidance on fiscal 2014 EPS to $1.71-$1.76 from $1.80-$1.90, below consensus of $1.89.
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ -1.07%) rose 1.2% in pre-market trading after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to 'Neutral' from 'Sell.'
Senator Investment Group reported a 5.5% passive stake in Peabody (BTU +0.37%) .
ImmunoGen (IMGN -1.30%) was upgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Sell' at UBS.
Vale (VALE -0.15%) was downgraded to 'Equal Weight' from 'Overweight' at Morgan Stanley.
Achillion (ACHN -6.42%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at UBS.
Restoration Hardware (RH +2.82%) jumped over 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 18 cents, well above consensus of 11 cents, and then raised guidance on fiscal 2014 EPS to $2.24-$2.30 from $2.14-$2.22, higher than consensus of $2.20.

MARKET COMMENTS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 +0.08%) this morning are up +0.50 of a point (+0.03%). The S&P 500 index on Wednesday closed lower. Bearish factors included (1) global economic concerns that fueled long liquidation pressure in stocks after the World Bank lowered its 2014 global growth forecast to 2.8% from a Jan estimate of 3.2%, and (2) concern about increased gridlock in Washington D.C. after U.S. House Majority leader Cantor lost his primary election to a Tea Party-backed candidate in Virginia. Closes: S&P 500 -0.35%, Dow Jones -0.60%, Nasdaq -0.08%.
Sep 10-year T-notes (ZNU14 -0.06%) this morning are down -3.5 ticks. Sep 10-year T-note futures prices on Wednesday recovered from a 4-week low and closed higher on (1) increased safe-haven demand with the slide in stocks, and (2) the World Bank’s cut in its global 2014 economic growth forecast. Closes: TYU4 +2.00, FVU4 +2.25.
The dollar index (DXY00 unch) this morning is down -0.005 (-0.01%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0004 (-0.03%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is unch. The dollar index on Wednesday closed lower. Bearish factors included (1) the World Bank’s cut in its U.S. 2014 GDP forecast to 2.1% from Jan’s estimate of 2.8%, and (2) strength in the yen as USD/JPY fell to a 1-week low on speculation the BOJ will refrain from expanding stimulus measures when it meets on Thursday. Closes: Dollar Index -0.032 (-0.04%), EUR/USD -0.0016 (-0.12%), USD/JPY -0.276 (-0.27%).
July WTI crude oil (CLN14 +1.48%) this morning is up +$1.54 a barrel (+0.148%) at an 8-3/4 month high. July gasoline (RBN14 +1.42%) is up +0.0425 (+1.42%) at a 1-1/2 month high. July crude and gasoline prices on Wednesday closed higher with July gasoline at a 1-1/2 week high. Bullish factors included (1) the -198,000 bbl slide in inventories at Cushing, OK, the delivery point for WTI futures, to a 5-1/2 yr low of 21.17 million bbl, and (2) the -2.596 bbl decline in EIA crude inventories to a 2-month low of 386.93 million bbl, more than expectations of -2.0 million bbl. Crude prices fell back from their best levels on demand concerns after U.S. fuel consumption in the week ended Jun 6 fell -3.0% w/w to 18.025 million bpd, the lowest in a year. Closes: CLN4 +0.05 (+0.05%) RBN4 +0.0275 (+0.92%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR06/12/2014

US	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -2,000 to 310,000, previous +8,000 to 312,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +2,000 to 2.605 million, previous -20,000 to 2.603 million.
	0830 ET	May retail sales expected +0.6% and +0.4% ex autos, Apr +0.1% and unch ex autos.
	0830 ET	May import prices expected +0.2% m/m and +0.5% y/y, Apr -0.4% m/m and -0.3% y/y.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
	1000 ET	Apr business inventories expected +0.4%, Mar +0.4%.
	1100 ET	Treasury announces amount of 30-year TIPS to be auctioned Jun 19.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $13 billion 30-year T-bonds.
GER	0200 ET	German May wholesale price index, Apr +0.2% m/m and -1.3% y/y.
EUR	0400 ET	ECB publishes monthly report.
	0500 ET	Eurozone Apr industrial production expected +0.5% m/m and +0.9% y/y, Mar -0.3% m/m and -0.1% y/y.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR06/12/2014

Company Name	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Lands' End Inc	LE US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2015 Earnings Release	Q1 2015
WW Grainger Inc	GWW US	8:00	May 2014 Sales and Revenue Call	2014
WW Grainger Inc	GWW US	8:00	May 2014 Sales and Revenue Release	2014
CONSOL Energy Inc	CNX US	8:00	Analyst Day	Y 2014
Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The	THG US	8:30	Investor Meeting	Y 2014
Biogen Idec Inc	BIIB US	9:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc	OHI US	10:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Visteon Corp	VC US	11:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Equity Residential	EQR US	14:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
CR Bard Inc	BCR US		FDA Adcomm, Lutonix 035 Drug Coated Balloon (PTA) Catheter
Alliant Energy Corp	LNT US		Roadshow-Day 3	Y 2014
Jarden Corp	JAH US		Annual General Meeting
United Parcel Service Inc	UPS US		Roadshow - Paris	Y 2014
Penn National Gaming Inc	PENN US		Annual General Meeting
Gulfport Energy Corp	GPOR US		Annual General Meeting
TripAdvisor Inc	TRIP US		Annual General Meeting

BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/30

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2014View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 -0.08%) this morning are down -0.11% as weaker-than-expected earnings results from EBAY and Twitter drag U.S. stocks lower, and European stocks are down -0.38%, led by a slide in bank stocks with BNP Paribas SA down over 3% after France's largest bank said it may need to pay much more than the $1.1 billion it set aside for alleged U.S. sanctions breaches. Russia's Micex Stock Index fell and the ruble weakened after the IMF cut its Russian 2014 GDP estimate to +0.2% from an earlier forecast of +1.3%, citing the risk of escalating sanctions. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan +0.11%, Hong Kong -1.42%, China +0.01%, Taiwan -0.81%, Australia +0.05%, Singapore +0.83%, South Korea -0.18%, India -0.22%. The BOJ refrained from additional stimulus measures following its 2-day meeting today with BOJ Governor Kuroda saying the Japanese economy is weathering the sales-tax increase and he predicts inflation will reach the BOJ's goal next year. Commodity prices are mostly lower. Jun crude oil (CLM14 -1.14%) is down -0.84% at a 3-week low on expectations for U.S. crude supplies to climb +2.2 million bbl when the EIA reports weekly inventory data later today. Jun gasoline (RBM14 -0.58%) is down -0.50%. Jun gold (GCM14 -0.42%) is down -0.29%. July copper (HGN14 -0.16%) is up +0.02%. Agriculture and livestock prices are lower. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.16%) is down -0.09%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.12% as it recovered from a 3-week low on speculation that the +0.7% y/y increase in the Eurozone Apr CPI estimate is not low enough to warrant additional ECB easing. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.06%. June T-note prices (ZNM14 -0.06%) are down -3.5 ticks.
The Eurozone Apr CPI estimate rose at a +0.7% y/y pace, less than expectations of +0.8% y/y, but higher than the +0.5% y/y increase from Mar. Apr core CPI rose at a +1.0% y/y pace, right on expectations.
German Apr unemployment fell -25,000, a bigger drop than expectations of -10,000 and the Apr unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7%, right on expectations and the lowest since data for a reunified Germany began in 1991.
German Mar retail sales fell -0.7% m/m, right on expectations, and an annual basis unexpectedly fell -1.9% y/y, weaker than expectations of +1.7% y/y and the biggest y/y decline in 9 months.
Japan Mar industrial production rose +0.3% m/m and +7.0% y/y, less than expectations of +0.5% m/m and +7.2% y/y.
Japan Mar labor cash earnings rose +0.7% y/y, well above expectations of +0.1% y/y and the largest increase in 2 years.
UK Apr GfK consumer confidence rose +2 to -3, better than expectations of +1 to -4 and the highest in 6-3/4 years.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s April ADP employment report is expected to show a solid increase of +210,000, improving from +191,000 in March. The ADP report dipped to +121,000 in January but then recovered to +178,000 in Feb and +191,000 in March. Today’s Q1 GDP is expected to dip to +1.2% (q/q annualized) from +2.6% in Q1 due to the disruptions seen over the winter from the bad weather. Meanwhile, Q1 personal consumption is expected to fall to +2.0% from +3.3% in Q4 as consumer spending was dampened by the bad winter weather. Today’s April Chicago PMI report is expected to show a +1.1 point increase to 57.0, recovering some of the -3.9 point decline to 55.9 seen in March. The market is unanimously expecting the FOMC today to cut QE3 by another $10 billion to $45 billion and leave its funds rate target range unchanged at zero to 0.25%.
There are 28 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today. Notable reports include Time Warner (consensus $0.88), ADP (1.08), Exelon (0.68), International Paper (0.54), Garmin (0.44), Southern Co (0.56), Phillips 66 (1.35), Murphy Oil (0.97), Equity Residential (0.71), Williams Companies (0.24), MetLife (1.40). Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Barclays Retail and Consumer Discretionary Conference on Tue-Wed, and Linley Group Mobile Conference on Wed-Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Time Warner (TWX -0.52%) reported Q1 EPS of 97 cents, better than consensus of 88 cents.
WellPoint (WLP +0.45%) reported Q1 EPS of $2.30, stronger than consensus of $2.08.
Genworth (GNW +2.35%) reported Q1 operating EPS of 39 cents, higher than consensus of 35 cents.
Marriott (MAR +1.16%) reported Q1 EPS of 57 cents, better than consensus of 51 cents.
Columbia Sportswear (COLM +2.88%) reported Q1 EPS of 63 cents, nearly double consensus of 33 cents.
U.S. Steel (X +2.37%) reported Q1 EPS of 34 cents, higher than consensus of 32 cents.
Hound Partners reported a 7.08% passive stake in Tesoro (TSO -0.21%) .
Owens-Illinois (OI +0.13%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 62 cents, better than consensus of 61 cents.
Hanover Insurance (THG +0.48%) reported Q1 operating EPS of $1.05, higher than consensus of 96 cents.
Team Health (TMH -0.50%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 54 cents, stronger than consensus of 50 cents.
NCR (NCR -1.60%) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of 50 cents, higher than consensus of 49 cents.
eBay (EBAY +1.68%) dropped over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 70 cents, better than consensus of 67 cents, but then said Q2 revenue would be $4.325 billion-$4.425 billion, at the low end of consensus of $4.4 billion.
Express Scripts (ESRX +0.59%) fell oveer 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 99 cents, right on consensus, but then lowered guidance on fiscal 2014 adjusted EPS view to $4.82-$4.94 from $4.88-$5.00, at the low end of consensus of $4.89.
AMC Entertainment (AMC -0.49%) unexpectedly reported a Q1 EPS loss of -5 cents, weaker than consensus of a 2 cent gain.
Twitter (TWTR +4.64%) slumped 11% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 0 cents, better than consensus for a -3 cent loss, but then said it sees fiscal 2014 revenue of $1.2 billion-$1.25 billion, on the low end of consensus of $1.24 billion.
Edison International (EIX -0.54%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 90 cents, better than consensus of 82 cents.
Seagate (STX +1.69%) reported Q3 EPS of $1.34, higher than consensus of $1.25.

MARKET COMMENTS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 -0.08%) this morning are down -2.00 points (-0.11%). The S&P 500 index on Tuesday closed higher. Bullish factors included (1) strong Q1 company earnings results as 74% of the 274 S&P 500 companies that have posted Q1 earnings results thus far have beaten estimates, and (2) carry-over support from a rally in European stocks after Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook on the Greek banking system to stable from negative and after Eurozone Apr consumer confidence was revised higher by +0.1 to a 6-1/2 year high of -8.6. Limiting gains in stocks was the unexpected -1.6 point decline in U.S. Apr consumer confidence (Conference Board) to 82.3, weaker than expectations of a +1.0 point increase to 83.3. Closes: S&P 500 +0.48%, Dow Jones +0.53%, Nasdaq +0.82%.
Jun 10-year T-notes (ZNM14 -0.06%) this morning are down -3.5 ticks ahead of the outcome of today's FOMC meeting. Jun 10-year T-note futures prices on Tuesday closed lower. Bearish factors included (1) reduced safe-haven demand for T-notes as stocks rallied, and (2) expectations for the Fed to taper QE3 by $10 billion on Wed. T-note prices recovered from their worst levels after U.S. Apr consumer confidence unexpectedly declined. Closes: TYM4 -3.0, FVM4 -2.50.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.16%) this morning is down -0.068 (-0.09%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0017 (+0.12%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.06 (-0.06%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed higher: Dollar index +0.125 (+0.16%), EUR/USD -0.0030 (-0.28%), USD/JPY +0.149 (+0.15%). Bullish factors for the dollar included (1) weakness in EUR/USD after German Apr CPI rose less than expected, which increases deflation concerns in the Eurozone and fueled speculation the ECB may boost stimulus measures when it convenes next week, and (2) the rally in USD/JPY to a 3-week high after a rally in stocks reduced the safe-haven demand for the yen.
Jun WTI crude oil (CLM14 -1.14%) this morning is down -85 cents (-0.84%) at a 3-week low. Jun gasoline (RBM14 -0.58%) is down -0.0151 (=0.50%). Jun crude and gasoline prices on Tuesday closed higher. Bullish factors included (1) expectations that weekly EIA data on Wed will show crude supplies at Cushing, OK, the delivery point for WTI futures, fell to a fresh 4-1/2 year low, and (2) expectations for weekly EIA gasoline inventories on Wed to fall 450,000 bbl to a new 5-month low: Closes: CLM4 +0.44 (+0.44%). RBM4 +0.0216 (+0.72%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR04/30/2014

US	0700 ET	Weekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -3.3% with purchase sub-index -2.6% and refi sub-index -3.7%.
	0815 ET	Apr ADP employment change expected +210,000, Mar +191,000.
	0830 ET	Q1 employment cost index expected +0.5%, Q4 +0.5%.
	0830 ET	Q1 GDP expected +1.2% (q/q annualized), Q4 +2.6%. Q1 personal consumption expected +2.0%, Q4 +3.3%. Q1 GDP price index expected +1.6%, Q4 +1.6%, Q1 core PCE deflator expected +1.2%, Q4 +1.3%.
	0900 ET	Treasury announces amounts of 3-year T-notes (previous $30 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $21 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous $13 billion) to be auctioned in the Treasurys quarterly refunding May 6-8.
	0945 ET	Apr Chicago PMI expected +1.1 to 57.0, Mar -3.9 to 55.9.
	1030 ET	EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
	1400 ET	FOMC announces policy decision. QE3 expected to be cut by another $10 billion to $45 billion ($25 bln of Treasuries, $20 bln of MBS). Federal funds rate target range of zero to 0.25% expected unchanged.
	1530 ET	Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Brookings Institute on Liquidity and the Role of the Lender of Last Resort.
JPN	0000 ET	Japan Mar vehicle production, Feb +7.1% y/y.
	0100 ET	Japan Mar construction orders, Feb +12.3% y/y.
	0100 ET	Japan Mar housing starts expected -2.7% y/y to 894,000, Feb +1.0% y/y to 919,000.
	0230 ET	BOJ chief Kuroda after BOJ policy meeting delivers press briefing after BOJ releases its semi-annual outlook report.
GER	0200 ET	German Mar retail sales expected -0.7% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Feb +1.3% m/m and +2.0% y/y.
	0355 ET	German Apr unemployment change expected -10,000, Mar -12,000. Apr unemployment rate expected unch at 6.7%, Mar 6.7%.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone Apr CPI estimate expected +0.8% y/y, Mar +0.5% y/y. Apr core CPI expected +1.0% y/y, Mar core CPI +0.7% y/y.
CHI	2130 ET	China Apr manufacturing PMI (National Bureau of Statistics) expected +0.2 to 50.5, Mar +0.1 to 50.3.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR04/30/2014

Company Name	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Time Warner Inc	TWX US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.88
Hess Corp	HES US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	1.014
Hospira Inc	HSP US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.494
MeadWestvaco Corp	MWV US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.231
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	Bef-mkt	Q3 2014 Earnings Release	Q3 2014	1.08
Exelon Corp	EXC US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.676
Dominion Resources Inc/VA	D US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.966
NextEra Energy Inc	NEE US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	1.07
International Paper Co	IP US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.539
WellPoint Inc	WLP US	6:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	2.075
NiSource Inc	NI US	6:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.787
ADT Corp/The	ADT US	7:00	Q2 2014 Earnings Release	Q2 2014	0.434
Actavis plc	ACT US	7:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	3.229
Wisconsin Energy Corp	WEC US	7:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.845
Garmin Ltd	GRMN US	7:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.439
Southern Co/The	SO US	7:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.564
Sealed Air Corp	SEE US	7:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.247
Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The	DNB US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Owens-Illinois Inc	OI US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Pitney Bowes Inc	PBI US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.404
Pitney Bowes Inc	PBI US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
EQT Corp	EQT US	8:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Genworth Financial Inc	GNW US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Phillips 66	PSX US	8:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	1.345
WellPoint Inc	WLP US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	8:30	Q3 2014 Earnings Call	Q3 2014
ACE Ltd	ACE US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
ADT Corp/The	ADT US	8:30	Q2 2014 Earnings Call	Q2 2014
United States Steel Corp	X US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Actavis plc	ACT US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Express Scripts Holding Co	ESRX US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	CHRW US	8:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Aflac Inc	AFL US	9:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
NiSource Inc	NI US	9:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Hospira Inc	HSP US	9:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
NextEra Energy Inc	NEE US	9:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
International Paper Co	IP US	9:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Hess Corp	HES US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Marathon Petroleum Corp	MPC US	10:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
MeadWestvaco Corp	MWV US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Marriott International Inc/DE	MAR US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Sealed Air Corp	SEE US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Dominion Resources Inc/VA	D US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
EMC Corp/MA	EMC US	10:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Boston Properties Inc	BXP US	10:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Time Warner Inc	TWX US	10:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Accenture PLC	ACN US	10:30	Accenture Digital and Highlights Companys Technology Call
Garmin Ltd	GRMN US	10:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Exelon Corp	EXC US	11:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Newfield Exploration Co	NFX US	11:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Marathon Oil Corp	MRO US	11:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
WW Grainger Inc	GWW US	11:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Phillips 66	PSX US	11:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
McGraw Hill Financial Inc	MHFI US	11:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Ameriprise Financial Inc	AMP US	12:00	Annual General Meeting	Y 2014
Southern Co/The	SO US	13:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Macerich Co/The	MAC US	13:30	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Wisconsin Energy Corp	WEC US	14:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
CBRE Group Inc	CBG US	16:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.166
Allegion PLC	ALLE US	17:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.44
CBRE Group Inc	CBG US	17:00	Q1 2014 Earnings Call	Q1 2014
Western Digital Corp	WDC US	17:00	Q3 2014 Earnings Release	Q3 2014	1.876
Western Digital Corp	WDC US	17:00	Q3 2014 Earnings Call	Q3 2014
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.971
Equity Residential	EQR US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.714
Beam Inc	BEAM US	Aft-mkt	Under Armor Inc. Replaces Beam Inc. in S&P 500
Tesoro Corp	TSO US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.387
Williams Cos Inc/The	WMB US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	0.243
Lincoln National Corp	LNC US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	1.296
MetLife Inc	MET US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2014 Earnings Release	Q1 2014	1.395
SLM Corp	SLM US	Aft-mkt	Navient Corp. Replaces SLM Corp. in S&P 500
BorgWarner Inc	BWA US		Annual General Meeting
Ball Corp	BLL US		Annual General Meeting
TECO Energy Inc	TE US		Annual General Meeting

5 Consistent Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P Mid Cap 400 Index to find the stocks with the best Barchart technical indicators and charts.  The list includes WR Berkley (WRB), ValueClick (VCLK), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Triumph Group (TGI):

WR Berkley (WRB)

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 3.91% in the last month
• Relative strength Index 72.99%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.60
• Recently traded at 43.28 with a 50 day moving average of 41.27

ValueClick (VCLK)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 12.02% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 77.63%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.37
• Recently traded at 30.15 with a 50 day moving average of 23.62

Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchatrt technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 9 new highs and up 3.98% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.90%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 28.62
• Recently traded at 29.03 with a 50 day moving average of 27.50

The Hanover Insurance Group (THG)

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 8.58% in the last month
• Relative strength Index 80.74%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.62
• Recently traded at 46.33 with a 50 day moving average of 41.92

Triumph Group (TGI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signals
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 6.68% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.92%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 76.53
• Recently traded at 78.98 with a 50 day moving average of 72.20