5 Smoking Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to find the Mid Cap stocks with the best momentum, technical indicators and charts.  First I sorted the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks for new high frequency in the last month, then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent momentum.

Today's list includes Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Energizer Holdings (ENR), Intersil (ISIL), Superior Energy Services (SPN) and Unit Corp (UNT):

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 2, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 16.60% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.44%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.68
• Recently traded at 43.17 with a 50 day moving average of 38.26

Energizer Holdings (ENR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 6.29% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.74%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 120.06
• Recently traded at 121.15 wit a 50 day moving average of 111.9

Intersil (ISIL)

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 12.60% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 72.20%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.20
• Recently traded at 15.53 with a 50 day moving average of 13.60

Superior Energy Services (SPN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 2, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 15 new highs and up 10.34% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.71%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 35.91
• Recently traded at 36.52 with a 50 day moving average of 33.25

Unit Corp (UNT)

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 8.49% in the last month
• Relative Strength index 69.94%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.35
• Recently traded at 68.12 with a 50 day moving average of 65.04

Today's 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index for new high frequency in the last month then I reviewed the charts using the Flipchart feature.  I didn't find 5 stocks I liked, only 3 so I resorted by short term technical indicators and again used the Flipchart feature to find 2 more.

The stocks I've seleceted are Granite Construction (GVA), Cabot Corp (CBT), NewMarket Corp (NEU), Unit Corp (UNT), and Alliant Energy (LNT):

Granite Construction (GVA)

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 17.73% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.02%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.90
• Recently traded at 40.13 with a 50 day moving average of 35.87

Cabot Corp (CBT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 5.15% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 63.98%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 56.97
• Recently traded at 56.89 with a 50 day moving average of 52.34

NewMarket Corp (NEU)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 13 new highs and up 4.71% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.88%
• Barchart computes a technical support leve at 384.30
• Recently traded at 389.09 with a 50 day moving average of 356.63

Unit Corp (UNT)

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 5.44% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.47%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 62.65
• Recently traded at 63.81 with a 50 day moving average of 55.99

Alliant Energy (LNT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 3.27% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 64.32%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.32
• Recently traded at 55.58 with a 50 day moving average of 52.95

The 5 Best Mid Cap Stocks

Today's list of the Best Mid Cap Stocks comes from using Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks for new high frequency, then sorting for those with positive gains for both the last week and  month and lastly panning through the charts using the flipchart feature.  The list for today includes Janus Capital Group (JNS), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Unit Corp (UNT), Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC) and Affiliated Managers Group (AMG):

Janus Capital Group (JNS)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 16.92% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 70.72%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 9.66
• Recently traded at 9.97 with a 50 day moving average of 8.87

Minerals Technologies (MTX)

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 14.18% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 76.47%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 56.71
• Recently traded at 56.35 with a 50 day moving average of 49.45

Unit Corp (UNT)

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 10.45% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.59%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.19
• Recently traded at 51.34 with a 50 day moving average of 47.74

Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC)

Barchart  technical indicators:

• 80% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 17 new highs and up 9.76% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 70.16%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 84.43
• Recently traded at 85.89 with a 50 day moving average of 78.74

Affiliated Managers Group (AMG)

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 10.21% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.68%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 199.95
• Recently traded at 201.26 with a 50 day moving average of 186.76

The 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find 5 stocks with the most frequent new highs and positive gains for the last week and month.  The list includes Unit Corp (UNT), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Oshkosh Trucks (OSK), Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC) and Stancorp Financial Group (SFG):

Unit Corp (UNT)

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 9.11% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.13%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.20
• Recently traded at 50.44 with a 50 day moving average of 47.23

Minerals Technologies (MTX)

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 14.82% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 83.91%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.70
• Recently traded at 55.57 with a 50 day moving average of 48.48

Oshkosh Trucks (OSK)

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 9.52% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.12%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.87
• Recently traded at 52.10 with a 50 day moving average of 48.16

Hill-Rom Holdings (HRC)

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 10.15% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.47%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 38.37
• Recently traded at 39.16 with a 50 day moving average of 36.04

Stancorp Financial Group (SFG)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 64% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 14 new highs and up 10.57% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 69.89%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 57.86
• Recently traded at 59.73 with a 50 day moving average of 55.31