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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

5 Stocks Hitting All Time Highs

Today I wanted to find stock hitting All Time Highs that still might have a way to go. I used Barchart to sort today's All Time High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more. Today's Watch List includes:

Express-1 Expedited Solutions (XPO), Tesla (TSLA), Waste Connections (WCN), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) and Illinois Tool (ITW)

Express -1 Expedited Solutions (XPO)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 14.13% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.65%
Technical support level at 59.82
Recently traded at 61.42 with a 50 day moving average of 52.27

Tesla (TSLA)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
11 new highs and up 17.15% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.20%
Technical support level at 369.71
Recently traded at 379.73 with a 50 day moving average of 320.77

Waste Connections (WCN)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 9.21% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.11%
Technical support level at 98.01
Recently traded at 99.53 with a 50 day moving average of 92.24

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 3.42% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.90%
Technical support level at 104.84
Recently traded at 106.00 with a 50 day moving average of 98.85

Illinois Tool (ITW)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 6.58% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.01%
Technical support level at 145.18%
Recently traded at 146.36 with a 50 day moving average of 138.07

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

MORNING CALL 3/22

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM16 -0.33%) are down -0.40% and European stocks are down -0.65% after at least 28 people were killed in bombing attacks in Brussels' airport and a Maelbeek metro station. Losses in travel-related stocks are leading the overall markets lower with Carnival Corp., American Airlines, Expedia and Priceline Group all down at least 1% in pre-market trading. Flights in and out of Brussels were canceled and security precautions were stepped up at travel hubs throughout Europe. Gold and government bond prices are higher on increased safe-haven demand. Losses in European stocks were limited after the Eurozone Mar composite PMI rose more than expected and after German Mar IFO business confidence came in stronger than expected. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +1.94%, Hong Kong -0.08%, China -0.64%, Taiwan -0.31%, Australia -0.32%, Singapore unch, South Korea +0.46%, India +0.18%.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.33%) is up +0.27%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.24%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.23%.

Jun T-note prices (ZNM16 +0.11%) are up +5 ticks.

The German Mar Markit/BME manufacturing PMI unexpectedly fell -0.1 to 50.4, weaker than expectations of +0.3 to 50.8 and the slowest pace of expansion in 16 months.

The German Mar ZEW survey expectations of economic growth rose +3.3 to 4.3, weaker than expectations of +4.4 to 5.4.

The German Mar IFO business climate rose +1.0 to 106.7, stronger than expectations of +0.3 to 106.0.

The Mar Markit composite PMI rose +0.7 to 53.7, stronger than expectations of no change at 53.0.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Jan FHFA house price index (expected +0.5%, Dec +0.4% m/m), (2) Markit preliminary-Mar U.S. manufacturing PMI (expected +0.6 to 51.9, Feb -1.1 to 51.3), (3) Mar Richmond Fed manufacturing index (expected +4 to 0, Feb -6 to -4), (4) Chicago Fed President Charles Evans' speech at the City Club of Chicago, and (5) Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker's speech at a Money Marketeers dinner in New York.

There are 5 of the Russell 1000 companies that report earnings today: NIKE (consensus $0.49), Cintas (0.95), Red Hat (0.47), SunEdison (-0.74), NorthStar Realty Europe.

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: none.

Equity conferences this week include: Consumer Analyst Group of Europe Conference on Mon-Tue, Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference on Mon-Tue, Wells Fargo Asset Managers, Brokers & Exchanges Forum on Tue, Gabelli Specialty Chemicals Conference on Tue, Telsey Advisory Group (TAG) Spring Consumer Conference on Tue, Bank of America Merrill Lynch New York Auto Summit on Wed, BB&T Capital Markets Commercial & Industrial Investors Conference on Wed-Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

American Airlines Group (AAL +0.07%) , Expedia (EXPE +0.63%) , Priceline Group (PCLN +0.47%) and Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL +0.30%) are all down at least 1% in pre-market trading as travel and leisure stocks fall in the aftermath of the terrorist bombings in Brussels.

Yahoo (YHOO +0.85%) was downgraded to 'Neutral' from 'Buy' at Citigroup.

Boyd Gaming (BYD -1.16%) was upgraded to 'Buy' from 'Neutral' at Janney Montgomery with a 12-month price target of $25.

Avis Budget Group (CAR +0.03%) was rated a new 'Buy' at Sterne Agee CRT with a 12-month target price of $35.

WW Grainger (GWW +0.82%) was rated a new 'Buy' at Sterne Agee CRT with a 12-month target price of $274.

Carnival Cruise Line (CCL +0.30%) said Cuba granted approval for Carnival's cruise ships to begin travel to Cuba starting May 1.

The CEO of Transocean (RIG -2.32%) said it will have to wait until at least 2019 before it can begin charging higher rig prices.

Waste Connections (WCN -0.21%) was rated a new 'Buy' at Sterne Agee CRT with a 12-month target price of $76.

Mattress Firm Holding (MFRM +0.95%) dropped over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 53 cents, weaker than consensus of 56 cents, and then lowered guidance on fiscal year adjusted EPS to $2.50-$2.60, below consensus of $2.73.

Deutsche Bank (DB -1.04%) lost 1% in after-hours trading after Moody's Investors Service paced the bank on review for downgrade, citing revenue and expense headwinds that may delay an improvement in profitability.

NQ Mobile (NQ +1.60%) climbed over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted net revenue of $127.5 million, up +42 % y/y.

CalAmp (CAMP -1.28%) slumped over 7% in after-hours trading after it reported preliminary Q4 revenue of $71 million, below a December 22 forecast of $73 million-$78 million, and below consensus of $75.9 million.

Adecoagro (AGRO +1.21%) slid 6% in after-hours trading after it announced it started a public offering of 12 million shares.

YY Inc. (YY -3.53%) rose nearly 3% un after-hours trading after it reported paying users were up +29.9% y/y to 3.2 million as of Dec 31.

MicroVision (MVIS -7.85%) dropped over 6% in after-hours trading after it said it plans a secondary offering of common stock.

MARKET COMMENTS

Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM16 -0.33%) this morning are down -8.25 points (-0.40%). Monday's closes: S&P 500 +0.10%, Dow Jones +0.12%, Nasdaq +0.37%. The S&P 500 on Monday climbed to a 2-1/2 month high and closed higher on carryover support from a +2.15% rally in China's Shanghai Composite and on M&A activity after Sherwin-Williams bought Valspar for $9.3 billion and Marriott International purchased Starwood Hotels & Resorts International for $13.6 billion. Stocks were undercut by the -7.1% decline in U.S. Feb existing home sales to 5.08 million, weaker than expectations of-3.0% to 5.31 million.

Jun 10-year T-notes (ZNM16 +0.11%) this morning are up +5 ticks. Monday's closes: TYM6 -12.50, FVM6 -7.25. Jun T-notes on Monday closed lower on San Francisco Fed President Williams's comment that the Fed may raise interest rates in April or June and on increased inflation expectations after the 10-year T-note breakeven inflation rate jumped to a 3-1/2 month high.

The dollar index (DXY00 +0.33%) this morning is up +0.254 (+0.27%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0027 (-0.24%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down-0.26 (-0.23%). Monday's closes: Dollar Index +0.202 (+0.21%), EUR/USD -0.0029 (-0.26%), USD/JPY +0.40 (+0.36%). The dollar index on Monday closed higher on San Francisco Fed President Williams' comment that the FOMC meetings in April or June have the potential for a Fed rate hike and on strength in USD/JPY as the safe-haven demand for the yen weakened as stocks rallied.

May WTI crude (CLK16 -0.34%) this morning is down -11 cents (-0.26%) and May gasoline (RBK16 +0.01%) is down -0.0035 (-0.24%). Monday's closes: CLK6 +0.38 (+0.92%), RBK6 +0.0303 (+2.07%). May crude oil and gasoline on Monday closed higher on Saudi Aramco CEO's comment that oil prices will start adjusting upward by year-end as the gap between supply and demand shrinks and on expectations that U.S. crude oil production will continue to decline.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR03/22/2016

US	0900 ET	Jan FHFA house price index expected +0.5%, Dec +0.4% m/m.
	0945 ET	Markit preliminary-Mar U.S. manufacturing PMI expected +0.6 to 51.9, Feb -1.1 to 51.3.
	1000 ET	Mar Richmond Fed manufacturing index expected +4 to 0, Feb -6 to -4.
	1230 ET	Chicago Fed President Charles Evans speaks at the City Club of Chicago.
	1500 ET	USDA Feb Cold Storage.
	1900 ET	Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks at a Money Marketeers dinner in New York.
JPN	0030 ET	Japan Jan all-industry activity index expected +1.9% m/m, Dec -0.9% m/m.
GER	0430 ET	German Mar Markit/BME manufacturing PMI expected +0.3 to 50.8, Feb 50.5. Mar Markit services PMI expected -0.3 to 55.0, Feb 55.3.
	0500 ET	German Mar IFO business climate index expected +0.3 to 106.0, Feb 105.7. Mar IFO current assessment index expected -0.2 to 112.7, Feb 112.9. Mar IFO expectations expected +0.7 to 99.5, Feb 98.8.
	0600 ET	German Mar ZEW survey expectations of economic growth expected +4.4 to 5.4, Feb 1.0. Mar ZEW current situation expected +0.7 to 53.0, Feb 52.3.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone Mar Markit manufacturing PMI expected +0.2 to 51.4, Feb 51.2. Mar Markit composite PMI expected unch at 53.0.
UK	0530 ET	UK Feb CPI expected +0.4% m/m and +0.4% y/y, Jan -0.8% m/m and +0.3% y/y. Feb core CPI expected +1.2% y/y, Jan +1.2% y/y.
	0530 ET	UK Feb RPI expected +0.5% m/m and +1.3% y/y, Jan -0.7% m/m and +1.3% y/y. Feb RPI ex mortgage interest payments expected +1.4% y/y, Jan +1.4% y/y.
	0530 ET	UK Feb PPI input prices expected +0.5% m/m and -7.4% y/y, Jan -0.7% m/m and -7.6% y/y.
	0530 ET	UK Feb PPI output prices expected unch m/m and -1.2% y/y, Jan -0.1% m/m and -1.0% y/y. Feb PPI output core expected +0.1% m/m and +0.1% y/y, Jan +0.1% m/m and unch y/y.
	0530 ET	UK Jan ONS house prices, Dec +6.7% y/y.
	0530 ET	UK Feb public sector net borrowing expected +5.1 billion pounds, Jan -11.8 billion pounds.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR03/22/2016

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp	NRE US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015
Principal Financial Group Inc	PFG US	8:00	Roadshow - London	Y 2016
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp	NRE US	9:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Akorn Inc	AKRX US	10:00	Business Update Call
NIKE Inc	NKE US	16:15	Q3 2016 Earnings Release	Q3 2016	0.486
Cintas Corp	CTAS US	16:15	Q3 2016 Earnings Release	Q3 2016	0.948
NIKE Inc	NKE US	17:00	Q3 2016 Earnings Call	Q3 2016
Cintas Corp	CTAS US	17:00	Q3 2016 Earnings Call	C4 2016
Red Hat Inc	RHT US	17:00	Q4 2016 Earnings Call	Q4 2016
Red Hat Inc	RHT US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2016 Earnings Release	Q4 2016	0.473
SunEdison Inc	SUNE US		Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	-0.74

Thursday, February 18, 2016

My 5 Favorite Large Caps

Today I used Barchart to screen the stocks Value Line Survey ranked 1 & 2 to see which had the highest technical buy signals then I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Today's list of My Favorite Large Caps include:

Cray Inc (CRAY), ITC Holdings (ITC), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Campbell Soup (CPB) and Waste Connections (WCN)

Cary Inc (CRAY)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 26.86% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.65%
Technical support level at 37.05
Recently traded at 41.94 with a 50 day moving average of 34.21

ITC Holdings (ITC)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 4.73% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 60.79%
Technical support level at 38.81
Recently traded at 40.56 with a 50 day moving average of 38.99

Edwards Lifesciences (EW)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 15.45% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.02%
Technical support level at 83.66
Recently traded at 86.25 with a 50 day moving average of 79.30

Campbell Soup (CPB)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 15.06% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.64%
Technical support level at 58.87
Recently traded at 60.95 with a 50 day moving average of 54.45

Waste Connections (WCN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 2, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 22.77% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.42%
Technical support level at 60.48
Recently traded at 62.61 with a 50 day moving average of 56.62

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

MORNING CALL 2/9

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

March E-mini S&Ps (ESH16 -0.86%) are down -0.40% and European stocks are down -0.59% at a 2-1/3 year low as global economic concerns intensified after German Dec industrial production unexpectedly fell by the most in 16 months and as Greece's ASE Stock Index fell to the lowest since 1990. Greek debt concerns resurfaced as the Greek government remains at odds with creditors as bailout talks drag on. Greek bank stocks plunged after representatives from the IMF, the European Commission, the ECB and the European Stability Mechanism left Athens after a week of talks that failed to find an agreement for additional Greek bailout funds. Estimate are that Greece may face a cash crunch by the middle of the year if it fails to find more funding with 3 billion euros of redemptions and interest payments due in July. Concerns over European banks abated slightly after Goldman Sachs said that European banks have "ample liquidity" and after Deutsche Bank AG rose over 1% when it said it has enough cash to pay its debts. Asian stocks settled lower: Japan -5.40%, Australia -2.86%, India -1.10% with Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea all closed for holiday. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index fell to a 2-week low as exporters slid after the yen jumped to a 14-3/4 month high against the dollar. The plunge in Japanese stocks fueled safe-haven buying of government debt and pushed the yield on Japan's 10-year bond down to a record low of -0.035%.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.07%) is down -0.12%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.26%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.72% at a 14-3/4 month low.

Mar T-note prices (ZNH16 unch) are down -6 ticks.

German Dec industrial production unexpectedly fell -1.2% m/m, weaker than expectations of +0.5% m/m and the biggest decline in 16 months.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Dec JOLTS job openings (expected +19,000 to 5.450 million, Nov +82,000 to 5.431 million), (2) Dec wholesale inventories (expected -0.2% m/m, Nov -0.3% m/m) and (3) the Treasury's auction of $24 billion of 3-year T-notes.

There are 18 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Disney (consensus $1.45), Coca-Cola Co (0.37), Viacom (1.18), Ingersol-Rand (0.93), CVS Health (1.53), Goodyear (0.75).

U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: OTG EXP Inc (OTG).

Equity conferences during the remainder of this week include: Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Tue-Wed, Stifel Nicolaus Transportation and Logistics Conference on Tue-Wed, Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on Tue-Thu, Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference on Wed-Thu, BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference on Wed-Thu, Leerink Partners Global Health Care Conference on Wed-Thu, Morgan Stanley Chemicals Corporate Access Day on Thu.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

CVS Health Corp. (CVS -3.71%) reported Q4 EPS of $1.53, right on consensus.

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (IR -3.66%) reported Q4 EPS of 94 cents, better than consensus of 93 cents.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE -0.04%) was rated a new 'Buy' at Maxim Group with a price target of $57.

Salesforce.com (CRM -7.62%) was upgraded to 'Hold' from 'Underperform' at Jeffries.

Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA -1.91%) declined nearly 6% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $7.38 billion, below consensus of $7.52 billion.

The Gap (GPS +0.93%) rose over 2% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q4 adjusted EPS of 56 cents-57 cents, above consensus of 53 cents.

Waste Connections (WCN -1.91%) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 49 cents, higher than consensus of 47 cents.

Partner Re (PRE -0.06%) reported Q4 operating EPS of $3.74, well above consensus of $2.48

Molina Healthcare MOH reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 67 cents, higher than consensus of 60 cents, although Q4 revenue of $3.77 billion was below consensus of $3.90 billion.

Bristow Group (BRS +2.27%) slid nearly 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 67 cents, better than consensus of 63 cents, but Q3 revenue of $419.9 million was below consensus of $447.8 million.

Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA -13.15%) fell over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 38 cents, below consensus of 46 cents.

Qualys (QLYS -6.09%) dropped 7% in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance on fiscal 2016 adjusted EPS to 74 cents-79 cents, weaker than consensus of 81 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH16 -0.86%) this morning are down -7.50 points (-0.40%). Monday's closes: S&P 500 -1.42%, Dow Jones -1.10%, Nasdaq -1.59%. The S&P 500 index on Monday sold off to a 2-1/2 week low and closed sharply lower on carryover weakness from the plunge in European stocks to a 2-1/3 year low, the slump in the Nasdaq Composite to a 17-month low, and a sell-off in energy producers after crude oil fell -2.5%.

Mar 10-year T-notes (ZNH16 unch) this morning are down -6 ticks. Monday's closes: TYH6 +30.00, FVH6 +16.50. Mar T-notes on Monday rallied to a new contract high and the 10-year T-note yield tumbled to a 1-year low of 1.73%. T-note prices were boosted by safe-haven demand from the plunge in stocks and by reduced inflation expectations as the 10-year breakeven inflation expectations rate fell to a 6-3/4 year low.

The dollar index (DXY00 -0.07%) this morning is down -0.113 (-0.12%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0029 (+0.26%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down-0.83 (-0.72%) at a 14-3/4 month low. Monday's closes: Dollar Index -0.461 (-0.48%), EUR/USD +0.0035 (+0.31), USD/JPY -1.02 (-0.87%). The dollar index on Monday closed lower on weakness in USD/JPY which plunged to a 14-3/4 month low as the slump in the S&P 500 to a 2-week low prompted safe-haven buying of the yen. The dollar was also undercut by speculation that the slide in global equity markets will keep the Fed from additional interest rate increases.

Mar crude oil (CLH16 +0.64%) this morning is up +56 cents (+1.89%) and Mar gasoline (RBH16 -1.27%) is down -0.0061 (-0.64%). Monday's closes: CLH6-0.77 (-2.49%), RBH6 -0.0338 (-3.40%). Mar crude oil and gasoline on Monday closed lower with Mar gasoline at a 7-year nearest-futures low. Crude oil prices were undercut by the slump in global equity markets and by signs that OPEC will continue to overproduce after Venezuela's oil minister met with other OPEC oil ministers over the weekend and was unable to drum up support for a coordinated cut in OPEC oil production. Crude prices recovered from their worst levels as the dollar weakened.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR02/09/2016

US	1000 ET	Dec JOLTS job openings expected +19,000 to 5.450 million, Nov +82,000 to 5.431 million.
	1000 ET	Dec wholesale inventories expected -0.2% m/m, Nov -0.3% m/m. Dec wholesale trade sales expected -0.4% m/m, Nov -1.0% m/m.
	1200 ET	USDA Feb WASDE crop production.
	1300 ET	Treasury auctions $24 billion 3-year T-notes.
GER	0200 ET	German Dec industrial production expected +0.5% m/m and -0.6% y/y, Nov -0.3% m/m and +0.1% y/y.
	0200 ET	German Dec trade balance expected +20.0 billion euros, Nov +20.5 billion euros. Dec exports expected +0.5% m/m, Nov +0.5% m/m. Dec imports expected -0.5% m/m, Nov +1.7% m/m.
JPN	0100 ET	Japan Jan machine tool orders, Dec -25.7% y/y.
	1850 ET	Japan Jan PPI expected -0.7% m/m and -2.8% y/y, Dec -0.3% m/m and -3.4% y/y.
CHI	n/a	China Jan new yuan loans expected 1.9 trillion yuan, Dec +597.8 billion yuan.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR02/09/2016

Company	Ticker	Time	Event Description	Period	Estimate
Coca-Cola Co/The	KO US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.373
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The	GT US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.746
HCP Inc	HCP US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.779
CVS Health Corp	CVS US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.532
Omnicom Group Inc	OMC US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.325
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	REGN US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	3.374
Martin Marietta Materials Inc	MLM US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.338
Fidelity National Information Services Inc	FIS US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.928
Wyndham Worldwide Corp	WYN US	Bef-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.966
Ingersoll-Rand PLC	IR US	6:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.926
Masco Corp	MAS US	7:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.258
Masco Corp	MAS US	8:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Owens-Illinois Inc	OI US	8:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Viacom Inc	VIAB US	8:00	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	1.179
CVS Health Corp	CVS US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Omnicom Group Inc	OMC US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	REGN US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Fidelity National Information Services Inc	FIS US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Viacom Inc	VIAB US	8:30	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
Wyndham Worldwide Corp	WYN US	8:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Coca-Cola Co/The	KO US	9:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The	GT US	9:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Ingersoll-Rand PLC	IR US	10:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Texas Instruments Inc	TXN US	11:00	Strategy Update Call
Charles Schwab Corp/The	SCHW US	11:30	Business Update Call
Ford Motor Co	F US	12:00	C.D. Howe Institute Presents CEO of Ford Canada, Dianne Craig
HCP Inc	HCP US	12:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Martin Marietta Materials Inc	MLM US	14:00	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Western Union Co/The	WU US	16:01	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.416
Walt Disney Co/The	DIS US	16:15	Q1 2016 Earnings Release	Q1 2016	1.446
Western Union Co/The	WU US	16:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Akamai Technologies Inc	AKAM US	16:30	Q4 2015 Earnings Call	Q4 2015
Walt Disney Co/The	DIS US	17:00	Q1 2016 Earnings Call	Q1 2016
Federal Realty Investment Trust	FRT US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.377
Akamai Technologies Inc	AKAM US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	0.624
Willis Towers Watson PLC	WLTW US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.446
Assurant Inc	AIZ US	Aft-mkt	Q4 2015 Earnings Release	Q4 2015	1.539

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Today's 5 Best Mid Caps

There seems to be a disconnect between the direction of the economy and the direction of the stock market. Now I realize that the Conference Boards Leading Economic Indictor include the stock market as one of its components but it is just on of many factors. The Conference Boards December Economic Indicator Report has the Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) declining slightly by .2% and the Coincedent Economic Indicators (CEI) still rising by .1%.

As I write this article the 10,000+ stocks in the Barchart data base tell a different story. Less than 50% are trading above their Daily Moving Averages:

28.27% - 20 DMA
16.42% - 50 DMA
18.93% - 100 DMA

In my personal portfolios, I'm conservative and on the side lines till I see the market trading above its Daily Moving Averages

Today's list contains those few stocks trading above their DMA's. This morning I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Stock Index stocks to see which ones had the best technical buy signals and charts. Today's list includes National Retail Properties (NNN), Atmos Energy (ATO), Aqua Water (WTR), Waste Connections (WCN) and Teleflex (TFX).

National Retail Properties (NNN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 6.68% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.99%
Technical support level at 41.42
Recently traded at 42.10 with a 50 day moving average of 39.14

Atmos Energy (ATO)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 4.04% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.45%
Technical support level at 63.08
Recently traded at 65.71 with a 50 day moving average if 62.56

Aqua Water (WTR)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
2 new highs and up 1.68% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 59.62%
Technical support level at 29.47
Recently traded at 30.31 with a 50 day moving average of 29.44

Waste Connections (WCN)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% techncial buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 6.21% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 6.57%
Technical support level at 57.53
Recently traded at 59.80 with a 50 day moving average of 55.19

Teleflex (TFX)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 3.31% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.88%
Technical supprot level at

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The 5 Best Mid Caps

Today I wanted to find the 5 best Mid Cap stocks so I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks for the highest technical buy signals, then used the Flipchart feature to find the charts I liked.

Today's list includes Waste Connections (WCN), Steel Dynamics (STLD), KBR Inc (KBR), Hologic (HOLX) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA).

Waste Connections (WCN)

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 2.63% in the last year
Relative Strength Index 63.31%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 47.96
Recently traded at 48.63 with a 50 day moving average of 47.64

Steel Dynamics (STLD)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
3 new highs and up 1.50% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 62.96%
Barchart computes a technical; support level at 21.42
Recently traded at 22.46 with a 50 day moving average of 21.24

KBR Inc (KBR)

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 11.57% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.28%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.62
Recently traded at 19.43 with a 50 day moving average of 16.61

Hologic (HOLX)

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 6.47% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.76%
Barchart computes a technical support leve at 35.51
Recently traded at 36.17 with a 50 day moving average of 33.26

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)

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 23.36% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.74%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 108.37
Recently traded at 113.96 with a 50 day moving average of 97.53

Thursday, May 23, 2013

5 Mid Cap Winners

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. The list includes MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR), Lender Processing Services (LPS), Bally Technologies (BYI), Bill Barrett Corp (BBG),Waste Connections (WCN):

MEMC Electronics Materials (WFR)

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 50.84% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.59%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 6.13
Recently traded at 7.26 with a 50 day moving average of 5.01

Lender Processing Services (LPS)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 28.53% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 28.05
Recently traded at 32.63 with a 50 day moving average of 26.39

Bally Technologies (BYI)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 13.85% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.26%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 54.68
Recently traded at 55.79 with a 50 day moving average of 51.67

Bill Barrett Corp (BBG)

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 20.96% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.22%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.82
Recently traded at 23.26 with a 50 day moving average of 20.61

Waste Connections (WCN)

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 12.95% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.90%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.81
Recently traded at 40.53 with a 50 day moving average of 37.07

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

5 Great Mid Caps

Today's list comes from sorting the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index for the stocks with the best Barchart technical buy signals. The list includes Weingarten Realty (WRI), Westar Energy (WR), Waste Connections (WCN), Wabtec (WAB) and Rock-Tenn (RKT):

Weingarten Realty (WRI)