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5 Mid Cap Winners

May. 23rd, 2013

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WFR - Memc Electronic Materials

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
WFR	7.40	+0.19	+2.64%
LPS	32.73	-0.15	-0.46%
BYI	56.09	+0.18	+0.32%
BBG	23.19	-0.17	-0.73%
WCN	40.19	-0.51	-1.25%

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

Tags: WFR, LPS, BYI, BBG, WCN

5 Large Cap Winners

May. 22nd, 2013

Related Stocks

USB - U.S. Bancorp

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
USB	35.42	+0.20	+0.57%
MJN	84.44	+0.07	+0.08%
JPM	53.30	-0.05	-0.09%
HD	79.31	+0.40	+0.51%
BMY	46.78	-0.22	-0.47%

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index and then sorting for technical buy signals. I then take that list and use the Flipchart function to find the charts I like. The list includes US Bancorp (USB), Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), JP Morgan Chase(JPM), Home Depot (HD) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY):

US Bancorp (USB)

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 8.93% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.13%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.40
Recently traded at 35.37 with a 50 day moving average of 33.62

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN)

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 5.12% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.18%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 79.20
Recently traded at 85.90 with a 50 day moving average of 78.33

JP Morgan Chase (JPM)

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 13.26% in the last month
Relative strength Index 75.40%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 52.29
Recently traded at 53.63 with a 50 day moving average of 49..02

Home Depot (HD)

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 7.89% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.20%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 77.76
Recently traded at 79.69 with a 50 day moving average of 72.85

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)

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 10.66% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.61%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.60
Recently traded at 46.40 with a 50 day moving average of 40.92

Tags: USB, MJN, JPM, HD, BMY

Give ETFS Some Consideration

May. 20th, 2013

Related Stocks

CQQQ - China Technology ETF Guggenheim

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
CQQQ	26.42	+0.31	+1.19%
IGM	75.68	-0.21	-0.28%
ONEQ	135.76	-0.67	-0.49%
DSI	61.50	-0.31	-0.50%
VUG	81.01	-0.19	-0.23%

I've gotten some questions about using the Barchart New High List to find Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that have as good a momentum as stocks. Today I used the ETF column in the New High List and then sorted them for frequency. Then I used to Flipchart feature to go through the sorted list to find charts I think reflect consistent momentum. The list includes China Technology ETF (CQQQ), S & P Technology North America IShares (IGM), Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Tracking ETF (ONEQ), KLDS 400 Social Index IShares (DSI) and Vanguard Growth ETF(VUG):

China Technology ETF (CQQQ)

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above it's 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
20 new highs and up 19.48% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 84.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.01
Recently traded at 26.93 with a 50 day moving average of 23.61

S & P Technology North American IShares (IGM)

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 11.11% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.73%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 76.15
Recently traded at 77.11 with a 50 day moving average of 72.72

Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Tracking ETF (ONEQ)

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
19 new highs and up 9.51% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.00%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 136.78
Recently traded at 137.99 with a 50 day moving average of 129.72

KLDS 400 Social Index IShares (DSI)

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 7.45% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.08%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 61.85
Recently traded at 62.33 with a 50 day moving average of 58.86

Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)

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 7.76% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.46%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 81.65
Recently traded at 82.26 with a 50 day moving average of 78.23

Tags: CQQQ, IGM, ONEQ, DSI, VUG

5 NASDAQ 100 Winners

May. 16th, 2013

Related Stocks

MU - Micron Technology

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
MU	11.62	+0.23	+2.02%
PCLN	801.43	-2.17	-0.27%
SIAL	84.72	+0.30	+0.36%
SRCL	110.98	-0.30	-0.27%
ADP	69.78	-0.15	-0.21%

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index to find the 5 stocks with the best technical buy signals and charts and found Micron Technology (MU), Priceline.com (PCLN), Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL), Stericycle (SRCL) and Automatic Data Processing (ADP):

Micron Technology (MU)

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 13.17% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.90%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.46
Recently traded at 11.17 with a 50 day moving average of 9.67

Priceline.com (PCLN)

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 19.68% in the last month
Relative strength Index 79.81%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 782.84
Recently traded at 811.09 with a 50 day moving average of 715.10

Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
15 new highs and up 9.85% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.95%
Barchart computes a technical support at 80.39
Recently traded at 83.24 with a 50 day moving average of 77.94

Stericycle (SRCL)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 2.28% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 66.67%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 109.31
Recently traded at 111.70 with a 50 day moving average of 106.12

Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

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 9.22% in the last month
Relative strength Index 75.49%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 70.41
Recently traded at 71.44 with a 50 day moving average of 66.04

Tags: MU, PCLN, SIAL, SRCL, ADP

5 Small Cap Winners

May. 15th, 2013

Related Stocks

TXI - Texas Industries

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
TXI	69.78	+1.38	+2.02%
THS	65.46	+0.18	+0.28%
TBI	22.76	-0.49	-2.11%
SWM	46.40	+0.01	+0.02%
SLXP	60.37	+0.68	+1.14%

Today list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap index to find stocks with great Barchart technical buy signals. The list includes Texas Industries (TXI), Treehouse Foods (THS), True Blue Inc (TBI), Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM) and Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP):

Texas Industries (TXI)

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 28.37% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.03%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.37
Recently traded at 72.35 with a 50 day moving average of 63.44

Treehouse Foods (THS)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 6.55% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.34%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 63.68
Recently traded at 66.20 with a 50 day moving average of 62.78

True Blue Inc (TBI)

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 12.58% in the last month
Relative strength Index 72.10%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.39
Recently traded at 22.36 with a 50 day moving average of 20.73

Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM)

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 15.75% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.08%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 43.94
Recently traded at 44.80 with a 50 day moving average of 39.45

Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 21.66% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 86.45%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 57.19
Recently traded at 59.67 with a 50 day moving average of 51.19

Tags: TXI, THS, TBI, SWM, SLXP

5 Mid Cap Winners

May. 14th, 2013

Related Stocks

WAB - Wabtec Corp.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
WAB	108.62	-1.17	-1.07%
UVV	58.83	-0.15	-0.25%
OHI	33.55	-1.11	-3.20%
KSU	110.96	-1.04	-0.93%
HSIC	95.22	-0.47	-0.49%

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index for the stock having the best Barchart technical buy signals. The list includes Wabtec (WA), Universal Corp (UVV), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Henry Schein (HSIC).

Wabtec (WAB)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 5.97% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.41%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 104.65
Recently traded at 108.47 with a 50 day moving average of 101.45

Universal Corp (UVV)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 5.78% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.49%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 58.08
Recently traded at 61.05 with a 50 day moving average of 56.64

Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI):

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 10.65% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.81%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.31
Recently traded at 35.85 with a 50 day moving average of 31.44

Kansas City Southern (KSU)

Barchrt technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 7.53% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.40%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 107.96

Henry Schein (HSIC)

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 3.81% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.45%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 93.42
Recently traded at 95.34 with a 50 day moving average of 90.99

Tags: WAB, UVV, OHI, KSU, HSIC

5 Large Cap Winners

May. 13th, 2013

Related Stocks

WHR - Whirlpool Corp.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
WHR	129.19	-1.39	-1.06%
SYK	67.35	+0.11	+0.16%
PCLN	801.43	-2.17	-0.27%
NWSA	33.10	+0.23	+0.70%
MU	11.62	+0.23	+2.02%

Today list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index to find 5 stocks with the highest technical buy signals. The list includes Whirlpool (WHR), Stryker (SYK), Priceline.com (PCLN), News Corp (NWSA) and Micron Technology (MU):

Whirlpool (WHR)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 6.56% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.34%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 123.88
Recently traded at 126.30 with a 50 day moving average of 117.23

Stryker (SYK)

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 3.16% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.31%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 66.36
Recently traded at 68.60 with a 50 day moving average of 65.64

Priceline.com (PCLN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 4.37% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.52%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 731.36
Recently traded at 774.87 with a 50 day moving average of 709.93

News Corp (NWSA)

Barchart technical indicators;

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 5.90% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.39%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.83
Recently traded at 33.38 with a 50 day moving average of 30.96

Micron Technology (MU)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 6.54% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.20%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 10.47
Recently traded at 10.66 with a 50 day moving average of 9.54

Tags: WHR, SYK, PCLN, NWSA, MU

5 Terrific Small Caps

May. 10th, 2013

Related Stocks

ZUMZ - Zumiez Inc.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
ZUMZ	32.02	+0.02	+0.06%
WST	67.47	-0.14	-0.21%
VRTS	222.00	+0.92	+0.42%
UNF	95.28	+0.13	+0.14%
TTEC	22.41	+0.02	+0.09%

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks having the best Barchart technical buy signals. The list includes Zumiez (ZUMZ), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Unifirst Corp (UNF) and Teletech Holdings (TTEC):

Zumiez (ZUMZ)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 27.31% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.77%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.19
Recently traded at 31.67 with a 50 day moving average of 25.90

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and day moving averages
New highs and up 2.81% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 62.94%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 64.60

Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)

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 14.77% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.80%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 209.51
Recently traded at 220.00 with a 50 day moving average of 187.83

Unifirst Corp (UNF)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 3.00% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.14%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 92.08
Recently traded at 93.78 with a 50 day moving average of 89.27

Teletech Holdings (TTEC)

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 2.27% in the last month
Relative strength Index 67.37%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.75
Recently traded at 22.07 with a 50 day moving average of 20.85

Tags: ZUMZ, WST, VRTS, UNF, TTEC

Llloyd's Banking Group - LYG

May. 10th, 2013

Related Stocks

LYG - Lloyds Banking Group Plc

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
LYG	3.67	-0.03	-0.81%

I just bought Llyod's Banking Group PLC (LYG) for my personal portfolio:

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 22.22% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.10%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 3.51
Recently traded at 3.62 with a 50 day moving average of 3.09

Tags: LYG

5 Mid Cap Picks

May. 7th, 2013

Related Stocks

WSM - Williams-Sonoma

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
WSM	55.46	-1.24	-2.19%
WRI	32.96	-0.44	-1.32%
WOR	34.11	-0.47	-1.36%
WEN	6.14	+0.14	+2.33%
TW	77.69	-0.53	-0.68%

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the S & P 400 Mid Cap Index for the stocks with the best Barchart technical buy signals. The list includes Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI), Worthington Industries (WOR), Wendy's (WEN) and Towers Watson(TW):

Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 7.89% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.06%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 53.46
Recently traded at 54.372 with a 50 day moving average of 49.81

Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 12.47% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 86.21%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 35.20
Recently traded at 35.80 with a 50 day moving average of 31.96

Worthington Industries (WOR)

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 13.24% in the last month
Relative strength Index 67.86%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.63
Recently traded at 33.65 with a 50 day moving average of 30.38

Wendy's (WEN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 9.57% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.41%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 5.82
Recently traded at 6.07 with a 50 day moving average of 5.60

Towers Watson (TW)

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 7.01% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.31%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 73.55
Recently traded at 74.69 with a 50 day moving average of 69.47

Tags: WSM, WRI, WOR, WEN, TW

5 Large Caps on the Rise

May. 6th, 2013

Related Stocks

XL - Xl Company Switzerland Gmbh

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
XL	31.47	-0.15	-0.47%
WDC	62.37	+0.11	+0.18%
VIAB	68.69	-0.40	-0.58%
V	180.91	+2.81	+1.58%
UPS	86.75	-0.56	-0.64%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index for the stocks having the highest Technical buy signals. The stocks include XL Company Switzerland GMBH (XL), Western Digital (WDC), Viacom Class B (VIAB), Visa (V) and United Parcel Services (UPS):

XL Company Switzerland GMBH (XL)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 4.65% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 65.05%
Barchart computes a technical support level last 30.61
Recently traded at 32.18 with a 50 day moving average of 30.38

Western Digital (WDC)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 16.35% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.80%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 56.12
Recently traded at 58.06 with a 50 day moving average of 50.51

Viacom Class B (VIAB)

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 7.14% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.95%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 66.40
Recently traded at 67.65 with a 50 day moving average of 62.99

Visa (V)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 an d100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 8.45% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.63%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 174.53
Recently traded at 179.12 with a 50 day moving average of 163.97

United Parcel Service (UPS)

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 4.32% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.97%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 85.44
Recently traded at 87.17 with a 50 day moving average of 84.21

Tags: XL, WDC, VIAB, V, UPS

Warren Buffett Challenge - Progress Report

May. 5th, 2013

Related Stocks

BRK.A - Berkshire Hath Hld A

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
BRK.A	166,000.00	-980.00	-0.59%

You might remember that at the beginning of the year I wanted to test the premise that with the right tools, a little knowledge and common sense plus a disciplined approach to portfolio management any individual investor could not only beat the market but even the world most famous investor Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway fund (BRK.A). Well here are the year to date results against 3 of my model portfolios. I used Marketocracy to keep score on my 3 funds and the S & P 500 and Morning Star to keep score on Warren Buffett.

Warren Buffett - Bershire Hathaway (BRK.A)

Year to date - 21.52%
1 year return - 33.75%

S&P 500

Year to date - 13.95%
1 year return - 18.66%

Barchart Van Meerten New High (VMNHI)

Year to date - 12.66%
1 year return - 18.70%

Barchart Van Meerten Speculative (VMSPC)

Year to Date - 18.54%
1 year return - 35.84%

Van Meerten Small Cap (VMVLS)

Year to Date - 23.25%
1 year return - 35.84%

1 year score:

Tie: VMVLS & VMSPC - 35.84%
3rd place BRK.A - 33.75%
4th place VMNHI - 18.70%
5th place S&P 500 - 18.66%

Tags: BRK.A

5 Soaring Stocks

May. 3rd, 2013

Related Stocks

LXP - Lexington Realty Trust

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
LXP	12.57	-0.26	-2.03%
O	49.46	-1.17	-2.31%
VNDA	8.33	+1.21	+16.99%
NSSC	4.35	-0.01	-0.23%
GHDX	37.04	+0.04	+0.11%

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the New High List for frequency and then pan through the charts using the Flipchart feature. The stocks I chose were Lexington Realty Corp (LXP), Realty Income Corp (O), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Napco Security Technologies(NSSC) and Genomic Health (GHDX):

Lexington Realty Trusts (LXP)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
19 new highs and up 13.12% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.57%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.38
Recently traded at 13.01 with a 50 day moving average of 11.92

Realty Income Corp (O)

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 12.81% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.73%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.28
Recently traded at 51.48 with a 50 day moving average of 46.61

Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA)

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 22.46% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.52%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.60
Recently traded at 4.82 with a 50 day moving average of 4.15

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical by signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 11.39% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 82.50%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.26
Recently traded at 4.41 with a 50 day moving average of 4.00

Genomic Health (GHDX)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 23.90% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.22%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.65
Recently traded at 33.31 with a 50 day moving average of 28.76

Tags: LXP, O, VNDA, NSSC, GHDX

5 Great NASDAQ 100 Stocks

May. 2nd, 2013

Related Stocks

AMAT - Applied Materials

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
AMAT	14.49	-0.11	-0.75%
BBBY	68.77	-0.76	-1.09%
CERN	95.89	-0.52	-0.54%
NWSA	33.10	+0.23	+0.70%
PAYX	37.77	-0.18	-0.47%

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 stocks for those with the highest Barchart technical buy signals. My list includes Applied Materials (AMAT), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Cerner (CERN), News Corp (NWSA) and Paychex (PAYX):

Applied Materials (AMAT)

Barchart technical indicators:

Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 11.03% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.16%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.25
Recently traded at 14.71 with a 50 day moving average of 13.51

Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY)

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 7.74% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.04%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.78
Recently traded at 69.78 with a 50 day moving average of 63.13

Cerner (CERN)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter by signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 2.37% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 60.68%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 94.03
Recently traded at 97.08 with a 50 day moving average of 92.19

News Corp (NWSA)

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 2.61% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 60.51%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.62
Recently traded at 31.85 with a 50 day moving average of 30.40

Paychex (PAYX)

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 2.76% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.08%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 35.96
Recently traded at 36.84 with a 50 day moving average of 34.78

Tags: AMAT, BBBY, CERN, NWSA, PAYX

5 Interesting Small Caps

May. 1st, 2013

Related Stocks

USMO - USA Mobility

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
USMO	13.80	-0.12	-0.86%
TXRH	23.75	-0.15	-0.63%
PRXL	46.13	-0.06	-0.13%
PRA	50.07	-0.03	-0.06%
MTSC	58.98	+0.04	+0.07%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 600 Small Cap Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. The list includesUSA Mobility (USMO), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Parexel International (PRXL, Pro-Assurance (PRA) and MTS Systems (MTSC):

USA Mobility (USMO)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 2.12% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 61.49%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.99
Recently traded at 13.49 with a 50 day moving average of 12.42

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
9 new highs and up 14.39% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.35%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 21.75
Recently traded at 22.92 with a 50 day moving average of 19.94

Parexel International (PRXL)

Barchart tecnical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 8.71% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.34%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 48.39
Recently traded at 49.15 with a 50 day moving average of 47.42

MTS Systems (MTSC)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
5 new highs and up 4.76% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.03%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 58.88
Recently traded at 60.50 with a 50 day moving average of 55.93

Pro-Assurance (PRA)

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 3.56% in the last month
Relative strength Index 68.49
Barchart computes a technical support level at 48.39
Recently traded at 60.50 with a 50 day moving average of 55.93

Tags: USMO, TXRH, PRXL, PRA, MTSC

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Peformance

Year-to-Date: 23.25%
Previous Year: 35.84%
Since Inception: 9.01%

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Jim Van Meerten

Jim Van Meerten maintains two model portfolios on Marketocracy using the tools that are available on Barchart. He earned a BS in Accounting and Business Administration from Berry College; a Juris Doctorate from the Woodrow Wilson School of Law; and post-baccalaureate and graduate courses in Business Administration, Quantitative Math, and Education at Florida Atlantic University, Georgia State University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In the past he has been an accountant, attorney, adjunct professor in Business Law and Internal Auditing, financial advisor, supervisory principal, and compliance officer.

He was the "The Amateur," playing against 5 seasoned veterans on MSN.com's Strategy Lab after winning a stock picking contest sponsored by MSN Money Central and Investor Place Media. He blogs about financial matters here and on Seeking Alpha and MSN's Top Stock Blog, He would enjoy hearing your comments at JimVanMeerten@gmail.com