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5 NASDAQ 100 picks

Jun. 17th, 2013

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BBBY - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
BBBY	71.22	+0.15	+0.21%
HSIC	97.64	+0.71	+0.73%
SNDK	61.23	+2.42	+4.11%
SPLS	16.43	+0.39	+2.43%
AMAT	15.78	+0.37	+2.40%

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. My list includes Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Henry Schein (HSIC), Sandisk (SNDK), Staples (SPLS), Applied Material (AMAT):

Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
8 new highs and up 2.97% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.26%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 69.99
Recently traded at 71.26 with a 50 day moving average of 68.18

Henry Schein (HSIC)

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 2.48% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.95%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 96.04
Recently traded at 97.79 with a 50 day moving average of 93.40

Sandisk (SNDK)

Barchart technical indicators:

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Sp[otter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
4 new highs and up 2.52% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.91%
Barchart computes a technical support at 58.10
Recently traded at 61.29 with a 50 day moving average of 56.78

Staples (SPLS)

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 13.16% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.71%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.44
Recently traded at 16.43 with a 50 day moving average of 14.16

Applied Materials (AMAT)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Sp[otter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 5.61% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 63.59%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.15
Recently traded at 15.80 with a 50 day moving average of 14.52

Tags: BBBY, HSIC, SNDK, SPLS, AMAT

5 Small Cap Picks

Jun. 16th, 2013

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SLXP - Salix Pharmaceuticals

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
SLXP	66.21	-0.09	-0.14%
RUTH	12.32	+0.05	+0.41%
PRA	52.12	+0.39	+0.75%
LYV	15.26	-0.24	-1.55%
LNCE	27.65	+0.40	+1.47%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. The list today includesSalix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP), Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH), Pro-Assurance (PRA), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Lance (LNCE):

Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP)

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 11.82% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.92%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 65.20
Recently traded at 66.30 with a 50 day moving average of 55.99

Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH)

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 4.60% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.05%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 11.86
Recently traded at 12.27 with a 50 day moving average of 10.83

Pro-Assurance (PRA)

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 1.29% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.12%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.25
Recently traded at 51.73 with a 50 day moving average of 49.61

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)

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 10.48% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.90%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.10
Recently traded at 15.350 with a 50 day moving average of 13.36

Lance (LNCE)

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 2.02% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 62.69%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.78
Recently traded at 27.25 with a 50 day moving average of 25.83

Tags: SLXP, RUTH, PRA, LYV, LNCE

5 Mid Cap Picks

Jun. 12th, 2013

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SGMS - Scientific Games Corp

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
SGMS	11.45	-0.10	-0.87%
WWD	40.76	+0.27	+0.67%
FII	28.04	+0.56	+2.04%
THO	47.50	-0.31	-0.65%
RGA	66.96	+0.56	+0.84%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. Today's list includesScientific Games (SGMS), Woodward (WWD), Federated Investors (FII), Thor Industries (THO) and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA):

Scientific Games (SGMS)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 33.68% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.85%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 11.22
Recently traded at 11.67 with a 50 day moving average of 9.13

Woodward (WWD)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 11.72% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 69.10%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 39.66
Recently traded at 40.69 with a 50 day moving average of 37.17

Federated Investors (FII)

Barchart technical indicators:

80% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 15.53% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 60.60%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.27
Recently traded at 27.83 with a 50 day moving average of 24.87

Thor Industries (THO)

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 15.61% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.01%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 45.43
Recently traded at 46.67 with a 50 day moving average of 39.36

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 4.65% in the last month
Relative strength Index 62.71%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 64.99
Recently traded at 66.38 with a 50 day moving average of 62.36

Tags: SGMS, WWD, FII, THO, RGA

5 Moving Large Caps

Jun. 11th, 2013

Related Stocks

F - Ford Motor Company

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
F	15.55	+0.18	+1.17%
CME	76.39	+2.10	+2.83%
PRU	72.19	+1.71	+2.43%
GS	164.11	+1.19	+0.73%
AXP	73.84	+0.87	+1.19%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 500 Large Cap Index for New High frequency and found some interesting stocks. The list today includesFord (F), CME Group (CME), Prudential Financial (PRU), Goldman Sachs (GS) and American Express (AXP):

Ford (F)

Barchart technical indicators:

72% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
13 new highs and up 11.34% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 64.58%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.44
Recently traded at 15.71 with a 50 day moving average of 14.07

CME Group (CME)

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 16.78% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.84%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 71.12
Recently traded at 73.01 with a 50 day moving average of 62.82

Prudential Financial (PRU)

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 11.24% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 70.11%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 70.83
Recently traded at 72.36 with a 50 day moving average of 62.93

Goldman Sachs (GS)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 12.33% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.03%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 164.08
Recently traded at 167.49 with a 50 day moving average of 150.85

American Express (AXP)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
11 new highs and up 11.70% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.03%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 77.27
Recently traded at 78.28 with a 50 day moving average of 70.31

Tags: F, CME, PRU, GS, AXP

5 NASDAQ 100 Winners

Jun. 7th, 2013

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CA - CA Inc.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
CA	28.59	+0.33	+1.17%
MU	13.24	+0.48	+3.76%
CERN	98.22	unch	unch
CSCO	24.70	+0.61	+2.53%
WDC	64.65	+0.77	+1.21%

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts. The list includes CA Inc(CA), Micron Technology (MU), Cerner (CERN), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Western Digital (WDC):

CA Inc (CA)

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 5.29% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 72.00%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 26.80
Recently traded at 29.22 with a 50 day moving average of 26.34

Micron Technology (MU)

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 26.04% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 78.27
Barchart computes a technical support level at 11.94
Recently traded at 12.56 with a 50 day moving average of 10.34

Cerner (CERN)

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 5.05% in the last month
Relative strength Index 61.13%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 95.81
Recently traded at 99.47 with a 50 day moving average of 95.23

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

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 20.81% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 71.51%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.04
Recently traded at 24.61 with a 50 day moving average of 21.91

Western Digital (WDC)

Barchart technical indicators:

88% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
12 new highs and up 8.64% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.66%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 61.99
Recently traded at 64.02 with a 50 day moving average of 56.40

Tags: CA, MU, CERN, CSCO, WDC

5 Mid Cap Winners

Jun. 6th, 2013

Related Stocks

TTEC - Teletech Holdings

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
TTEC	24.30	+0.11	+0.45%
STL	11.54	+0.28	+2.49%
SCOR	23.17	+0.48	+2.12%
CRVL	57.94	+0.18	+0.31%
CBRL	93.10	-2.84	-2.96%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks having the best technical indicators and charts and found Teletech Holdings (TTEC), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Comscore (SCOR), Corvel (CRVL), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL):

Teletech Holdings (TTEC)

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 10.05% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 67.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 23.10
Recently traded at 23.65 with a 50 day moving average of 21.79

Sterling Bancorp (STL)

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 5.30% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 62.76%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 11.80
Recently traded at 12.11 with a 50 day moving average of 11.36

Comscore (SCOR)

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 13.60% in the last month
Relative strength Index 79.13%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 20.53
Recently traded at 21.41 with a 50 day moving average of 17.95

Corvel (CRVL)

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 14.27% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 80.15%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 53.26
Recently traded at 55.08 with a 50 day moving average of 49.18

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)

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 14.35% in the last month
Relative strength Index 81.43%
Barchart computes a technical buy signal at 94.64
Recently traded at 96.34 with a 50 day moving average of 84.41

Tags: TTEC, STL, SCOR, CRVL, CBRL

5 Mid Cap Winners

Jun. 5th, 2013

Related Stocks

BOBE - Bob Evans Farms

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
BOBE	47.19	+0.05	+0.11%
WOOF	26.07	-0.18	-0.69%
SFG	46.21	+0.51	+1.12%
PRI	36.97	+1.18	+3.30%
MENT	19.55	+0.14	+0.72%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and graphs. On the list is Bob Evans Farms (BOBE), VCA Antech (WOOF), Stancorp Financial Group (SFG), Primerica (PRI) and Mentor Graphics (MENT):

Bob Evans Farms (BOBE)

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 6.37% in the last month
Relative strength Index 70.02%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.91
Recently traded at 47.49 with a 50 day moving average of 43.67

VCA Antech (WOOF)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
14 new highs and up 10.56% in the last month
Relative strength Index 69.21%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 25.91
Recently traded at 26.41 with a 50 day moving average of 23.65

Stancorp Financial Group (SFG)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
7 new highs and up 3.86% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 61.79%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.98
Recently traded at 45.27 with a 50 day moving average of 44.14

Primerica (PRI)

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 2.58% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 58.76%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.98
Recently traded at 35.41 with a 50 day moving average of 33.67

Mentor Graphics (MENT)

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
10 new highs and up 4.07% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 66.29
Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.79
Recently traded at 19.03 with a 50 day moving average of 18.03

Tags: BOBE, WOOF, SFG, PRI, MENT

5 Large Cap Winners

Jun. 4th, 2013

Related Stocks

STX - Seagate Technology.

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
STX	44.01	+0.29	+0.66%
MRK	47.80	-0.15	-0.31%
INTC	25.10	+0.18	+0.72%
CFN	37.95	+0.15	+0.40%
AMAT	15.78	+0.37	+2.40%

Today I used Barchart to sort the S & P 500 Large Cap Index for the stocks with the best technical indicators. The list includes Seagate Technology (STX), Merck (MRK), Intel (INTC), Carefusion (CFN) and Applied Materials (AMAT):

Seagate Technology (STX)

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 8.49% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 73.26%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.21
Recently traded at 44.72 with a 50 day moving average of 38.73

Merck (MRK)

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 8.74% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 66.80%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 47.66
Recently traded at 49.66 with a 50 day moving average of 46.36

Intel (INTC)

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 6.07% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 75.54%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.55
Recently traded at 25.42 with a 50 day moving average of 23.13

Carefusion (CFN)

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 10.75% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.11
Recently traded at 37.81 with a 50 day moving average of 34.58

Applied Materials (AMAT)

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 4.42% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 68.83%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 15.08
Recently traded at 15.50 with a 50 day moving average of 14.14

Tags: STX, MRK, INTC, CFN, AMAT

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Since Inception: 8.76%

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Daily Stock Picks will contain added content beyond just our 2 model portfolios. We will have articles about additional stocks you might want to consider for your portfolio, editorials about current events and stock market commentary.

In addition, there will be a watchlist of potential high growth stocks that I think have the greatest chance to be winners for your portfolio in the coming year. The results quoted are for a very similar portfolios return over the past year

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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