According to the four main indicators I run on the indices, the Russell 2000 has entered a bear phase. I would expect a decline of about 20% to occur during 2016. Furthermore the 50day SMA is turning down after failing to re-take the 200day, and a head-and-shoulders is appearing. Check my blog for more.
We seem to be getting a cup and handle forming in LCI at the moment, a classic pattern favored by the O'Neil school of thought. In my book this is an excellent company going for a good price, and with current merger and acquisition activity in the sector I think it has a catalyst for investor interest. When a stock hits 50 on the Twiggs Momentum scale (50 day or...
If you've ever taken an inter-city coach ride in Mexico as I have, you'll know that the country is crying out for an alternative way to travel. VLRS (aka Volaris, ultra cheap airline) is making an excellent recovery from its lows and I feel that in time it's heading back to the post IPO highs of $15 and more. I made a losing trade on this one last year but I...
NOAH looks set to challenge resistance again. With earnings scheduled for Feb 25 I figure either it blows past resistance this time or plummets once more. My money's on the bullish case. I'd put my stop around $21.50. Medium term target $32 for this rapidly growing Chinese wealth management company.
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) provides energy efficient solutions for sensing, logic and power management across numerous industries. With improvement in automotive and industrial markets and a couple of recent acquisitions the company looks set to have a solid couple of years' growth ahead. "We are off to a solid start in 2015 with improving order rates and a...
I may be a little blind but I never knew about this company until fairly recently. Did you know that its technologies are in all smartphones and more than 100 billion semiconductor chips ? Pretty incredible. They're a technology licensing company rather than a manufacturer and have therefore wasted a lot of time and money in litigation over the years. They had a...
Maximus (NYSE: MMS) is a mid-cap health admin company keeping very busy implementing Obamacare and similar foreign government programs. It carries almost no debt and has a strong record of growth. The CEO, Richard A. Montoni, sounded upbeat in the most recent earnings call: "The horizon for fiscal 2015 and beyond is bright, with several large, new contracts that...
In this post I'd like to share some of the best ways I know of to stay on the right side of the long-term trend. I will stick to technical indicators on price action and the S&P 500, or this discussion could go on way too long. I employ the monthly chart for long-term timing; its perspective is broad enough to show the big picture yet nimble enough to capture the...
EW recently had a nice earnings beat and guidance raise. It is showing strong momentum and has broken out of a multi-year pattern. I bought a couple weeks ago, it may be vulnerable to some consolidation shortly but I think it will finish the year strongly. My target is $160 with a stop at $114.
Southwest will benefit from lower oil prices and the continued recovery of the american economy. It is well managed with a good balance sheet and expanding with the integration of AirTran. Conviction buy for growth at a reasonable price. Technically speaking it has made a strong recovery from the recent turmoil and still shows strong momentum. My stop is placed at...
Company has improving margins and is planning aggressive expansion Chart shows impressive momentum that looks set to break out to all time highs Suggested stop $43 to $44