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Ticker Tape Digest

Friday - April 4, 2014


By Leo Fasciocco -- TTD

Ticker Tape Digest presents its daily stock market report containing stocks to go long as breakout trades, quick trades, or bargain trades. We also feature stocks under Significant Accumulation that are poised to breakout.

Ticker Tape Digest's

Daily schedule guide for TTD subscribers

1. Pre-market - check Breakout Watch List and Quick Trades.

2. Morning - (11:30 - 12 A.M.) - check breakout stocks tape and breakout chart slide show.

3. Midday (1 P.M.) check TTD Midsession Report and see market video show.

4. After close (4 P.M.) check final TTD Report for day.


Trading Strategies

Bullish

Aggressive Investors Bullish - "Breakout Stocks" - ideally suited for bull markets and special situation stocks. Potential for large returns. (See Performance)


Aggressive Investor Bullish-  "Quick Trade Stocks" -ideally suited for entry into top performing issues looking for a small quick profit."  (See Performance)


Conservative Investors  "Bargain Buy Trades for the Long Term."  Ideally suited for entry into top performing big cap stocks on pullbacks within overall up trend.(See Performance)


Bearish

Aggressive Bearish Investors - "Breakdown Stocks" to Sell Short. Ideally suited for bear markets or market pull backs. Potential for large returns  (See Performance)

 The TTD report also contains stocks to short as  breakdown plays and as bargain (swing trade) shorts.

  Investors should  tend to try to go with a strategy that fits with the stock market's trend, unless there is a special situation play.

  TTD's Breakout Stocks - Long are most suitable for aggressive investors seeking ideal entry points into leading stocks, especially during bull markets. They can do extremely well in bull markets with gains of as much as several hundred percent.

 These stocks can also do extremely well during strong market rallies, or if they are in a industry group that is performing very well. They tend to have strong earnings outlooks and are near new-52 week, or all-time highs.

  TTD Quick Trade Stocks - Long These are leading issues that have pulled back in recent days, but could move higher soon. They are most suitable for Aggressive Investors willing to trade short term. These stocks will do extremely  well during market advances. They have about 74% win rate. During market rally sequences the win rate is even higher. The return is small 3% to 8% in just a few days.

 TTD's Bargain Buy Trades - Long - Long Term.  These are for conservative bullish Investors These long-term buys are ideally suited for entry into stocks on pull backs within overall up trend. These stocks can give a good return long-term especially during a bull market.

   TTD also presents Stocks To Sell or Sell Short. These issues are suitable for aggressive investors willing to take short positions both as trades or for longer-term plays. These stocks will do very well during bear markets or market pull backs.

  TTD's Bearish breakdown stocks to sell short. These issues have potential to fall sharply. They often show a technical breakdown and also some fundamental business problem such as weak earnings.  

 TTD's multi-media updates include a slide-show that presents charts and analysis at midsession. Some times TTD presents feature analysis on stocks and the market. TTD uses Windows Media Files. (WMV).

 TTD also presents a "Breakout Watch List" that is up dated daily. This list consists of key stocks in position to breakout. A close watch of this list can put you in the stock just as it breaks out. A good idea is to study the list and be ready to move into a stock quickly as it hits its breakpoint.

TTD often suggests using stop buy orders to enter. It is very important to buy a breakout stock as close as possible to the breakpoint. The idea is to get "elbow room" if the stock should follow through to the upside. This is very important in being successful in making big money with breakout stocks.

It is also essential to have a stop loss strategy for all stocks in which positions are taken. Not every stock will work as expected. It is important for investors to "police" their portfolios and avoid getting trapped in any bad positions.

 Quality rating of breakout  Two key factors: 1 - Stock near all-time in price or near a 52-week high. 2 - earnings growth current year is strong. The ideal play is a stock with an Above Average Quality Rating. The stock is near a new high and will have strong earnings. TTD's other ratings are Average and Below Average.

Quote or chart

TTD also has  special feature sections on  Educational Tips on Investing.

To email Mr. Leo Fasciocco  leo@tickertapedigest.com.For service, email Beverly Owen owen@tickertapedigest.com. TTD’s Tel: 1-480-926-1680.

 


  Breakout Stocks

Total Buy Breakouts so far today - 1

Overall Quality of Breakouts - ABOVE AVERAGE

Stocks Screened - 8,300

Bull side - Only one breakout stock today. Stock market falls sharply today, especially the Nasdaq. TTD had been pointing out weakness in the Nasdaq prior to the tumble. Bulls go slow. Earnings will be coming now.

 (Put mouse on Dow chart to see Nasdaq chart)

Long Term Environment for bulls:  Favorable

    Stock Market Momentum

Market (Daily) - NYSE Bearish, Nasdaq Bearish

Market (Weekly) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq Bearish

Market  (Monthly) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq Bearish 


Ticker Tape Digest's

Timely Breakout Stocks From Tape Action - Friday

(See Top Performing Breakout Stocks for 2011- 2012)

(The “breakout List” gives all stocks breaking out of a base of five weeks or more. These stocks have a good chance to trend higher. However, a stop should be used to avoid those that do not work. They are ranked according to percentage change and classified as leaders or other. (Trading strategy: One should buy breakout stocks at breakpoint by using market order or stop buy)All Timely Breakout Stocks From Tape Action Today )  


Today's Featured TTD Breakout Stock

Credicorp Ltd. (BAP) - 142, up 4 - Breakpoint 140.66

Net to Jump 53% This Year, TTD Targets 164

                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - BAP - ABOVE AVERAGE

  BAP, based in Lima, Peru, provides banking and insurance services in Peru and Bolivia. Annual revenues: $3.7 billion. BAP's stock breaks out today from a 10-month flat base. The stock is the only one TTD found as a breakout as stock market took a big fall. So far, today, BAP is trading a heavy 602,814 shares, double its average daily volume of 309,000 shares.

 TTD highlighted BAP as a breakout at our midsession video show on the Web Friday.

  BAP's 10-minute chart shows the stock driving higher in the morning and clearing its breakpoint.

  The stock peaked in the afternoon at 142.60. The later in the session the stock backed off but still held above its breakpoint. That was pretty good action considering the heavy selloff in the stock market Friday.

  BAP's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price of the blocks climbing from $137.70 a few sessions ago to as high as $142.32 on Friday. The price of the blocks then drifted lower.

  A key bullish block came in the morning when 2,400 shares crossed the tape at $141.52.

  That was up from the prior block at $138.17 on 15,726 shares.     

 BAP is a limited liability company that is a holding company that overseas subsidiaries in banking and other financial service areas.

Credicorp's principal objective is to coordinate and manage the business plans of its subsidiaries in an effort to implement universal banking services in Peru, while diversifying regionally.

  The company operates mainly through its four operating segments: banking (including commercial and investment banking), insurance, pension funds, and brokerage and other.

  Banking: mainly handling loans, credit facilities, deposits and current accounts, and providing investment banking services, including corporate finance, both for corporate and institutional customers.

  Insurance: including commercial property, transportation and marine hull, automobile, life, health and pension fund underwriting insurance.

  Pension funds: providing private pension fund management services to contributors. Brokerage and others: including the structuring and placement of main market issues and the execution and trading of secondary market transactions.

 This segment also includes offers of local securitization structuring to corporate entities, management of mutual funds and other services. The Company’s five main subsidiaries are Banco de Credito del Peru, Atlantic Security Bank, El Pacifico-Peruano Suiza Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, Prima AFP, Credicorp Investments. The Company

  BAP's 9-month performance chart shows the stock appreciating 18% versus a 14% gain for the S&P 500 index.

  BAP's long-term chart shows the stock as a big winner soaring from 12 back in 2004 to a peak of 86 in 2008. It then fell back to 30 later in 2008 due to the bear.

  However, afterwards the stock rose steadily to hit an all-time high of 167 2013. It then pulled back and formed its current base.

 BAP's daily chart shows the stock trending sideways in a trading range. Today, it clears the base after having rallied the past two weeks.

  The breakout comes with a good expansion in volume.

  The stock's TTD momentum indicator (top of chart) is strongly bullish.

  The accumulation - distribution line (bottom of chart) lags.

 

  This year, analysts are forecasting a robust 53% surge in profits this year to $10.89 a share from $7.11 a year ago.

  The stock sells with a price-earnings ratio of  13. TTD sees that as a bit low. So, BAP has appeal to value investors.

  Going out to 2015, the Street looks for a 16% gain in net to $12.63 a share from the anticipated $10.89 this year.

  Net for the next two quarters will show a modest acceleration in growth.

  Net for the first quarter should rise 11% to $2.53 a share from $2.28 a year ago. Looking ahead to the second quarter, earnings should climb 27% to $2.63 a share from $2.07 the year before.

  Strategy Opinion:: TTD suggests a partial position in BAP off this breakout with a strategy of average up in the positions. TTD is targeting BAP for a move to 164 off this breakout.

  A protective stop can be placed near 135.

  TTD rates BAP a good intermediate-term play provided earnings remain on course.

 Sponsorship: Very Good. The largest fund holder is the 3-star rated Vanguard International Growth Fund with a 1.5% sake. It was a recent buyer of 43,546 shares. Also, the 5-star rated Driehaus Emerging Markets Growth Fund was a recent purchaser of 19,667 shares. It has a 0.24% stake.

  BAP has 79.8 million shares outstanding. Institutions hold 79% of the stock.

  Insider Activity: Not available. Currently, 5 analysts follow the stock, 4 have a buy, the same as three months ago.



Stock Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers.

  


TTD's Breakout Profile Rating
Credicorp Ltd. (BAP))  
TTD Check List Bullish Bearish Neutral
Near 52-week High   YES
Volume YES  
Tick Volume YES
Price Trend - Daily YES  
Price Trend - Long Term YES    
Price Daily Spread YES  
Base Structure YES    
Base - A-D YES
Earnings-Quarterly YES  
Earnings-Long Term YES    
Earnings Outlook YES  
Industry Group YES  
Prior Breakout Success YES  
Fund Sponsorship YES  
Total Score 13 0 1

Charts of Selected Breakout Stocks

  None

 


Ticker Tape Digest’s

Stocks To “Sell or Short”

Ticker Tape Digest’s Daily List of “Stocks To Sell or Sell Short” ranks stocks well timed to be sold immediately based on daily trading. The list can be used as an alert to reduce current long-term positions.

Shorts from tape action so far today - 20 - Max

Stocks Screened - 8,300

Long-Term Environment for bears: Neutral.

Bear Side - Big number of shorts as stock market falls sharply and broadly. Bears can be venturesome. TTD's short from Thursday was Linkedin (LNKD) at 175.51. Today, it has declined to 167.51 and is working well for bears.


List of Stocks To Sell or Short


TTD’s Feature Bear Play

Imperva Inc. (IMPV) - 49.12, down 2.81

Loss Expected This Year and Next, TTD Sees Drop to 41

IMPV, based in Redwood Shores, Ca., makes protection software. Annual revenues: $138 million. IMPV's stock declines today and undercuts key technical support. So far today, IMPV is trading a heavy 509,967 shares, almost double its average daily volume of 306,000 shares. TTD sees more on the downside.

  TTD highlighted IMPV as a short at our midsession video show on the Web Friday.

  The stock fell steadily in the morning and hit an intraday low of 48.54 around noon. In the afternoon it lifted a bit to trim some of its loss.

  IMPV's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks declining from $52.01 in the prior session to as low as $48.54.

  A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 11,000 shares crossed the tape at $51.78.

  That was down from the prior block at $51.93 on 6,673 shares late on Thursday.

  IMPV produces protection software and provides services for business applications and databases. It provides full audit accountability and separation of duties to meet regulatory compliance.

  The company's SecureSphere Data Security Suite protects sensitive data from hackers and malicious insiders along with providing a fast and cost-effective route to regulatory compliance .

 The product offers database security solutions to secure sensitive data stored in databases, file security solutions to protect sensitive files on file servers, storage devices and content repositories.

  Analysts expect IMPV to show a loss of $2.32 a share this year compared with a loss of $1.03 the year before. Going out to 2015, the Street projects a loss of $2.02 a share.

  IMPV's daily chart shows the stock making a head-and-shoulders top and then breaking down. The stock's TTD momentum indicator (top of chart) is bearish. The accumulation-distribution line (bottom of chart) has rolled over.

   Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting IMPV for a decline to 41 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed near 51.60.


                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - IMPV - BELOW AVERAGE


TTD takes no responsibility for trading by those using this information. The stocks presented in our report are those we deem the best looking "Day Trades" for the long side. We take no responsibility for the accuracy of this data, although every effort is made to present the information correctly. Copyright Ticker Tape Digest. - 2014

TTD columnist Leo Fasciocco has covered the stock market for over 20 years. His articles appear in many publications. He is also a speaker at the Intershow conferences. He has been on television and radio. He is author of many educational articles about stock investing and the book “Guide To High-Performance Investing.”

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