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Daily - Go to TTD's Tape of Stock Charts - Thursday, April 28 |
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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.
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Ticker Tape Digest's Trading Strategies Overview and Performance Bullish Aggressive Investors Bullish - "Breakout Stocks" - ideally suited for bull markets and special situation stocks. Potential for large returns. Aggressive Investor Bullish- "Quick Trade Stocks" -ideally suited for entry into top performing issues looking for a small quick profit." 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. Bearish Aggressive Bearish Investors - "Breakdown Stocks" to Sell Short. Ideally suited for bear markets or market pull backs. Potential for large returns |
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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.
1 - TTD's Breakout Stocks - Long - (Intermediate-term long plays) these 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.
2 -TTD Quick Trade Stocks - Long - (Short-term long plays 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.
3 - TTD's Bargain Buy Trades - Long - (Long Term long plays. 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.
4 - 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.
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 - 30
Overall Quality of Breakouts - ABOVE AVERAGE
Stocks Screened - 8,300
Bull side - Breakout list swells as market pushes narrowly higher with NASDAQ lagging. Market remains in an up trend. Bulls can be venturesome.
(Put mouse on Dow chart to see Nasdaq chart)
Long Term Environment for bulls: Neutral
Market (Daily) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq Bullish
Market (Weekly) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq Bullish
Market (Monthly) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq Bullish
Ticker Tape Digest's
(See Top Performing Breakout Stocks for 2011)
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TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - ZOLL - ABOVE AVERAGE |
ZOLL, based in Chelmsford, Ma., produces medical devices used for emergency
medical services. Annual revenues: $444 million. ZOLL's stock breaks out
strongly today from an 11-week cup-and-handle base on expanding volume. The company reported a big upside surprise with its quarterly earnings. So far today,
ZOLL is trading 283,344 shares, double its normal daily volume of
137,000 shares.
TTD highlighted the stock at our midsession video show on the web Thursday.
ZOLL's 10-minute chart shows the stock pushing through its breakpoint line near 48 and then continuing higher through the day.
The company reported net for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31 jumped 59% to 27 cents a share from 17 cents a year ago.
The 27 cents topped the consensus estimate of 21 cents a share and also the highest estimate of 22 cents a share. The stock responded very bullishly to the news.
The stock's tape action was very bullish. 
TTD's clip of the big blocks shows the price rising from $47.36 to $50.44.
A key bullish trade was a block of 10,400 shares that crossed the tape Thursday morning at $48.76. That was up sharply from the prior block trade at $47.92.
ZOLL makes products which help clinicians, emergency medical services and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and critical care.
It makes professional defibrillators, automated external defibrillator, AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump, documentation and information management, wearable automatic defibrillator, fluid replacement and disposable electrodes.
The company also sells software that automates the documentation, and management of both clinical and non-clinical information.
ZOLL's 12-month performance chart shows the stock appreciating 80% versus an 182% gain for the S&P 500 index.
ZOLL's long-term chart shows the stock surging in 2006 from 13 to a peak of 37. The stock was eventually pulled lower during the bear market falling back to 11. However, it is on the comeback trail and now has moved back up to the 50 area. and is making new highs. That is very bullish.
ZOLL's daily chart shows the stock climbing from 30 in November to a peak of 47 in February. The stock set up a well formed cup-and-handle base.
The breakout comes with a widening of the spread. That is bullish showing ease of price movement upwards.
The stock's TTD momentum indicator (top of chart) is solidly bullish.
The accumulation - distribution line (bottom of chart) is in a strong and steady up trend. Its push to a new peak is good confirmation of good buying.
ZOLL's net for the fiscal second quarter ending June 30 is expected to climb 26% to 33 cents a share from 26 cents a year ago. The highest estimate on the Street is at 37 cents a share.
TTD sees good chances for a modest upside earnings surprise. The past four quarters, ZOLL topped the consensus estimate.
Analysts expect net for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 to climb 38% to $1.20 a share from 87 cents a share a year ago. The stock sells with a price-earnings ratio of 42. TTD sees that as okay given earnings prospects. Going out to fiscal 2012, profits are projected to jump 45% to $1.74 a share from the anticipated $1.20 in fiscal 2011.
The company is getting a good flow of new orders. Revenue growth is running at 15%.
Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting ZOLL for a move to 62 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop can be placed near 47. TTD rates ZOLL an excellent intermediate-term play provided earnings meet expectations.
Sponsorship: Excellent. The largest fund holder is 3-star rated American Funds Smallcap World Fund with a 7% stake. It has held its position steady. A key buyer recently was LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund which purchased 102,500 shares. The 4-star rated fund has a 0.93% stake. ZOLL has 21.7 million shares outstanding.
Insider Activity: Neutral. Insiders were buyers using stock options. The latest insider selling was at $42.42. Nine analysts follow the stock, all 9 have a buy ,the same sentiment as three months ago.
Stock Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers.
| TTD's Breakout Profile
Rating Zoll Medical Corp. - (ZOLL) |
| 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
| TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - CRR - ABOVE AVERAGE |
| TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - ECPG - ABOVE AVERAGE |
| TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - GORO - ABOVE AVERAGE |
| TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - FISV - AVERAGE |
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 - 5
Stocks Screened - 8,300
Long-Term Environment for bears: Unfavorable.
Bear Side - Only a few breakdown stocks today as stock market is mixed with blue chips moving higher. TTD's short play from Wednesday was Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) at $35.64. The stock has declined to $34.30 and is working well for bears. Bears be patient and selective.
OMX, based in Naperville, Ill., operates stores that sell business supplies. Annual revenues: $7.15 billion. OMX's stock falls sharply with heavy volume today after the company reported disappointing earnings for the first quarter. So far today, OMX is trading 15.1 million shares, seven times its normal daily volume of 1.9 million shares. TTD sees more on the downside.
OMX was highlighted by TTD as a short at our midsession show on the Web Thursday.
OMX reported net for the first quarter dropped to 13 cents a share from 39 cents a year ago.
That was a big bearish surprise. The Street was looking for 27 cents a share. The lowest estimate was at 23 cents a share. So, the stock took a dive.
OMX's stock gapped lower in the morning. The stock hit an intraday low of 9.86 around noon. The stock then trended sideways in the afternoon.
OMX sells office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers.
This year, analysts were forecasting a 3% rise in net to 92 cents a share from 89 cents a year ago. TTD expects that forecast to be cut. Looking out to the second quarter, the Street is forecasting a 25% drop in net to 9 cents a share from 12 cents a year ago.
OMX's daily chart shows the stock gapping lower on big volume. The stock was in a down trend having fallen from 18 to 12 in the prior four months.
Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting OMX for a decline to 7.90 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed at 11.
| TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - OMX - AVERAGE |
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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