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Ticker Tape Digest

Thursday - May 3, 2018


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 Accumulation 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 high 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.


Thursday - May 3, 2018

TTD's Breakout Stocks

  Stock Market Overview

Total Buy Breakouts so far today -  17

Quality of Breakouts -  Above Average.

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Bull side -  Some good looking breakouts. Aggressive Bulls can be venturesome.

Stock market  -   Bearish. Major averages both in the Daily and Weekly phase remain bearish. Monthly still hold bullish.

Stock Market Momentum

(Daily is based on a moving average)

Market (Daily)

 Market (Weekly)

 Market (Monthly)  

 Dow - Bearish

 Dow - Bearish

 Dow - Bullish,

  Nasdaq - Bearish

  Nasdaq - Bearish

Nasdaq - Bullish 

   S&P 500 - Bearish

  S&P 500 - Bearish

  S&P 500 - Bullish


Ticker Tape Digest's

Timely Breakout Stocks From Tape Action - Thursday

(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

Abiomed Inc.  (ABMD) - 335.57, up 33.43 - Breakpoint 305.16

Net Tops Estimates, TTD Targets 390 

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

     ABMD, based in Danvers, Ma., provides medical products to treat heart problems. Annual revenues: $445 million. ABMD's stock drives higher Wednesday off good earnings and breaks out from its eight-week flat base.

 The move carries the stock to a new all-time high. That is bullish.

  So far today, ABMD is trading a heavy 1.7 million shares, four times its average daily volume 463,000 shares.

  ABMD came in with net for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in March of 80 cents a share. That topped the consensus estimate of 66 cents a share - which was the highest estimate on the Street among seven analysts.

  ABMD spiked higher in the morning getting to $338.69 and clearing its breakpoint line. (see 10-minute chart)

  The stock back off slightly and trended mostly sideways the rest of the day. It did bump up to an intraday high of $341.89 around midday.

   Tape Action

  ABMD's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks climbing from $303.96 in the prior session to as high as $340.02 Thursday.

  A key bullish trade came in the morning when a block of 5,564 shares (duplicated) crossed the tape at $310 at the opening.

  That was up from the prior block late the day before at $303.96 on 7,600 shares .    

   Business

  ABMD provides temporary percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices. The Company offers care to heart failure patients.

 The company's medical products replace the pumping function of the failing heart.

The products enable the heart to rest, heal and recover by improving blood flow to the coronary arteries and end-organs and/or temporarily performing the pumping function of the heart.

Its products include the Impella 2.5, Impella CP, Impella RP, Impella LD, Impella 5.0 and AB5000.

Charts

  ABMD's 12-month performance chart shows the stock up 140% versus a 12% gain for the stock market.

  Insiders have been recent buyers at $7 to $14 a share using stock options. They were recent sellers at $268 to $169 a share.

  ABMD's long-term chart shows the stock making a low at $10.38 in 2011. The stock then rose to the mid 20s and trended in a long-term trading range.

The stock broke out in 2014 and has since been driving sharply higher.

  ABMD's daily chart shows the stock climbing from around $187 in December to around $305 by March..

  The stock put down a tight flat base.

 It attempted a breakout in April, but faded back.

 Thursday's breakout is impressive coming with expanding volume and a widening of the daily spread.

  The stock's CCI momentum indicator is strongly bullish.

  Earnings Outlook

  This fiscal year ending in March of 2019, analysts are forecasting a 38% surge in profits to $3.40 a share from  $2.46 a year ago.

  Analysts have been raising their estimates.

  The stock sells with a price-earnings ratio of 98. That is high.

  Quarterly profit growth will be strong.

  Net for the fiscal first  quarter ending in June should climb 76% to 79 cents a share from  45 cents the year before.

  The highest estimate on the Street is at 99 cents a share. The company topped the Street estimates the past four quarters.  

Strategy Opinion:  TTD is targeting AMD for a move to $390 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop can be placed near $310 giving it room.

 TTD rates ABMD a good intermediate-term play provided it meets earnings projections.

Suitability:  Very Aggressive Bulls.

        TTD's special research of  Stock's Prior Performance:  

Probability - Breakout Success - Very Bullish - ABMD has scored some solid gains off its recent breakouts and at times some great gains.

Probability - Earnings Response - Bullish - ABMD rose 6 times after the past 10 earnings reports when there was a significant change.

Probability:  Seasonal Success - Very Bullish -  ABMD rose an average of 2%  in May of the prior years and 8.7%  in June.


           Stock's Prior Performance After A Breakout

Stock's % Change from Breakout to peak - prior  to cut below 50-day M/A.

Date of Breakout

Break point Price

Stocks Price Peak after Breakout - prior to cut below 50-day M/A

  Date Trade Closed

             67%

    1/5/2018      201.01        335.57    Still in play

             26%

    9/13/2017      157.42        199.74    11/24/2017

             15%

    4/24/2017      126.30        145.50    5/21/2017

             25%

    2/21/2017      116.17        145.50    5/21/2017

               5%

    9/16/2016      124.55        131.74    10/10/2016
             27%     6/28/2016      103.56        131.74     10/10/2016
             52%     7/17/2015      69.47        105.75     8/13/2015
           159%     11/28/2014      27.16        70.52     3/25/2015

(In actual trading, entry and exit points could vary depending on broker execution.

Also, ideal are breakouts to a new 52-week high or better, perhaps all-time highs.)


  Stock's Long-term Chart


   Stock's Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers vs. S&P 500

Insider Buying in Green  - Insider Selling in Red


   Stock's Monthly Seasonal Performance Chart - Past 5 Years

Showing % Months UP and % Change

               


TTD's Breakout Profile Rating
Abiomed Inc. (ABMD)  
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   14 0 0

Charts of Selected Breakout Stocks

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

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

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

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

 


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 - 12,234

Long-Term Environment for bears: Neutral.

Bear Side - Large list of shorts Thursday. Stock market was down sharply, but cut its loss. Many breakdown stocks are hit by disappointing earnings.

  TTD's short from Wednesday was United Therapeutics Corp. (UTX) at $104.31. Thursday, UTX falls to $102.36.


List of Stocks To Sell or Short


TTD’s Feature Bear Play

Adient Plc. (ADNT) - 55.84, down 6.14

Net Misses for the Quarter, TTD Sees Decline to 48

  ADNT, based in Dublin, Ireland, produces auto seats. Annual revenues: $16.2 billion. ADNT's stock falls sharply Thursday after reporting disappointing earnings. for the fiscal second quarter ended March 30. TTD sees more on the downside.

  So far today, ADNT is trading a heavy 3.6 million shares, six times its average daily volume of 640,000 shares.

  ADNT came in with net for the fiscal second quarter of $1.85 a share. That was below the $1.90 expected by the Street.

  ADNT's stock gapped lower in the morning and undercut key technical support. The stock then drifted to its low for the session at $54.70 in the early afternoon. The stock then rose slightly to around $55.

 Tape Action

  ADNT's tape action shows the stock's price falling from $61.98 in the prior session to as low as $55.01.

  A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 18,958 shares crossed the tape at $55.72.

  That was down sharply from the prior block at $61.98 on 29,666 shares late on Wednesday.

  Then near the close Thursday a block of 33,276 shares (duplicated) crossed the tape at $55.84. That was down from  the prior block at $55.87 on 8,218 shares.

 Business

  Adient plc, formerly Adient Limited, makes seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and light trucks.

The company's seating unit produces seat metal structures, and mechanisms, foam, trim and fabric.

The Interiors unit produces instrument panels, floor consoles, door panels, overhead consoles, cockpit systems and decorative trim .

 Earnings:

  This fiscal year ending in September analysts are forecasting a 19% drop in earnings to $7.54 a share from the $9.35 a year ago.

  Net for the upcoming fiscal third quarter ending in June is expected to be down 8% to $2.32 a share from the $2.62 the year before.   

Charts:   

  ADNT's daily chart shows the stock gapping lower and undercutting support.

  ADNT's 12-month performance chart shows the stock down 20% versus a 12% gain for the stock market.

Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting ADNT for a decline to $48 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed near $58.50.

Suitability: Average Bears.

  TTD's special probability research of  Prior Performance:  

Probability - Earnings Response - Extremely Bearish.  ADNT rose just one time after the past 5 earnings reports when there was a significant change.

Probability:  Seasonal Activity - Extremely Bearish. ADNT decline an average of 7.9% in May and fell 4.6% in June the past several years.


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


   Stock Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers vs. S&P 500

Insider Buying in Green  - Insider Selling in Red

          


   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. - 2018

    TTD columnist Leo Fasciocco has covered the stock market for over 30 years. His articles appear in many publications. He has also been  a speaker at the Money Show 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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