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Ticker Tape Digest

Monday - February 26, 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.


Monday - February 26, 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 -   Bullish. Large list of breakouts Monday with some good looking plays for aggressive investors.

Stock market  -  Bullish. All major averages are bullish in all time zones. However, the daily pattern shows the stock market rallying across a trading zone. One must remain watchful.

Stock Market Momentum

(Daily is based on a moving average)

Market (Daily)

 Market (Weekly)

 Market (Monthly)  

 Dow - Bullish

 Dow - Bullish

 Dow - Bullish,

  Nasdaq - Bullish

  Nasdaq - Bullish

Nasdaq - Bullish 

        S&P 500 - Bullish

  S&P 500 - Bullish

  S&P 500 - Bullish


Ticker Tape Digest's

Timely Breakout Stocks From Tape Action - Monday

(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

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) - 294.16, up 8.23 - Breakpoint 287.38

Net to Surge 118% This Year, TTD Targets 340 

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

    NFLX, based in Los Gatos, Ca., is an Internet television network with about 86 million members in over 190 countries. NFLX's stock, a long-term  leader, breaks out Wednesday from a 6-week, cup-and-handle base. The move carries the stock to a new all-time high. That is bullish.

  TTD  featured NFLX as a breakout at our midsession video show on the Web Monday.

  So far today, NFLX is trading a heavy 10.3 million shares. Its average daily volume is  10.1 million shares.

  NFLX will be meeting financial analysts at the Morgan Stanley Tech conference Tuesday morning.

  NFLX moved higher in the morning and cleared its breakpoint line.

  The stock reached an intraday high of $295.64.

  The stock then trended sideways the rest  of the day holding most of its gain.

  Tape Action

  NFLX's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks climbing from  $284.83 in the prior session to as high as $295.03 Monday.

  A key bullish trade came late on Friday when a block of 176,376 shares (duplicated) crossed the tape at $285.93 (duplicated).

  That was up from the prior block trade at $284.83 on 17,209 shares.

  Near the close Monday a block of 199,750 shares (duplicated) crossed the tape at $294.16.

  That was up from the prior block at $293.50 on 120,000 shares. That is bullish.

  NFLX Business

  NFLX  produces viewing for subscribers via television shows and movies. They cover original series, documentaries and feature films.

  Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen.

  Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials.

  NFLX Charts

  NFLX's 12-month performance chart shows the stock appreciating 105% the past 12-months versus a 17% gain for the stock market.

  Insiders were steady buyers recently using stock options that range from $22 to $8927 a share.

 They were sellers from $255 to $279 recently.

  NFLX's long-term chart shows the stock climbing from around $5 in 2009 to a peak at $43.54 in 2011.

 The stock then fell back to $7.54 in 2012. However, since then NFLX has surged steadily higher. It is now at an all-time high.

  NFLX's daily chart shows the stock advancing from $200 in December to a peak at $287.

  TTD highlighted that breakout.

  The stock then put down a short, cup-and-handle base.

  The breakout Monday looks solid coming with a pickup in volume.

  The stock's CCI momentum  indicator is strongly bullish.

NFLX's Earnings

  For 2018, analysts are forecasting NFLX's earnings will soar 118% to $2.73 a share from $1.25 a year before.

  The stock has a price-earnings ratio of 107. That is high.

  However, it is okay given the earnings growth for this year.

  Going out to 2019, the Street projects a 55%  jump in profits to $4.25 a share from  the anticipated $2.73 in 2018.

  Quarterly earnings growth should show an acceleration in growth.

  Net for the upcoming first quarter is expected to jump 58% to 63 cents a share from  40 cents a year ago.

  The highest estimate on the Street is at 65 cents a share.

  Earnings report time needs to be watched closely. The company missed the Street consensus estimate the past two out of three quarter.

 Profits for the second quarter of 2018 should surge 333% to 65 cents a share from 15 cents the year before.

  Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting NFLX for a move to $340.  A protective stop can be placed near $280.

 TTD rates NFLX a good intermediate-term play provided earnings meet expectations.

Suitability:  Aggressive Bulls.

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

Probability - Breakout Success - Bullish - NFLX has scored some sensational gains after breaking out. The stock is a leader.  It has soared from $20 back in 2013 to as high as $294.

Probability - Earnings Response - Slightly Bullish - NFLX has moved higher 8 out of the past 13 earnings reports where there was a significant change.

Probability:  Seasonal Success - Extremely Bullish. -  NFLX's seasonal chart shows the stock gaining an average of 5.6%  in February the past five years but down 5%  in March.


           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

              44%

     1/3/2018         203.58          294.16     Still in play

                7%

    10/5/2017         190.22          202.68     10/16/2017

              12%

     7/18/2017         167.34          188.54     7/21/2017

              13%

     4/25/2017         146.47          165.61     6/7/2017

              17%

     12/27/2016         126.31          148.06     3/30/2017

              47%

     10/3/2016         100.16          148.06     3/30/2017

                9%

     11/17/2015         115.96          126.81     12/3/2015

              81%

     4/16/2015

        69.68

         126.45

    8/6/2015

              89%

     4/17/2013         28.37          53.67

    12/20/2013

(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
Netflix Inc. (NFLX)  
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 - XPO  - ABOVE AVERAGE

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

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

    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - MIME -  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 - 2

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Long-Term Environment for bears: Below Average

Bear Side -  Small list of shorts as stock market rallies strongly. Bears be conservative.


List of Stocks To Sell or Short


TTD’s Feature Bear Play

Iridex Corp. (IRIX) - 6.16, down 1.25

Loss Expected This Year, TTD Sees Decline to 4.80

  IRIX, based in Mountain View, Ca., makes laser medical products to treat eye problems. Annual revenues: $46.2 million. IRIX's stock falls sharply Monday after the company disclosed it had to recall one of its laser products.

  TTD highlighted IRIX as a short at our midsession video show on the Web Monday.

  So far today, IRIX is trading 207,575 shares, nine times its average daily volume of 22,000 shares.

  IRIX said it recalled its TruFocus LIO Premiere laser indirectd Opthalmoscope.

  The company said the recall will impact earnings and sales.

  IRIX's stock gapped sharply lower in the morning and touched an intraday low of $5.31.

  The stock then bounced back to around $6.16 by noon. It then trended sideways the rest of the day.

  Tape Action

  IRIX's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks falling from $7.11 in the prior session to as low as $5.37.

  A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 5,000 shares crossed the tape at $6.07.

  That was down from the prior block trade at $7.11 on 1,500 shares late on Friday.

   Business

  IRIX makes therapeutic based laser consoles, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation used to treat sight-threatening eye diseases in ophthalmology.

 Its ophthalmology products consist of laser consoles, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation, including laser probes.

 They are used in treat serious eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.

 Earnings:

  For 2017, analysts have been forecasting a loss of 91 cents a share compared with a loss of 26 cents the year before.

  Looking out to 2018, the Street is predicting a loss of 80 cents a share.   

Charts:   

  IRIX's daily chart shows the stock gapping lower and cutting below key technical support with volume.

  IRIX's 12-month performance chart shows the stock dropping 60% versus a gain of 17% for the stock market.

  Insiders were recent buyers at $9.42 to $7.84 a share. Some were buyers using stock options at $3.90 last year.

Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting IRIX for a decline to $4.80 a share within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed near $7.10.

Suitability: Aggressive Bears.

  TTD's special probability research of  Prior Performance:  

Probability - Earnings Response - Extremely Bearish. IRIX rose just 3 times after the past 12 earnings reports when there was a significant change.

Probability:  Seasonal Activity - Bearish.  IRIX rose an average of 6.3% February, but fell an average of 7.4% in March the past several years.


       TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - IRIX -  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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