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Ticker Tape Digest

Wednesday - March 25, 2020


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: 1-480-878-8381 or 480-704-3331.


Wednesday - March 25, 2020

TTD's Breakout Stocks

  Stock Market Overview

Total Buy Breakouts Wednesday  -  1

Quality of Breakouts -  Below Average

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Bull side -  Only one breakout and a laggard.

Stock market  -  Market rallies but has not made the follow through turn. Also, the Nasdaq sold off late in the day.

Comment -  Bulls be patient and watchful now for a rally follow through move off 1% or more for Dow and Nasdaq.

See Latest Earnings Reports -  A company that tops the Street's highest earnings estimate has potential to go higher. Key earnings beats -  PSTL and PAYX.

Stock Market Momentum

(Daily is based on a moving average)

Market (Daily)

 Market (Weekly)

 Market (Monthly)  

 Dow - Berish

 Dow - Bearish

 Dow - Bearish

  Nasdaq - Bearish

  Nasdaq - Bearish

Nasdaq - Bearish

   S&P 500 - Bearish

  S&P 500 - Bearish

  S&P 500 - Bearish


Ticker Tape Digest's

Timely Breakout Stocks From Tape Action

(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 near breakpoint by using market order or stop buy.  They can also be bought soon after a follow through move, sometimes on an intraday pullback. )  


Today's Featured TTD Breakout Stock

Astrotech Corp. (ASTC) - 4.05, up 2.93 - Breakpoint 2.47

Working on Virus Screening Device, TTD Targets 5.50

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

  ASTC, based in Austin, Tex., provides technology development and commercialization services. Annual revenues: $127,000. ASTC breaks out from its 4-month consolidation pattern with a big gap move Wednesday.

  The stock is a very speculative play.

  ASTC said it is developing a screening instrument for lung diseases including Covid-19.

  So far today, ASTC is trading a heavy 46.8 million shares, almost triple its average daily volume of 17 million shares.

  Several speculative stocks have shot higher recently on prospects for products to combat the Covid virus.

  ASTC's stock rose sharply in the morning and cleared its breakpoint line.

  It reached an intraday high of  $7.75. It then drifted back but held above its breakpoint line.

   Tape Action

  ASTC's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks climbing from $3 a share in the morning to as high as $7 later in the morning.

  A key bullish trade came in the morning when a block of 69,291 shares crossed the tape at $3.64.

  That was up from the prior block at $3 on 11,357 shares.

   Business

  ASTC  invents, acquires and commercializes technological innovations sourced from internal research, universities, labs and research institutions.

The Company operates through two business units: Astro Scientific and Astral Images Corp.

  The company said it was developing a breath test that could screen for lung infections, including the Covid-19 virus.   

  Charts

  ASTC's 12-month performance chart shows the stock up 5% versus a 5% decline for the stock market.

  The bulk of ASTC positive performance came Wednesday with the big jump in the stock.

  Insider activity was not available.

  ASTC's long-term chart shows the stock climbing from $3.15 back in 2013 to a high of $22.95 by 2014.

  However, after that the stock drifted back. It did go through a 1-for-5 reverse split.

  ASTC's daily chart shows the stock trending mostly sideways with upside resistance at $2.47.

  Wednesday, it gaps through that with big volume after its announcement of its screening product.

  The stock is extended in price and did close in the lower half of its trading range Wednesday.

  The stock's CCI momentum indicator is strongly bullish.

   Earnings Outlook

  There are no earnings estimates from analysts.

  The past three quarters it has reported a loss of 35 cents a share ended in December, loss of 37 cents a share for  September and a loss of 25 cents a share in June.    

Strategy Opinion:  TTD is targeting ASTC for a move to $5.50 within the next few months, or sooner.

A protective stop can be placed near $3.

Intermediate-Term Rating: Below Average.

Suitability:   Super Aggressive Bulls.

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

Breakout Success

Bullish

  ASTC scored big gains off recent breakouts.

Response to Net

Bullish

  ASTC rose 3 times after 8 earnings reports.

Seasonal Success

Bullish

  ASTC avg. gain 31% in March, loss 5.8% in May prior years.


           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

             17%

   12/26/2018      4.07        4.77    12/31/2018

            202%

   10/16/2013      4.98        15.05    1/27/2014

(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 Price Performance after Reporting Earnings

      


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

Insider Buying in Green  -  Insider Selling in Red

 


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 for Wednesday - 1

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Long-Term Environment for bears: Neutral.

Bear Side - Only one short. Bears be watchful as market tries to rally.


List of Stocks To Sell or Short


TTD’s Feature Bear Play

Heidrick & Struggles Intl. Inc. (HSII) - 18.23

Loss Seen This Year, TTD Sees Drop to 14

  HSII, based in Chicago, operates an executive search service. Annual revenues: $726 million. HSII's stock falls Wednesday and undercuts key technical support.

  So far today, HSII is trading 191,341 shares. Its average daily volume is 205,000 shares.

  TTD sees more on the downside.

  HSII's stock trended mostly sideways into the early afternoon.

  Then late in the day the stock broke to the downside. It closed near its low for the day. That is bearish.

   Tape Action

  HSII's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks falling from $20.06 in the morning to as low as $18.23 near the close on Wednesday.

  A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 3,000 shares crossed the tape at $20.

  That was down from the prior block at $20.06 on 867 shares.

   Business

  HSII  is an advisory firm providing executive search and leadership consulting business leaders around the world.

Its segments include executive search and leadership consulting. It operates worldwide.

  Earnings:

  This year, analysts are forecasting a 5% decline in net to $2.28 a share from the $2.40 the prior year.

  Net for the first quarter is expected to drop 11% to 55 cents a share from the 62 cents the prior year.

Charts:  

  HSII's daily chart shows the stock falling from $32 in January down to $21. The stock tried to form a bottom. However, it now breaks to the downside with a pick up in volume.

Strategy Opinion: TTD  is targeting HSII for a decline to $14. A protective stop buy can be placed near $20.

Suitability:  Aggressive Bears.

  TTD's Stock Probability research of Prior Performance:  

Response to Net

Bearish

 HSII rose 6 times after 15 earnings reports.

Seasonal Success

Bearish

 HSII fell 5.3% in April, fell 4.7% in May in prior years.

Earnings Beats

Bullish

 HSII beat Street estimate 13 times after 20 reports.


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


   Stock's 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. - 2020

    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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