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Ticker Tape Digest

Thursday - March 26, 2015


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 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.

 


  Breakout Stocks

Total Buy Breakouts so far today - 5

Overall Quality of Breakouts - AVERAGE

Stocks Screened - 8,300

Bull side - Small list of breakout stocks today, but some interesting plays. Bulls be conservative. Stock market still pulling back.

 (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 Bearish, Nasdaq Bearish

Market  (Monthly) - NYSE Bullish, Nasdaq 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

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (AHS)  - 23.62, up 0.78 - Breakpoint 23.19

Net to Rise 22% This Year, TTD Targets 29

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

  AHS, based in San Diego, is a travel healthcare staffing firm. Annual revenues: $1 billion. AHS's stock breaks out today from a six-week, cup-and-handle base. The move carries the stock to a seven-year high. So far today, AHS is trading 543,830 shares. Its average daily volume is 429,000 shares.

  AHS was highlighted by TTD as a breakout at our midsession video show on the Web.

  AHS's stock moved higher in the morning and cut across its breakpoint line. (see 10-minute chart)

  The stock worked higher in the afternoon reaching an intraday peak of 23.72.

  The stock then trend sideways into the close.

  AHS's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks climbing from  22.84 in the prior session to as high as $23.64 in the afternoon.

  A key bullish trade came around midday when a block of 30,000 shares crossed the tape at $23.47.

  That was up from the prior block at $23.45 on 4,989 shares.     

 AHSt recruits and places nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals in travel or permanent assignments in acute-care facilities, physician practice groups, and other healthcare facilities.

  The company's professionals include RNs, surgical technologists, nurse practitioners, and respiratory therapists.

 They also work with radiology technologists, rehab professionals, and therapy assistants.   

  AHS's 12-month performance chart shows the stock appreciating 74% versus a 15% gain for the stock market.

  Insiders have been heavy sellers this year. (see red bars on chart)

  AHS's long-term chart shows the stock peaking at 29 in early 2007 after a run up from 11 in 2004.  

  The stock then fell down to around 5 by 2009 due to the following bear market. The stock trended sideways and finally broke out of its long-term consolidation pattern in 2012 at 10. Since then, AHS has been working higher nicely.   

  AHS's daily chart shows the stock climbing from 16 back in November to 23 by February.

  The stock then put down its cup-and-handle base.

  The breakout today clears resistance on average volume.

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

  The accumulation - distribution line lags a bit.

  This year, analysts are forecasting a 22% increase in AHS's earnings to 91 cents a share from 74 cents a year ago.

  The stock sells with a price-earnings ratio of 25. TTD sees that as reasonable.

  Going out to 2016, the Street looks for a 19% gain in net to $1.08 a share from the anticipated 91 cents this year.

  The first quarter should be strong with net climbing 25% to 20 cents a share from 16 cents a year ago.

  TTD sees good chances for a mild upside surprise. AHS has topped the quarterly consensus estimate the past 10-weeks.

  Going out to the second quarter, analysts expect a 21% gain in net to 23 cents a share from 19 cents the year before.

  Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting AHS for a move to 29 off this breakout. A protective stop can be placed near 22.

  TTD rates AHS an average intermediate-term play provided earnings remain on course.

  Sponsorship: Good. A key fund buyer recently was the Glenmede Small Cap Equity Adv Fund which purchased 154,839 shares. The 4-star rated fund now has a 1.7% stake.

  Also, the 3-star rated Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth A Fund was a recent buyer of 450,300 shares as a new position. It has 0.97% stake.

  AHS has 47.1 million shares outstanding. Institutions hold 94% of the stock and insiders 1%.

  Insider Activity: Slightly Bearish. Insides have been recent sellers around $22. They have been buyers using stock options around $8 to $9 a share.

  Currently, 6 analysts follow the stock, 5 have a buy, down from 6 three months ago.



Stock Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers.

  


TTD's Breakout Profile Rating
AMN Healthcare Services Inc.  - (AHS)  
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 - SIG - ABOVE AVERAGE

                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - RHT - AVERAGE

                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - ACN - AVERAGE

                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - DPLO - 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 - 6

Stocks Screened - 8,300

Long-Term Environment for bears: Unfavorable.

Bear Side - Small list of breakdown stocks, but some interesting plays. Bears be selective. TTD's short from Wednesday was Apollo Education (APOL) at 20.12. The stock has declined to 19.34 so far today.


List of Stocks To Sell or Short


TTD’s Feature Bear Play

Ezcorp inc. (EZPW) - 9.55, down 0.50

Net to Decline 15% in Fiscal 2015 (Sept.), TTD Sees Decline to 7.50

 EZPW, based in Austin, Tex. operates pawnshops. Annual revenues: $978 million. EZPW's stock falls sharply today and undercuts key technical support. So far today, EZPW is trading a heavy 1.1 million shares, triple its average daily volume of 300,000 shares. TTD sees more on the downside.

  TTD highlighted EZPW as a short at our midsession video show on the Web Thursday.

  The stock fell sharply in the morning and undercut key support. The stock then trended sideways the rest of the day until the final hour went it weakened again.

  EZPW's tape action shows the recent block trades.

  One can see the price for the blocks declining from $10.07 in the prior session to as low as $9.55 on Thursday.

  A key bearish trade came when a block of 5,000 shares crossed the tape at $9.57.

  That was down from the prior block at $10.07 on 35,152 shares.

  EZPW operates pawnshops which function as sources of consumer credit and as specialty retailers of previously owned merchandise.

 Through its lending function, the company makes relatively small, non-recourse loans secured by pledges of tangible personal property. The company contracts for a pawn service charge to compensate it for each pawn loan.

  This fiscal year ending in September analysts are forecasting a 15% decline in net to $1.19 a share from $1.40 a year ago.

  Net for the upcoming fiscal second quarter ending in March should fall 13% to 31 cents a share from 36 cents the year before.

  EZPW's daily chart shows the stock falling sharply from 12 in January to as low as 10 the same month. The stock then trended sideways and today breaks down again. The TTD momentum indicator (top of chart) has now turned bearish.

  Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting EZPW for a decline to 7.50 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed near 10.10.


                    TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - EZPW - 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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