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Ticker Tape Digest

Monday - April 17, 2017

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.

 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.

   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 - April 17, 2017

TTD's Breakout Stocks

  Stock Market Overview

Total Buy Breakouts so far today - 8

Quality of Breakouts - Average

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Bull side -  Small list of breakouts and very selective. Bulls be conservative.

Stock market: Stocks remain in a basing pattern after big run up from last year.

Stock Market Momentum

(Based on 14 unit moving average)

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

Kornit Digital Ltd. (KRNT) - 19.80, up 1.15 - Breakpoint 19.58

Net to Surge 61% This Year,  TTD Targets 24

   KRNT, based in Israel, produces digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry. Annual revenues: $109 million. KRNT's stock drives higher Monday and breaks out from its eight-week flat base.

  So far today, KRNT is trading a heavy 605,847 shares, about double its average daily volume of 249,000 shares.

  The breakout from the base clears a breakpoint zone. It carries the stock to a new all-time high which is bullish.

KRNT's 10-minute chart shows the stock driving higher in the morning and breaking out.

However, the stock faded back below the breakpoint line.

A second push higher, though, cleared the base again and the stock held over the breakpoint through the afternoon.

 Tape Action

  KRNT's tape action shows the recent block trades.

One can see the price for the blocks climbing from $18.62 in the prior session to as high as $19.95.

  A key bullish trade came in the morning when a block of 4,097 shares crossed the tape at $19.

  That was up sharply from the prior block  trade at $18.62 on 10,000 shares.

  Business

  KRNT solutions include its digital printing systems, ink and other consumables and software.

Its customers include custom decorators, online businesses, brand owners and contract printers.

The company categorizes its Direct to Garment systems into two groups: entry level and high throughput.

The Company's entry-level systems consist of its Breeze and Thunder systems.

  Its high throughput systems consist of its Avalanche family of systems, Storm II and Paradigm II.

 Allegro is its Roll to Roll (R2R) printing system.

  Its ink and other consumables consist of NeoPigment PURE ink, binding agent, priming fluid, wiping fluid and flushing fluid.

Charts

  KRNT's 12-month performance chart shows the stock appreciating a sensational 90% versus a 12% gain for the stock market.

  KRNT's  long-term chart shows the stock coming public last year at $12 a share.

  The stock rose to a peak of $17.50 a few weeks later. However, KRNT then faded back to a low of $8.10 last year.

 Since then KRNT has been working higher having about doubled from its low of last year.

  KRNT's daily chart shows the cup-and-handle base formed after the stock climbed from around $10 in November to a peak near $18 by January.

  The stock had a breakout in late March but then faded. Monday it clears the breakpoint zone. with a pick up in volume. That is bullish.

  Earnings Outlook

  This year, analysts are forecasting a 61% surge in profits to 50 cents a share from  31 cents the year before.

  The stock sells with a price-earnings ratio of 19. TTD sees that as reasonable.

  Going out to 2018, the Street looks for a 56% jump in net to 78 cents a share from the anticipated 50 cents this year.

  Net for the upcoming first quarter should rise 50% to 3 cents a share from 2 cents the year before.

  Then for the second quarter, analysts predict a 45% surge in net to 9 cents a share from 2 cents the year before.

Strategy Opinion:  TTD is targeting KRNT for a move to $24 off this breakout. A protective stop can be placed at $18.

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

Suitability: Aggressive Bulls.

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

Probability - Breakout Success -  Excellent. KRNT has scored some big wins off its breakouts at times. The stock is in a long-term up trend now.

Probability - Earnings Response - Above Average. KRNT has moved higher 3 out of the past 4 earnings reports that it showed significant movement.

Probability:  Seasonal Success - Excellent. KRNT has racked up an average gain of 18.2% in April.  However, May has been down 3.5%.

           Stock's Prior Performance After A Breakout

(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

Charts of Selected Breakout Stocks

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 - 7

Stocks Screened - 12,234

Long-Term Environment for bears:  

Bear Side -  Small but playable list of shorts Monday. Aggressive bears can be venturesome.

List of Stocks To Sell or Short

TTD’s Feature Bear Play

CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) - 27.15, down 0.91

Profits to Tumble 41% This Year,  TTD Sees Drop to 22

  CF, based in Deerfield, Il., makes and sells nitrogen fertilizer and other nitrogen products. Annual revenues: $3.7 billion. CF's stock falls Monday and undercuts key technical support. With a sharp drop in net expected this year, TTD sees more on the downside.

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

  So far today, CF is trading 4.6 million shares. The stock's average daily volume is $4.5 million shares.

  CF's stock was impacted by weakness in prices for the industry, analysts said.

  CF's stock fell steadily Monday. It touched an intraday low of $27.38 in the afternoon.

  Tape Action

  CF's tape action shows the recent block trades.

 One can see the price for the blocks falling from $28.5 in the morning to as low as $27.51 Monday.

  A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 150,000 shares crossed the tape at $28.32.

  That was down from the prior block trade at $28.50 on 15,470 shares.

  Business

   The Company's nitrogen fertilizer products are ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution and ammonium nitrate.

  Its other nitrogen products include diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, nitric acid and aqua ammonia, which are sold primarily to the company's industrial customers, and compound fertilizer products such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium .

Earnings:

  This year, analysts are forecasting a 41% drop in earnings to 28 cents a share from 47 cents the year before.

  Net for the upcoming first quarter is expected to plunge 86% to 6 cents a share from 40 cents the year before.

  Charts:   

  CF's daily chart shows the stock peaking earlier this year at $37.13. The stock has since trended lower. It tried to use $28.36 as key technical support. However, that has caved in.

  CF's 12-month performance chart shows the stock declining 12% versus a 12% gain for the stock market.

  Insiders were light buyers last year at $27 to $23. They have not done any buying the past six months.

 Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting CF for a decline to $22 within the next few months or sooner. A protective stop can be placed near $29. TTD rates CF a good intermediate-term short.

Suitability: Aggressive Bears.

  TTD's special probability research of  CF's Prior Performance:  

Probability - Earnings Response -  Bearish. Stock rose just 5 out of the past 11 earnings reports. It tends to show little change on earnings.

Probability:  Seasonal Activity - Bearish  CF has averaged a decline 1.5% in April and a decline of 0.7% in May the past five years.

   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. - 2017

TTD columnist Leo Fasciocco has covered the stock market for over 30 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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