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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) |
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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 Swng - 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 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.
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Monday - April 26, 2021
TTD's Breakout Stocks
Stock Market Overview
Total Buy Breakouts - 18
Quality of Breakouts - Above Average.
Stocks Screened - 12,234
Bull side - Large list of breakouts with some interesting plays for aggressive bulls.
Stock market - Major averages are bullish in all time sectors.
Comment - Stock market holding in overall up trend. Nasdaq now pushing higher. One needs to be alert for earnings.
See Latest Earnings Reports - A company that tops the Street's highest earnings estimate has potential to go higher. Key earnings beats - PFPT, OTIS, FBC, RRC and CAJ.
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 |
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - PGNY - ABOVE AVERAGE |
PGNY, based in New York, is a U.S. fertility benefits management firm. Annual revenues: $345 million. PGNY's stock drives sharply higher Monday and breaks out from its 12-week, double-bottom base.
So far today, PGNY is trading 1.4 million shares. Its average daily volume is 1.3 million shares.
TTD sees potential for more on the upside.
The stock is at a new high. That is bullish. The stock came public in 2019.
PGNY's stock moved higher in the morning and cleared its base.
The stock reached an intraday high of $57.29 in the early afternoon.
The stock then backed off a bit in the late afternoon.
In after-hours trading PGNY was up $1.59 a share.
Tape Action
PGNY's tape action shows the recent block trades.
One can see the price for the blocks climbing from $53.19 in the prior session to as high as $56.61 around noon.
A key bullish trade came in the morning when a big block of 8,656 shares (duplicated) crossed the tape at $53.35.
That was up from the prior block at $53.19 on a big 76,000 shares.
At the close a big block of 34,392 shares crossed at $55.90.
That came on an up tick from the prior trade at $55.87 on 100 shares.
Business
PGNY is a U.S.-based fertility benefits management firm.
The company specialized in fertility and family building benefits solutions in the U.S.
PGNY offers patients a benefits solution with education and guidance from a patient care advocate and network of fertility specialists.
PGNY seeks to reduce healthcare costs for employers through their operations.
Charts
PGNY's 12-month performance chart shows the stock up 160% versus a 45% gain for the stock market.
Insiders were buyers using stock options at 91 cents a share to $3.95.
They were sellers at $40 to $50 a share.
PGNY's long-term chart shows the stock coming public in 2019 at $16.46 a share. The stock rose to $36.50 in early 2020.
However, it was dragged down to $15.59 during to the market selloff in 2020. Since then, though, PGNY has surged to $57.29, a new high.
PGNY's daily chart shows the stock advancing from $38 in late 2020 to a peak near $52 by January.
The stock formed a flat base that turned into a double-bottom pattern.
PGNY broke out a few sessions ago but then faded back.
However, Monday, PGNY cuts right through a breakpoint zone and hits a new high.
The move comes with an expansion in volume.
The stock's CCI momentum indicator is strongly bullish.
Earnings Outlook
Net this year should jump 89% to 34 cents a share from the 18 cents the prior year.
The stock's price-earnings ratio is 152. That is high.
Looking out to 2022, the Street predicts a 49% jump in net to 51 cents a share from the anticipated 34 cents this year.
Net for the upcoming first quarter should leap 100% to 8 cents a share from the 4 cents the prior year.
Two analysts track the stock.
Net for the second quarter should climb to 9 cents a share from the loss of 2 cents the prior year.
Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting PGNY for a move to $65 within the next few months, or sooner.
A protective stop can be placed near $50.
Intermediate-Term Rating: Average.
Suitability: Aggressive Bulls.
TTD's special research of Stock's Prior Performance:
Breakout Success |
Bullish |
PGNY scored a big gain off its recent breakout. |
Response to Net |
Bullish |
PGNY rose 3 times after 4 earnings reports. |
Seasonal Success |
Bullish |
PGNY avg. gain 18.1% in April, 6.5% in May prior years. |
Earnings Beats |
Bullish |
PGNY beat Street net estimate 4 times after 6 reports. |
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 |
66% |
11/24/2020 | 32.16 | 53.34 | 2/24/2021 |
14% |
1/13/2020 | 29.33 | 33.34 | 1/14/2020 |
(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
Charts of Selected Breakout Stocks
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - SWKS - ABOVE AVERAGE |
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - PATK - ABOVE AVERAGE |
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - FRC - ABOVE AVERAGE |
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - XPEL - ABOVE AVERAGE |
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 - 1
Stocks Screened - 12,234
Long-Term Environment for bears: Unfavorable.
Bear Side - Only one short play. Bears be conservative.
METX, based in China. provides English language teaching. Annual revenues: Nil. METX's stock moves lower Monday and undercuts key technical support.
So far today, METX is trading 6.3 million shares. Its average daily volume is 3.6 million shares.
TTD sees more on the downside even though the stock is low priced.
METX is a play most appropriate for aggressive bears.
METX's stock fell in the morning and undercut key technical support.
The stock touched an intraday low of $1.52 in the morning.
The stock then lifted to $1.69 by the close, but it remained under its support line.
Tape Action
METX's tape action shows the recent block trades.
One can see the price for the block falling from $1.74 in the prior session to as low as $1.52 in the morning.
A key bearish trade came in the morning when a block of 28,750 shares crossed at $1.68 a share.
That was down from the prior block at $1.74 on 22,000 shares in the prior session.
Business
METX is an English language teaching provider in China.
The Company is involved in providing the training of English language and related skills for Chinese students and professionals through a digital platform and network of learning centers.
The Company provides adult and junior ELT services under the Meten brand name, junior ELT services under the ABC brand name and online ELT services under the Likeshuo brand name.
Earnings:
Annual earnings estimates were not available.
In the latest reported quarter in May of 2020, the company reported a loss of 17 cents a share.
Charts:
METX's daily chart shows the stock cutting below key technical support. The move takes the stock down to an all-time low. The stock came public April of 2020 at $22.99.
So, it is in a steep down trend.
Strategy Opinion: TTD is targeting METX for a decline to $1.30 within the next few months, or sooner. A protective stop buy can be placed near $2
Suitability: Aggressive Bears.
TTD's Stock Probability research of Prior Performance:
Response to Net |
Bearish |
METX fell 1 time after 1 earnings reports. |
Seasonal Success |
Bearish |
METX lost avg 40% in April. |
TTD's Quality Rating of Stock - METX - BELOW AVERAGE |
Stock's Performance Chart with Quarterly Earnings Markers vs. S&P 500
Insider Buying in Green - Insider Selling in Red
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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