General Market Index (GMI) table

Too many failed break-outs; GLB: $VAC $OLED $SP

@ 5:56 pm
GMI6/6
GMI-27/9
T210861%

One of the signals of a possibly weakening market is that stocks that have broken out fail and return below their break-out points. Among the stocks that did so recently are PJC, AMZN, GS and WB. And while it was not a GLB to an ATH, TSLA also faltered last week. Sure there are still plenty of successful break-outs, but we need to heed when the leaders can’t surge higher. I also remain concerned that the major indexes are floating above their 4 week averages. This weekly chart of SPY provides an example. The red dotted line is the 4 week average. Usually the index will return to at least kiss its 4 wk average.

Nevertheless, among the stocks that came up in my scan for stocks up on high weekly volume and that also proved to be GLB, were VAC, OLED and SP. Check out these weekly charts and their unusually high volume. All have good recent earnings and may be worthy of further research. You can run this scan (11252016……) yourself by joining my TC2000 club: www.wishingwealthblog.com/club. But we must be vigilant for failed break-outs……

The GMI remains at 6 (of 6).

 

New TC2000 Scan finds GLB and possible cup with handle break-out $PJC; next post Tuesday night

@ 5:50 pm
GMI6/6
GMI-28/9
T210865%

I created a scan in TC2000 that  looks for  strong stocks hitting a 100 day high that did not hit a 100 day high the prior day (I want a stock to be just breaking out), that is up significantly from a year ago and that traded an above average number of shares that day. This scan identified 19 stocks, of which PJC is one.

I like the the technicals and fundamentals of PJC. It also has a Composite Rating in IBD=95.  You can access this scan in my TC2000 Club at www.wishingwealthblog.com/club. The scan is also described in my blog’s glossary above. I use the results of my scans as a starting point to identify strong stocks that I must then research for other technical and fundamental attributes. I like to run this scan during the last hour of the trading day (I do not want a stock that breaks out early only to reverse by the end of the day) to find stocks breaking out on above average volume. If I find one I like, I might buy an initial position and place a sell stop below the day’s low. Here are some charts on PJC. This weekly chart indicates a GLB (Green Line Break-out to an all-time high, see Glossary for definition).

The daily chart shows the increased volume on Friday. This might be also be considered a cup with handle break-out.

The weekly chart shows an established RWB rocket pattern and a break-out from a base.

 

The GMI remains at 6 (of 6).