Break Time

A Naz that had
ramped up
28% in little over
three weeks took a deserved day off.

For the average semi, it was the first
day of distribution in nearly three weeks.

Corning’s
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guidance, which
wasn’t all that negative, gave some an excuse to sell.

Meanwhile, IBM
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has acted
like a champ since last week’s blast, with volume dimming as it traces a
pennant.

For the medium-term operator, the
builders, though top-ranked in terms of relative strength, don’t offer setups in
liquid names.

BJ Services
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, mentioned here
several times, cleared a 10-month base on volume.

But Comverse
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, which
Wednesday broke out of a poorly-defined multimonth formation, became the latest
growth name to fail.

Illinois Tool
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sets up.

Kohl’s
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poked above the top
of its three-week zone.

Stillwater Mining
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is in a
mature, ascending triangle.

Synopsys
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, an enterprise
software maker, is another recent breakout that lost vigor shortly after launch.

Weatherford
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stood an inch
away from the top of its four-month base.