Friday’s Top Names
The broader markets ended the session
mixed as we go into Thursday’s trading session with a slightly
upward bias as
indicated by the CVR 1 buy signal on our market
bias page.
Hottest Sectors: Pharmaceuticals
(
$DRG.X.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) and
Biotechnology
(
$BTK.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating).
Weakest Sectors: Oil Services
(
$OSX.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) and
Semiconductor
(
$SOX.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating).
Monday’s stocks to
watch:
3 Month RS of 80 and higher and close in top
part of
range
|
Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| Aviron | ( AVIR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
93 | 50.66 | 998,090 | 960,100 |
| Cognos Inc | ( COGN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
93 | 26.77 | 336,681 | 312,300 |
| Emmis Communications |
( EMMS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
94 | 24.98 | 756,409 | 352,100 |
| Rudolph Technologies | ( RTEC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
94 | 38.00 | 281,681 | 71,600 |
3 Month RS of 20 or lower
and close in bottom part of range
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| THQ Inc | ( THQI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
14 | 48.07 | 1,564,272 | 1,261,800 |
| BB&T | ( BBT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
18 | 35.39 | 746,863 | 1,055,600 |
| General Dynamics |
( GD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
14 | 79.27 | 1,375,863 | 1,628,600 |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals | ( TARO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
20 | 35.03 | 709,954 | 466,400 |
3 Month RS of 80
and higher with volume surge in last hour
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| Secure Computing | ( SCUR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
91 | 24.28 | 400,090 | 423,600 |
| Integrated Circuit Systems | ( ICST | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
97 | 26.56 | 1,296,636 | 1,825,500 |
| Photon Dynamics | ( PHTN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
90 | 43.56 | 315,272 | 293,500 |
| Tier Technologies | ( TIER | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
92 | 21.80 | 292,636 | 230,500 |
3 Month RS of 20 and lower with volume surge in last hour
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| Amgen | ( AMGN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
3 | 56.49 | 10,962,363 | 8,011,300 |
| Bristol Myers | ( BMY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
5 | 49.49 | 5,933,500 | 7,679,500 |
| Mercury Computer | ( MRCY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
2 | 36.14 | 435,090 | 172,700 |
| THQ Inc | ( THQI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
14 | 48.07 | 1,564,272 | 1,261,800 |
Stocks in Slim Jims
High RS at
or near high
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| Emmis Communications |
( EMMS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
94 | 24.98 | 756,409 | 352,100 |
| Siebel System | ( SEBL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
96 | 35.15 | 17,461,454 | 17,185,700 |
Low RS at
or near low
Company Name |
Symbol |
Relative Strength |
Price |
Average Volume |
Today’s Volume |
| THQ Inc |
( THQI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
14 | 48.07 | 1,564,272 | 1,261,800 |
Best of luck with your trading Friday. Please use
protective stops on trades.