Thursday’s Top Names

The indices mounted a last
hour rally to close well.

This has the daily charts looking like they are
ready to climb out of this first pullback off the low. Therefore, look at the
long side first, then go with the weak issues if the selling returns.

Hottest Sectors:  Banks
(
$BKX.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
and
Computer
Technology
(
$XCI.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
.

Weakest Sectors: Oil Service
(
$OSX.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
and
Transports
(
$DOT.X |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
.

Thursday’s stocks to
watch:


3 Month RS of 80 and higher and close in top
part of
range


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Amgen
(
AMGN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
96 45.68 18,046,055 15,023,100
Chiron
(
CHIR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
89 35.69 2,752,382 2,672,600

EcoLabs

(
ECL |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
96 47.44
521,778

804,600
Lockheed Martin
(
LMT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
82 64.71 3,091,114 2,325,000

 

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

Beazer Homes
(
BZH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
16 58.55 643,822 580,000
Capital One Financial
(
COF |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
1 25.28 4,729,886 2,086,600

Hotels.com

(
ROOM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
18 38.40
952,931

789,790
Univision
(
UVN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
7 21.90 2,077,582 3,895,000


3 Month RS of 80
and higher with volume surge in last hour


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Pharmacia
(
PHA |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
98 44.20 7,364,614 6,940,600
Zimmer Holdings
(
ZMH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
97 37.98 808,998 764,300
United Technologies
(
UTX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
81 67.16 2,594,889 2,454,900
Union Pacific
(
UNP |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
82 58.66 1,216,172 868,400

 

3 Month RS of 20 and lower with volume surge in last hour


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Univision
(
UVN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
7 21.90 2,077,582 3,895,000
Biovail
(
BVF |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
4 22.29 1,459,758 916,800
Mellon Financial
(
MEL |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
16 24.87 2,209,477 2,022,000
Best Buy
(
BBY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
14 30.80 3,939,890 3,737,000

Stocks in Slim Jims

High RS at
or near high


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Adolph Coors
(
RKY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
84 62.63 448,909 452,600
Varian, Inc.
(
VARI |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
96 34.40 394,770 879,500
United Technologies
(
UTX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
81 67.16 2,594,889 2,454,900

 

Low RS at
or near low


Company Name


Symbol


Relative Strength



Price


Average Volume



Today’s Volume

Aon Corp.
(
AOC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
15 14.77 1,113,652 20,174,800
Linens ‘n’ Things
(
LIN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
7 21.06 734,809 1,451,300
Omnicom Group
(
OMC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
17 52.70 4,241,300 3,488,300

 

Best of luck with your trading Thursday. Please use
protective stops on trades.