Breakoutwatch Weekly Summary 03/03/18

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Contents
New Features this Week
Strategy Suggestions
Breakouts Summary
Breakouts Detail
Top Cup and Handle Chart Pattern Stocks
Breakouts Index
Best Performing Index
Best Performing Industry
Most Improved Industry

Weekly Commentary
Double Blind-side Hurts Breakouts

The week started well with a gap up for the NASDAQ on Monday but the markets were hit by the first of two blind-sides on Tuesday when new Fed Chairman Powell announced before Congress that his economic projections have increased since the December FOMC meeting. This was interpreted to mean that interest rates will rise faster than expected and the NASDAQ suffered its first of three consecutive distribution days. The second blind-side came on Wednesday when Trump unexpectedly announced tariffs of 25% and 10% on imported steel and aluminum. The negative reaction at home and abroad, particularly among White House advisers and Republicans, leaves some doubt as to whether these tariffs will stand, at least in their presently announced form.

Our market trend indicators continue to remain positive but until the tariff details are announced, and the timing is uncertain, caution is suggested. The index found support at its 50 day moving average level on Thursday and Friday, but if that level is breached we may see the 200 day level tested as it was on February 9.

The number of cup and handle pattern breakouts increased to 14 after just 5 last week although gains were a modest 1.2% on average. Volatility Squeeze breakouts fared better with 29 breakouts and an average gain of 1.9%.

NASDAQ Chart

New Features this Week

No new features this week.
 
Strategy Suggestions
Our latest strategy suggestions are here.
Breakouts Summary by Watchlist for Week Beginning 02/26/18
List Breakouts Avg. Gain
CWH 14 1.18
SQZ 29 1.91
HTF
0
HSB
0
DB 1 0.45
Breakouts Detail for Week Beginning 02/26/18
Brkout Date Symbol Base Squeeze BrkoutOut Price Brkout Day Close RS Rank* Last Close Current % off BOP Gain at Intraday High
2018-02-27 CCXI SQZ y 9.68 9.76 89 10.8 11.57% 12.09%
2018-02-26 ALDX SQZ y 7.61 7.7 93 8.4 10.38% 17.61%
2018-02-28 TEAM SQZ y 52.92 54.29 91 58.17 9.92% 10.45%
2018-02-28 GRVY CWH n 85.93 86.87 98 93.64 8.97% 9.04%
2018-03-02 GPS SQZ y 31.66 34.18 84 34.18 7.96% 8.56%
2018-03-01 LE SQZ y 18.01 18.8 84 19.35 7.44% 8%
2018-02-26 ITCI CWH n 20.29 20.36 92 21.8 7.44% 9.91%
2018-02-28 KIN SQZ y 8.56 8.9 85 9.15 6.89% 8.64%
2018-02-28 GSVC SQZ y 7.49 8.12 91 7.98 6.54% 12.42%
2018-03-01 HSII SQZ y 26.41 26.95 80 27.6 4.51% 6.02%
2018-03-02 AXGN CWH n 31.75 33 96 33 3.94% 7.72%
2018-02-28 DENN SQZ y 14.98 15.04 82 15.48 3.34% 3.6%
2018-03-02 XLRN SQZ y 40.62 41.91 86 41.91 3.18% 4.16%
2018-03-02 ITCI CWH n 21.14 21.8 85 21.8 3.12% 5.49%
2018-03-02 LE SQZ y 18.81 19.35 92 19.35 2.87% 3.4%
2018-03-02 DENN SQZ y 15.05 15.48 82 15.48 2.86% 3.12%
2018-03-02 CCXI CWH y 10.50 10.8 92 10.8 2.86% 3.33%
2018-03-01 KIN SQZ y 8.91 8.95 88 9.15 2.69% 4.38%
2018-02-26 FRPT SQZ y 19.76 19.95 87 20.25 2.48% 4.76%
2018-03-02 LPSN CWH n 14.95 15.25 93 15.25 2.01% 2.68%
2018-03-02 BPMC CWH n 93.53 95.28 96 95.28 1.87% 1.91%
2018-03-02 RYAM CWH n 20.99 21.37 88 21.37 1.81% 2.14%
2018-03-02 SRI SQZ y 22.84 23.2 85 23.2 1.58% 2.1%
2018-03-02 INFN CWH n 10.25 10.41 81 10.41 1.56% 2.15%
2018-02-27 USAT SQZ y 8.41 8.5 94 8.5 1.07% 2.85%
2018-03-02 VNOM SQZ y 23.18 23.34 87 23.34 0.69% 1.64%
2018-02-26 OPB SQZ y 28.76 28.85 80 28.9 0.49% 2.05%
2018-03-02 UPLD DB n 24.18 24.29 84 24.29 0.45% 1.49%
2018-03-02 FIVE CWH n 68.38 68.66 89 68.66 0.41% 0.98%
2018-03-02 FEYE CWH n 17.18 17.25 84 17.25 0.41% 0.64%
2018-03-01 TGLS SQZ y 9.14 9.15 82 9.17 0.33% 0.44%
2018-02-26 DST SQZ y 83.08 83.21 92 83.3 0.26% 0.39%
2018-03-02 DST SQZ y 83.18 83.3 92 83.3 0.14% 0.16%
2018-03-01 JUNO SQZ y 86.78 86.84 98 86.87 0.1% 0.17%
2018-02-26 BGC SQZ y 29.86 29.87 96 29.7 -0.54% 0.13%
2018-02-26 WATT SQZ y 22.45 22.46 97 22.25 -0.89% 4.45%
2018-03-01 GPRK SQZ y 9.91 9.92 89 9.81 -1.01% 1.82%
2018-02-26 CVGW SQZ y 86.61 88.1 85 85.35 -1.45% 2.47%
2018-02-26 XLRN SQZ y 42.92 44.74 91 41.91 -2.35% 8.9%
2018-02-26 BSBR CWH n 11.72 11.83 87 11.19 -4.52% 1.79%
2018-02-26 SYX SQZ y 30.52 30.76 97 28.92 -5.24% 2.23%
2018-02-26 RGS CWH n 16.95 17 87 16.01 -5.55% 1.06%
2018-02-26 BCOR CWH n 24.90 24.92 84 22.95 -7.83% 1.2%
2018-02-26 VRX SQZ y 18.69 18.87 80 14.88 -20.39% 2.94%
*RS Rank on day before breakout.
Top Rated Cup and Handle Stocks as of Friday March 02, 2018
Symbol BO
Price
BO
Vol.
Company Industry RS
Rank
Last
Close
ZGNX 44.70 925,342 Zogenix - Inc. - Common Stock Drug Manufacturers - Major 98 43.30
BZUN 39.98 2,373,330 Baozun Inc. - American Depositary Shares Catalog & Mail Order Houses 95 35.75
These stocks meet our suggested screening factors for our Cup and Handle Chart Pattern watchlist.
See Revised Rules for Trading Cup and Handle Breakouts
Major Index Summary
Index Value Change Week Change YTD Trend1
Dow 24609
-2.77% -0.45% Up
NASDAQ 7181
-2.13% 4.02% Up
S&P 500 2677.42
-2.54% 0.14% Up
1The Market Trend is derived from our proprietary market model. The market model is described on the site here.
2The site also shows industry rankings based on fundamentals, combined technical and fundamentals, and on price alone. The site also shows daily industry movements.
Best Performing Index
1 Week 13 Weeks 26 Weeks Year-to-Date
NASDAQ Composite NASDAQ Composite
1.56 %
Dow Jones
11.92 %
NASDAQ Composite
4.02 %
Best Performing Industry (by average technical score over each period)
1 Week 3 Weeks 13 Weeks 26 Weeks
Drug Related Products
Resorts & Casinos
Auto Parts Wholesale
Resorts & Casinos
Most Improved Industry (by change in technical rank2)
Foreign Utilities
59
Foreign Utilities
98
Semiconductor - Memory Chips
203
Medical Practitioners
214
Charts of each industry rank and performance over 12 months are available on the site

 

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