The last couple weeks have been difficult for investors. The market has primarily been going sideways by giving back any gains that were achieved during the period. I am hopeful that the market looks better this week. This week will be a short trading week due to Memorial Day (my best thoughts to the families of our fallen soldiers), so caution is warranted as some professional investors may be taking extended time with their families. This can often lead to a bit more volatility in the market.
As always, my thoughts should only be used for educational purposes and any decision by the reader to use this information is subject to my disclaimer. In addition to the disclaimer, the stocks mentioned may have changed value from the time I wrote this to the time that you are reading it and therefore the conclusions below, may no longer be valid. The analysis on any investment indicator is always a short-term thought and just by being in this list the stock already is a long-term Good Company or Fair Company and made my Watch List. If you are looking for long-term analysis of the stock, you should look for the stock in the company list that appears to the far right.
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I will only be commenting on stocks that are ranked as an “Investigate to buy” and Possible buy” on my daily investment indicator article. The most recent daily investment indicator article is from May 24. Those stocks are:
- Agilent Technologies Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- American Tower Corporation
- Apache Corporation
- Broadcom Corporation
- Baytex Energy Corp
- Capital One Financial Corp.
- 3D Systems Corporation
- Equinix Inc
- Extra Space Storage Inc.
- Google Inc.
- Monster Beverage Corp
- Nordson Corporation
- Netflix Inc.
- Annaly Capital Management Inc.,
- QUALCOMM Inc,
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc,
- Skyworks Solutions Inc,
- Trinity Industries Inc,
Investment Indicator Thoughts
S&P 500
The general S&P 500 (ticker is ^GSPC and the first line of my investment indicator articles) showed an upsurge last week. This gives us a bit of renewed confidence that our individual stocks will have good growth this week. In general it is tough to buy more of an individual stock when the entire market is going down, but just because the entire market is going up doesn’t mean we should invest more in any individual stock. That is why you must analyze each stock individually, as I do in my daily articles.
NASDAQ Composite
The NASDAQ Composite (the ticker is ^IXIC and the second line of my investment indicator articles) showed an upsurge last week. This gives us a bit of renewed confidence that our individual stocks will have good growth this week. In general it is tough to buy more of an individual stock when the entire market is going down, but just because the entire market is going up doesn’t mean we should invest more in any individual stock. That is why you must analyze each stock individually, as I do in my daily articles.
Agilent Technologies Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Agilent Technologies [stckqut]A[/stckqut] may be setting up for a run especially if it breaks through $57. Short term growth target will be about $61, which is where is peaked in January.[/s2If]
Apple Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Apple [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut] has been doing well for the last couple weeks. I do not foresee a significant drop in Apple’s growth until after the split of the stock. New product introductions (and the execution of those introductions) is key to this stock. Currently, the rumors are strong for significant new products.[/s2If]
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Alexion [stckqut]ALXN[/stckqut] has been moving sideways for the past few weeks. Indicators are not showing a significant breakout from that sideways movement.[/s2If]
American Tower Corporation
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]American Tower [stckqut]AMT[/stckqut] has been moving sideways since its big move early in May. I expect that sideways move to continue.[/s2If]
Apache Corporation
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Apache [stckqut]APA[/stckqut] has been growing nicely for the past several months. I do not see a technical reason for that to change until about $94 which was the peak in November. At that point, caution would be warranted to see if the stock can break that ceiling.[/s2If]
Broadcom Corporation
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Broadcom [stckqut]BRCM[/stckqut] is showing signs of short-term growth. Be careful as the stock hits short-term resistance at $31.80.[/s2If]
Baytex Energy Corp
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Baytex [stckqut]BTE[/stckqut] has experience growth in March and April. It is having problems moving through ceiling at $43.[/s2If]
Capital One Financial Corp.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Capital One [stckqut]COF[/stckqut] is showing signs of short-term growth. Stock seems to have problems with breaking through ceiling of $78.[/s2If]
3D Systems Corporation
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]3D [stckqut]DDD[/stckqut] may have hit it’s bottom after sliding for several months. Significant upside remains with the stock if it can rebound.[/s2If]
Equinix Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Equinix [stckqut]EQIX[/stckqut] has been seeing short-term growth. MACD has gone negative, which may mean that a sideways channel will develop. If MACD returns to positive then I could see the stock hitting $202 in the short-term.[/s2If]
Extra Space Storage Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Extra Space Storage [stckqut]EXR[/stckqut] has been on a nice run for several months and now is showing signs of slowing with a negative MACD. A bit of short-term caution is warranted here.[/s2If]
Google Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Google [stckqut]GOOG[/stckqut] appears to have stopped its several week slide. This may be an opportunity to buy. Be cautious of the $607 mark as that may be a ceiling.[/s2If]
Monster Beverage Corp.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Monster [stckqut]MNST[/stckqut] is in a short sideways channel. It is not clear where this stock is going in the short-term.[/s2If]
Nordson Corporation
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Nordson [stckqut]ndsn[/stckqut] spiked on at the end of the week due to great earnings. A quick spike like this is often followed by a slight pullback so if you weren’t holding it earlier last week, you should probably wait to see what develops. If you already own it, you saw a significant increase in value in your shares! Congratulations![/s2If]
Netflix Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Netflix [stckqut]NFLX[/stckqut] has reversed its recent slide. Look for resistance at about $450.[/s2If]
Annaly Capital Management Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Annaly [stckqut]NLY[/stckqut] has grown nicely for the past several weeks. Look for resistance at about $12.15.[/s2If]
QUALCOMM Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Qualcomm [stckqut]QCOM[/stckqut] has been in a sideways channel for the past several weeks as it flirts with its ceiling of $81.[/s2If]
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Questcor [stckqut]QCOR[/stckqut] has been growing nicely for several weeks. MACD just turned negative indicating the run may have slowed or stopped. You should be ready to sell your lock in your profits if a sideways channel or a pullback develops.[/s2If]
Skyworks Solutions Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Skyworks [stckqut]SWKS[/stckqut] is in a sideways channel. It is worth watching this stock closely to see if a buy condition strengthens.[/s2If]
Trinity Industries Inc.
[s2If !current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]This investment indicator analysis is for registered owners of my “The Confident Investor” book[/s2If][s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)]Trinity [stckqut]TRN[/stckqut] appears to have pulled out of its negative MACD and sees renewed strength for its growth. There is no short-term ceiling. I am currently quite bullish on this stock but always watching for a correction.[/s2If]