Eagle Business Solutions Blog: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) for Feb 27, 2013

Today's Chart of the Day is Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) and was found by sorting the Barchart New High list for frequency. The stock hit 16 new highs and is up 12.19% for the month. Since the Trend Spotter triggered a buy signal on 12/19 at 14.90 the stock is up 16.12%.

The stock is a multi-bank holding company and provides commercial banking services in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Washington. It offers transaction and savings deposits; real estate, commercial, agriculture, and consumer loans; mortgage origination services; and retail brokerage services to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, community organizations, and public entities.

Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
16 new highs and up 12.19% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 74.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 16.57
Recently traded at 17.30 with a 50 day moving average of 15.64

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.24 billion
P/E 15.87
Dividend yield 3.36%
Analysts issued 8 hold recommendations
Revenue projected to increase 1.20% this year and another 5.30% next year
Earnings are estimated to increase by 11.40% this year, an additional 7.70% next year and increase annually buy 10.00% for the next 5 years
Financial strength B+

Exit Strategy: Sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average.

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Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Homeaway (AWAY) for Feb 28, 2013

Homeaway (AWAY) is today's Chart of the Day. I found it by using the Barchart New High list and sorted for frequency. Since the stocks hit a Trend Spotter buy on 1/3 at 22.11 the stock had a steady climb of 33.65%. In the last 20 trading sessions the stock hit 18 new highs and is up 27.22% for the month.

The Company offers apartments, castles, condos, estates, hotels, homes, studios, town homes, and villas. It publishes detailed property listings, including photographs, descriptions, location, pricing, availability, and contact information.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 27.22% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 79.70%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.53 with a 50 day moving average of 23.73

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $2.45 billion
P/E 147.37
Analysts issued 7 strong buy, 1 buy, 3 hold and 1 under perform recommendations
Revenue projected to increase by 21.60% this year and another 19.00% next year
Earnings are estimated to be up 45.50% this year, an additional 23.40% next year and continue to increase by 28.80% annually for at least 5 years

Exit strategy: This is a high P/E stock so watch closely and sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average.
Disclosure: I do own this stock in my personal portfolio

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

YTD Sectors Change: Broadcast - Radio & Tv +24.89%, Medical - Hospitals +22.74% via Barchart.com.

SPDR Sectors & Industry ETFs YTD Performance As Of 02/27/13 close.

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Clorox (CLX)

Jim Van Meerten - BC - Tue Feb 26, 2:50PM CST

CLX - Clorox Company

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
CLX	84.37	+0.75	+0.90%

The Chart of the Day is Clorox (CLX) which was found by sorting theBarchart New High List for frequency. The stock has a 96% Barchart technical buy signal and has increased 15 times for a 7.65% gain in the last month. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/14.

Clorox Company's business operations, represented by the aggregate of its U.S. Household Products and Canada, U.S. Specialty Products and International segments, include the production and marketing of non-durable consumer products sold primarily through grocery and other retail stores.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
15 new highs and up 7.65% in the last month
Relative strength Index 76.76%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 81.41
Recently traded at 83.40 with a 50 day moving average of 77.60

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $10.88 billion
P/E 19.29
Dividend yield 3.08%
Analysts issued 14 hold and 1 sell recommendation
Revenue projected to increase by 4.10% this year and another 3.30% next year
Earnings estimated to increase by 5.90% this year, an additional 8.30% next year and continue to increase on an annual basis of 8.50% for the next 5 years
Financial strength B++

Exit strategy - Hold until the stock drops 10% below your entry point or begins trading below its 50 day moving average.

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

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CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (NYSE:FXA) is currently trading at $103.44. FXA is trading -0.91% below its 50 day moving average and 0.88% above its 200 day moving average. FXA is -2.57% below its 52-week high and 11.89% above its 52-week low.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Year-To-Date %Change For SPDR Sectors & Industry ETFs

As Of February 15, 2013 Close

Which sector should you be invested in based on the Year-To-Date trend?

Is the trend your friend?

Barchart Year-To-Date Sectors Change February 15, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Tuesday Morning (TUES)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Fri Feb 15, 3:45PM CST

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TUES - Tuesday Morning

Sym	Last	Chg	Pct
TUES	9.37	-0.08	-0.85%

Today Tuesday Morning (TUES) was right at the top ofBarchart's New High list when sorted for frequency. They operate as a closeout retailer of decorative home accessories, housewares, gifts, and related items in the United States. The company operates 852 stores in 43 states.This past month the stock was up in 19 trading sessions for an increase of 32.16%. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 12/18 and since then the stock is up 50%.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
19 new highs and up 32.16% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 76.58%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 9.30
Recently traded at 9.37 with a 50 day moving average of 7.22

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $298 million
P/E 95.70
Analysts issued 1 strong buy and 1 hold recommendation
Revenue projected to increase by 3.00% this year and 4.60% next year
Earnings estimated to be up 225.00% this year and average 10.00% annually for he next 5 years
Financial strength B

Exit strategy: Normally I'm out if I loose 10% or the stock drops below its 50 day moving average. Occasionally an unusual run up like this to a 95.70 P/E can signal a buy out candidate.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - H & R Block (HRB)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Wed Feb 13, 4:08PM CST

H & R Block (HRB) is the nations largest tax preparation service and benefits for the tangled and confusing tax code. The Company will not only prepare your tax return but offers to review your past returns for missed deductions. Since triggering a Trend Spotter buy on 1/2 at 19.06 the stock is up almost 30% and may still have room to grow.

The stock was on the Barchart New High list and in the past month hit 18 new highs and seems not to be losing momentum.

The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 29.51% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 86.04
Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.22
Recently traded at 24.84 with a 50 day moving average of 20.37

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $6.73 billion
P/E - 19.56
Dividend yield - 3.27%
Analysts issued 2 strong buy 1 hold and 1 strong sell recommendation
They project revenue to be up 3.20% this year and another 2.30% next year
Earnings are estimated to be up 30.50% this year, 10.20% next year and to continue to increase annually by 12.00% for the next 5 years
Financial strength B+

Sell strategy - sell if it drops 10% from your entry point or if the stock trades below its 50 day moving average.

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - General Mills (GIS)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Thu Feb 14, 3:50PM CST

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - General Mills (GIS)

General Mills (GIS) had a Trend Spotter buy since 1/4 and this last month had 18 new highs and was up 8.26%. Wall Street loves this stock for long term conservative portfolios. The stock was chosen for Barchart's New High list.

Since its founding in 1928 the stock has been in all our supermarkets with products we all buy, Each year they keep acquiring new brands and develop new products. In 2013 they plan to add over 100 new products to an already diversified product line.

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal since 1/4
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
18 new highs and up 8.26% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 80.82%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.73
Recently traded at 44.31 with a 50 day moving average of 41.53

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $28.59 billion
P/E - 16.09
Dividend yield - 3.07%
Analysts issued 9 strong buy, 3 buy and 6 hold recommendations
Revenue expected to be up 5.90% this year and another 4.20% next year
Earnings estimated to be up 4.70% this year, an additional 8.20% next year and continue at an annual increase of 7.93% for the next 5 years
Analysts think if their numbers are correct investors could see a total annual return in the 9% - 11% range over the next 5 years
Financial strength A+

Exit strategy - Sell if you lose 10% from your entry point or the stock begins to trade below its 50 day moving average.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Zinga (ZNGA) for Feb 11, 2013

The "Chart of the Day" is Zinga (ZNGA). The stock appears on Barchart'sNew High list and has gained 30% since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/28. ZNGA is the world's largest social game developer with users playing their games which include CityVille, FarmVille, FrontierVille, Words With Friends, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Cafe World, and Treasure Isle. Zynga Inc. games are available on a number of global platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, the iPad, the iPhone and Android devices.

Although the company has yet to show a profit, analysts think that a revised business plan of terminating some under performing games and a revenue stream less dependent on Facebook may bear fruit in a few years. They predict investors could see a total annual rate of return in the 25% range over the next 5 years if conditions are right.

100% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
6 new highs and up 41.70% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 77.13%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 3.74
Recently traded at 3.67 with a 50 day moving average of 2.56

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $2.79 billion
Very activlely traded
Analysts released 2 strong buy, 1 buy, 14 hold and a single strong sell recommendation
Earnings are estimated to increase annually by 12.60% over the next 5 years
Analysts predict investors could see an annual total return in the 25% range over the next 5 years
Financial strength C++

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX)

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX) for Feb 7, 2013

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Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX) can up on my radar when I sorted the Barchart New High list for frequency and noticed the price has been up on all 20 for the last 20 trading sessions. The revenue and earnings aren't that impressive but look what assets are on the balance sheet. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/26 at 29.41

Company press release: ALEX "is a premier Hawaii land company, with interests in real estate development, commercial real estate and agriculture. With ownership of approximately 88,000 acres in Hawaii, A&B is the State's fourth largest private landowner, and is one of the state's most active real estate investors. A&B has a diverse portfolio of real estate development projects throughout Hawaii, and a commercial property portfolio comprising 8 million square feet of leasable space in Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland. It is also the owner and operator of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar plantation on Maui, and a significant provider of renewable energy on the islands of Maui and Kauai."

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
20 new highs and up 20.10% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.54%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.22
Recently traded at 35.68 with a 50 day moving average of 30.38

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.49 billion
Because we are looking at this stock because of assets and price momentum analysts haven't predicted the revenue stream
On operations analysts look for earning to increase by 43.90% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 10.50% for the next 5 years
Analysts have issued 2 strong buy and 1 strong sell recommendation

Exit Strategy: Because this is a momentum look for a sell point if the price drops 10% from your entry point or the price drops below it 50 day moving averages

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Public Storage (PSA)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Tue Feb 05, 10:17PM CST

Public Storage (PSA) popped up today on Barchart's New High List of stocks trading over 100K shares a day. PSA is the country's largest owner operators of public storage facilities with over 2,000 locations and 130 million square feet of rental storage space. The balance sheet is solid and the company has an A+ financial strength rating. Unlike leveraged REITs this one has 25 times interest coverage making it a very stable cash cow.

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
17 new highs and up 7.31% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.90%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 153.91
Recently traded at 157.04 with a 50 day moving average of 146.27

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap: $26.95 billion
P/E 25.04
Dividend yield - 2.83%
Analysts released 5 strong buy, 10 hold, 1 sell and 1 strong sell recommendations to their clients
They project revenue will increase by 7.80% this year and another 4.80% next year
Earnings are estimated to increase by 9.80% this year, an additional 13.50% next year and continue to increase annually by 4.68% for the next 5 years
Financial strength taring A+

Sell strategy: Sell if the stock drops 10% from your entry point or begins to drop below its 50 day moving average

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Eaton Vance (EV)

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Eaton Vance (EV

Barchart Research Team - BC - Wed Feb 06, 3:31PM CST

Eaton Vance Corp.'s (EV) principal business is creating, marketing and managing investment funds and providing investment management and counseling services to institutions and individuals. The firm manages over $190 billion through more than 150 mutual and closed end funds as well as 1,300 separately managed accounts for institutions. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/2 and during the last quarter the stock advanced 31 times for a gain of 27.63%. The stock was found by sorting the Barchart New High list of stock trading over 100K shares per day and then sorted for frequency.

96% Barchart technical buy signals
Trend Spotter buy signals
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
31 new highs and up 27.63% in the last quarter
Relative Strength Index 83.56%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 36.52
Recently traded at 37.21 with a 50 day moving average of 33.24

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap - $4.27 billion
P/E 20.18
Dividend yield 2.19%
Analysts have issued 1 buy and 10 hold recommendations
Revenue projected to be up 8.20% this year and another 8.70% next year
Earnings estimated to increase by 12.20% this year, an additional 11.80% next year and continue to increase by 12.05% annually for the next 5 years
Analysts predict investors could see an annual total return in the 18% - 22% range for the next 5 years
Financial strength rating B+

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX)

Barchart Research Team - BC - 1 hr 31 mins ago

Alexander and Baldwin (ALEX) can up on my radar when I sorted the Barchart New High list for frequency and noticed the price has been up on all 20 for the last 20 trading sessions. The revenue and earnings aren't that impressive but look what assets are on the balance sheet. The Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/26 at 29.41

Company press release: ALEX "is a premier Hawaii land company, with interests in real estate development, commercial real estate and agriculture. With ownership of approximately 88,000 acres in Hawaii, A&B is the State's fourth largest private landowner, and is one of the state's most active real estate investors. A&B has a diverse portfolio of real estate development projects throughout Hawaii, and a commercial property portfolio comprising 8 million square feet of leasable space in Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland. It is also the owner and operator of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar plantation on Maui, and a significant provider of renewable energy on the islands of Maui and Kauai."

96% Barchart technical buy signal
Trend Spotter buy signal
Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
20 new highs and up 20.10% in the last month
Relative Strength Index 81.54%
Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.22
Recently traded at 35.68 with a 50 day moving average of 30.38

Fundamental factors:

Market Cap $1.49 billion
Because we are looking at this stock because of assets and price momentum analysts haven't predicted the revenue stream
On operations analysts look for earning to increase by 43.90% next year and continue to increase at an annual rate of 10.50% for the next 5 years
Analysts have issued 2 strong buy and 1 strong sell recommendation

Exit Strategy: Because this is a momentum look for a sell point if the price drops 10% from your entry point or the price drops below it 50 day moving averages

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Oceaneering International OII

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Oceaneering International (OII)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Sat Feb 02, 7:33PM CST

The "Chart of the Day" is Oceaneering International (OII), which showed up on Thursday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Oceaneering posted an all-time Thursday at $63.67 and closed up +1.74%. TrendSpotter has been long since Jan 3 at $56.03. In recent news on the stock, Morgan Stanley on Jan 15 upgraded Oceaneering two notches to "Overweight" from "Underweight" with a price target of $72 due to increased ROV demand, increased subsea tree installations, a recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, and dividend yield. Oceaneerig International, with a market cap of $6.788 billion, is an advanced applied technology company that provides engineered services and hardware to customers who operate in marine, space and other harsh environments. The company supplies a comprehensive range of integrated technical services to a wide array of industries and is one of the world's largest underwater services contractors.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:
We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All-Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All-Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new all-time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.
The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

TrendSpotter: Buy
Short-Term Indicators: 80% Buy
Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
Overall Average 96% Buy

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

YTD Sectors Change: Broadcast - Radio & Tv +24.89%, Medical - Hospitals +22.74% via Barchart.com.

SPDR Sectors & Industry ETFs YTD Performance As Of 02/27/13 close.

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Clorox (CLX)

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Year-To-Date %Change For SPDR Sectors & Industry ETFs

As Of February 15, 2013 Close

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Monday, February 11, 2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Monday, February 4, 2013

Barchart.com's Chart of the Day - Oceaneering International (OII)

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