US Stock Service
Daily Market Report & Trading Ideas
 
15 July 2020       

 CloseVolume1-Day ChangeP&F Signals
SignalTrendStart DateTrend Reversal
DJ Industrials 26,642.6103.2m+556.79+2.1% BullDown 16 Jun 202025,400.00
S&P 500 Index 3,197.52640.7m+42.30+1.3% BullDown 2 Jul 20203,100.00
NASDAQ Comp. 10,488.6970.4m+97.73+0.9% BullDown 30 Jun 20209,650.00
NASDAQ 100 10,689.5212.5m+87.31+0.8% BearDown 14 Jul 202011,100.00
S&P Midcap 400 1,782.64130.4m+28.24+1.6% BullUp 18 May 20201,720.00
S&P 600 Small Cap 822.99117.1m+13.52+1.7% BullUp 16 Jun 2020790.00
Closing prices through Tuesday July 14, 2020

Market Action

  • The S&P 500 tests the top of the 3000-3200 range, forms possible top. The Nasdaq 100 remains near recent highs, overbought.
  • The Short Term Composite trades at 38.
  • Our portfolio has 25 Longs and 19 Shorts.  We add selected positions today. 

 

Indicator Synopsis


US Trading Ideas & Portfolio Strategy

Stock Trend II Position Tech Summary Close Target
Lowe's Cos Inc 93 Open LONG makes new highs 140.06 165.00
Home Depot 90 Open LONG tests recent highs, finds short term relative uptrend 257.79 285.00
General Mills Inc 77 LONG makes new short term high, reasserts relative uptrend 65.17  
Progressive Corp 72   tests highs, reasserts medium term relative uptrend 84.50  
Alcoa -65 LONG finds short term price and relative support 12.61  
Apache -74 Open LONG finds short term price and relative support 13.51 20.00
Ford Motor Co -74 Open LONG finds short term price and relative support 6.36 9.00
Occidental Petroleum Corp -84 Open LONG forms short term bases above 17.5 16.68 25.00
Valero Energy -84 Close SHORT finds some short term price and relative support 54.40 50.00
 
Wells Fargo & Company -89   tests recent lows, makes new relative low 24.25
 

Top Gainers & Losers

Symbol Stock Close % Change
AA Alcoa 12.61 9.6%
APA Apache 13.51 7.9%
HAL Halliburton Co 12.48 5.9%
C Citigroup 50.15 -3.9%
INTU Intuit 285.37 -4.1%
WFC Wells Fargo & Company 24.25 -4.6%

 

 

CloseChangeChart DirectionChart StatusChart Action
Short term Composite Indicator 37.9-13.80Falling
NYSE High-Low Index 89.99-2.66Rising
Nasdaq High-Low Index 85.84-1.85Rising
S&P 500 % 10 Week Moving Average 63.39+6.74Rising
S&P 500 % 30 Week Moving Average 50.31+5.73Rising
S&P 500 % P&F Bull Trend 55.83+1.23Rising

We open a long position in Lowe's Cos Inc (vs S&P 500)
makes new highs
Abs. Target: 165.00   Abs. Stop: 125.00
Trend score:   93 Short Term Stock Chart
We open a long position in Home Depot (vs S&P 500)
tests recent highs, finds short term relative uptrend
Abs. Target: 285.00   Abs. Stop: 225.00
Trend score:   90 Short Term Stock Chart
We highlight our long position in General Mills Inc
makes new short term high, reasserts relative uptrend
Trend score:   77 Short Term Stock Chart
We highlight Progressive Corp as a bull
tests highs, reasserts medium term relative uptrend
Trend score:   72 Short Term Stock Chart
We highlight our long position in Alcoa
finds short term price and relative support
Trend score:   -65 Short Term Stock Chart
We open a long position in Apache (vs S&P 500)
finds short term price and relative support
Abs. Target: 20.00   Abs. Stop: 10.00
Trend score:   -74 Short Term Stock Chart
We open a long position in Ford Motor Co (vs S&P 500)
finds short term price and relative support
Abs. Target: 9.00   Abs. Stop: 5.00
Trend score:   -74 Short Term Stock Chart
We open a long position in Occidental Petroleum Corp (vs S&P 500)
forms short term bases above 17.5
Abs. Target: 25.00   Abs. Stop: 14.00
Trend score:   -84 Short Term Stock Chart
We close a short position in Valero Energy (vs S&P 500)
finds some short term price and relative support
Abs. Target: 50.00   Abs. Stop: 75.00
Trend score:   -84 Short Term Stock Chart

We highlight Wells Fargo & Company as a bear
tests recent lows, makes new relative low
Trend score:   -89 Short Term Stock Chart

Large Cap
Date Sector Stock Code Type Open Price Current Price % P&L Target Stop Stop Type
1 Jul 2019 Financials Marsh & McLennan Cos.MMC Long 100.83 110.24 +9.33%120 74
10 Dec 2019 Health Care Danaher CorpDHR Long 148.84 185.45 +24.60%165 118
12 Feb 2020 Industrials Illinois Tool Works IncITW Long 189.67 179.43 -5.40%220 138
19 Feb 2020 Materials Newmont Mining CorpNEM Long 46.17 61.77 +33.79%60 40
4 Mar 2020 Consumer Staples Kroger CoKR Long 30.96 34.24 +10.59%35 27
6 Mar 2020 Health Care Gilead Sciences IncGILD Long 80.22 77.19 -3.78%100 65
17 Apr 2020 Industrials Raytheon Technologies CorpRTX Long 66.07 60.47 -8.48%90 50
29 Apr 2020 Industrials Delta Air LinesDAL Long 27.32 26.11 -4.43%40 18
6 May 2020 Information Technology PayPal Holdings IncPYPL Long 128.31 172.3 +34.28%140 105
11 May 2020 Consumer Discretionary Dollar GeneralDG Long 183.04 189.73 +3.65%225 165
15 May 2020 Information Technology NVIDIA CorpNVDA Long 339.63 415.08 +22.22%400 275
28 May 2020 Health Care Eli Lilly & CoLLY Long 150.65 163.88 +8.78%170 135
28 May 2020 Consumer Staples Mondelez International IncMDLZ Long 51.41 52.85 +2.80%60 45
29 May 2020 Consumer Staples General Mills IncGIS Long 63.04 65.17 +3.38%75 55
3 Jun 2020 Mining-Metal Ores Alcoa IncAA Long 10.77 12.61 +17.08%12.5 9
3 Jun 2020 Industrials Boeing CoBA Long 173.16 179.96 +3.93%200 140
1 Jul 2020 Communication Services Netflix IncNFLX Long 485.64 524.88 +8.08%525 430
6 Jul 2020 Health Care Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO Long 382.27 387.46 +1.36%450 340
7 Jul 2020 Materials Air Products & Chemicals IncAPD Long 265.13 280.99 +5.98%300 245
9 Jul 2020 Information Technology Oracle CorpORCL Long 57.53 57.2 -0.57%65 50

 

Mid Cap

Date Sector Stock Code Type Open Price Current Price % P&L Target Stop Stop Type
20 Jul 2016 Finance-Invest Bnk/Bkrs MarketAxess Holdings IncMKTX Long 152.05 522.22 +243.45%225 195
31 Aug 2016 Financials SVB Financial GroupSIVB Long 110.92 208.11 +87.62%350 275
21 Sep 2016 Health Care IDEXX Laboratories IncIDXX Long 111.455 338.47 +203.68%250 195
11 May 2018 Hsehold/Office Furniture Tempur-Pedic InternationalTPX Long 48.3 74.27 +53.77%59 40
6 Nov 2018 Chemicals-Specialty Ashland IncASH Long 77.84 69.73 -10.42%100 60
4 Jan 2019 Computer Sftwr-Financial Fair Isaac CorpFICO Long 189.48 408.59 +115.64%240 170
4 Jan 2019 Energy-Solar First Solar IncFSLR Long 46.32 61.78 +33.38%60 35
4 Jan 2019 Retail-Discount&Variety Ollies Bargain Outlet Holdings IncOLLI Long 69.25 94.805 +36.90%90 40
4 Jan 2019 Comml Svcs-Outsourcing TTEC Holdings IncTTEC Long 31.58 44.9 +42.18%40 24
23 Jan 2019 Comml Svcs-Outsourcing Healthequity IncHQY Long 61.19 58.82 -3.87%75 38
14 Jan 2020 Elec-Semiconductor Equip MKS Instruments IncMKSI Long 113.89 113.56 -0.29%130 68
12 Feb 2020 Finance-Property REIT CyrusOne IncCONE Long 67.32 76.87 +14.19%90 59
12 Feb 2020 Beverages-Alcoholic Boston Beer CoSAM Long 409.5 622.93 +52.12%450 330
30 Mar 2020 Insurance-Prop/Cas/Titl Berkley (W.R.) CorpWRB Long 54.51 59.91 +9.91%70 40
30 Mar 2020 Real Estate Dvlpmt/Ops Jones Lang LaSalle IncJLL Long 107.44 102.52 -4.58%140 85
30 Mar 2020 Food-Packaged TreeHouse Foods IncTHS Long 42.28 44.41 +5.04%55 34

 

Small Cap

Date Sector Stock Code Type Open Price Current Price % P&L Target Stop Stop Type
26 Jul 2016 Comml Svcs-Staffing ASGN IncASGN Long 40.255 66.94 +66.29%90 68
19 Aug 2016 Computer-Tech Services Caci International IncCACI Long 97.46 194.41 +99.48%200 155
23 Nov 2016 Comml Svcs-Staffing Korn/Ferry InternationalKFY Long 25.30 28.22 +11.54%70 49
20 Dec 2016 Medical-Products Integra LifeSciences Holdings CorpIART Long 42.14 47.16 +11.91%75 58
28 Feb 2018 Security/Sfty Federal Signal CorpFSS Long 21.39 28.69 +34.13%28 21.5
4 Jan 2019 Bldg-Mobile/Mfg & Rv Cavco Industries IncCVCO Long 134.01 182.64 +36.29%200 118
4 Jan 2019 Comml Svcs-Outsourcing TTEC Holdings IncTTEC Long 31.58 44.9 +42.18%40 24
4 Jan 2019 Food-Misc Preparation Calavo Growers IncCVGW Long 74.23 59.77 -19.48%95 47
30 Mar 2020 Comml Svcs-Staffing Heidrick & Struggles International IncHSII Long 22.86 20.48 -10.41%30 18
30 Mar 2020 Medical-Products Integer Holdings CorpITGR Long 62.86 67.82 +7.89%85 45
30 Mar 2020 Medical-Products Integra LifeSciences Holdings CorpIART Long 43.55 47.16 +8.29%60 35
30 Mar 2020 Food-Misc Preparation John B. Sanfilippo & Son IncJBSS Long 84.79 89.97 +6.11%110 65
30 Mar 2020 Consumer Svcs-Education Strategic Education IncSTRA Long 140.11 153.31 +9.42%180 115

 

Bears

Date Sector Stock Code Type Open Price Current Price % P&L Target Stop Stop Type
16 Sep 2019 Financials Prudential Financial IncPRU Short 89.1 61.91 +30.52%30 60
14 Nov 2019 Consumer Staples Philip Morris InternationalPM Short 83.64 74.31 +11.15%50 75
20 Mar 2020 Consumer Staples Altria Group IncMO Short 34.28 41.06 -19.78%20 50
2 Apr 2020 Consumer Staples Walgreen Boots Alliance IncWBA Short 40.32 40.11 +0.52%30 51
15 Apr 2020 Financials AFLAC IncAFL Short 35.75 35.65 +0.28%30 43
20 Apr 2020 Consumer Staples Coca-Cola CoKO Short 46.53 45.87 +1.42%38 54
24 Apr 2020 Industrials General Electric CoGE Short 6.26 6.88 -9.90%4 7.75
1 May 2020 Financials Bank of New York MellonBK Short 36 38.97 -8.25%30 39
6 May 2020 Utilities Edison InternationalEIX Short 54.04 56.67 -4.87%40 65
12 May 2020 Real Estate Equity ResidentialEQR Short 60.11 57.02 +5.14%50 70
12 May 2020 Industrials Cummins IncCMI Short 153.61 178.31 -16.08%120 175
28 May 2020 Consumer Discretionary General Motors CorpGM Short 26.68 25.64 +3.90%20 32
11 Jun 2020 Health Care Pfizer IncPFE Short 33.3 35.23 -5.80%27 36
11 Jun 2020 Leisure-Services Uber Technologies IncUBER Short 31.1 30.93 +0.55%25 35
17 Jun 2020 Energy Chevron CorpCVX Short 91.54 88.35 +3.48%80 108
17 Jun 2020 Communication Services AT&T IncT Short 30.26 29.96 +0.99%25 34
19 Jun 2020 Utilities Southern CoSO Short 53.61 53.68 -0.13%45 62
26 Jun 2020 Consumer Discretionary Nike IncNKE Short 93.67 96.76 -3.30%80 107
7 Jul 2020 Energy Valero Energy CorpVLO Short 53.12 54.4 -2.41%40 60
7 Jul 2020 Industrials Lockheed Martin CorpLMT Short 353.27 355.66 -0.68%250 385
9 Jul 2020 Health Care Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMY Short 58.11 57.89 +0.38%48 65
Index Breadth
These indicators measure the breadth of trends within a particular index and are best known for their use as "contrary indicators" and valuable tools for market timing. They work on the principle that once virtually all members of a particular stock index are participating in the same market movement then there is a strong probability that this market movement will come to an end in the near future. This phenomenon of over-extended trend conditions is classified as being "overbought" or "oversold�. It is a good sign when both the stock market averages and the breadth are moving up in conjunction. When the averages are moving higher, but the breadth is declining, it is said that the �generals� are advancing, but the �soldiers� are retreating. This is a negative situation most of the time. It is a negative sign when both the market averages and breadth are moving down. In some markets, breadth is stronger than the averages. This means the average stock is doing better than the averages. This is a pretty good sign, but not as good as when both of them are doing well.

Industry Breadth
These indicators follow the same methodology to index breadth but measure the percentage of stocks within a particular sector or industry that hold bull trends. They are useful for identifying potential rotation between sectors i.e. reducing exposure to sectors where breadth is overbought and declining and increasing exposure to sectors where breadth is oversold and expanding.

Types of Breadth Indicator
The first breadth indicator, the NYSE Bullish %, was developed by Investors Intelligence in 1955, and measures the percentage of point & figure bull trends amongst NYSE constituents. Since then, we have developed indicators which measure bull trends or uptrends using different techniques. They are defined as follows:

Bullish % or % Bull Trends
� every point & figure stock chart has either a buy or a sell signal. This is a major advantage to technical analysis and is entirely mechanical. The bullish % is the number of stocks on �buy� signals compared to the total for the groups. When most stocks are on sell signals, the bullish % is low. It is a positive sign when the bull % begins to improve. It is negative when the bull % turns down from highs. We also consider whether the P&F chart is in an up or down column. If the bullish % is on a P&F buy signal and in an up column, it is long term and short term bullish. If the P&F chart is on a buy signal and in a down column, it is long term bullish, but short term bearish. If the P&F chart is on a sell signal and in a down column, it is long and short term bearish. If the P&F chart is on a sell signal and in an up column, it is long term bearish, but short term bullish.

% 10 Week Moving Averages
� this indicator reflects the percentage of individual shares in a group above their own 10 week moving average. The fewer the number of component stocks per sector or market, the more volatile the indicator. It uses overbought (70% & higher) and oversold (30% & lower) as target levels for rallies and declines. Reversals from overbought or oversold that break those levels are strong calls for action, with a stronger indication if a p&f signal is shown.

% 30 Week Moving Averages
� this indicator calculates the percentage of stocks in a given area that are above their own 30 week moving average. This gives an indication of medium to longer term overbought (above 68%) or oversold (below 32%) conditions, and always trails the % 10-wk MA in movement. Like the 10-week, the best action is when the indicator moves up from below 30% as this is a longer term sign that the market is ready to begin a sustainable advance. Conversely, the market becomes bearish when it moves down below 70%, signalling that the market is ready for a significant down move.

% Relative Strength
� this indicator measures the % of stocks with positive relative strength against the S&P500 index i.e. the number of shares that are in outperforming trends
 
US VOLUME INDICATORS
These indicators are constructed using the total number shares traded daily to compile a cumulative total that is plotted on a p&f chart. Each day's direction (whether to add or subtract to that day's volume) can be determined by any number of factors. We plot two charts each for the NYSE and NASDAQ. We plot one chart using the daily breath [up or down] as a determinate, and secondly we use the change in the DJIA and NASDAQ Composite (up or down at the close). The plotted OBV charts show p&f buy and sell signals and are used to confirm other indicators, adding weight when the signals match up.

NYSE OBV (by DJIA):
Updated daily; cumulative total of NYSE volume using the DJIA Close (positive or negative) to determine whether to add or subtract that day's volume.

NYSE & NASDAQ OBV (by breadth):
Updated daily; cumulative total of NYSE & NASDAQ volume using the day's breadth reading (positive or negative) to determine whether to add or subtract that day's volume.

NASDAQ OBV (by Composite):
Updated daily; cumulative total of NASDAQ volume using the day's NASDAQ Composite close (positive or negative) to determine whether to add or subtract that day's volume.

NYSE 10 day Up/Down Volume
: Updated daily; a 10-day moving average of NYSE upside volume divided by the total upside and downside volume.

NYSE Money-Flow:
Updated weekly; money moving into or out of stocks, based upon dollar value of shares traded on the upside and the downside, weighted to most recent action.
 
US HIGH/LOW INDICATORS
These ratios give daily comparisons of upside breadth and volume, compared to total �up and down� of each. They are plotted on a 1-point p&f chart that allows for faster movement. They do NOT achieve traditional overbought or oversold levels, and we observe reversals from prior top and bottom levels. The reversals from extremes are NOT tradable by themselves, but provide early clues of potential reversals areas. When they are confirmed by the Short Term Composite, there should be a tradable reaction.

NYSE, NASDAQ & ASE High Low:
Updated daily; a ratio of the number of NYSE, NASDAQ & ASE stocks showing new 52-week highs divided by the sum of the total new highs and new lows, smoothed using a 10-day moving average.
 
NYSE Weekly High Low: Updated weekly; a ratio of the number of NYSE stocks showing new 52-week highs in a Monday-Friday week, divided by the sum of the total new highs and new lows, smoothed using a 10-week moving average. Used for confirmation of the daily figure.
 
Bond High Low: Updated daily; a ratio of the number of NYSE Corporate Bonds showing new 52-week highs divided by the sum of the total new highs and new lows, smoothed using a 10-day moving average.

US ADVANCE/DECLINE INDICATORS
Each day, the number of declining stocks is subtracted from the number of advancing stocks for each exchange, with the result is added to the prior day's total. This yields a running, cumulative total that we plot on p&f charts. A short term momentum signal is also derived by comparing the current figure and that show 10 sessions ago. Positive momentum is shown if it is above, negative momentum if it is below, BUT at least two consecutive sessions are needed in the opposite direction to indicate a shift.
 
NYSE 10 Day Adv/Dec: Updated daily; a ratio of the number of NYSE advancing stocks divided by the total advancing and declining, smoothed using a 10-day moving average.
 
NYSE & NASDAQ Cum Adv/Dec: Updated daily; the cumulative total of the number of advancing stocks less the number of declining NYSE & NASDAQ stocks. A short term momentum signal is derived by comparing the current figure with that shown 10 sessions ago.

INVESTORS INTELLIGENCE'S PROPRIETARY COMPOSITE INDICATORS
The II Short Term Composite Indicator: this is a proprietary indicator generated from scores awarded to 29 market indicators (unweighted) and is only concerned with the most recent action. The Indicator oscillates between values of 0 and 100 and provides the first indication of short term moves. Typically, it detects potential up moves from �oversold� readings and down moves from overbought readings. Confirmation from the NYSE % 10-wk indicates a broadly tradable move, otherwise it is for the very short term.

The II Sector Sum Indicator:
this is a proprietary indicator that scores the daily status of 45 Broad Industry Bullish % charts, each designated a possible value of -1 to +1. The ranking depends on chart status (+1 bull confirm or correction; +0.5 bull alert; 0 bull top; -0.5 bear alert; -1 bear confirm or correction). The sum is plotted on a 1-pt/box p&f chart. It generates early warnings of trend change from extreme readings. While on a buy or sell from extremes, reversals up or down will confirm short term potential moves in the opposite direction, already signalled by the short term composite.

The II Long Term Composite Indicator:
this is a proprietary indicator generated from the scores awarded to over forty indicators. These indicators have been selected across a wide range of disciplines covering index trends, breadth, sentiment, money-flow and financial/economic factors. The scores awarded to each indicator are weighted to create an indicator that generates signals at market extremes i.e. buy signals at market bottoms and sell signals at market tops. It became apparent to us that we needed to apply more emphasis on leading indicators and therefore weightings are dependent on each indicator's predictive value rather than its trend following capability.
    
  Value Change
Short-term Composite37.90-13.80
Daily P&F Moves1138n/a
Daily P&F Breakouts (Bulls)28-42
Daily P&F Breakouts (Bears)73+17
NYSE High Low89.99-2.66
NYSE 10-Week MA65.09+5.15
NYSE Bullish %50.85-0.28
Sector Sum5.00+1.00
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