Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 2024
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DOW 38032.92 127.47 (0.34%) | NASDAQ 15589.64 163.7 (1.06%) | S&P 500 4898.23 33.63 (0.69%)

Time of Screening : 1/24/2024 12:21:12 PM Report Released : 1/24/2024 12:50:31 PM
Price is: Above 52W High and Less Than 52W High but within 15% of the 52 Week High
Volume Is: At least 75% of 50 Day Average at the time of the screening.
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Symbol - Exchange - Industry Group Company Name	Last	Chg	Day High	52 WK Hi	% From Hi	Volume % DAV	DAV
ASML - NASDAQ - ELECTRONICS - Semiconductor Equipment & Mate A S M L Holding N.V. NY	$857.63	+79.24 10.18%	$858.40	$778.67	10.14%	4,379,376 494.84%	885,000
Most Recent Note for ASML - 1/24/2024 12:22:28 PM Found support at its 50 DMA line and rallied to hit a new 52-week high then gapped up today for a 6th consecutive volume-driven gain. Reported Sep '23 quarterly earnings +21% on +25% sales revenues versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly earnings increases have not been strong and steady above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Went through a long choppy consolidation since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 10/01/21.
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CFB - NASDAQ - Banks-Midwest Crossfirst Bankshares	$14.71	+1.11 8.16%	$14.95	$14.66	0.34%	223,030 154.88%	144,000
Most Recent Note for CFB - 1/24/2024 12:24:07 PM Hit a new 52-week high with today's gap up and 5th consecutive volume-driven gain. Fundamental concerns remain.
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DDOG - NASDAQ - Computer Sftwr-Enterprse Datadog Inc	$124.54	-4.47 -3.46%	$130.50	$136.08	-8.48%	4,876,630 134.94%	3,614,000
Most Recent Note for DDOG - 1/24/2024 12:25:48 PM Retreating from its 52-week high with today's 2nd consecutive volume-driven loss. Faces some resistance due to old overhead supply up to the $184 level. Patient investors may watch for a new base or secondary buy point to possibly develop in the weeks ahead. Reported Sep '23 quarterly earnings +96% on +25% sales revenues versus the year-ago period, and 3 of the 4 latest quarterly comparisons were well above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Its annual earnings (A criteria) history has been strong since completing its $27 IPO on 9/19/19.
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DSGX - NASDAQ - COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES - Business Software & Services Descartes Systems Group	$90.00	+0.94 1.05%	$92.86	$89.29	0.79%	186,577 107.85%	173,000
Most Recent Note for DSGX - 1/24/2024 12:26:40 PM Gapped up today for 5th consecutive gain backed by ever-increasing volume and hitting another new 52-week high. Reported Oct '23 quarterly earnings +0% on +19% sales revenues versus the year-ago period. Prior quarterly earnings growth has not been strong and steady above the +25% minimum (C criteria).
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EWBC - NASDAQ - BANKING - Regional - Pacific Banks East West Bancorp Inc	$76.51	+2.83 3.84%	$76.88	$80.98	-5.52%	1,198,591 113.93%	1,052,000
Most Recent Note for EWBC - 1/24/2024 12:27:48 PM Perched near its 52-week high. Reported earnings -15% on -2% sales revenues for the Dec '23 quarter versus the year ago period. Fundamentals are not a good match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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ISRG - NASDAQ - HEALTH SERVICES - Medical Appliances & Equipment Intuitive Surgical Inc	$366.43	-4.98 -1.34%	$384.00	$379.39	-3.42%	2,688,407 159.45%	1,686,000
Most Recent Note for ISRG - 1/24/2024 12:32:25 PM Reversed into the red after hitting another new all-time high today. Made gradual progress since noted with caution in the 11/17/23 mid-day report. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +30% on +17% sales revenues versus the year-ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons were not strong and steady above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Went through a deep consolidation from its high hit after a 3:1 share split effective 10/05/21. Annual earnings (A criteria) history has been up and down.
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JHX - NYSE - MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - Cement James Hardie Ind Plc Adr	$36.26	-1.05 -2.80%	$37.27	$39.01	-7.06%	290,898 501.55%	58,000
Most Recent Note for JHX - 1/24/2024 12:34:03 PM This Ireland-based cement firm is retreating from its 52-week high toward its 50 DMA line with today's volume-driven loss. Steadily rallied after clearing its Aug '23 high with volume-driven gains. Noted in prior mid-day reports with caution - "Reported earnings +5% on +0% sales revenues for the Sep '23 quarter versus the year ago period, its 6th consecutive quarterly comparison well below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria)."
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LOGI - NASDAQ - COMPUTER HARDWARE - Computer Peripherals Logitech Intl Sa	$87.16	+2.30 2.71%	$87.65	$96.66	-9.83%	420,637 109.83%	383,000
Most Recent Note for LOGI - 1/24/2024 12:35:12 PM Gapped down on the prior session violating its 50 DMA line, abruptly retreating from its 52-week high. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +34% on -1% sales revenues versus the year ago period. Fundamentals deteriorated and it went through a deep consolidation since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 8/03/21 when noted with caution.
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LRN - NYSE - Consumer Svcs-Education Stride Inc	$62.20	+0.11 0.18%	$69.70	$63.83	-2.55%	1,127,319 186.33%	605,000
Most Recent Note for LRN - 1/24/2024 12:42:53 PM Hitting another new all-time high with today's 10th consecutive volume-driven gain, but churning without making meaningful price progress, action indicative of distributional pressure. Found support near its 50 DMA line while consolidating. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +29% on +10% sales revenues verus the year ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons were above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings (A criteria) history has been strong after a downturn in FY '20.
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NFLX - NASDAQ - SPECIALTY RETAIL - Music & Video Stores Netflix Inc	$550.95	+58.76 11.94%	$562.50	$503.41	9.44%	18,313,376 436.34%	4,197,000
Most Recent Note for NFLX - 1/24/2024 12:44:30 PM Gapped up today hitting a new 52-week high after consolidating above its 50 DMA line. Reported very strong Dec '23 quarterly earnings on +12% sales revenues versus the year ago period. Prior mid-day reports noted - "Through the Sep '23 quarter its earnings increases have been below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria), not a match with the winning models of the fact-based investment system. Annual earnings (A criteria) history had a downturn in FY '22. It was dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 10/30/20."
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NOW - NYSE - Computer Sftwr-Enterprse Servicenow Inc	$771.29	+17.87 2.37%	$775.10	$766.81	0.58%	908,258 84.49%	1,075,000
Most Recent Note for NOW - 1/24/2024 12:44:52 PM Extended from any sound base and hitting new all-time highs with today's 5th consecutive gain. Patient investors may watch for a new base or secondary buy point to possibly develop and be noted in the weeks ahead. Reported Sep '23 quarterly earnings +49% on +25% sales revenues versus the year-ago period, its 5th quarterly comparison above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) of the fact-based investment system. Went through a deep consolidation since noted with caution in the 10/28/21 mid-day report near its all-time high.
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NS - NYSE - ENERGY - Oil &; Gas Pipelines Nustar Energy Lp	$21.36	+0.32 1.50%	$21.44	$21.52	-0.77%	661,633 79.52%	832,000
Most Recent Note for NS - 1/24/2024 12:45:43 PM Gapped up on 1/22/24 and powered to a new 52-week high on M&A news. Sales revenues growth has been subpar. Quarterly and annual earnings (C and A criteria) history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's fundamental guidelines.
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SAP - NYSE - COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES - Application Software S A P Ag Adr	$175.58	+12.20 7.47%	$175.79	$163.73	7.24%	1,177,380 156.98%	750,000
Most Recent Note for SAP - 1/24/2024 12:48:01 PM Gapped up today hitting a new all-time high. Found support at its 50 DMA line during the recent consolidation. Reported earnings +48% on +8% sales revenues for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons were below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings (A criteria) had a big doiwnturn in FY '22. It also has a huge supply of 1.17 billion shares outstanding (S criteria), making it less likely to be a good sprinter.
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SMCI - NASDAQ - COMPUTER HARDWARE - Networking &; Communication Dev Super Micro Computer Inc	$483.15	+25.77 5.63%	$489.31	$485.86	-0.56%	5,930,903 145.26%	4,083,000
Most Recent Note for SMCI - 1/24/2024 12:50:23 PM Powered to new all-time highs with 4 consecutive volume-driven gains. Recently rallied from its 50 DMA line. Noted in prior mid-day reports - "Reported Sep '23 quarterly earnings +0% on +14% sales revenues versus the year-ago period. Two of the 3 latest quarterly earnings increases were well below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Its annual earnings history (A criteria) had a downturn in FY '21."
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