Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024
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DOW 38584.52 -43.47 (-0.11%) | NASDAQ 15587.3 -188.35 (-1.19%) | S&P 500 4974.46 -31.11 (-0.62%)

Time of Screening : 2/20/2024 12:06:47 PM Report Released : 2/20/2024 12:28:47 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
ACU - AMEX - HEALTH SERVICES - Medical Instruments & Supplies Acme United Corp	$47.66	-1.94 -3.91%	$49.87	$50.99	-6.53%	20,137 105.98%	19,000
Most Recent Note for ACU - 2/20/2024 12:07:41 PM Consolidating near its all-time high. Reported improved quarterly earnings in the 3 latest comparisons through Sep '23 but with subpar sales revenues growth. Annual earnings (A criteria) history had a big downturn in FY '22, not a match with the fundamental guidelines of the fact-based investment system.
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CAMT - NASDAQ - ELECTRONICS - Scientific & Technical Instrum Camtek Ltd	$82.42	-5.35 -6.10%	$87.14	$89.65	-8.06%	545,974 128.77%	424,000
Most Recent Note for CAMT - 2/20/2024 12:09:10 PM Retreating from its 52-week high with today's volume-driven loss. Fundamental concerns remain after it reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +14% on +8% sales revenues versus the year ago period.
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ELMD - AMEX - Medical-Systems/Equip Electromed Inc	$14.63	+0.89 6.48%	$16.06	$14.60	0.21%	62,925 314.63%	20,000
Most Recent Note for ELMD - 2/20/2024 12:10:00 PM Powering to a new 52-week high with heavy volume behind today's 5th consecutive gain. Recent quarterly comparisons through Dec'23 have been well above the fact-based system's +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings (A criteria) history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's fundamental guidelines.
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FLR - NYSE - MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - Heavy Construction Fluor Corp	$38.01	-4.09 -9.71%	$40.55	$43.24	-12.11%	2,285,853 137.29%	1,665,000
Most Recent Note for FLR - 2/20/2024 12:11:46 PM Gapped down retreating from its 52-week high with today's volume-driven loss violting itsa 50 DMA line. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +58% on +3% sales revenues versus the year-ago period, its 5th strong quarterly earniongs comparison. Annual earnings have been up and down (A criteria) and fundamental concerns remain.
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FONR - NASDAQ - HEALTH SERVICES - Medical Appliances & Equipment Fonar Corp	$24.05	+1.02 4.43%	$24.05	$23.18	3.75%	33,193 195.25%	17,000
Most Recent Note for FONR - 2/20/2024 12:12:47 PM Reported earnings +69% on +5% sales revenues for the Dec '23 quarter. Fundamental concerns remain. Prior quarterly earnings (C criteria) history and sales revenues growth is not a good match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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HTGC - NYSE - FINANCIAL SERVICES - Closed-End Fund - Debt Hercules Tech Growth Cap	$18.50	-0.11 -0.56%	$18.61	$18.65	-0.83%	687,047 78.16%	879,000
Most Recent Note for HTGC - 2/20/2024 12:14:43 PM Perched at its 52-week high following 3 volume-driven gains. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +19% on +22% sales revenues versus the year ago period, brewking a streak of 4 consecutive quarterly comparisons above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings history (A criteria) has not been strong and steady, not a good match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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IHG - NYSE - LEISURE - Lodging Intercontinental Hotels	$106.07	+8.31 8.50%	$106.89	$98.40	7.79%	292,134 198.73%	147,000
Most Recent Note for IHG - 2/20/2024 12:16:10 PM Made steady progress and gapped up today hitting another new all-time high. Reported earnings +22% on +14% sales revenues for the quarters ended Sep 30th and Dec 31st, 2023 versus the year ago periods. Prior quarterly comparisons were well above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings history (A criteria) included a big downturn in FY '20.
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INFA - NASDAQ - COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES - Business Software & Services Informatica Corp	$31.63	-2.46 -7.22%	$32.88	$36.00	-12.14%	1,332,649 114.49%	1,164,000
Most Recent Note for INFA - 2/20/2024 12:17:05 PM Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +33% on +12% sales revenues versus the year-ago period, its 2nd strong quarter. Gapped down today retreating from a new 52-week high hit last week. No resistance remaining due to overhead supply. Prior quarterly comparisons were subpar and fundamental concerns remain.
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MA - NYSE - Finance-CrdtCard/PmtPr Mastercard Inc Cl A	$454.48	-13.65 -2.92%	$455.85	$474.17	-4.15%	1,962,920 78.80%	2,491,000
Most Recent Note for MA - 2/20/2024 12:18:36 PM Gapped down today pulling back from its all-time high. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +20% on +13% sales revenues versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons were not strong and steady above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings (A criteria) had a downturn in FY '20.
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MCY - NYSE - INSURANCE - Property & Casualty Insurance Mercury General Corp	$51.51	+0.84 1.66%	$52.42	$51.11	0.78%	225,202 119.15%	189,000
Most Recent Note for MCY - 2/20/2024 12:19:41 PM Hitting a new 52-week high with today's 4th consecutive volume-driven gain. Fundamental concerns remain.
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NVDA - NASDAQ - ELECTRONICS - Semiconductor - Specialized Nvidia Corp	$685.04	-41.09 -5.66%	$719.56	$746.11	-8.18%	37,240,391 84.13%	44,263,000
Most Recent Note for NVDA - 2/20/2024 12:21:00 PM Retreating from its all-time high with today's 3rd consecutive volume-driven loss. Reported Oct '23 quarterly earnings +593% on +206% sales revenues versus the year ago period, its 2nd very strong quarter. Prior 3 quarterly comparisons were down from the year-ago periods. Annual earnings (A criteria) history has been up and down, noted as a flaw with regard to the fact-based investment system's guidelines. Completed the Mellanox Technologies (MLNX) acquisition on 4/27/20.
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SPXC - NYSE - Machinery-Gen Industrial S P X Corp	$108.39	-1.98 -1.79%	$110.37	$111.04	-2.39%	185,000 92.96%	199,000
Most Recent Note for SPXC - 2/20/2024 12:24:22 PM Extended from any sound base. Reported earnings +31% on +21% sales revenues for the Sep '23 quarter versus the year ago period, its 6th strong quarterly earnings comparison above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings had a downturn in FY '20 like many companies during the pandemic.
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TRAK - NASDAQ - COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES - Technical & System Software DealerTrack Technologies	$12.90	+0.48 3.82%	$12.96	$12.75	1.14%	51,255 77.66%	66,000
Most Recent Note for TRAK - 2/20/2024 12:25:14 PM Hitting new multi-year highs. Near-term support is its 50 DMA line ($11.32) which acted as support during prior consolidations. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +17% on +9% sales revenues versus the year-ago period. Prior quarterly and annual earnings history and sales revenues growth rate is not a match with the fact-based investment system's fundamental guidelines.
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TTD - NASDAQ - Comml Svcs-Advertising The Trade Desk Inc Cl A	$81.97	-6.96 -7.83%	$86.46	$94.00	-12.80%	5,720,770 111.62%	5,125,000
Most Recent Note for TTD - 2/20/2024 12:27:04 PM Gapped down today abruptly retreating after hitting a new 52-week high on the prior session. Fundamental concerns remain. Reported Dec '23 quarterly earnings +8% on +23% sales revenues versus the year-ago period. Two of the 4 latest quarterly comparisons showed earnings increases above the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria) versus the year ago period. Went through a deep consolidation since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 1/04/22.
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VRT - NYSE - Electrical-Power/Equipmt Vertiv Holdings Llc	$61.61	-1.36 -2.16%	$62.55	$65.56	-6.03%	4,544,732 78.24%	5,809,000
Most Recent Note for VRT - 2/20/2024 12:28:41 PM Perched near its all-time high. Showed strong quarterly earnings increases through Dec '23 versus the year-ago periods. Limited history is a concern. Annual earnings history has been up and down.
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