Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - TUESDAY, JULY 17TH, 2018
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Time of Screening : 7/17/2018 11:43:01 AM Report Released : 7/17/2018 12:23:59 PM
Price is: Above 52W High and Less Than 52W High but within 15% of the 52 Week High
Volume Is: At least 45% of 50 Day Average at the time of the screening.
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Symbol/Exchange Company Name Industry Group	PRICE	CHANGE (%Change)	Day High	Volume (% DAV) (50 DAV)	52 Wk Hi % From Hi	Date Featured	Price Featured	Pivot Point
Symbol/Exchange Company Name Industry Group	PRICE	CHANGE (%Change)	Day High	Volume (% DAV) (50 DAV)	52 Wk Hi % From Hi	Date Featured	Price Featured	Max Buy
NFLX - NASDAQ Netflix Inc	$369.15	-31.33 -7.82%	$369.75	27,679,874 288.12% of 50 DAV 50 DAV is 9,607,000	$423.21 -12.77%	5/24/2018	$348.85	PP = $338.92 MB = $355.87
Most Recent Note - 7/17/2018 12:09:14 PM G - Recovered from early lows near the prior high ($338.82 on 4/18/18) after violating its 50 DMA line ($370.59) with a damaging gap down triggering a technical sell signal. Reported very strong earnings and sales increases for the Jun '18 quarter, however, subscriber growth was below consensus estimates. >>> The latest Featured Stock Update with an annotated graph appeared on 7/13/2018. Click here.
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Symbol - Exchange - Industry Group Company Name	Last	Chg	Day High	52 WK Hi	% From Hi	Volume % DAV	DAV
AMED - NASDAQ - HEALTH SERVICES - Home Health Care Amedisys Inc	$93.75	+0.16 0.17%	$94.21	$95.70	-2.04%	128,431 47.57%	270,000
Most Recent Note for AMED - 7/17/2018 11:44:49 AM Perched near its all-time high, very extended from any sound base. Quarterly earnings increases through Mar '18 have been above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Sub par sales revenues growth remains a concern. Annual earnings history (A criteria) has been improving since a drastic downturn in FY '12-13.
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BRO - NYSE - INSURANCE - Insurance Brokers Brown & Brown Inc	$29.21	+0.20 0.69%	$29.21	$29.02	0.65%	406,460 52.72%	771,000
Most Recent Note for BRO - 7/17/2018 11:47:30 AM Hitting a new 52-week high. Found prompt support near its 50 DMA line during the recent consolidation. Reported earnings +32% on +8% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Prior quarterly earnings were below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Fundamentals are not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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CSX - NYSE - TRANSPORTATION - Railroads C S X Corp	$63.82	-0.18 -0.28%	$64.13	$67.69	-5.72%	2,574,910 57.86%	4,450,000
Most Recent Note for CSX - 7/17/2018 11:49:07 AM Slumping further below its 50 DMA line ($64.43) today after a damaging loss when noted with caution in the prior mid-day report - "Reported earnings +53% on +0% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Prior quarterly and annual earnings history (C and A criteria) has not been strong and steady."
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CUBE - NYSE - Finance-Property REIT Cubesmart	$30.85	-0.65 -2.06%	$31.47	$33.18	-7.02%	782,966 56.21%	1,393,000
Most Recent Note for CUBE - 7/17/2018 11:51:41 AM Reported earnings +8% on +7% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Pulling back below its 50 DMA line ($31.20) after recently challenging its April '16 all-time high. Recently rallying near its 52-week high. Fundamental concerns remain as the firm's prior quarterly earnings increases were below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) and sales revenues growth rate is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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FDEF - NASDAQ - BANKING - Savings & Loans First Defiance Finl	$32.94	-0.70 -2.08%	$33.99	$35.00	-5.89%	35,668 69.94%	51,000
Most Recent Note for FDEF - 7/17/2018 11:53:40 AM There was a "negative reversal" after it touched a new all-time high as a 2:1 split impacted share prices on 7/13/18 and the mid-day report noted - "Reported earnings +42% on +15% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Prior quarterly earnings comparisons were below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria)."
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GSHD - NASDAQ - Insurance-Prop/Cas/Titl Goosehead Insurance Cl A	$27.31	+1.47 5.69%	$27.85	$28.71	-4.88%	102,713 54.63%	188,000
Most Recent Note for GSHD - 7/17/2018 11:55:21 AM Limited history is a concern and it rallied considerably since its $10 IPO on 4/27/18.
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GWW - NYSE - WHOLESALE - Electronics Wholesale Grainger W W Inc	$304.26	+1.34 0.44%	$306.36	$322.34	-5.61%	309,035 50.25%	615,000
Most Recent Note for GWW - 7/17/2018 11:56:20 AM Sputtering below its 50 DMA line ($307.33). Wedged to new all-time highs with gains lacking volume conviction since noted with caution in the 4/25/18 mid-day report - "Reported earnings +45% on +9% sales revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons were below the minimum +25% earnings guideline (C criteria). The annual earnings history for this Retail/Wholesale Building Products firm has been up and down which raises concerns with respect to the A criteria of the fact-based investment system's guidelines."
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HCA - NYSE - HEALTH SERVICES - Hospitals H C A Holdings Inc	$107.98	+1.15 1.08%	$108.14	$108.85	-0.80%	757,844 47.81%	1,585,000
Most Recent Note for HCA - 7/17/2018 11:58:13 AM Found prompt support near its 50 DMA line during the recent consolidation and rebounded near its 52-week high. Reported earnings +34% on +8% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Prior quarterly comparisons were below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Fundamental concerns remain after a downturn in FY '13 earnings hurt its strong annual earnings (A criteria) history. Rallied after paying out multiple Special Dividends late in 2012 and completing Secondary Offerings on 12/12/12, 10/29/13, and 5/21/14. Has a new CEO as of 1/01/14.
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ICLR - NASDAQ - Medical-Research Eqp/Svc ICON plc	$136.96	+0.11 0.08%	$137.32	$140.26	-2.35%	164,923 83.29%	198,000
Most Recent Note for ICLR - 7/17/2018 11:59:29 AM The 7/16/18 mid-day report noted - "Recently wedging to new all-time highs with gains lacking great volume conviction. Reported earnings +10% on +7% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter, and prior quarterly comparisons were below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria) with sub par sales revenues growth. Found support near its 200 DMA line during its consolidation since noted in the 11/10/17 mid-day report - 'Sub par sales revenues growth remains a concern, fundamentally, because it reveals no great demand for new products or services (N criteria). Annual earnings history (A criteria) has been improving after downturn in FY '10 and '11. It was dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 10/06/08.'"
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IRMD - NASDAQ - Medical-Systems/Equip Iradimed Corp	$21.80	-0.50 -2.24%	$22.05	$23.58	-7.55%	16,865 46.85%	36,000
Most Recent Note for IRMD - 7/17/2018 12:01:10 PM Perched near its 52-week high, quietly pulling back following volume-driven gains. The 7/11/18 mid-day report noted - "Reported a big earnings increase on +38% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter, but prior quarterly comparisons were below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Quarterly revenues have been below $10 million, and while growing, they remain rather minuscule. Limited history is a concern while up considerably from its $6 IPO in July '14."
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KL - NYSE - Mining-Gold/Silver/Gems Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd	$22.88	-0.17 -0.74%	$23.33	$23.19	-1.34%	290,161 54.03%	537,000
Most Recent Note for KL - 7/17/2018 12:02:01 PM Perched at its 52-week high, very extended from any sound base. It wedged higher with gains lacking great volume conviction since noted with caution in the 5/15/18 mid-day report - "Limited history is a concern, however quarterly comparisons through Mar '18 have shown strong increases in earnings versus the year ago periods for this Canada-based Mining - Gold/Silver/Gems firm."
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LOAN - NASDAQ - Finance-Commercial Loans Manhattan Bridge Capital	$7.10	-0.15 -2.07%	$7.35	$8.00	-11.25%	41,707 143.82%	29,000
Most Recent Note for LOAN - 7/17/2018 12:03:10 PM Slumping below its 50 DMA line ($7.36) with volume-driven losses this week, retreating from multi-year highs. This thinly-traded Finance - Mortgage REIT reported earnings +20% on +25% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Completed new Public Offerings on 8/09/16, 5/22/15 and Jul 2014. Annual earnings (A criteria) history has been strong after a downturn in FY '11. The Finance - Mortgage REIT industry group has a Group Relative Strength Rating of 62. It has a very small supply of only 5.4 million shares (S criteria) in the public float. The fact-based investment system's guidelines say that low-priced stocks are discouraged from consideration unless all key criteria are solidly satisfied.
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NEOG - NASDAQ - DRUGS - Diagnostic Substances Neogen Corp	$81.84	+1.13 1.39%	$83.95	$84.46	-3.11%	226,256 110.91%	204,000
Most Recent Note for NEOG - 7/17/2018 12:05:50 PM Tested support at its 50 DMA line ($78.28) with early losses and rebounded back near its all-time high. Reported earnings +38% on +11% sales revenues for the Mar '18 quarter. Fundamentals are a concern due to sub par sales revenues and earnings increases below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) in prior quarterly comparisons.
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NOMD - NYSE - Food-Packaged Nomad Foods Ltd	$18.76	+0.37 2.01%	$18.82	$19.81	-5.30%	663,291 53.53%	1,239,000
Most Recent Note for NOMD - 7/17/2018 12:10:47 PM Found support above its 50 DMA line while consolidating near its all-time high. Noted in prior mid-day reports - "Showed improved sales revenues and earnings increases in the Dec '17 and Mar '18 quarters. Prior earnings and sales revenues growth was not strong and steady."
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PLOW - NYSE - Auto/Truck-Tires & Misc Douglas Dynamics Inc	$47.50	+0.25 0.53%	$47.70	$49.50	-4.04%	58,766 83.95%	70,000
Most Recent Note for PLOW - 7/17/2018 12:11:48 PM Perched near its all-time high, consolidating above its 50 DMA line ($46.77). Fundamental concerns remain. Quarterly comparisons through Mar '18 did not have strong and steady earnings increases above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Sub par sales revenues growth remains a concern and its up and down annual earnings history (A criteria) is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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SVBI - NASDAQ - Finance-Savings & Loan Severn Bancorp Inc (Md)	$8.60	+0.00 0.00%	$8.65	$8.80	-2.27%	28,199 148.42%	19,000
Most Recent Note for SVBI - 7/17/2018 12:18:11 PM Sales revenues and earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's fundamental guidelines.
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UNH - NYSE - HEALTH SERVICES - Health Care Plans Unitedhealth Group Inc	$248.35	-8.63 -3.36%	$252.52	$259.01	-4.12%	3,220,180 128.14%	2,513,000
Most Recent Note for UNH - 7/17/2018 12:19:59 PM Gapped down today retreating from its all-time high with a damaging volume-driven loss testing its 50 DMA line ($247) following recent gains lacking great volume conviction. Found support above its 200 DMA line during its latest consolidation. Reported earnings +28% on +12% sales revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly earnings comparisons were not strong and steady above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria).
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USNA - NYSE - DRUGS - Drug Related Products U S A N A Health Science	$110.60	+2.10 1.94%	$110.85	$121.15	-8.71%	105,405 54.90%	192,000
Most Recent Note for USNA - 7/17/2018 12:20:38 PM Recently violated its 50 DMA line ($115) with damaging volume-driven losses, deteriorating after holding its ground many weeks in a tight trading range near its all-time high. Prior mid-day reports cautioned members - "The 2 latest quarterly comparisons through Mar '18 showed earnings increases above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) but prior sales revenues and earnings growth has been sub par."
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VFC - NYSE - CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - Textile - Apparel Clothing V F Corp	$88.52	-0.28 -0.32%	$89.23	$88.99	-0.53%	950,314 47.40%	2,005,000
Most Recent Note for VFC - 7/17/2018 12:22:13 PM Perched at its all-time high today following 7 consecutive gains capped by a big volume-driven gain on the prior session when noted with caution in the mid-day report - "Reported earnings +31% on +22% sales revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly earnings history has not been strong and steady above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) of the fact-based investment system."
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WHD - NYSE - Oil&Gas-Machinery/Equip Cactus Inc	$33.64	+0.37 1.11%	$34.46	$37.50	-10.29%	493,578 80.91%	610,000
Most Recent Note for WHD - 7/17/2018 12:22:52 PM Pulled back near its 50 DMA line after it challenged its 52-week high as it proposed a new Public Offering on 7/09/18. Prior mid-day reports cautioned members - "Limited history is a concern while it has rallied from its $19 IPO on 2/08/18."
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ZTO - NYSE - Transportation-Logistics ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc	$21.94	-0.49 -2.18%	$22.51	$22.67	-3.22%	2,342,920 69.81%	3,356,000
Most Recent Note for ZTO - 7/17/2018 12:23:54 PM Pulling back today after hitting a new all-time high with a big volume-driven gain on the prior session when the mid-day report noted - "Found support at its 50 DMA line during its recent consolidation. Reported strong earnings increases above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) in the Dec '17 and Mar '18 quarters. Concerns remains as prior history is limited, and earnings growth was not strong and steady after its $19.50 IPO in October 2016."
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