Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Wednesday, December 31st, 2014

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 2014
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DOW 17958.54 -24.72 (-0.14%) | NASDAQ 4778.99 1.55 (0.03%) | S&P 500 2080.48 0.13 (0.01%)

Time of Screening : 12/31/2014 12:11:15 PM Report Released : 12/31/2014 12:42:28 PM
Price is: Above 52W High and Less Than 52W High but within 15% of the 52 Week High
Volume Is: At least 40% 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
CFN - NYSE - Medical-Systems/Equip Carefusion Corp	$59.56	+0.16 0.27%	$59.62	$59.51	0.08%	900,618 40.30%	2,235,000
Most Recent Note for CFN - 12/31/2014 12:15:05 PM Reported +14% earnings on +11% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter, below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Holding its ground following a considerable gap up gain with heavy volume on 10/06/14 news Becton, Dickinson signed a $12.2 Billion deal to acquire the company.
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CSTE - NASDAQ - MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - General Building Materials CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd	$59.84	+0.31 0.52%	$59.98	$63.92	-6.38%	100,887 49.70%	203,000
Most Recent Note for CSTE - 12/31/2014 12:16:06 PM Finding support above its 50 DMA line. Noted with caution in prior mid-day reports - "Reported +62% earnings on +31% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter. Completed Secondary Offerings on 4/11/13 and 5/29/14. Fundamental concerns remain as prior earnings increases have not been strong and steady above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria)."
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DFT - NYSE - Finance-Property REIT Dupont Fabros Tech Inc	$33.78	+0.14 0.42%	$34.00	$34.76	-2.82%	419,169 60.23%	696,000
Most Recent Note for DFT - 12/31/2014 12:17:34 PM Hovering near its 52-week and all-time highs with no resistance remaining due to overhead supply, holding its ground since last noted with caution in the 12/17/14 mid-day report - "Reported earnings +18% on +10% sales revenues for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2014 versus the year ago period. Prior comparisons showed stronger earnings above the +25% guideline (C criteria), however this REIT has an up and down annual earnings (A criteria) history."
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FARO - NASDAQ - ELECTRONICS - Scientific & Technical Instrum Faro Technologies Inc	$63.76	+0.40 0.63%	$64.18	$65.63	-2.85%	60,154 44.89%	134,000
Most Recent Note for FARO - 12/31/2014 12:19:24 PM Hovering near its 52-week high following a streak of 7 consecutive gains marked by volume. The 12/26/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Reported earnings +31% on +21% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Quarterly and annual earnings increases (C and A criteria) are not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines."
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HNH - NASDAQ - MANUFACTURING - Metal Fabrication Handy & Harman Ltd	$45.31	-0.90 -1.95%	$47.30	$48.68	-6.92%	17,117 46.26%	37,000
Most Recent Note for HNH - 12/31/2014 12:20:55 PM Hovering near its 52-week high following a spurt of gains. Reported earnings +86% on +10% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter but fundamental concerns remain. Found support at its 50 DMA line and rallied since noted with caution in the 11/13/14 mid-day report - "No resistance remains due to overhead supply. Prior quarters showed sub par sales and earnings increases versus the year earlier. Annual earnings (A criteria) growth has not been strong and steady. Fundamentally below guidelines of the fact-based investment system."
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HSTM - NASDAQ - INTERNET - Internet Service Providers Healthstream Inc	$30.44	+0.92 3.12%	$30.45	$34.64	-12.12%	76,678 47.92%	160,000
Most Recent Note for HSTM - 12/31/2014 12:23:48 PM Reported earnings +44% on +32% sales revenues for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2014 versus the year ago period, but prior quarters were below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria) and fundamental concerns remain. Went through a deep consolidation below its 200 DMA line since last noted with caution in the 10/22/13 mid-day report - "Its annual (A criteria) earnings history included a downturn in FY '10, a flaw with respect to the fact-based investment system's guidelines."
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IPG - NYSE - MEDIA - Advertising Agencies Interpublic Group Of Cos	$21.12	+0.33 1.56%	$21.12	$21.00	0.55%	2,266,566 77.60%	2,921,000
Most Recent Note for IPG - 12/31/2014 12:26:24 PM Hitting a new 52-week high today. Undercut its 200 DMA line during its consolidation then rebounded since last noted with caution in the 7/24/14 mid-day report. Reported earnings +24% on +8% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter. Fundamental concerns remain, as noted in prior mid-day reports - "Prior quarterly sales revenues and earnings comparisons (C criteria) and its annual earnings (A criteria) history has not been strong and steady, so it is fundamentally below guidelines of the fact-based investment system."
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LOAN - NASDAQ - Finance-Commercial Loans Manhattan Bridge Capital	$3.99	+0.03 0.79%	$4.00	$4.10	-2.65%	19,655 44.67%	44,000
Most Recent Note for LOAN - 12/31/2014 12:26:43 PM Repeatedly noted with caution in prior mid-day reports while rallying to a new 52-week high - "Recent quarterly earnings increases through Sep '14 have been above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Annual earnings (A criteria) history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines. 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	$50.19	+1.41 2.89%	$50.38	$50.82	-1.24%	68,616 45.44%	151,000
Most Recent Note for NEOG - 12/31/2014 12:28:18 PM Perched at its 52-week high and near multi-year highs. Following 2 consecutive volume-driven gains the 12/19/14 mid-day report cautioned members- "Fundamentals are a concern due to sub par earnings increases below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) in prior quarterly comparisons and its up and down annual earnings (A criteria) history. It survived but failed to impress since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 1/21/11."
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OCIR - NYSE - Chemicals-Basic O C I Resources LP	$25.63	-0.24 -0.93%	$25.87	$26.19	-2.14%	9,623 45.82%	21,000
Most Recent Note for OCIR - 12/31/2014 12:31:05 PM Reported earnings +136% on +4% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter. Undercut its 200 DMA line then rebounded since last noted with caution in the 8/11/14 mid-day report. Fundamental concerns remain and prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "Sub par sales revenues growth. Prior earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria)."
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OUTR - NASDAQ - Leisure-Movies & Related Outerwall Inc	$75.49	+0.77 1.02%	$76.38	$75.41	0.10%	307,026 53.21%	577,000
Most Recent Note for OUTR - 12/31/2014 12:32:08 PM Hitting a new 52-week high with today's 3rd consecutive gain. Noted with caution in prior mid-day reports - "Reported earnings +29%* on -6% sales revenues for the Sep '14 quarter. Fundamental concerns remain with respect to the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria)."*
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PFBC - NASDAQ - BANKING - Regional - Pacific Banks Preferred Bank Los Angls	$27.64	+0.74 2.75%	$28.14	$27.23	1.51%	17,130 53.53%	32,000
Most Recent Note for PFBC - 12/31/2014 12:33:25 PM Hitting new 52-week highs with today's 5th consecutive gain. Fundamental concerns were repeatedly noted in prior mid-day reports - "Earnings history has been erratic and below the guidelines of the fact-based system."
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RJET - NASDAQ - TRANSPORTATION - Regional Airlines Republic Airways Holdngs	$14.41	+0.43 3.08%	$14.74	$14.00	2.93%	305,056 64.49%	473,000
Most Recent Note for RJET - 12/31/2014 12:35:21 PM Hitting new 52-week and multi-year highs today. Found support near its 50 DMA line during its consolidation since last noted in the 12/01/14 mid-day report with caution - "Sup par sales revenues growth history is below the guidelines. Current earnings per share through Sep '14 have been +25% or more (C criteria) and accelerating in recent quarters. However, quarterly sales should also be up +18-25% or more or accelerating over prior quarters."
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SFS - NYSE - RETAIL - Discount, Variety Stores Smart & Final Stores, Inc	$15.74	-0.79 -4.77%	$16.50	$16.57	-5.00%	126,722 47.64%	266,000
Most Recent Note for SFS - 12/31/2014 12:37:02 PM Pulling back today following a volume-driven gain for a best-ever close on the prior session. Encountered distributional pressure while recently consolidating above its 50 DMA line. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "Limited history and sub par fundamentals. Up from its $12* IPO on 9/24/14."*
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SGBK - NASDAQ - BANKING - Regional - Southeast Banks Stonegate Bank	$29.74	+0.00 0.00%	$29.75	$29.93	-0.63%	13,292 49.23%	27,000
Most Recent Note for SGBK - 12/31/2014 12:40:01 PM Consolidating near its 52-week high with no resistance remaining due to overhead supply. Held its ground and wedged higher since the 12/19/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Reported strong sales revenues and earnings increases for the Jun and Sep '14 quarters. Prior earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines."
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SJW - NYSE - UTILITIES - Water Utilities S J W Corp	$33.18	+0.37 1.13%	$33.70	$33.26	-0.24%	58,331 108.02%	54,000
Most Recent Note for SJW - 12/31/2014 12:41:56 PM Hit another new 52-week high with today's volume-driven gain. Rallied after finding support at its 50 DMA line. Prior mid-day reports cautioned members - "Reported strong Sep '14 quarterly results, but its prior quarterly and annual earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria)."
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