Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2014
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Time of Screening : 1/29/2014 2:06:13 PM Report Released : 1/29/2014 2:49:22 PM
Price is: Above 52W High and Less Than 52W High but within 10% of the 52 Week High
Volume Is: At least 100% 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
SILC - NASDAQ Silicom Ltd	$61.94	+0.16 0.26%	$62.24	52,406 152.34% of 50 DAV 50 DAV is 34,400	$63.91 -3.08%	12/23/2013	$44.62	PP = $46.25 MB = $48.56
Most Recent Note - 1/29/2014 2:40:53 PM G - Hovering near its 52-week high today, extended from any sound base. Stubbornly holding its ground since a considerable gap up on 1/23/14 after reporting earnings +92% on +52% sales for the Dec '13 quarter, beating consensus estimates. >>> The latest Featured Stock Update with an annotated graph appeared on 1/23/2014. Click here.
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Symbol - Exchange - Industry Group Company Name	Last	Chg	Day High	52 WK Hi	% From Hi	Volume % DAV	DAV
BABY - NASDAQ - HEALTH SERVICES - Medical Appliances & Equipment Natus Medical Inc	$25.85	+1.76 7.30%	$26.87	$26.47	-2.35%	983,668 255.90%	384,400
Most Recent Note for BABY - 1/29/2014 2:08:53 PM Today's considerable volume-driven gain helped it hit another new 52-week high, rallying from support at its 50 DMA line which acted as support throughout its ascent since a considerable "breakaway gap" on 10/24/13. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "The 5 latest quarterly comparisons through Sep '13 showed earnings increases above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). Its up and down annual earnings (A criteria) history is cause for concern. It survived but failed to impress since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 10/07/08."
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BIIB - NASDAQ - DRUGS - Biotechnology Biogen Idec Inc	$318.23	+12.58 4.12%	$318.23	$315.38	0.90%	1,304,171 102.65%	1,270,500
Most Recent Note for BIIB - 1/29/2014 2:11:16 PM Hitting new 52-week and all-time highs today. Found support above its 50 DMA line during its consolidation after a "breakaway gap" when last noted with caution on 11/25/13 mid-day report - "Reported earnings +23% on +32% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter, below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria) following 2 stronger quarterly earnings comparisons, however sales revenues increases have shown encouraging acceleration. Its annual earnings (A criteria) history has been good. Its current Up/Down Volume Ratio of 1.6 is an unbiased indication its shares have been under accumulation over the past 50 days, however it is already owned by 1,770 top-rated mutual funds."
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CFX - NYSE - MANUFACTURING - Diversified Machinery Colfax Corp	$61.35	-1.09 -1.75%	$62.09	$65.64	-6.54%	733,919 235.38%	311,800
Most Recent Note for CFX - 1/29/2014 2:13:07 PM Encountering distributional pressure with today's 3rd loss with above average volume in the span of 4 sessions, testing support at its 50 DMA line. Made gradual progress since last noted with caution in the 10/09/13 mid-day report - "Completed a new Public Offering on 5/07/13. Reported earnings +60% on +3% sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 versus the year ago period, however quarterly earnings increases were below the +25% minimum guideline in 2 of the 3 prior comparisons. Downward turn in FY '09 and FY '10 earnings (A criteria) was previously noted as a concern."
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CLFD - NASDAQ - TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Cables / Satalite Equipment Clearfield Inc	$23.42	+0.54 2.36%	$23.84	$22.97	1.96%	181,356 208.94%	86,800
Most Recent Note for CLFD - 1/29/2014 2:14:10 PM Hitting yet another new 52-week high with today's 3rd consecutive volume-driven gain. Recently found support at its 50 DMA line. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "Quarterly and annual earnings (C and A criteria) history is not a match with the fact-based system's fundamental guidelines."
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EFII - NASDAQ - WHOLESALE - Computers Wholesale Electronics For Imaging	$42.67	+1.79 4.38%	$43.88	$41.96	1.69%	751,010 208.15%	360,800
Most Recent Note for EFII - 1/29/2014 2:17:14 PM Powering to another new 52-week high with today's gap up and considerable volume-driven gain. Reported earnings +17% on +13% sales revenues for the Dec '13 quarter, below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria). Found support at its 50 DMA line and made additional progress after prior mid-day reports cautioned - "Reported earnings +39% on +16% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter, and it has earned high ranks. Fundamentally, earnings have not been strong and steady enough to meet the fact-based investment system guidelines (C and A criteria)."
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FLS - NYSE - MANUFACTURING - Diversified Machinery Flowserve Corp	$72.83	-1.19 -1.61%	$73.31	$78.89	-7.68%	1,250,739 117.10%	1,068,100
Most Recent Note for FLS - 1/29/2014 2:18:16 PM Slumped below its 50 DMA line with recent volume-driven losses. Last noted with caution in the 12/11/13 mid-day report - "Fundamentals are not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria). It survived but failed to impress since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 9/04/08."
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GIII - NASDAQ - CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - Textile - Apparel Footwear G Iii Apparel Group Inc	$69.34	-1.15 -1.63%	$70.74	$74.88	-7.40%	340,610 117.21%	290,600
Most Recent Note for GIII - 1/29/2014 2:21:36 PM Perched -7.5% off its 52-week high, consolidating above its 50 DMA line. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - " Found support at its 50 DMA line while making gradual progress. Reported earnings +19% on +23% sales revenues for the Oct '13 quarter and fundamental concerns remain. Earnings history has been erratic and below guidelines of the fact-based investment system."
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GNTX - NASDAQ - AUTOMOTIVE - Auto Parts Gentex Corp	$32.87	-0.48 -1.44%	$33.45	$34.41	-4.48%	1,543,237 170.07%	907,400
Most Recent Note for GNTX - 1/29/2014 2:26:27 PM After reporting Dec '13 earnings it gapped down today and undercut it 50 DMA line then promptly rebounded from early lows. Reported earnings +31% on +8% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "Quarterly sales revenues and earnings increases have not been a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines. Consolidating above prior highs in the $25* area."*
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HBI - NYSE - Apparel-Clothing Mfg Hanesbrands Inc	$64.97	+0.80 1.25%	$65.25	$71.80	-9.51%	713,235 130.82%	545,200
Most Recent Note for HBI - 1/29/2014 2:27:00 PM Slumped below its 50 DMA line while during its consolidation since noted with caution in the 12/06/13 mid-day report. Reported earnings +11% on -2% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter. A 10/31/13 'breakaway gap' for a new 52-week high may have interested purely technical traders, however it was repeatedly noted with caution in prior mid-day reports -"Earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria)."
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IEX - NYSE - MANUFACTURING - Diversified Machinery Idex Corp	$69.88	+0.36 0.52%	$70.21	$74.53	-6.24%	337,911 103.31%	327,100
Most Recent Note for IEX - 1/29/2014 2:28:40 PM Violated its 50 DMA line with recent volume-driven losses, pulling back from its 52-week high. Last noted with caution in the 10/04/13 mid-day report - "Quarterly earnings increases have been below the +25% guideline in the last 7 comparisons, missing the C criteria. The downturn in FY '09 earnings and erratic annual earnings (A criteria) history is a concern."
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ILMN - NASDAQ - DRUGS - Biotechnology Illumina Inc	$148.83	+4.30 2.98%	$154.99	$148.48	0.24%	2,962,684 205.58%	1,441,100
Most Recent Note for ILMN - 1/29/2014 2:30:14 PM Hitting yet another new 52-week high today. Held its ground stubbornly following an impressive spurt of considerable volume-driven gains. Reported earnings +7% on +25% sales for the Dec '13 quarter, its 3rd consecutive quarterly comparison below the +25% minimum earnings growth guideline (C criteria). Fundamental concerns remain, as when noted in prior mid-day reports with caution - "Quarterly and annual earnings history (C and A criteria) remains a concern. Sales revenues and earnings growth slumped below guidelines after it was dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 6/17/09. It had just been featured in the May 2009 issue of CANSLIM.net News (read here)."
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KEX - NYSE - TRANSPORTATION - Shipping Kirby Corp	$98.96	-1.02 -1.02%	$101.00	$103.89	-4.75%	324,310 121.60%	266,700
Most Recent Note for KEX - 1/29/2014 2:31:37 PM Still consolidating above its 50 DMA line which acted as support on prior pullbacks. The 1/27/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Reported earnings +19% on +6% sales revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly comparisons showed sub par sales and earnings results and its annual earnings (A criteria) history is not a match with the winning models of the fact-based system. It survived but failed to impress since it was dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 6/12/2008. Traded up as much as +21.5% after first featured at $50.74 in the 3/18/08 Mid-Day BreakOuts Report (read here)."
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LPLA - NASDAQ - Finance-Invest Bnk/Bkrs L P L Financial Holdings	$53.35	-0.35 -0.65%	$53.49	$54.91	-2.84%	640,193 109.17%	586,400
Most Recent Note for LPLA - 1/29/2014 2:32:45 PM Hovering near its all-time high, enduring distributional pressure after an impressive streak of 15 consecutive gains. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - "Reported earnings +19% on +16% sales revenues for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2013 versus the year ago period. Prior quarters were also below the +25% minimum earnings guideline (C criteria)."
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LUV - NYSE - TRANSPORTATION - Regional Airlines Southwest Airlines Co	$20.66	-0.65 -3.05%	$21.57	$22.10	-6.52%	7,266,087 105.27%	6,902,100
Most Recent Note for LUV - 1/29/2014 2:34:37 PM Enduring distributional pressure recently and retreating from its 52-week high. The 1/23/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Extended from any sound base. Reported earnings +267% on +6% sales revenues for the Dec '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Earnings history is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines (C and A criteria)."
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MNRO - NASDAQ - RETAIL - Auto Parts and Sercices Monro Muffler Brake	$55.30	+0.32 0.58%	$55.91	$58.00	-4.66%	463,074 206.09%	224,700
Most Recent Note for MNRO - 1/29/2014 2:35:53 PM Making its 2nd consecutive mid-day report appearance perched within striking distance of its all-time high with no resistance remaining due to overhead supply. The 1/28/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Reported earnings +27% on +14% sales revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 versus the year ago period, marking its first earnings increase by more than the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria) since Mar '12. Not a good match, fundamentally, with the investment system's winning models."
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PNR - NYSE - MANUFACTURING - Diversified Machinery Pentair Ltd	$74.74	-0.06 -0.08%	$75.72	$78.18	-4.40%	1,353,890 141.24%	958,600
Most Recent Note for PNR - 1/29/2014 2:37:37 PM Consolidating above its 50 DMA line and making its 2nd consecutive mid-day report appearance, it found prompt support after considerable volume-driven losses. Reported earnings +83% on +9% sales for the Dec '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. The 1/13/14 mid-day report cautioned members - "Reported earnings +34%* on +11% sales for the Sep '13 quarter but prior earnings and sales revenues history has been below guidelines of the fact-based investment system (C and A criteria)."*
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POL - NYSE - CHEMICALS - Synthetics Polyone Corp	$34.78	+1.13 3.36%	$35.99	$35.77	-2.77%	1,441,796 301.00%	479,000
Most Recent Note for POL - 1/29/2014 2:39:45 PM Found support at its 50 DMA line and rallied to touch a new 52-week high today with a considerable volume-driven gain. Reported earnings +44% on +42% sales revenues for the Dec '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Prior earnings history for this Chemicals - Plastics firm is not a match with the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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SMCI - NASDAQ - COMPUTER HARDWARE - Networking &; Communication Dev Super Micro Computer Inc	$21.45	-0.46 -2.10%	$22.25	$23.54	-8.88%	283,562 102.89%	275,600
Most Recent Note for SMCI - 1/29/2014 2:41:54 PM Still consolidating near its 52-week high following a considerable 1/22/14 gap up gain on heavy volume. Reported earnings +94% on +22% sales revenues for the Dec '13 quarter but fundamental concerns remain. Prior mid-day reports cautioned - "Reported earnings +214%* on +14% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Annual earnings history (A criteria) has been up and down."*
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TARO - NYSE - DRUGS - Drug Manufacturers - Other Taro Pharmaceutical Inds	$103.00	+0.02 0.02%	$103.87	$109.18	-5.66%	41,937 134.41%	31,200
Most Recent Note for TARO - 1/29/2014 2:42:53 PM Making its 3rd consecutive mid-day report appearance consolidating above its 50 DMA line after enduring recent distributional pressure. Prior mid-day reports repeatedly cautioned members - Reported earnings +47% on +28% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter, but fundamental concerns remain. Reported earnings -6% on -4% sales revenues for the Jun '13 quarter, below the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). The Israel-based Medical - Generic Drugs firm faced no resistance due to overhead supply when noted in prior mid-day reports with caution. The number of top-rated funds owning its shares from 2 in Mar '12 to 23 as of Jun '13, a reassuring sign concerning the I criteria."
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UA - NYSE - CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - Textile - Apparel Clothing Under Armour Inc Cl A	$86.16	+0.38 0.44%	$87.53	$88.77	-2.94%	1,074,545 123.97%	866,800
Most Recent Note for UA - 1/29/2014 2:49:11 PM Found support near its 50 DMA line during consolidations in recent months. Slumped back into the previously noted base after wedging higher with gains lacking great volume conviction. No overhead supply remains to act as resistance while perched within close striking distance of its 52-week high. Due to report Dec '13 quarterly results Thursday, January 30, 2014 before the open. Volume and volatility often increase near earnings news. Reported earnings +26% on +26% sales revenues for the Sep '13 quarter. Three of the past 4 quarterly comparisons have shown earnings increases above the +25% minimum guideline (C criteria). It made an impressive rally since a considerable "breakaway gap" on 7/25/13 with heavy volume. Went through a deep consolidation below its 200 DMA line then rebounded and rallied impressively since dropped from the Featured Stocks list on 6/27/12.
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