Mid-Day Breakouts Report - Thursday, March 17th, 2011

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MIDDAY BREAKOUTS REPORT - THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2011
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DOW 11762.78 149.48 (1.29%) | NASDAQ 2654.26 37.44 (1.43%) | S&P 500 1273.16 16.28 (1.30%)

Time of Screening : 3/17/2011 11:39:04 AM Report Released : 3/17/2011 12:35:15 PM
Price is: Above 52W High and Less Than 52W High but within 10% of the 52 Week High
Volume Is: At least 57.5% 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
AH - NYSE - HEALTH SERVICES -Healthcare Information Service Accretive Health Inc	$25.20	+0.95 3.92%	$25.29	$25.55	-1.37%	152,178 61.29%	248,300
Most Recent Note for AH - 3/17/2011 11:42:43 AM Perched near its 52-week high, extended from a sound base while up more than +100% from its 5/20/10 IPO at $10 per share. Sales revenues and earnings increases in the December 31, 2010 quarter showed improvement, but its prior earnings history has been below the fact-based investment system's guidelines.
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ARLP - NASDAQ - METALS & MINING - Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Alliance Res Partners Lp	$80.00	+3.33 4.34%	$81.41	$81.41	-1.73%	140,070 123.08%	113,800
Most Recent Note for ARLP - 3/17/2011 11:44:57 AM Gapped up today, rallying for a new 52-week high. The 3/16/11 mid-day report noted - "It found support near its 50 DMA line and continued rising since last noted in the 2/22/11 mid-day report and in the 1/19/11 mid-day report, as that short-term average defines a level where institutional investors tend to accumulate shares when the outlook for a company is still considered favorable. Earlier reports noted - 'This MLP in the Energy - Coal industry has a quarterly and annual earnings history that has not been strong and steady.'"
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BTU - NYSE - METALS & MINING - Industrial Metals & Minerals Peabody Energy Corp	$69.97	+2.30 3.40%	$70.84	$70.84	-1.23%	3,992,282 81.78%	4,881,800
Most Recent Note for BTU - 3/17/2011 11:47:07 AM Gapped up again today, reaching a new high after another brief dip below its 50 DMA line. It was noted on 11/19/10 for "sub par fundamentals". Mentioned in the 3/14/11 market commentary (read here) as coal and solar energy-related companies benefited while investors looked for alternatives. It survived but failed to impress since long-ago noted on 10/26/07 - "Previously featured issue was dropped from the CANSLIM.net Featured Stocks list on 5/22/2006."
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CAT - NYSE - MANUFACTURING - Farm & Construction Machinery Caterpillar Inc	$102.21	+1.81 1.80%	$102.98	$105.86	-3.45%	4,060,426 63.43%	6,401,400
Most Recent Note for CAT - 3/17/2011 11:50:03 AM Goliath company in the Machinery - Construction/Mining industry has been recently finding support near its 50 DMA line. It rallied 5-fold from the March 2009 lows. Prior mid-day reports noted - "Earnings and sales growth in recent quarterly comparisons showed improvement after a drastic downturn in recent years."
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CBI - NYSE - MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - General Contractors Chicago Bridge & Iron Co	$37.61	+1.36 3.75%	$37.72	$38.18	-1.49%	620,541 61.14%	1,014,900
Most Recent Note for CBI - 3/17/2011 11:51:56 AM Small gap up today following a negative reversal on the prior session after touching a new high. Recent mid-day reports at the beginning of March noted - "Perched near its 52-week high after recently finding support near its 50 DMA line. Sales revenues and earnings history are below the investment system's guidelines."
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CRR - NYSE - MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - General Building Materials Carbo Ceramics Inc	$118.14	+0.19 0.16%	$118.50	$128.84	-8.30%	155,969 61.72%	252,700
Most Recent Note for CRR - 3/17/2011 11:54:17 AM Pulled back and found support at its 50 DMA line since last noted in the 3/07/11 mid-day report as it touched a new all-time high - "Healthy action has continued while leadership in the Oil and Gas - Machinery/Equipment group (L criteria) has helped since it appeared in the 1/27/11 mid-day report noted - 'Breaking out from a sound flat base with support at its 50 DMA line. There is no overhead supply to act as resistance. Recent quarterly results showed great earnings and sales increases versus the year ago period. Prior quarterly and annual earnings (A criteria) history is below guidelines.'"
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CSX - NYSE - TRANSPORTATION - Railroads C S X Corp	$76.88	+3.14 4.26%	$77.24	$77.24	-0.47%	2,364,604 66.73%	3,543,700
Most Recent Note for CSX - 3/17/2011 11:57:59 AM Gapped up today and hit a new high. The 3/16/11 mid-day report noted - "Stayed well above its 50 DMA line during its steady rally from September lows near $50 on above its 2008 high ($70) and further. Annual earnings history (A criteria) has not been strong and steady. Long ago, weak technical action prompted its removal from the Featured Stocks list on 7/02/08 after it made limited progress since the 5/01/08 analysis with annotated graph was published (read here). It actually made good progress after it gapped up and was first featured in the 4/16/08 CANSLIM.net Mid-Day BreakOuts Report rising from a '3-weeks tight' type of chart pattern (read here)."
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SF - NYSE - FINANCIAL SERVICES - Investment Brokerage - Regiona Stifel Financial Corp	$70.34	+1.39 2.02%	$70.99	$74.91	-6.10%	191,320 60.32%	317,200
Most Recent Note for SF - 3/17/2011 12:21:09 PM Consolidating above its 50 DMA line, holding its ground while now -5.5% off its 52-week high. Last noted in the 2/18/11 mid-day report and earlier reports - "No resistance remains due to overhead supply. Earnings increased by +56% on +26% sales revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2010 versus the year ago period. Annual earnings (A criteria) history included a downturn in FY '08 and '09 earnings, making it fail to meet the fact-based system's guidelines."
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SINA - NASDAQ - INTERNET - Internet Software & Services Sina Corporation	$89.94	-0.97 -1.07%	$93.90	$98.98	-9.13%	2,263,799 69.95%	3,236,200
Most Recent Note for SINA - 3/17/2011 12:25:40 PM Enduring distributional pressure since touching a new 52-week high when last noted in the 3/14/11 mid-day report while posting a 5th consecutive gain. Its 50 DMA line and recent lows define support to watch. Recent mid-day reports noted - "Earnings increases in recent quarters were above the +25% guideline and yet sales revenues increases have been only in the +10-12% range. Its annual earnings history (A criteria) has been up and down and below guidelines."
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SSYS - NASDAQ - COMPUTER HARDWARE - Computer Peripherals Stratasys Ltd	$45.90	+1.00 2.23%	$46.25	$49.98	-8.16%	150,291 68.53%	219,300
Most Recent Note for SSYS - 3/17/2011 12:26:58 PM Holding its ground -8% off its 52-week high today, extended from any sound base. Healthy action has continued since a considerable gain on 2/09/11 with heavy volume was noted as technically another "breakaway gap" following it latest earnings report. Prior mid-day reports noted - "A downward turn in its FY '09 earnings is an obvious flaw with respect to the investment system's A criteria today. It is an interesting turn around story with a small supply of only 20.6 million shares (S criteria) outstanding. Longtime members may recall that SSYS was long ago (2003) featured in our monthly newsletter and special reports."
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UAM - NYSE - INSURANCE - Accident &; Health Insurance Universal American Finl	$21.86	+0.32 1.49%	$21.68	$21.98	-0.54%	219,588 64.40%	341,000
Most Recent Note for UAM - 3/17/2011 12:29:08 PM Rising this week with volume-driven gains after holding its ground in a very tight range since gapping up on 12/31/10 news it will sell its Medicare Prescription Drug unit to CVS Caremark Corp (CVS). In July 2010 mid-day reports it was noted - "Sales and earnings history are below the investment system guidelines."
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WWWW - NASDAQ - INTERNET - Internet Information Providers Web.com Group Inc	$13.53	+0.75 5.87%	$13.05	$13.85	-2.31%	341,434 77.26%	441,900
Most Recent Note for WWWW - 3/17/2011 12:30:12 PM Hit a new 52-week high today after gapping up. Prior mid-day reports noted - "Recent Sep and Dec '10 quarters showed much better sales and earnings increases versus the year earlier. Prior quarterly comparisons and annual earnings (A criteria) growth have not been strong and steady, so it is fundamentally below guidelines of the fact-based investment system."
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YZC - NYSE - METALS & MINING - Industrial Metals & Minerals Yanzhou Coal Mining Adr	$31.93	+0.97 3.13%	$31.89	$33.13	-3.62%	225,409 85.90%	262,400
Most Recent Note for YZC - 3/17/2011 12:34:38 PM Overcoming recent distributional pressure and its gap up today has it within close striking distance of its 52-week high while challenging previous resistance in the $32-33 area. It went through a deep consolidation below its 200 DMA line then rebounded since last noted in the mid-day report on 4/30/10 - "Perched near its 52-week high after reaching an intra-day high above the pivot point of a 15-week cup with handle pattern. Recent quarters show better sales and earnings but prior quarters and its annual earnings (A criteria) are below guidelines of the fact-based system."
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