[pcabc]

Amedee,
Just looked at the biotech index, BTK. It looks like a super bullish sector using Stan's criteria.

It is above a stong rising MA150d. However, it appears that the last high and low were (just) below previous ones. So is it starting to top or should we await a continuation? I had a position in IG that climbed well and then dropped back down. My position in VTRX OTOH has fluctuated up and down a bit lately like the index.

[Amedee]

FYI
I have been collecting the latest 250 stocks that were mentioned in this thread as stage 2 attempts or stage 2 continuation attempts. They belong to the following broad economic sectors:
   
- 27% is technology sector (sectors like semiconductors, telephone, internet, software, computers... overall favored sectors)
- 22.7% is healthcare (sectors like healthcare, biomedics/genetics, drugs... now overall on average/unfavored with exception of healthcare)
- 15% is consumer cyclical (sectors like aerospace, retail, media, business products, Autos and parts, Leisure... overall favored sectors)
- 12.6% is Industrial (sectors like machinery and tools, electronics, transportation, building, protection and safety, overall unfavored sectors)
- 10.5% is financials (sectors like insurance, banks, real estate, finance... overall unfavored).
- 4.5% is consumer non cyclical (sectors like food, certain household goods and retailing... overall favored)
- 2.8% is basic materials (sectors like chemicals, forest products and paper, precious metals, basic materials... overal on average)
- 2 % is telecommunication (sectors like telephone, unfavored)

I wondered if there could be a kind of correlation between the stage 2 (continuation) attempts and the sectors. It looks like the favored broad sectors do bear more stage 2 (continuation) attempts then the others. Any other thougths?

I then ran a query with the following filters
- Optionable
- Price > $10
- Only favored sectors (right now Aerospace, computers, healthcare, household goods, internet, leisure, media, metals non ferrous, oil, oil service, retail, semiconductors, software, textiles, transport non air)
- Reward to risk >3

and 14 stocks showed up: aal,aeo,anw,athm,cco,gogo,iaci,ltrpa,lulu,mbuu,oxm,stj,txtr,wuba.
Looking at those P&F thumbnails, AEO, ANW, CCO, GOGO, STJ, came up with strong price charts and RS charts that are strengthening.
   
   
   
It looks like OXM already broke out.
TXTR had quite a long consolidation phase and could become very interesting once it breaks the $30 level. As I see the price chart and the back and forth action that is narrowing (pendulum swing), I think the breakout (up or down...) is near. I wish I had a glass ball... (?)
   
   
WUBA is making a very interesting (continuation) P&F pattern (bearish signal reversal and triple top breakout) while the RS charts is very strong.

Good luck everyone,

[isatrader]

A few for the US long watchlist from today's scans - ABY, EHIC, FLY, SEM, TTPH

[pcabc]

I wondered if there could be a kind of correlation between the stage 2 (continuation) attempts and the sectors. It looks like the favored broad sectors do bear more stage 2 (continuation) attempts then the others. Any other thougths?

I hope I am not being disingenuous by making such a short reply to an interesting post. I probably need to digest it more. The correlation you hypothesize would make sense in the 'wood to the trees' scenario. Are stats easy?

Not familiar with the tools you are using. I've rolled my own which has both upsides and downsides.

Pete

Edit, addition. I think the big question here is do the stocks posted here go on to do well on average? I think I need to add a virtual portfolio to my setup here so I can how the charts I spot perform.

[pcabc]

CVC:
   

[isatrader]

For the US long watchlist from Thursdays scans - DVAX, GTN, STAR, KIRK, MGA, MLNX, PTC, ASYS, AVEO (Stage 2A attempt), ACET, BABA (primary base developing)

           

[Amedee]

For the US long watchlist from Thursdays scans - DVAX, GTN, STAR, KIRK, MGA, MLNX, PTC, ASYS, AVEO (Stage 2A attempt), ACET, BABA (primary base developing)

I already bought BABA at 90 as it is one of my favorite P&F patterns (the so called fulcrum and full catapult - I like the name 'catapult ;-)
   
I am also stalking CY to add at my position when it triggers $14.

[isatrader]

For the US long watchlist from Friday's scans - STV, KUTV (Stage 1A), SCVL, FSI, CPB, ONTY