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Cognizant Technology Solutions, $CTSH, comes into the week breaking resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for continuation to participate…

Expedia, $EXPE, comes into the week rounding up from a pullback. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for continuation to participate…

Intercontinental Exchange, $ICE, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI at the midline with the MACD rising. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

Royal Bank of Canada, $RY, comes into the week breaking resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for continuation to participate…

Thermo Fisher Scientific, $TMO, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

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After reviewing over 1,000 charts, I have found some good setups for the week. These were selected and should be viewed in the context of the broad Market Macro picture reviewed Friday which with the November options expiration in the rearview mirror, saw equity markets showed continued jitters, with mixed messaging from the Fed and the first Government data, the September jobs report.

Elsewhere, look for Gold to continue the uptrend with some short term consolidation while Crude Oil holds lower in consolidation. The US Dollar Index continues the short term drift to the upside, toward a breakout, while US Treasuries continue in consolidation, sputtering the possible reversal higher. The Shanghai Composite looks to continue the uptrend after some digestion from the 10 year highs while Emerging Markets stall in their uptrend putting it at risk.

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Airbnb, $ABNB, comes into the week approaching resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

Expedia, $EXPE, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

Generac, $GNRC, comes into the week pressing on resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

LPL Financial, $LPLA, comes into the week pushing through resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for continuation to participate…

United Airlines, $UAL, comes into the week pressing on resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…

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After reviewing over 1,000 charts, I have found some good setups for the week. These were selected and should be viewed in the context of the broad Market Macro picture reviewed Friday which heading into the second week of earnings season, saw equity markets continued to show strength, holding and making new highs.

Elsewhere, look for Gold to continue to consolidate in its uptrend while Crude Oil drifts in consolidation. The US Dollar Index continues short term move to the downside at 3 year lows while US Treasuries consolidate in their downtrend. The Shanghai Composite looks to consolidate the mini break higher while Emerging Markets continue their break to the upside.

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Arch Capital Group, Ticker: $ACGL

Arch Capital Group, $ACGL, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive and rising. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

APA, Ticker: $APA

APA, $APA, comes into the week at resistance. The RSI is rising toward the bullish zone with the MACD positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

Expedia, Ticker: $EXPE

Expedia, $EXPE, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD flat and positive. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

Fidelity National Information Services, Ticker: $FIS

Fidelity National Information Services, $FIS, comes into the week tangled at resistance. It has a RSI in the bullish zone with the MACD positive and rising. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

Helmerich & Payne, Ticker: $HP

Helmerich & Payne, $HP, comes into the week at resistance. It has a RSI rising and a MACD positive. Look for a move over resistance to participate…..

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After reviewing over 1,000 charts, I have found some good setups for the week. These were selected and should be viewed in the context of the broad Market Macro picture reviewed Friday which with the first week of July in the books, noted that equity markets showed some weariness, stalling in their moves higher and giving back minor amounts.

Elsewhere look for Gold to continue its downtrend while Crude Oil consolidates in a broad range. The US Dollar Index looks to move lower in consolidation while US Treasuries drop and may be resuming their downtrend. The Shanghai Composite looks to continue the intermediate trend lower while Emerging Markets consolidate.

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Expedia, Ticker: $EXPE

Expedia, $EXPE, ran from a low in February to a top in July. Since then it has pulled back, first to the 100 day SMA, and then to a low in October under the 200 day SMA. After a retest and undercut of that low it bounced last week and confirmed a double bottom. The RSI is rising and the MACD about to cross up. Look for continuation to participate higher.....

Nasdaq, Ticker: $NDAQ

Nasdaq, $NDAQ, has moved higher since the beginning of 2013. It made a top in June and retested it twice before reversing lower into September. The drop has continued and found a low in mid-October before bouncing. The RSI has turned back up as well and is nearing the mid line with the MACD crossed up and rising. Look for continuation to participate to the upside.....

Northrop Grumman, Ticker: $NOC

Northrop Grumman, $NOC, started moving lower quickly off of a top in April. After hitting the 200 day SMA it bounce and then fell back again to a lower low. Another bounce was then stopped at the 200 day SMA and it reversed again. Friday saw a pause and intraday price action to the upside. The RSI is oversold and the MACD falling. Follow the price as it moves back up or continues.....

Packaging Corporation, Ticker: $PKG

Packaging Corporation, $PKG, had been moving sideways for 8 months until it started lower in September. It broke the 8 month range and accelerated lower into October. It bounced mid-month and then fell back to a lower low. But then a bounce again last week sees it testing the prior bounce high. The RSI is rising with the MACD crossing up. Look for a push higher to participate.....

Tractor Supply, Ticker: $TSCO

Tractor Supply, $TSCO, started higher off of a low in April. It confirmed an Inverse Head and Shoulder by breaking the neckline in May and moved up to the price objective at 80. It slowed there for a short period and then continued higher in August. It reached a top at the end of the month and has consolidated there since. The RSI is rising towards the bullish zone with the MACD crossing up and turning positive. Look for a push over consolidation to participate higher....

After reviewing over 1,000 charts, I have found some good setups for the week. This week's list contains the first five below to get you started early. These were selected and should be viewed in the context of the broad Market Macro picture reviewed Friday which heading into the last days of October and the last full week before the midterm elections, saw stocks get rocked. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 have dropped more than 10% from their highs at the end of September with the Russell 2000 more than 15% off its high.

Elsewhere look for Gold to pause in its uptrend while Crude Oil pauses in its downtrend. The US Dollar Index is meeting resistance in its short term uptrend while US Treasuries are digesting their run lower. The Shanghai Composite is searching for a bottom but Emerging Markets are continuing to the downside. Volatility looks to remain elevated and possibly rise further keeping the bias lower for the equity index ETF's SPY, IWM and QQQ. Their charts look like they agree with that, all 3 in solid short term downtrends and now downtrends on the intermediate timeframe as well. Use this information as you prepare for the coming week and trad'em well.

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Priceline.com Incorporated (PCLN) Consumer Discretionary - Internet & Catalog Retail | Reports February 27, Before Market Opens

Key Takeaways

The Estimize consensus is calling for earnings per share of $13.34 on $2.35 billion in revenue, nearly 30 cents higher than Wall Street on the bottom line and $20 million on the top

Priceline’s sheer presence to international markets exposes financial performance to currency headwinds, future EU exits and other macroeconomic uncertainty

Long term, Priceline’s investment in Ctrip provides it access to the hot travel market in China

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Priceline prepares to announce fourth quarter results Monday afternoon with relatively tepid expectations compared to previous reports. Analyst at Estimize expect earnings to of $13.34 per share, roughly 6% higher than the same period last year. That estimate dropped by 2% in the past 3 months due to ongoing weakness from other travel companies like Expedia. Forecasts predict revenue will increase 17% to $2.35 billion, marking 4 consecutive quarters of double digit sales growth.

The stock continues to trudge higher despite concerns of a pullback in financial performance heading to the new fiscal year. In the past 3 months the stock increased by 8%, whereas Expedia declined by 5%. Historically the stock ticks up 1% immediately through the print and increases another 1% in the month following a report. In the third quarter Priceline recorded gross travel bookings of $18.5 billion, reflecting a 25% increase from a year earlier. Gross profit made similar gains, increasing 22% to $3.6 billion with a significant portion coming from expanding international operations. Net income, on the other hand, suffered a 58% decline owing to nearly $1 billion impairment charge relating to OpenTable. In general, the company appears to be in good financial standing as it continues to grow into different travel channels.

As for Q4, Priceline expects to see similar growth across room nights booked, total gross bookings and profits on strong domestic and international travel volume. China remains a hot destination for travel companies to carve out a foothold as the economy shifts to a consumer driven one. The company’s investment in Chinese travel company Ctrip and the handful of acquisitions made in recent years will be an important source of revenue moving forward.

Another emerging trend originates in the alternative accommodations segment, popularly referred to as the sharing economy. Both Priceline and Expedia bolstered their presence in this sector to more effectively compete with Airbnb. There is still room to grow here, but if Airbnb gets any bigger it could spell trouble.

Priceline still faces pressure from ongoing currency headwinds and macroeconomic uncertainty especially throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. Any additional downturn in the Euro or Pound would be a difficult blow to weather for the company which generated two thirds of its revenue from the region. Do you think PCLN can beat estimates? There is still time to get your estimate in here!

Activision Blizzard (ATVI): Activision’s storied run came to an end after third quarter revenue fell short of the Estimize consensus by nearly $30 million. Since then the stock tumbled by about 5% with investors now calling for a weak fourth quarter. On the bright side, increasing digital revenue from titles like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft should continue to support the top line. More importantly the acquisition of King Digital in early 2016 provides the publisher with an entry point into the fast growing mobile gaming space. Additional Overwatch sales and the continued success of its esports league will also help results for the quarter to be reported. Nonetheless stiff competition from Electronic Arts, Take Two, and Glu Mobile remain near term headwinds. The uncertain consumer outlook for 2017 poses additional problems for Activision which relies heavily on discretionary spending.

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Yelp (YELP): Yelp’s strong third quarter reflects significant improvements in cumulative reviews and local advertising revenue. A large portion of the gains originated from the mobile app which management believes can continue to support financial performance. Unfortunately, weak international sales forced Yelp to reallocate resources out of those regions back to profitable U.S. and Canadian operations. Meanwhile, stiff competition from Uber, GrubHub and even major tech companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon, pose a large threat.  

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Pandora (P): Despite ongoing initiatives to right the ship, Pandora missed analysts estimates for two consecutive quarters. During the fourth quarter the company launched Pandora Plus and Premium services to stave off threats from Amazon and Apple but also regain market share from Spotify. The services compliment a pre existing line of premium services starting at $4.99 per month. Pandora also intends on driving growth in the ticketing industry with the acquisition of Next Big Sound, Rdio and Ticketfly and by cutting label costs. More recently the company announced that it will slash 7% of its workforce in an effort to curb costs.

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Nvidia (NVDA): The hottest stock of 2016 will need to post the biggest blowout to surprise investors tomorrow afternoon. Earnings for the third quarter topped analysts’ estimates by over 50% while sales trumped those very same expectations by 18%. Management credited strong growth on the continued success of its core GPU business and significant progress made in VR, self driving cars and data center computers. NVidia has left very little reason to believe that any of these businesses will take a step back in future quarters.

The chipmaker success has been tied to wider adoption of its GPUs not only by gamers but in high growth markets such as data centers, automotive and virtual reality. It also hasn’t hurt that PC gaming is one of the highest grossing forms of entertainment with many gamers relying on high end chips produced by NVIDIA.

Some near term concerns include increasing competition, namely AMD, and unrealistically high expectations. If Nvidia doesn’t meet or beat analysts estimates this quarter it would naturally hurt its stock.

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Expedia (EXPE): Travel trends improved throughout the quarter largely thanks to ongoing promotional and discounting activity. Additionally Expedia’s efforts to consolidate the travel market through acquisitions helped support strong traffic trends. The purchase of Homeaway earlier this year provides Expedia with an entry into the fast growing sharing economy. Meanwhile, financial performance is less prone to currency headwinds as the company operates largely in North American markets. New initiatives during the quarter include a partnership with TripAdvisor’s Instant Booking platform and the successful IPO of Trivago in later December. Given the improvements in the travel industry, Expedia looks poised to put on a repeat performance in the fourth quarter

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TripAdvisor (TRIP): Stronger travel trends are emerging as evidenced by robust results from the airlines, Expedia, Las Vegas Sands and Priceline this earnings season. This should bode well for often beaten down TripAdvisor. Shares are down 25% in 2016 on 2 consecutive weaker than expected quarterly results. TripAdvisor operates in a very competitive online travel agency market that is largely a two horse race between Expedia and Priceline. TRIP is beginning to close the gap though with the acquisition of CityMaps and a new more user friendly website. Expectations have still edged lower in the past 3 months with analysts calling for flat earnings growth and a 6% increase on the top line.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ): Jazz Pharmaceuticals along with the rest of the healthcare industry have suffered a down year heading into this pivotal election. Shares of Jazz are down nearly 25% in the past 12 months on a string of weaker than expected financial results. Its key products should continue to gain traction but that will be offset by near term headwinds such as supply chain disruptions, patent litigations and an overall downturn in the industry. Analysts at Estimize still believe Jazz can deliver a slight improvement from the prior quarter with a 7% increase on the bottom line and 15% on the top.