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Analog Devices, Ticker: $ADI

Analog Devices, $ADI, rose out of a double bottom in January, meeting resistance at the end of April. It pulled back to the 200 day SMA from there before reversing back to resistance. After a shallow pullback it is moving back to resistance again. Look for a new high to participate…..

AGCO, Ticker: $AGCO

AGCO, $AGCO, started higher in December, confirming a double bottom in early January. It continued higher until meeting resistance at the beginning of May and pulling back. It started higher again in June, stalling at a higher high and pulling back into July. Friday saw it start back higher with the RSI rising in the bullish zone and the MACD positive and moving higher. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

JD.com, Ticker: $JD

JD.com, $JD, rounded out of a downtrend and started higher in January. It met resistance at the start of April and pulled back to the 200 day SMA where it found support. it reversed from there and is now testing resistance. The RSI is rising in the bullish zone with the MACD avoiding a cross down. Look for a push through resistance to participate…..

LPL Financial, Ticker: $LPLA

LPL Financial, $LPLA, took two steps up off of a year-end low to the current resistance level. 3 weeks ago it retested the gap up from early May and held, leading to the current run higher. The RSI is rising into the bullish zone with the MACD positive and moving higher. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

Voya Financial, Ticker: $VOYA

Voya Financial, $VOYA, started higher in December and continued to a top in April. It pulled back slightly from there and nearly touched the 100 day SMA when it bounced. Now it has made a higher high and is in consolidation. The RSI is holding in the bullish zone with the MACD flat but positive. Look for a break 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 July Options Expiration sees the equity markets gaining strength with the SPY and QQQ strong and at record highs.

Elsewhere look for Gold to continue to pause in its uptrend while Crude Oil advances higher. The US Dollar Index continues to move sideways in a broad range while US Treasuries pullback in their uptrend. The Shanghai Composite looks to have reversed lower while Emerging Markets may be pausing or shifting to consolidation.

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Amgen, Ticker: $AMGN

Amgen, $AMGN, appears to have been building a very long top since July last year. Coming into the week it is piercing support with the RSI entering oversold territory and the MACD falling and negative. Look for continuation to participate lower…..

JD, Ticker: $JD

JD, $JD, has been rounding up out of a bottom. Two weeks ago it printed a Golden Cross in its consolidation. The RSI has reset lower in the bullish zone with the MACD also pulling back from highs but positive. Look for a break of consolidation to participate…..

Manitowoc, Ticker: $MTW

Manitowoc, $MTW, started a move lower in August that found support in December. Since then it has made a higher low and is on the way towards a higher high. The RSI is rising and bullish with the MACD positive and lifting off of the zero line. Look for continuation to participate…..

Sensata Technologies, Ticker: $ST

Sensata Technologies, $ST, rose out of a double bottom in February, finding resistance into the end of the month. It pulled back to a higher low into March and then reversed. It comes into the week at resistance with the RSI rising and bullish and the MACD positive and moving up. Look for a push over resistance to participate…..

Western Union, Ticker: $WU

Western Union, $WU, started moving lower in June last year and found a bottom in December. Since then it has taken two legs higher and retrenched after each. It is now moving back higher with the RSI rising in the bullish zone and the MACD level and avoiding a cross down. Look for continuation to participate…..

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 April Options Expiration behind, sees the equity markets held up well and still looked strong.

Elsewhere look for Gold to head lower while Crude Oil pauses in its move higher. The US Dollar Index looks to continue to move sideways while US Treasuries may be ending their pullback. The Shanghai Composite and Emerging Markets look to continue to move to the upside.

The second quarter featured the surprise bounceback of the beleaguered retail sector. Many beaten down companies like Macy’s and Best Buy delivered impressive quarterly results on the back of improving online sales. The trend towards e-commerce has been made popular by retail giant Amazon. Amazon’s success has been devastating to brick and mortar stores but it also has designed the blueprint for those very stores to expand into online retail.

What Amazon has been unable to do is break the foundation that has made Walmart and Costco so successful. Everyday low prices have led Walmart to robust revenue totals while Costco’s near cult following appears unbreakable. And with more comprehensive online resources it appears as if both Walmart and Costco have more room to grow without losing in-store sales. Expectations for these three retailers are sky high heading into the third quarter. Amazon is looking to build on its recent growth while Walmart and Costco continue to show steady signs of improvement.

Amazon (AMZN) Consumer Discretionary – Internet & Catalog Retail

Analysts at Estimize are calling for earnings per share of $1.01 on $32.77 billion in revenue for the upcoming quarter. Compared to a year earlier, that represents a 494% increase on the bottom line and 29% on the top.

The way things have been going, it doesn’t appear as if any retail company can catch Amazon in terms of popularity. Between Alexa, AWS and Prime, Amazon has solidified itself as a clear leader of technology innovation. Amazon’s turn to profitability had been driven by the success Amazon Web Services. This is what supports many popular websites including Netflix and has been the fastest growing part of the business. AWS has since slowed down slightly while other pieces start to hold their own.

Amazon Prime and its hardware, Kindle and Echo, are becoming more widely adopted as efficient tools at modest price points. Meanwhile, new initiatives such as a courier service, fresh delivery and expansion in India will certainly help boost sales moving forward. Because Amazon has its hand in so many projects, it makes them the focus of competitive headwinds. Amazon’s cloud computing faces threats from Microsoft and Google while its retail platform competes with pretty much every retailer. FedEx and UPS aren’t likely to wait patiently while an Amazon courier services runs a muck on their market share.

The retail giant’s most recent projects include a new food delivery service, AmazonFresh, which is a simple extensions of its Amazon Prime service and Amazon Music unlimited that will compete with Pandora, Spotify and Apple radio services.Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Consumer Discretionary – Internet & Catalog Retail

Wal-Mart has been the subject of numerous headlines this quarter. In August, Wal-Mart agreed to acquire up-and-coming online retailer Jet.com for $3.3 billion. The deal will help improve its online algorithms and infrastructures to further push the envelope on everyday low prices. More recently the company took greater stake in China’s JD.com. JD.com is the second largest ecommerce platform in the region only behind Alibaba. It's clear that Walmart is positioning itself in the fast growing online market to complement its successful brick and mortar stores. Unfortunately, management recently indicated that sales and earnings would be flat through fiscal 2018 and they would no longer pursue rapid new store expansion. Shares slid on the news but are still up 14% year to date. The Estimize consensus is calling for earnings per share of $1.01 on $119.18 billion in revenue this quarter.Costco (COST) Consumer Discretionary – Internet & Catalog Retail

Costco is one of the few remaining companies that report earnings and revenue on a monthly basis. This means investors are neither surprised or disappointing when a quarterly report is announced. Earnings and revenue were in flux the past few quarters but have since stabilized. The transition to Visa from American Express is proving to be a non factor after some initial confusion. It was widely expected that the switch would deter customers and dent memberships but that doesn’t appear to be the case. In fact, the wholesaler delivered healthy gains in new memberships and renewals in its most recent report last month. The Estimize community is expecting Costco to jumpstart growth this quarter. Analysts are calling for earnings per share of $1.21 on $28.76 billion in revenue, reflecting a 12% increase on the bottom line and 7% on the top. How do you think these names will report this week? Be included in the Estimize consensus by contributing your estimates here!

Walmart (WMT) reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the current year this morning. However, the retail giant said it expects earnings to come in flat next year as it expands its online business and slows new store openings.

JD.com (JD) shares soared in early trading following news that Walmart nearly doubled its stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant to 10.8%. This comes as Walmart looks for ways to gain a competitive edge against online rival Amazon (AMZN). Walmart’s annual investor day kicks off on Thursday in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Twitter (TWTR) shares took a big hit in early trading, with investors reacting to a report saying Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL) will *NOT* make a bid for Twitter. The technology website Recode is also reporting that Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to buy Twitter and that Disney (DIS) will not make an offer for the struggling social media company. Speculation about a takeover has sent shares of Twitter up more than 35% since mid-September.

Yum Brands (YUM) shares fell this morning. The operator of Taco Bell and KFC posted a miss on both its top and bottom lines for the third quarter. Revenue fell more than 3% percent from a year ago due to weak sales in its China division. This comes ahead of the company’s spinoff of its Chinese business next month. Yum China is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol YUMC on November 1.

Investors are taking some money off the table ahead of Friday’s much anticipated employment report. All three major averages (^GPSC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) were in the red in early trading, with Walmart being one of the biggest decliners on the Dow Industrials.

Walmart (WMT) reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the current year this morning. However, the retail giant said it expects earnings to come in flat next year as it expands its online business and slows new store openings.

Walmart ramps up e-commerce efforts

JD.com (JD) shares soared in early trading following news that Walmart nearly doubled its stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant to 10.8%.

Walmart is boosting its bet on e-commerce as it tries to catch up with Amazon (AMZN). Reuters reports the company will double its huge warehouses dedicated to online sales to 10 by the end of 2016.  Walmart’s annual investor day kicks off on Thursday in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Why Twitter stock is falling

Shares of Twitter (TWTR) are dropping in early trading as investors react to a report saying Google (GOOGL, GOOG) will not make a bid for Twitter.  The technology website Recode is also reporting that Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to buy Twitter and that Disney (DIS) will not make an offer for the struggling social media company.  What about Salesforce.com (CRM)?

Thanksgiving at Mall of America

America’s biggest shopping mall is saying no to shopping on Thanksgiving. The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota will be closed on Thanksgiving for the first time since 2012. Mall officials say they want to offer workers time with their families. Are there other reasons for the change?

Yum Brands (YUM) shares fell this morning. The operator of Taco Bell and KFC posted a miss on both its top and bottom lines for the third quarter. Revenue fell more than 3% percent from a year ago due to weak sales in its China division. This comes ahead of the company’s spinoff of its Chinese business next month. Yum China is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol YUMC on November 1.

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Endo International, Ticker: $ENDP

Endo International, $ENDP, fell from a plateau near 60 to start the year. It found support finally in May after an exhaustive gap down move and has drifted higher since. In August it moved higher on strong volume early in the month and then pulled back to fill the gap below. Now it is back at that prior high after a strong move Friday. Look for a push above resistance to participate to the upside.....

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Ticker: $FRGI

Fiesta Restaurant Group, $FRGI, started lower in February 2015, finding support last November. That support lasted for 6 months before it fell again in May on heavy volume. It made new lows in June and bounced to resistance before falling back to the same support level. Now it is moving up again and pushing through that prior resistance. The RSI is in the bullish zone and the MACD is positive. Look for continuation to participate to the upside.....

JD.com, Ticker: $JD

JD.com, $JD, has been a volatile stock. After a strong move lower to start the year it retraced most of the down leg by April. Then it fell again to a new low in June. Since then it has been rising. At the start of September it moved over its 200 day SMA in a pronounced way and has held there, consolidating under resistance. The RSI has turned back higher in the bullish zone and the MACD is curling back up. Look for a push over resistance to participate to the upside.....

Worthington Industries, Ticker: $WOR

Worthington Industries, $WOR, had a long run higher until it found resistance in July. It has pulled back in a bull flag since then with a bigger dip into September. It started back higher off of the 100 day SMA in mid-September and is now pressing against falling resistance. The company reports earnings on Wednesday. Look for a push through resistance to participate to the upside.....

Zions Bancorporation, Ticker: $ZION

Zions Bancorporation, $ZION, started the latest leg higher from a retest of support at 23.50 in July. The pullback from a peak at the start of September created a bull flag and the price broke that to the upside Friday. The RI is bullish and turning back higher while the MACD is level and stopped falling. Look for follow through to participate to the upside.....

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 last week of September sees the Equity Indexes looking strong, especially on the longer timeframe.

Elsewhere look for Gold to move higher short term in consolidation while Crude Oil consolidates. The US Dollar Index also looks to continue to move sideways while US Treasuries are biased higher. The Shanghai Composite looks to drift higher while Emerging Markets are biased to the downside in the short term.

Volatility looks to remain at abnormally low levels keeping the bias higher for the equity index ETF's SPY, IWM and QQQ. Their charts show strength in moving higher at the end of the week, especially in the longer timeframe. Use this information as you prepare for the coming week and trad'em well.

JD.com, Inc. (JD) Consumer Discretionary - Internet & Catalog Retail | Reports March 01, Before Market Opens

Key Takeaways

The Estimize consensus is calling for EPS of $0.01 and revenue of $8.16 billion, 39% higher than Wall Street on the bottom line and $17 million greater on the top line

Unlike Alibaba, JD.com follows an asset heavy model with wholly owned products and self-built distribution channels

Competitive pressure is the biggest threat to JD.com reaching its growth potential

What are you expecting for JD? Get your estimate in here!

JD.com (JD) is scheduled to report fourth quarter earnings tomorrow, before the opening bell. The company has emerged as a disruptive force in China’s burgeoning retail space by offering authentic and specialty products. Unlike Alibaba, JD.com follows an asset heavy model with wholly owned products and self-built distribution channels. Despite delivering weaker than expected earnings last quarter, the company managed to report robust YoY growth. This quarter, the Estimize consensus is calling for EPS of $0.01 and revenue of $8.16 billion, 39% higher than Wall Street on the bottom line and $17 million greater on the top. However our Select Consensus, which more heavily weights historically accurate analysts and recent estimates, is expecting a more modest beat of 2 cents. The company has been seeing unfavorable revision activities with EPS estimates trending down 24% in the past three months. Compared to Q4 2014, this represents a projected decline in profitability of 23% while sales are expected to grow 46%. Historically, JD.com has consistently beat Wall Street, trumping revenue estimates in 100% of earnings reports. The company’s focus to ensure long term growth should help drive revenue but will adversely impact profitability in the near term. Despite Alibaba’s commanding 80% of the ecommerce market in China, JD.com has succesfullly distinguished itself as the primary purveyor of authentic merchandise. In recent years, the company has improved margins with a mix in product offerings and greater contribution from its marketplace business. JD.com has quickly opened its marketplace to third party vendors and now has over 75,000 merchants on its platform. The retailer’s continued efforts to develop its marketplace platform, expand fullment capabilities and enhance its strategic partnerships, positions JD.com to for robust growth. That said, JD.com carries high operating expenses from a costly fulfilment infrastructure and an agressive expansion strategy which is expected to weigh on profitablity.

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