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Utilities Show Improvement
The Utilities Sector shows strong improvement over the past few months, due to ongoing AI data center investments and the defensive nature of the sector.
Small Caps Looming Large?
Small caps have led broader U.S. Equity indices to begin Q4, continuing their strong Q3 performance.
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As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, areas like the Utilities Sector are poised to benefit from natural tailwinds. According to a study conducted by Deloitte, roughly 75% of major power utility firms report rising demand from data centers (source: Deloitte.com). As investments into AI data centers continue to increase, the reported number of major power utility firms seeing an uptick in data centers demand will only increase as well. This trend, coupled with the defensive nature of the Utilities sector, could provide an opportunity for investors who want both upside potential and low risk.
Although Utilities rank 7th in DALI, the group ranks third among sectors on the Asset Class Group Scores page. The group maintains an average score of 4.64, with a positive score direction of 1.11, demonstrating the strength of the sector. The Utilities sector representative XLU has shown strong improvements since the end of June, outperforming the broader market by nearly 6% (12.53% vs 6.84%).
A stock that is likely to benefit from AI tailwinds is Entergy Corporation (ETR). The stock is facing resistance at $98 and is setting up for a possible double top break at $99, which would mark its fifth consecutive buy signal and a new all-time high. The 5 for 5’er has been on a positive trend since late 2023 and ranks in the top quartile of the Utilities/Electricity sector matrix. Additionally, the stock offers a yield of 2.4%. Long exposure be made here. Initial support is at $95, with additional support at $87.
The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) gave its third consecutive buy signal, after completing a bullish catapult earlier this month at $88. XLU has a fund score of 4.35, with a score direction of 0.90. Additionally, the fund offers an impressive yield of 2.65%. The weekly OBOS indicates that the fund is in overbought territory, so wait for the 10-week trading band to normalize before considering. Initial support is at $83, with additional strong support at $80.
Small caps have led broader U.S. Equity indices to begin Q4, continuing their strong Q3 performance. The Russell 2000 Index (RUT) has gained over 1% (thru 10/16) while most other U.S. indices are flat to slightly negative. After reversing into Os on its default trend chart during Friday’s trading (10/10) and testing support at $2400, RUT reversed back into Xs during Monday’s (10/13) trading before giving a fourth consecutive buy signal and rallying to a new all-time high at 2540 intraday Wednesday (10/15). While most other equity indices either maintain buy signals and/or reversed back into Xs after Friday’s trading, RUT has led the charge this week, clawing back and improving upon recent highs.
Similar to the large cap space, technology has led recent upside action within small cap sectors with the Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF (PSCT) gaining over 5% in Q4 so far. On the default trend chart, PSCT reversed back into Xs Tuesday (10/14) before giving a sixth buy signal at $56 during Wednesday’s trading (10/15), marking a new all-time chart high. The recent run has increased the fund score of PSCT above 4.5, roughly in line with the average score for a fund within the broader technology group (4.7), including large cap funds. Additionally, Wednesday’s breakout puts PSCT at the top of the 10-week trading band and in overbought territory, so those considering exposure to the fund will look for a pullback to the lower $50s before adding. Initial support lies at $52, while additional can be found at $47.50 and $46.
Given PSCT’s improvement and current overbought positioning, users may be looking for alternative ways to initiate small cap exposure. While there are a few underlying holdings of PSCT that are extended further into overbought and are not action at current prices – Cleanspark (CLSK) and SanDisk (SNDK) are examples – there are plenty of actionable names within the underlying. Utilizing the Security Screener, users can cull out actionable ideas with ETFs like PSCT being the underlying universe. Of the 70 holdings in PSCT, 31 currently maintain a technical attribute rating of 3 or higher, trade on a buy signal, and are in a positive trend. Below are two potential ideas that are holdings within PSCT and trade within an actionable range on the Weekly OBOS.
TTM Technologies Inc. (TTMI) – Electronics – TTMI is currently a 5 for 5’er and has maintained at least a 3 since May 2024. The stock has been in a positive trend on its trend chart since May of this year and a buy signal since early September. From a relative perspective, TTMI ranks within the top quintile of the Electronics sector matrix and maintains a long-term RS buy signal against the market, as defined by the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (SPXEWI). TTMI kicked off Q4 by giving a third buy signal at $59 as shares rallied to a new chart high at $62. After reversing down into Os during last week’s trading, the stock reversed into Xs at $58 on Wednesday (10/15) before continuing back above $60 Thursday (10/16). TTMI is actionable in the $55 to lower $60 range. Initial support lies at $54, while additional can be found at $52 and $46.
Viasat (VSAT) – Telephone – VSAT is currently a 5 for 5’er and has maintained at least a 3 TA rating since May of this year. The stock has been in a positive trend on its trend chart since June of this year and returned to a buy signal earlier this month. From a relative perspective, VSAT ranks within the top decile of the Telephone sector matrix and maintains a long-term RS buy signal against the market, as defined by the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (SPXEWI). After reversing down into Os during Friday’s trading, the stock reversed into Xs during Monday’s trading (10/13) before giving a second buy signal at $37 during Wednesday’s (10/15) action. TTM is actionable in the upper to lower $30 range. Initial support lies at $32, while additional can be found at $27 and $25.
Average Level
36.98
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| AGG | iShares US Core Bond ETF |
| USO | United States Oil Fund |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF |
| DVY | iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETF |
| DX/Y | NYCE U.S.Dollar Index Spot |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF |
| FXE | Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust |
| GSG | iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
| ICF | iShares Cohen & Steers Realty ETF |
| IEF | iShares Barclays 7-10 Yr. Tres. Bond ETF |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corp. Bond ETF |
| IJH | iShares S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund |
| ONEQ | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Track |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF |
| SHY | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Tres. Bond ETF |
| IJR | iShares S&P 600 SmallCap Index Fund |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF Trust |
| TLT | iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF |
| GCC | WisdomTree Continuous Commodity Index Fund |
| VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF |
| VOOV | Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
| XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF |
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. R ($66.91) - Wall Street - IBKR is a 5 for 5'er that ranks second out of 62 names in the favored Wall Street sector matrix and has been on peer and market RS buy signals since 2022. On its default chart, the stock gave a second consecutive buy signal late last month when it completed a bullish catapult at at $67. After reaching a new all-time high at $73, the stock has now pulled back to previous resistance near the middle of its trading band, offering an entry point for long exposure. Positions may be added in the mid $60s and we will set our initial stop at $59, which would take out two levels of support on IBKR's default chart. We will use the bullish price objective, $79, as our target price.
Long Ideas
Symbol
Company
Sector
Current Price
Action Price
Target
Stop
Notes
ACT
Enact Holdings Inc
Finance
$35.03
mid-to-hi 30s
48
31
5 for 5'er, top half of favored FINA sector matrix, spread quad top, 2.2% yield, Earn. 11/5
BN
Brookfield Corp.
Wall Street
$44.02
mid-to-hi 60s
62.50
41
Due to a stock split, we will adjust our stop to $41, which would take out multiple levels of support on BN's $0.50 chart. Earn. 11/13
BLFS
BioLife Solutions, Inc.
Healthcare
$27.73
23 - 25
40
20
5 for 5'er, top third of HEAL sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, R-R~3.0, Earn. 11/10
ALHC
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.
Healthcare
$16.99
16 - 18
25.50
14
5 for 5'er, top half of HEAL sector matrix, bullish catapult, R-R>3.0, Earn. 10/30
AYI
Acuity Inc.
Building
$361.04
340s - 350s
456
296
4 for 5'er, top half of BUIL sector matrix, triple top, buy on pullback, R-R~2.0
INSW
International Seaways Inc
Oil Service
$44.71
42-47
62
34
4 TA rating, top 33% of OILS sector matrix, consec buy signals, buy on pullback, Earn. 11/6
ATGE
Adtalem Global Education Inc.
Business Products
$147.60
mid 130s - mid 140s
174
122
5 for 5'er, top 20% of BUSI sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, buy on pullback, Earn. 10/30
ATMU
Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.
Transports/Non Air
$44.38
42 - 45
54
36
4 for 5'er, top third of favored TRAN sector matrix, buy on pullback, Earn. 11/7
JOYY
JOYY Inc.
Internet
$56.90
mid-to-hi 50s
88
48
5 for 5'er, top third of favored INET sector matrix, spread triple top, buy on pullback, R-R~4.0, 4.9% yield
SNOW
Snowflake, Inc. Class A
Software
$240.06
low $230s to low $250s
358
212
4 for 5'er, pos. trend and mkt RS buy signal since May; pulling back from rally high; top quintile of software matrix.
ESTA
Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc.
Healthcare
$46.59
mid 40s
61
36
4 for 5'er, top third of HEAL sector matrix, one box from market RS buy, good R-R, Earn. 11/6
IBKR
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Wall Street
$68.52
mid-to-hi 60s
79
59
5 for 5'er, #2 of 62 in favored WALL sector matrix, LT pos mkt & peer RS, buy on pullback
Short Ideas
Symbol
Company
Sector
Current Price
Action Price
Target
Stop
Notes
Removed Ideas
Symbol
Company
Sector
Current Price
Action Price
Target
Stop
Notes
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc.
Retailing
$214.47
200s - low 210s
240
178
Removed for earnings Earn. 10/30
PEGA
Pegasystems Inc
Software
$54.59
low-to-mid 50s
79
47
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/21
FOXA
Fox Corporation Class A
Media
$57.00
hi 50s - lo 60s
70
52
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/30
MTG
MGIC Investment Corporation
Insurance
$26.56
mid-hi 20s
42
21.50
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/29
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
Building
$437.52
hi 370s - 390s
476
340
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/30
ETD
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
Household Goods
$27.35
27 - 30
44
24
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/29
NI
Nisource, Inc.
Gas Utilities
$43.22
39-mid 40s
78
35
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/29
COCO
Vita Coco Company, Inc.
Food Beverages/Soap
$41.27
mid-to-hi 30s
59
31
Removed for earnings. Earn. 10/29
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
Software
$313.00
300 to 320
384
268
ORCL has fallen to a sell signal. OK to hold here. Maintain $268 stop.
Follow-Up Comments
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| CCJ Cameco Corporation ($86.47) - Metals Non Ferrous - CCJ fell to a sell signal Friday when it broke a double bottom at $85. The outlook for the stock remains positive as it is a 5 for 5'er that ranks in the top half of the metals non ferrous sector matrix. From here, the next level of support sits at $83. |
| IPI Intrepid Potash, Inc. ($27.71) - Chemicals - IPI fell to a sell signal Friday when it broke a triple bottom at $27. The move adds to an already weak technical picture as IPI is a 2 for 5'er that ranks in the bottom half of the chemicals sector matrix. From here, the next level of support sits at $25. |
| LBRT Liberty Energy Inc. ($14.76) - Oil Service - LBRT was up more than 20% intraday on Friday and moved to a buy signal with a double top break at $14. LBRT now sits one box below its bearish resistance line; a move to $15.50 would return the stock to a positive trend and promote it to an acceptable 3 for 5'er. |
Daily Option Ideas for October 17, 2025
Calls
New Recommendations
| Name | Option Symbol | Action | Stop Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - $66.45 | O: 26A65.00D16 | Buy the January 65.00 calls at 6.50 | 62.00 |
Follow Ups
| Name | Option | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Beverage Corp. ( MNST) | Dec. 62.50 Calls | Raise the option stop loss to 6.80 (CP: 8.80) |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. ( HWM) | Jan. 190.00 Calls | Stopped at 15.00 (CP: 14.10) |
| Apple Inc. ( AAPL) | Dec. 245.00 Calls | Raise the option stop loss to 13.40 (CP: 15.40) |
| Estee Lauder Companies ( EL) | Dec. 90.00 Calls | Raise the option stop loss to 11.70 (CP: 13.70) |
| Broadcom Ltd ( AVGO) | Jan. 350.00 Calls | Stopped at 35.70 (CP: 34.60) |
Puts
New Recommendations
| Name | Option Symbol | Action | Stop Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetLife, Inc. - $78.51 | O: 26M80.00D16 | Buy the January 80.00 puts at 5.10 | 84.00 |
Follow Up
| Name | Option | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. ( AKAM) | Jan. 75.00 Puts | Initiate an option stop loss of 4.00 (CP: 6.00) |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ( ANF) | Dec. 90.00 Puts | Raise the option stop loss to 19.00 (CP: 21.00) |
| Builders FirstSource, Inc. ( BLDR) | Jan. 130.00 Puts | Raise the option stop loss to 13.80 (CP: 15.80) |
Covered Writes
New Recommendations
| Name | Option Sym. | Call to Sell | Call Price | Investment for 500 Shares | Annual Called Rtn. | Annual Static Rtn. | Downside Protection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Corporation $ 28.21 | O: 25L29.00D19 | Dec. 29.00 | 1.71 | $ 13,404.65 | 41.24% | 30.49% | 5.00% |
Still Recommended
| Name | Action |
|---|---|
| MARA Holdings Inc. ( MARA) - 20.27 | Sell the December 18.00 Calls. |
| SoFi Technologies Inc. ( SOFI) - 26.60 | Sell the November 27.00 Calls. |
| Arista Networks Inc ( ANET) - 146.01 | Sell the December 145.00 Calls. |
| JFrog Ltd. ( FROG) - 46.68 | Sell the December 50.00 Calls. |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A ( PLTR) - 178.12 | Sell the January 185.00 Calls. |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. ( CLF) - 13.56 | Sell the January 13.00 Calls. |
| Block Inc ( XYZ) - 74.54 | Sell the December 80.00 Calls. |
| Lyft Inc Class A ( LYFT) - 19.87 | Sell the January 22.00 Calls. |
| UiPath Inc Class A ( PATH) - 15.93 | Sell the November 16.00 Calls. |
| Shopify Inc ( SHOP) - 156.57 | Sell the January 165.00 Calls. |
| Marvell Technology Inc. ( MRVL) - 88.23 | Sell the November 90.00 Calls. |
| Semtech Corporation ( SMTC) - 70.75 | Sell the November 70.00 Calls. |
| Sunrun Inc ( RUN) - 20.14 | Sell the January 21.00 Calls. |
The Following Covered Write are no longer recommended
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