Today's featured stock is HSBC Holding PLC (United Kingdom) ADR (HSC).
Long Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| CMC | Commercial Metals Corporation | Steel/Iron | $59.32 | hi 50s - low 60s | 79 | 49 | 4 for 5'er, favored STEE sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, pos trend flip, 1.2% yield |
| AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | Machinery and Tools | $248.92 | mid 240s - ow 260s | 316 | 208 | 5 for 5'er, top half of favored MACH sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, pos trend flip |
| UBS | UBS AG (Switzerland) ADR | Banks | $37.07 | mid-hi 30s | 65 | 30 | 5 TA rating, top 20% of BANK sector RS matrix, LT RS buy, LT pos trend, buy-on-pullback, R-R > 3, yield > 2% |
| BAC | Bank of America | Banks | $51.56 | 49 - 54 | 67 | 44 | 4 for 5'er, top 25% of favored BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer RS, bullish catapult, 2.1% yield |
| SHEL | Shell PLC Sponsored ADR | Oil | $73.27 | 72 - hi 70s | 87 | 65 | 4 TA rating, top 25% of OIL sector, LT RS buy, consec buy signals, yield > 3% |
| CME | CME Group, Inc. | Wall Street | $273.09 | 260s - 270s | 312 | 224 | 4 for 5'er, middle of WALL sector matrix, triple top breakout, 1.8% yield |
| AFL | AFLAC Incorporated | Insurance | $110.98 | 108 - 115 | 143 | 95 | 4 for 5'er, top half of INSU sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, 2% yield |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited (South Africa) ADR | Precious Metals | $38.45 | 40 - 44 | 58 | 35 | 4 for 5'er, top third of PREC sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, good R-R, 1.8% yield |
| FTI | TechnipFMC PLC | Oil Service | $44.14 | hi 30s - mid 40s | 60 | 34 | 5 TA rating, top 50% of OILS sector matrix, LT RS buy and pos trend, consec buy signals |
| GVA | Granite Construction Inc | Building | $103.85 | hi 90s - mid 100s | 157 | 87 | 5 for 5'er, top third of BUIL sector matrix, buy on pullback, R-R>3.0 |
| GLDD | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation | Building | $11.86 | 11.50 - 12.50 | 17 | 10 | 5 for 5'er, top third of BUIL sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread quad top, R-R>2.0 |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group | Wall Street | $256.87 | hi 230s - lo 260s | 298 | 198 | 5 TA rating, top of WALL sector matrix, consec buy signals, pos wkly mom, buy-on-pullback |
| SGI | Somnigroup International Inc | Household Goods | $87.37 | 80s | 125 | 69 | 5 for 5'er, top 10% of HOUS sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, buy on pullback, good R-R |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | Insurance | $166.02 | mid 150s - hi 160s | 206 | 134 | 4 TA rating, top 33% of INSU sector matrix, LT mkt RS buy, yield > 2%, pos momentum, buy-on-pullback |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company | Media | $131.25 | 120s - low 130s | 158 | 110 | 4 for 5'er, top half of MEDI sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top 4.8% yield |
| HSBC | HSBC Holding PLC (United Kingdom) ADR | Banks | $68.96 | mid-to-hi 60s | 86 | 54 | 5 for 5'er, top 10% of BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, buy on pullback, 3% yield |
Short Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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Removed Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| SF | Stifel Financial Corp | Wall Street | $116.96 | 110s | 140 | 92 | SF has fallen to a sell signal. OK to hold here. Raise stop to $94. |
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NDW Spotlight Stock
HSBC HSBC Holding PLC (United Kingdom) ADR R ($68.87) - Banks - HSBC is a 5 for 5'er that ranks in the top decile of the favored banks sector matrix and has been on peer and market RS buy signals since 2023. On its default chart, HSBC has completed three consecutive buy signals and reached a multi-year high earlier this month. The stock has subsequently pulled back to below the middle of its trading band, offering an entry point for long exposure. Positions may be added in the mid-to-upper $60s and we will set our initial stop at $54, which would take out three levels of support on HSBC's chart. We will use the bullish price objective, $86, as our target price. HSBC also carries a 3% yield.
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