Today's featured stock is Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).
Long Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| CME | CME Group, Inc. | Wall Street | $268.45 | 260s - 270s | 312 | 224 | 4 for 5'er, middle of WALL sector matrix, triple top breakout, 1.8% yield, Earn. 2/4 |
| AFL | AFLAC Incorporated | Insurance | $107.96 | 108 - 115 | 143 | 95 | 4 for 5'er, top half of INSU sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, 2% yield, Earn. 2/4 |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Company | Media | $129.80 | 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 |
| ABCB | Ameris Bancorp | Banks | $78.24 | 70s | 92 | 77 | 5 for 5'er, top 25% of BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer RS, spread quintuple top, 1.1% yield, Earn. 1/29 |
| LAZ | Lazard Inc. | Wall Street | $51.32 | hi 40s - low 50s | 69 | 41 | 5 for 5'er, middle of WALL sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, triple top, buy on pullback, good R-R, Earn. 1/29 |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | Leisure | $300.62 | hi 260s - low 280s | 328 | 240 | 5 for 5'er, top half of LEIS sector matrix LT pos peer & mkt RS, quintuple top, Earn. 2/11 |
| LECO | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | Machinery and Tools | $251.14 | 240s | 320 | 196 | 5 for 5'er, top third of favored MACH sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, triple top, 1.3% yield, Earn. 2/12 |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare Corporation | Healthcare | $199.19 | 190 - mid 200s | 286 | 170 | 5 TA rating, top 50% of HEAL sector matrix, LT RS buy, buy-on-pullback, Earn. 2/11 |
| FLS | Flowserve Corporation | Machinery and Tools | $74.84 | hi 60s - lo 70s | 91 | 54 | 5 TA rating, top 10% of MACH sector matrix, LT RS buy, buy-on-pullback |
| BCO | The Brink's Company | Protection Safety Equipment | $122.78 | mid 110s - low 120s | 152 | 104 | 5 for 5'er, top half of PROT sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, R-R>2.0 |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | Computers | $261.05 | 260s - 270s | 380 | 224 | 5 for 5'er, top 20% of COMP sector matrix, LT pos mkt RS, buy on pullback, Earn. 1/29 |
| RL | Ralph Lauren | Textiles/Apparel | $366.11 | 352 - 380s | 472 | 296 | 5 TA rating, LT RS buy, consec buy signals, buy-on-pullback, Earn. 2/5 |
| CBRE | CBRE Group, Inc. | Real Estate | $164.71 | hi 150s - lo 170s | 188 | 134 | 5 TA rating, top 10% of REAL sector matrix, LT RS buy, consec buy signals |
| RJF | Raymond James Financial Inc | Wall Street | $167.19 | 160s | 186 | 142 | 5 for 5'er, top half of WALL sector matrix, LT pos mkt & peer RS, triple top, pos trend flip, Earn. 1/28 |
| IMAX | Imax Corporation | Media | $34.46 | 33 - hi 30s | 53 | 26 | 5 TA rating, top 20% of Media sector matrix, LT pos trend, consec buy signals, buy-on-pullback |
| GIL | Gildan Activewear | Textiles/Apparel | $63.02 | 62 - 66 | 86 | 52 | 5 for 5'er, top third of favored TEXT sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, buy on pullback, R-R>2.0 |
| FIX | Comfort Systems U.S.A. | Building | $1073.14 | 960 - mid 1100s | 1376 | 864 | 5 TA rating, top 10% of BUIL sector matrix, LT mkt RS buy, consec buy signals |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Company | Banks | $93.56 | mid 80s - low 90s | 128 | 76 | 5 for 5'er, top 25% of BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, buy on pullback, R-R~3.0 |
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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| AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | Machinery and Tools | $278.77 | mid 240s - ow 260s | 316 | 208 | Removed for earnings. Raise stop to $236. Earn. 1/27 |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited (South Africa) ADR | Precious Metals | $49.55 | 40 - 44 | 58 | 35 | GFI has moved into heavily overbought territory. OK to hold here. Raise stop to $42. |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc. | Healthcare | $479.32 | 450s - lo 500s | 588 | 384 | Removed for earnings Raise stop to $400. Earn. 1/27 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | Internet | $335.97 | 300 - hi 320s | 428 | 268 | GOOGL has moved into heavily overbought territory. OK to hold here. Raise stop to $296Earn. 2/4 |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Healthcare | $561.82 | 590-620 | 800 | 480 | ISRG fell to a sell signal Wednesday. OK to hold here. Maintain $480 stop. Earn. 1/22 |
| GOLF | Acushnet Holdings Corp | Leisure | $88.24 | 80s | 103 | 73 | GOLF has moved into heavily overbought territory. OK to hold here. Raise stop to $75. |
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NDW Spotlight Stock
WFC Wells Fargo & Company R ($89.17) - Banks - WFC is a 5 for 5'er that ranks in the top quintile of the banks sector matrix and has been on peer and market RS buy signals since 2023 and 2024, respectively. After giving two consecutive sell signals in November, WFC rallied, returning to a buy signal with a double top break at $87. The stock continued higher, notching a new all-time at $97. WFC has subsequently pulled back to prior resistance, offering an entry point for long exposure. Positions may be added in the mid $80s to low $90s and we will set our initial stop at $76. We will use the bullish price objective, $128, as our target price. WFC also carries a 1.9% yield.
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