Today's featured stock is Merck & Co. (MRK)
Long Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Banks | $118.44 | 100s | 165 | 90 | 5 for 5'er, top 10% of favored BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer RS, bearish signal reversal, R-R>3.0, 2.9% yield, Earn. 8/27 |
| HEI | Heico Corporation | Aerospace Airline | $363.29 | 330s - 350s | 480 | 284 | 4 for 5'er, top third of AERO sector matrix, LT pos mkt RS, bullish triangle, buy on pullback, good R-R, Earn. 8/25 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | Retailing | $129.68 | hi 110s - 120s | 186 | 104 | 4 for 5'er, top half RETA sector matrix, spread quad top, buy on pullback R-R>2.5, Earn. 8/27 |
| VSXY | Victoria's Secret & Company | Retailing | $93.52 | 81 - 87 | 109 | 71 | 5 for 5'er, 3rd in Retailing matrix, pos. trend, 2nd buy on 7/20, ATH on 7/21, Earn. 8/26 |
| ZION | Zions Bancorporation | Banks | $70.58 | mid-to-hi 60s | 87 | 55 | 4 for 5'er, top half of favored BANK sector matrix, new RS buy signal, buy on pullback, R-R~2.0, 2.5% yield |
| FR | First Industrial Realty Trust | Real Estate | $63.39 | mid-to-hi 60s | 86 | 59 | 4 for 5'er, top 25% of REAL sector matrix, LT pos peer RS, spread sextuple top, R-R>2.0, 2.9% yield |
| CB | Chubb Ltd | Insurance | $354.03 | mid 340s - mid 360s | 456 | 308 | 4 for 5'er, pos. trend since 2023, LT Mkt RS buy since May '24, Reward to Risk > 4. |
| BFH | Bread Financial Holdings Inc. | Business Products | $109.95 | 100 - 110 | 129 | 89 | 5 for 5'er, top 20% of favored BUSI sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | Banks | $56.96 | mid to upper 50s | 84 | 46 | 4 for 5'er since March '24, pos. LT Peer RS since March '09, LT pos. trend since Dec. '23. |
| HIG | Hartford Insurance Group Inc/The | Insurance | $144.51 | hi 130s - 140s | 164 | 126 | 5 for 5'er, LT pos peer & mkt RS, bullish catapult, good R-R, 1.65% yield |
| NIC | Nicolet Bankshares Inc | Banks | $173.89 | mid 160s - mid 170s | 196 | 148 | 5 for 5'er, top third of favored BANK sector matrix, LT pos peer RS, shakeout to triple top |
| AER | AerCap Holdings NV | Aerospace Airline | $155.24 | hi 140s - mid 150s | 184 | 130 | 5 for 5'er, Rev. in Xs on Peer RS 7/29, LT pos. Peer and Mkt RS, Pos. trend since Apr. '25. |
| BNY | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | Banks | $158.82 | low 150s to 160 | 192 | 130 | 5 for 5'er since Sept. '24, top 10% of Banks matrix, LT peer and mkt RS, Pos. trend since Nov. '23. |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | Aerospace Airline | $386.92 | 380s - low 390s | 424 | 340 | 4 for 5'er, Pos. ST Peer RS, Pos. LT & ST Mkt RS, Pos. trend and buy signal since June, ATH 7/29. |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | Drugs | $128.37 | 122 - mid 130s | 168 | 106 | 5 TA rating, top half of drugs sector RS matrix, recent bullish triangle, buy-on-pullback |
Short Ideas
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NDW Spotlight Stock
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. ($128.35) R - Drugs - MRK has a 5 for 5 TA rating and sits in the top half of the drugs sector RS matrix. This stock moved to an RS buy signal against the market in February and recently completed a bullish triangle at the end of July, adding to the positive weight of the technical evidence. The recent price action led MRK to retract from a 52-week high to the current position just above the middle of its trading band, offering a more opportune entry point for long investors. Exposure can be considered on this pullback from $122 to the mid-$130s. Our initial stop will be positioned at $106, which would take out all support built up this year. The bullish price objective of $168 will serve as our price target, offering a reward-to-risk north of 2 to 1.
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