Today's featured stock is Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (KALU).
Long Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| ZION | Zions Bancorporation | Banks | $71.63 | 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 | $63.33 | 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 | $344.50 | 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 | $111.63 | 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 | $57.94 | 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 | $137.81 | hi 130s - 140s | 164 | 126 | 5 for 5'er, LT pos peer & mkt RS, bullish catapult, good R-R, 1.65% yield |
| BNY | Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | Banks | $162.25 | 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 | $392.96 | 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 | $135.55 | 122 - mid 130s | 168 | 106 | 5 TA rating, top half of drugs sector RS matrix, recent bullish triangle, buy-on-pullback |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | Restaurants | $206.94 | 190s - 200s | 262 | 172 | 5 for 5'er, top half of favored REST sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, good R-R, 1.4% yield |
| GHRS | GH Research Plc | Biomedics/Genetics | $28.15 | 28 - 33 | 46.50 | 24 | 5 for 5'er, LT Mkt. since Feb. '25, top quintile of Bio. matrix, matched chart high on 8/7. |
| GSL | Global Ship Lease Inc. | Transports/Non Air | $41.48 | low 40s | 55 | 35 | 4 for 5'er, favored TRAN sector, LT pos mkt RS, R-R~2.0, 6% yield |
| SXT | Sensient Technologies Corporation | Chemicals | $129.99 | 124 - 132 | 176 | 106 | 4 for 5'er, Pos. LT Peer RS, Top 5 of Chemicals matrix, Pos. Trend since 4/26, ATH on 8/6. |
| KALU | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | Metals Non Ferrous | $182.74 | 170s - 180s | 252 | 150 | 5 for 5'er, top half of META sector matrix, spread triple top, buy on pullback, R-R>2.0 |
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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| NIC | Nicolet Bankshares Inc | Banks | $178.16 | mid 160s - mid 170s | 196 | 148 | NIC has moved into heavily overbought territory. OK to hold here. Maintain $48 stop. |
| AER | AerCap Holdings NV | Aerospace Airline | $149.19 | hi 140s - mid 150s | 184 | 130 | AER has fallen to a sell signal. OK to hold here. Maintain $130 stop. |
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NDW Spotlight Stock
KALU Kaiser Aluminum Corporation R ($182.33) - Metals Non Ferrous - KALU is a 5 for 5'er that ranks in the top half of the non-ferrous metals sector matrix. In this week's trading, KALU completed a second consecutive buy signal when it broke a spread triple top at $196, notching a new all-time high. KALU has subsequently pulled back to the low $180s, offering an entry point for long exposure. Positions may be added in the $170s to $180s and we will set our initial stop at $150. We will use the bullish price objective, $252, as our target price, giving us a reward-to-risk ratio north of 2.0. KALO also carries a 1.6% yield.
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