Today's featured stock is Humana Inc. (HUM).
Long Ideas
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Current Price | Action Price | Target | Stop | Notes |
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| FR | First Industrial Realty Trust | Real Estate | $61.88 | 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 |
| HIG | Hartford Insurance Group Inc/The | Insurance | $137.38 | 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 | $161.28 | 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. |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | Restaurants | $195.60 | 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 | $27.02 | 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 | $44.55 | 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 | $134.94 | 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. |
| MLI | Mueller Industries Inc | Metals Non Ferrous | $62.41 | low-to-mid 60s | 104 | 53 | 5 for 5'er, top third of META sector matrix, LT pos peer & mkt RS, spread triple top, buy on pullback, R-R~3.0 |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | Drugs | $234.62 | 224 - mid 240s | 334 | 188 | 4/5 TA rating, top 50% of DRUG sector matrix, LT RS buy, consec buy signals, buy-on-pullback |
| AME | Ametek Inc | Electronics | $235.17 | mid 230s - mid 250s | 342 | 204 | 4 for 5'er, LT pos mkt RS, bullish catapult, buy on pullback, R-R>2.0 |
| WAB | Wabtec Inc. | Transports/Non Air | $285.93 | hi 280s to hi 300s | 344 | 248 | 5 for 5'er since Apr. '25, Top quintile of Trans. matrix, Pos. trend since June '23. Shakeout on 9/1. |
| CART | Maplebear Inc. | Retailing | $50.52 | hi 40s - low 50s | 68 | 42 | 4 for 5'er, top 25% of RETA sector matrix, peer RS buy, one box from mkt RS buy, bullish catapult, R-R>2.0 |
| WELL | Welltower Inc. | Real Estate | $236.24 | low 230s to low 250s | 366 | 194 | 5 for 5'er since Feb. '24, top quintile of Real Est. matrix, Pos. trend since Feb. '24, buy on pullback. |
| CENTA | Central Garden & Pet Company | Household Goods | $37.21 | mid-to-hi 30s | 48 | 31 | 4 for 5'er, favored HOUS sector, LT pos peer RS, spread quad top, buy on pullback |
| CBOE | CBOE Global Markets Inc. | Wall Street | $300.20 | 290s - 300s | 400 | 260 | 4 for 5'er, LT pos peer & mkt RS, pos trend flip, spread triple top, buy on pullback, R-R>2.0 |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | Healthcare | $383.23 | hi 380s - mid 410 | 468 | 352 | 5 for 5'er, top half of Healthcare sector matrix, Pos. trend since Apr. '26, LT Mkt. and Peer RS. |
Short Ideas
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NDW Spotlight Stock
HUM Humana Inc. ($391.14) - Healthcare - HUM has maintained a 5 technical attribute rating since June this year after seeing the market RS chart return to an RS buy signal. Along with positive long-term market RS, HUM has maintained positive long-term RS against the peer group since May and currently ranks within the top half of the Healthcare sector matrix. On the trend chart, HUM has sustained a positive trend since April and returned to a buy signal in early August at $380. The back half of the month brought a second buy signal at $396, while September’s trading kicked off with a reversal back into a column of Xs at $396 after a pullback last week. Okay to consider in the upper $380 to mid-$410 range. The bullish price objective of $468 will serve as the price target, while the stop loss will be set for $352.
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