Stocks were mixed on Wednesday and that was reflected by the indices. The Russell jumped 1.51% on the day and the Nasdaq rallied 0.70%.
The Dow dropped 0.36% and the S&P slipped 0.02%.
Six of the 10 main sectors fell on the day with the worst performance coming from the consumer staples sector (-0.88%). The utilities sector dropped 0.73% as the second worst performer.
The energy sector rallied 0.91% as the top performer on Wednesday and it was followed by the communication services sector with a gain of 0.78%.
Last night’s scan results were rather interesting as there were pretty high numbers generated on each side. There were 38 bullish signals and 70 bearish signals. We still see a net of -32, but it’s unusual to see high figures on both sides.
The barometer dropped to -26.2 from -15.7 once the results were added in to the calculation.
Even though there were an abundance of stocks on both lists, I didn’t like the trade setup for any of them. There weren’t any where it was a bullish signal, the fundamentals were good, the chart looked good, and the options made sense. There also weren’t any showing the opposite characteristics. So I went outside my scan results and found a stock that I like and has good fundamentals. Fiserv (Nasdaq: FISV) has been on my radar for a while and it has solid ratings. The EPS rating is 92 and the SMR rating is a B.
The thing that got my attention last night was that the 10-day moving average just made a bullish crossover of the 50-day. We see the same thing happened in mid-February and then the stock rallied all the way up above $126. I’m looking for a similar outcome over the next five to six weeks and think the $125 range is easily within reach.
Buy to open the September 110-strike calls on FISV at $6.40 or better. These options expire on September 17, 2021. I suggest a target gain of 100% and that means the stock will need to reach $123.40. The target is below the high in March and the high in April. I suggest a stop at $106.00.
— Rick Pendergraft
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