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We've been presenting our Bollinger Band Breakouts at Alert HQ for quite a while now. What's nice is being able to use the stock screeners at our sister site TradingStockAlerts.com to refine the selection. Accordingly, I started with bullish Bollinger Band Breakouts (those whose price exceeded the upper Bollinger Band) and selected those stocks that were profitable and offered a dividend. The following seven stocks popped out. Symbol Name Last Price Sector Industry AVD American Vanguard Corporation $13.38 Basic Industries Agricultural Chemicals FUL H. B. Fuller Company $23.64 Basic Industries Home Furnishings MLHR Herman Miller, Inc. $26.75 Consumer Durables Office Equipment/Supplies/Services NYMT New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. $7.82 Consumer Services Real Estate Investment Trusts RBN Robbins & Myers, Inc. $49.03 Capital Goods Fluid Controls WAC ...

This blog generally focuses on analysis of tech stocks, ProShares ETFs and economic reports. So why am I talking about gold today? This weekend's Alert HQ process generated the usual list of Bollinger Band Breakouts . These are stocks and ETFs that have exceeded exceeded either their upper Bollinger Band or their lower Bollinger Band. What is so unusual this time is the large number of companies related to gold or silver mining that showed up on the list as Bullish Breakouts. In other words, all of these guys have popped up above that upper Bollinger Band. The following list shows all those gold or silver-related stocks, 27 in all, as extracted from the total list of 103 breakouts: Symbol Name ABX BARRICK GOLD CORP. AEM AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD. AGQ PROSHARES ULTRA SILVER ANV ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP. AXU ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. BVN COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAV. EXK ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP. GDX MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS ETF GRS GAMMON GOLD ...

Many stocks just peek above their upper Bollinger Band. Then there are other stocks that explode above their upper Bollinger Band. We've got one the latter kind for you today. Netscout Systems (NTCT) exhibited a powerful move on Friday and showed up this weekend on our list of Bollinger Band Breakouts . You can see that breakout clearly on the chart below: A month ago the company announced Q1-2010 earnings and missed analyst expectations by a penny. The company retained some investor goodwill, however, by reaffirming forward guidance and reinstating plans for a stock buyback. Background -- NetScout Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports application and network performance management solutions worldwide. The company's primary product suite monitors, collects, and publishes information on the behavior of individual applications and services, such as voice over Internet protocol, streaming media, electronic trading, supply chain management, int...

Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. The view from Alert HQ -- You really can't complain about this week in the stock market. With positive comments from Meridith Whitney, great earnings from Goldman Sachs, JP M...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- Another bad week in the markets: losses in the major averages ranged from 1.6% t...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- The stock market ended the first week of the second half with a thud. Consumer c...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- It turned out to be a lackluster week in the markets. The S&P 500 fell fract...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- Markets barely budged this past week. We have seen essentially nine trading days...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- Markets barely budged this past week. We have seen essentially nine trading days...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- On Monday, stocks broke out of the last month's trading range and then proce...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs, checking fundamentals, performing technical analysis and looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. Out of this process we generate the following lists: Alert HQ stock alerts - based on a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques, we identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. This week's results -- After a couple of disappointing weeks, stocks got their mojo back and, with the ...

The latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. To generate our stock alerts, we apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to stock alerts, we have a lot more available at Alert HQ : Trend Leaders - a collection of stocks in strong up-trends Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater Bollinger Band Breakouts - stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band Swing Signals - stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band Trend Busters - stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. Here is what we have this week -- Markets started strongly on Monday then we...

The power outage in our neighborhood last night caused us some delay, but I can now announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater, Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band, Swing Signals , stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band and Trend Busters , stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. These lists are all availab...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater, Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band, Swing Signals , stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band and Trend Busters , stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- Tech stocks weake...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater, Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band, Swing Signals , stocks that have bounced off a higher or lower Bollinger Band and Trend Busters , stocks or ETFs that have violated a current trend. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- The market has no...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater and Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- Well, the market wasn't able to make it seven straight weekly gains in row. As a result, the signals based on daily data are weakening while the signals based...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater and Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- Yup, the market registered a sixth straight gain this week. As a result, we are finding plenty of bullish signals. Again the BUY signals outnumber the SELL signal...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7300 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater and Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- After another good week where the market registered a fifth straight gain, we are finding that all kinds of stocks and ETFs are moving up strongly. This is amply d...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7400 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater and Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Here is what we have this week -- Wow, this market just won't quit. After a bit of a sell-off on Monday, stocks went back to their winning ways. Dips are being bought, sentiment is optimistic (...

This post is to announce that the latest list of free stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan about 7400 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. We apply a combination of proprietary and standard technical analysis techniques to identify those stocks that are beginning to move. Our goal is to identify stocks or ETFs that are undergoing reversals, either to the upside or to the downside. In addition to alerts, we also have our lists of Trend Leaders , a collection of stocks in strong up-trends, Cash Flow Kings whose free cash flow yield is 25% or greater and Bollinger Band Breakouts , stocks or ETFs that have moved at least 3% above their upper Bollinger Band or at least 3% below their lower Bollinger Band. These lists are all available at Alert HQ . Note that our navigation has changed, so if you have the old pages bookmarked, you will need to update them. Many of the new pages now present the data in tabular form so you can browse the lists b...