Breakouts

$25.00

Click on the image to the left
to get a better view.

See description lower on this page.

Description

Watch Lists

We scan thousands of stocks to find breakouts, price reversals, stocks that are surging in price, and stocks that have started a new up-trend. Stocks that have just had a breakout have overcome overhead resistance. The timing is right because the breakout surge is fresh and enthusiasm is high. That enthusiasm may last a few days, giving the Investor an opportunity monitor the stock to see if there is support at the breakout price.  On a breakout, experienced investors look for follow-through momentum or a price surge as even more buyers find the stock.

Price reversals are part of the search because they also attract attention. However, for this scan we are not particularly interested in counter-trend price spikes that may not really mark the beginning of a new trend. Instead of a “V-shaped” price reversal, we are interested more in the turn of a short-term moving average. A “U-shaped” price reversal gives more convincing evidence that we are seeing the beginning of a new positive trend.

Price surges are included in the search because stocks that are surging in price also draw additional attention, compounding the surge. A price surge occurs when there is a sudden surge of new buyers of the stock. New buying interest may be the result of higher earnings expectations, a new product, a favorable FDA ruling, a new cure or discovery, or some other exciting news. A sudden increase or surge in investor enthusiasm for the prospects of a company is probably what’s driving the price higher. Buying a stock that has recently had a price or momentum surge is a favored tactic among traders because a surging stock enables them to make a larger gain in less time. The positive momentum of the price surge also is commonly associated with a short-term reduction in risk.

A subroutine of this scanner’s breakout algorithm looks for yet another type of pattern.  It requires that before the “breakout” a stock must have been in a trading range with an upper and lower boundary. The algorithm will detect stocks that have a closing price that is above the highest closing price during the previous six market weeks or more. On the day of the breakout, volume must surge 20% or more above its average volume for the previous 10 days. That means it finds breakouts from a trading range as well as other types of breakout (use the “Breakouts” tab on the left side of your screen and scroll to the last three charts to see illustrations of trading range breakouts).

The image with this product description is just one of the patterns detected. Go to the “Breakouts” page (menu on left side of screen) to see 18 examples of the kind of stock behavior patterns detected by the algorithms used in this scan.

 

More info >>

Return to the “Products & Prices” page

 

Before ordering any subscriptions, see our policies regarding automatic renewals, cancellations, and refunds

Also, before ordering, read this important message.

Published by Dr. Winton Felt

Dr. Winton Felt Educational background. Dr. Felt did his graduate level studies in Systems Engineering/Applied Mathematics, English, Management, and Clinical Psychology. During a good portion of the time he was involved in his graduate studies, Dr. Felt also operated his own business, teaching advanced reading and study techniques at four colleges in Southern California, and conducting special classes for various Christian organizations. General history of securities-related experience. Felt began his study of security trading patterns (emphasizing the “point-and-figure” method and outcome probabilities associated with various patterns) when he was in his early 20's. He became a professional in the financial services industry in 1985. He did his basic brokerage training at Merrill Lynch and achieved perfect scores on the “Series 7” in the areas of “Portfolio Analysis” and “Investment Strategies.” At Merrill Lynch he became the “Mutual Fund Coordinator.” A few years later, he was recruited by Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards (Everen Securities) to finish the development of a stock-trading system and to use it in managing a pooled account. He then founded Asset Management Systems and continued his work on the development, analysis, and evaluation of investment disciplines and strategies. He used multivariate analysis to test the profitability of more than 50,000 investment strategies. He then used the results of his analyses to design high total-return strategies. He also wrote algorithms to enable a computer to search through thousands of stocks to identify those that have any of a variety of behavior patterns known as "setups," price and volume configurations that most often occur shortly before a price surge. Dr. Felt created the Market Bias Indicator (MBI), also known as the Felt Oscillator, the Force of Trend (Group Pressure Gradient) indicator, and a procedure for discovering what he calls "Key Intraday Levels." He managed portfolios, created investment disciplines, created the publication originally known as Value Indicator (later renamed The Valuator), created what was originally a 70-page weekly publication known as StockAlerts (our present StockAlerts subscription service is a derivation and subset of this no longer available publication), and was the founder of Stock Disciplines, LLC. Work and licenses before becoming the principal officer of Stock Disciplines, LLC. Dr. Felt has held various licenses as an investment professional. During the years immediately before he became the principal officer of Felt Financial, LLC. (through which he managed investment advisory accounts), Dr. Felt held a “Series 7” General Securities license and was registered with the NASD. He also held a “Series 24” license issued by the NASD. A “Series 7” will qualify a person to be a “Registered Representative” or “Investment Broker,” and is the license held by the more qualified “brokers” at major brokerage houses. This license is a prerequisite to sitting for the “Series 24” exam. The “Series 24” license is required for those who supervise other brokers (securities regulations stipulate that every Broker/Dealer firm must have at least one individual who is licensed as a "General Securities Principal"). Having both a “Series 7” and a “Series 24,” Dr. Felt had the NASD designation “General Securities Principal” (it should be noted that registration and licensing by the State of California, the SEC, or the NASD does not represent a mark of approval or endorsement by these regulatory bodies, but that certain standards of knowledge and other requirements have been satisfied). During this time, Dr. Felt was affiliated with Titan Value Equities Group, Inc. as a Registered Representative, a Registered Principal, an Advisory Associate, and as the manager of an Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction. Felt Financial, LLC. (of which Dr. Felt was the principal officer), remained in the investment advisory business as a Registered Investment Advisor until December 31, 2005. After that date Felt Financial, LLC. became Stock Disciplines, LLC., and the firm (and Dr. Felt) stopped providing investment advisory services (use the link below for more on why the advisory business was abandoned). Dr. Felt has also conducted investment strategy seminars and tutorials for investors and brokers. Past Affiliations. Biola University in La Mirada, Asset Management Systems located in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, and Felt Enterprises with primary locations in Oceanside and Carlsbad in California, USA. Articles Published. To see a few articles written by Dr. Felt, click on Articles. If you know or have ever met Lawrence, Carolyn, Winton, Shirley, Wendy, Anthony, Larry, or Gail, we have a message for you. Read The Message For more on Dr. Felt's strategy testing and why he stopped managing money for others, see item #10 after clicking on Leaving the advisory business. Return to About Us for information about the company. View