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Today's 5 Best Small Caps

Mar. 07, 2016 10:19 AM ETSWX, PRFT, ALE, VIVO, UEIC
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Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks first for the highest technical buy signals, then I used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Today's list includes:

SouthWest Gas (SWX), Perficient (PRFT), Allete (ALE), Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) and Universal Electronics (UEIC)

SouthWest Gas (SWX)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 5 new highs and up 6.53% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.37%
  • Technical support level at 60.38
  • Recently traded at 62.98 with a 50 day moving average of 57.94


Perficient (PRFT)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 2 new highs and up 6.57% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 71.18%
  • Technical support level at 19.44
  • Recently traded at 19.82 with a 50 day moving average of 17.77


Allete (ALE)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 2.56% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 61.64%
  • Technical support level at 52.76
  • Recently traded at 54.74 with a 50 day moving average of 51.86


Meridian Bioscience (VIVO)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 10.58% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.56%
  • Technical support level at 20.40
  • Recently traded at 20.73 with a 50 day moving average of 19.53


Universal Electronics (UEIC)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 4 new highs and up 12.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.20%
  • Technical support level at 53.66
  • Recently traded at 56.91 with a 50 day moving average of 49.97

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