Today's 5 Best Mid Caps For Jan. 6

By Jim Van Meerten of Barchart.com
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 1:16 PM EDT

I wanted to find the 5 Mid Cap stocks with the best current momentum so I screened the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index  stocks first for the best technical buy signals.

My list today includes Orbital ATK (NYSE:OA), National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN), Health Net (NYSE:HNT), Fairchild Semiconductor International (Nasdaq:FCS) and Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR).

Orbital ATK

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 3 new highs and up 6.39% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.00%
  • Technical support level at 87.84
  • Recently traded at 92.82 with a 50 day moving average of 86.58


National Retail Properties

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 4.17% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.75%
  • Technical support level at 39.23
  • Recently traded at 40.21 with a 50 day moving average of 38.42


Health Net

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 88% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 7.48% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 66.52%
  • Technical support signals 67.77
  • Recently traded at 6843 with a 50 day moving average of 65.03


Fairchild Semiconductor International

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 2 new highs and up 8.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.32%
  • Technical support level at 21.00
  • Relative Strength Index 70.32%
  • Recently traded at 21.15 with a 50 day moving average of 19.19


Extra Space Storage

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 9 new highs and up 5.37% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.63%
  • Technical support level at 86.99
  • Recently traded at 90.70 with a 50 day moving average of 83.95

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