The 5 Best NASDAQ 100 Stocks

By Jim Van Meerten of Barchart.com
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 3:49 AM EDT

I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 stocks to find which ones hit the most frequent highs in the last month. I then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts.

Today's list includes: 

Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX), 

Cisco Systems(NASDAQ:CSCO), 

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI), 

Costco Wholesale(NASDAQ:COST), 

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY):

 

Express Scripts (ESRX)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 9.62% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 88.66%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 82.35
  • Recently traded at 84.36 with a 50 day moving average of 75.15


Cisco Systems (CSCO)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 80% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 16 new highs and up 14.06% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 84.92%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 27.23
  • Recently traded at 27.87 with a 50 day moving average of 25.00


Analog Devices (ADI)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 88% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 10.89% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 80.04
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 53.84
  • Recently traded at 55.03 with a 50 day moving average of 48.82


Costco Wholesale (COST)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 7.15 in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 77.57%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 140.14
  • Recently traded at 142.98 with a 50 day moving average of 132.38


Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 88% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 7.90% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 64.44%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 71..96
  • Recently traded at 72.78 with a 50 day moving average of 64.44

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Joe Economy • 9 years ago • Member's comment

All four stocks are also trading close to their 52 week highs. One could alternatively look for promising stocks trading close to their 52 week lows like IBM, BBG, and RIO.