Potential buys continue to increase for intermediate-term players

By Kevin Marder

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Zillow Group /zigman2/quotes/204413973/composite Z +6.64% is a popular provider of online real-estate data. After netting six cents a share last year, most analysts eye nine cents a share this year and 51 cents in 2017, the latter a 467% increase. Revenue has grown 83% and 46% in the last two quarters, respectively.

The shares are under extreme accumulation as price sits inches away from the high of its eight-month base. This shows up on the chart below. Tuesday saw Z gap up and surge 6% on volume 172% above normal. An aggressive speculator might consider allowing price to pull back or move sideways to form a handle for at least a few days prior to using the Oct. 12 base top of 33.62 as an entrance pivot for a breakout play.

An alternative entrance would be around Tuesday's closing level of 32.05, using the May 4 high of 29.70 as a potential area for a protective stop. This would equate to about 7% risk, or about 3.5% de facto risk if a half-sized starter position is used.

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Callidus Software is an enterprise-software developer. Earnings growth has been powerful and steady, going from seven cents a share in 2013 to 14 cents in 2014 and 20 cents in 2015. Most seers on Wall Street forecast another 40% growth this year and 39% next year, a catalyst for a potential move higher.

Revenue growth has been 23% and 22% in two most recent quarters, respectively.

Price forms a seven-month base. A minus is that accumulation has only been moderate on the pattern's right side. Tuesday's wide-range action will require an aggressive speculator to allow CALD some time to settle down and perhaps pull back or form a sideways handle. The stock does not offer attractive entrance at present, but its potential warrants monitoring.

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Better volume, leadership and breadth have accompanied the current 12-day rally in the averages. As a result, the speculative sentiment has improved, with more pattern setups on offer for the intermediate-term momentum player. Though this unidirectional move can logically be expected to invite some profit-taking, the overall good health and stronger investor conviction suggests further upward revaluation over the intermediate term.

Kevin Marder

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Earnings estimate data provided by Thomson Reuters.

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