The Chart of the Day belongs to La Jolla Pharmaceuticals (LJPC). I found the biological pharmaceutical stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for the highest Weighted Alpha then again for Barchart technical buy signals of 80% or better. The stock gained 34.88% since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 8/26.

The company is engaged in the research and development of therapeutic products for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

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Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • 259.87+ Weighted Alpha
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • 7 new highs and up 53.47% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.95%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.10
  • Recently traded at 41.62 with a 50 day moving average of 29.86
  • Fundamental factors:

  • Market Cap $637.15 million
  • Earnings projected to compound at an annual rate of 13.20% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 4 strong buy recommendations on the stock
  • The individual investors on Motley Fool voted 61 to 20 for the stock to beat the market
  • The 20-50 day MACD Oscillator has been an effective technical trading strategy for this stock