
Current Market Outlook
The market had put together a few small positive steps heading into last week, but after a solid G20-induced rally on Monday, it’s been all selling, all the time—the intermediate-term trend has rejoined the longer-term trend in bearish territory, with some indexes (including the S&P 500 today) hitting new correction lows. Because of that, we’re moving our Market Monitor back down a notch to a level 4 and advise remaining in a defensive stance. That said, it’s not all bad news; we’re seeing more stocks that are resisting the market’s pull (forming significantly higher lows), and many indexes are still being defended at their October/November lows. Bottom line, it’s best to take things day-by-day and go with the evidence—which, today, means holding plenty of cash.
This week’s list, though, is a good place to start building a watch list if you’ve yet to do so, as many of these stocks look like they want to move higher if the market gets going. Our Top Pick is MongoDB (MDB), a stock that actually nosed to new highs after earnings before pulling back in.
| Stock Name | Price | Buy Range | Loss Limit |
|---|
| Guardant Health (GH) | 88.34 | 42-44.5 | 36.5-38 |
| Kirkland Lake Gold (KL) | 51.30 | 22-23.5 | 20-21 |
| LHC Group (LHCG) | 103.10 | 97.5-100 | 89-91 |
| MongoDB (MDB) | 156.56 | 80-84 | 70-72.5 |
| Okta, Inc. (OKTA) | 148.41 | 61-64.5 | 54-56 |
| RH Inc. (RH) | 252.93 | 132-138 | 119-123 |
| Shopify (SHOP) | 585.00 | 143-150 | 130-134 |
| Spirit Airlines (SAVE) | 57.03 | 57.5-60.5 | 52-53.5 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) | 31.04 | 26-28 | 22.5-23.5 |
| Zscaler (ZS) | 126.22 | 38.5-41 | 33.5-35.5 |