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Last week, we outlined four ingredients of a market bubble that were usefully outlined in a recently published book1”and briefly described how it clearly appears that our stock market is in a bubble. These ingredients include easy trading of assets, cheap and easy money, rising speculative fervor and an appealing narrative.

This week, we review earnings reports from Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B), Dril-Quip (DRQ), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Gannett (GCI), Macys (M), Six Flags Entertainment (SIX), Viatris (VTRS) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).

In recent weeks, we’ve seen outstanding moves among growth stocks (and, increasingly, the broad market), which coincided with increasing giddiness among many investors. That’s a yellow flag, and today, we saw the first signs of abnormal selling among the leaders—big-volume distribution was evident among many stocks, no matter what the sector. To be fair, few names truly broke down, so we’ll keep our Market Monitor where it’s been. But today was a shot across the bow; the next few days should tell us whether this is a shakeout (we’ve seen a few this year), or whether a deeper (and well-deserved) retreat is likely during October.

This week’s list has many names that are more recent winners, and those types of names held up far better than most extended stocks today. Our favorite of the week is Las Vegas Sands (LVS), a leader from 2009-2010 that has re-emerged after a two-year rest. Try to buy on dips.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Whirlpool (WHR)	0.00	144-147.5	138-139
Workday (WDAY)	194.88	75-78	68-70
Ulta Beauty (ULTA)	331.95	111-116	100-102
Safeway (SWY)	0.00	29-31	26-27
NQ Mobile (NQ)	0.00	21-23	18-19
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)	0.00	62-65	58-59
Incyte Corporation (INCY)	76.98	33.5-35	29-30
Finisar (FNSR)	0.00	22-24	20.5-21
Salesforce.com (CRM)	0.00	50-52	46-47
Boeing (BA)	432.22	114-117	107-107.5

We’ve seen mixed action since the year began, which isn’t totally surprising given January’s normal wiggles. The major indexes are churning a bit up near their highs, something that can lead to short-term selling; at the very least, it’s telling you that buying pressures have eased as the calendar has flipped. On the other hand, we’re encouraged to see some growth stocks that had been sitting out the dance since early October begin to reassert themselves—so far this year, we’ve seen a handful of breakouts from legitimate bases, the first collection of breakouts since November, and most held well even in today’s selloff. All told, we continue to lean bullish, though we’re watching things closely.

This week’s list has a bunch of promising names, including a few with terrific growth stories. Our favorite of the week is Arris Group (ARRS), which, thanks to a huge acquisition last year, is a leading provider of next-generation set-top boxes. Try to buy on weakness.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Yelp (YELP)	41.30	74-78	69-70
United Therapeutics (UTHR)	0.00	105-110	95-97
United Continental Holdings (UAL)	96.76	43-45	39-40
Splunk (SPLK)	207.67	72-74	64-65
Pandora Media Inc. (P)	0.00	31.5-33.5	29-29.5
Medivation (MDVN)	0.00	68-70	63-64
JinkoSolar Holding (JKS)	0.00	31-34	28-29
FireEye (FEYE)	0.00	53-57	47-48
Broadcom Limited (AVGO)	266.26	50-52	47-48
Arris Group (ARRS)	0.00	23-24.5	20-21

Current Market Outlook


It’s been a tricky few weeks, but by our measures, the intermediate-term trend of the major indexes has turned up, which is a sign to increase your exposure to the market’s leading stocks (preferably on pullbacks). And there are a lot of leaders to choose from! In particular, the growth stocks that bounced nicely off the market’s early-February low continue to perform excellently, displaying powerful and persistent action, which usually indicates more upside is in store (albeit with normal pullbacks and shakeouts along the way). We’re not viewing this as a blastoff, but more of a resumption of the market’s longer-term uptrend. Our Market Monitor moves up a couple of notches into bullish territory.

This week’s list is another one that’s filled with enticing growth stories and strong charts. There are a ton of good stocks to choose from, but we’re going with TD Ameritrade (AMTD) as our Top Pick, as it’s one of the strongest Bull Market stocks out there today.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND)	267.14	173-178	158-162
Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)	43.31	56-60	51-53
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)	236.92	181-187	166-170
Qualys (QLYS)	0.00	74-77	68-70
Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT)	120.93	73-77	64.5-67.5
TD Ameritrade (AMTD)	0.00	60-63	55-57
Teladoc, Inc. (TDOC)	127.95	37-38.5	36.5-38
Twitter (TWTR)	40.37	32.5-34.5	29-30
Western Digital Corporation (WDC)	0.00	96-100	89-91
Zillow (Z)	76.64	53-55.5	48.5-50

Cree Inc. (CREE) is a leader in the production of light emitting diodes.

WHAT TO DO NOW: The evidence has improved of late, though we haven’t seen many decisive green lights from our indicators. Still, with so much cash, we’ll dip a couple of toes in tonight and then follow up … if the good vibes continue. Tonight, we’ll add half-sized positions (5% of the account) in Eli Lilly (LLY) and JFrog (FROG), leaving us with a still-big 55% cash hoard. Details below.