December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.21%) this morning fell back from a 1-week high in overnight trade and are down -0.15% and European stocks slipped-0.09%.

Stryker (SYK) is a rarity in the current market: a strong business with a stock that is still attractively valued.

Find out what industries change slowly enough to allow the dominant players in the industry to compound wealth year after year.

The average large cap stock is trading -10.38% below its 52 week high, 1.81% above its 200 dma, has 4.49 days to cover held short, and is expected to post EPS growth of 13.27% next year.

Healthcare is the top scoring sector across our universe. Financials and technology also score above the universe average score. In healthcare, concentrate on large and mid cap stocks.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT). I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the highest technical buy signals, then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 8/26 the stock gained 1.33%.