The average mid cap score is 58.75, below the four week moving average score of 59.19. The average mid cap stock is trading -13.23% below its 52 week high, 2.62% above its 200 dma, has 7.79 days to cover held short, and is expected to post EPS growth of 19.12% next year.

The average mid cap score is 57.78 this week, below the four week moving average score of 59.89. The average mid cap is trading -14.45% below its 52 week high, 0.97% above its 200 dma, has 7.83 days to cover held short, and is expected to post EPS growth of 19.17% next year.

Touchscreen chipmaker Atmel Corp said it would buy Newport Media, a maker of low-power Wi-Fi and bluetooth gear, for $140 million to gain ground in a technology that helps connect everything through the Internet.