December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.14%) this morning are down -0.01% and European stocks are down -0.39% ahead of the outcome of today's ECB meeting and the press conference by ECB President Draghi soon after.

Russia's Micex Stock Index climbed over 2% and the ruble gained for the first time in 5 days as investors judged the additional sanctions the U.S. and the EU imposed on Russia were milder than anticipated.

Global Payments Inc. provides electronic payments transaction processing services worldwide. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 2/21 the stock gained 3.30%.

Insider buying increased last week with insiders purchasing $151.76 million of their stock compared to $64.80 million in the week prior. Selling also increased with insiders selling $1.37 billion of stock last week compared to $876.61 million in the week prior.

Today's list includes Global Payments (GPN), NCR Corp (NCR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Informatica Corp (INFA) and Synovus Financial (SNV).

Jim Van Meerten covers the stocks with the most consistent upward momentum and best charts. His picks among mid caps: Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Commercial Metals (CMC), Teleflex (TFX), Chico's FAS (CHS), and Global Payments (GPN).