December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.24%) rebounded upward from initial losses last night and are now trading slightly higher with a rally in European stocks this morning.

The average small cap score across our universe is 48.80, below the four week moving average score of 49.85.

Utilities and industrial goods score best in small cap after rolling scores to reflect Q4 seasonality. Services and basics score below average.

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the ones with the best momentum and charts.

I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index to find the stocks with the best technical indicators and chart. Today's list includes Stillwater Mining, Skechers USA, SAIA Inc, Netscout Systems and Cal-Maine Foods.

After a requisite knee-jerk selloff, stock market bulls shook off Russia’s military action in Ukraine and Crimea as just another buying opportunity. Even adding the Russian Bear to their arsenal couldn’t give bears the upper hand for long.