Today's 5 Best Small Caps

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks first for the highest technical buy signals, then I used the Flip Chart feature to review the charts.  Today's list includes Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLKI), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), New Jersey Resources (NJR), LTC Properties (LTC), Laclede Group (LG):

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLKI)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 6.31% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 65.13%
• Technical support level at 61.35

Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 3.69% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 62.06%
• Technical support level at 51.69
• Recently traded at 52.48 with a 50 day moving average of 49.87

New Jersey Resources (NJR)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 9 new highs and up 8.2% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 66.01%
• Technical support level at 34.81
• Recently traded at 35.80 with a 50 day moving average of 32.11

LTC Properties (LTC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 3 new highs and up 4.91% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 60.03%
• Technical support level at 44.21
• Recently traded at 45.26 with a 50 day moving average of 42.92

Laclede Group (LG)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 8 new highs and up 8.52% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.35%
• Technical support level at 62.76
• Recently traded at 64.47 with a 50 day moving average of 58.84