Today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) Breakout Charts

An inside day for the S&P 500 while rates continue to slide. Interesting moves in the markets that are catching some investors on their heels. Here we’ve got a few stock ideas to buck the recent downtrend in markets.

Each day, Dave Bartosiak of Zacks.com (Twitter @bartosiastics) dives into the charts, pointing out key price action and levels for you to watch.

But it doesn’t stop there because the highlight of today’s video, which you can see for free by clicking above, is where Dave uncovers five Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks that are breaking out to new 52-week highs today. These stocks have a ton of momentum behind them and are charging higher. The list of stocks he covers today include:

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU)

Cohu, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and servicing of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, and thermal sub-systems for semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors worldwide.

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI)

Donaldson Company, Inc. manufactures and sells filtration systems and replacement parts worldwide. It operates through two segments, Engine Products and Industrial Products. Donaldson Company, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Equity Commonwealth is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets across Untied States. The firm invests primarily in the commercial office properties. Equity Commonwealth was formed in 1986 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Fortis (TO:FTS)

Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 420,000 retail customers in a territory comprising approximately 2,991 square kilometers located in southeastern Arizona, including the greater Tucson metropolitan area in Pima county, as well as parts of Cochise county; and 95,000 retail customers in Arizona??s Mohave and Santa Cruz counties with an aggregate capacity of 2,994 megawatts (MW) comprising 54 MW of solar capacity.

NN Inc (NASDAQ:NNBR)

NN, Inc. manufactures high precision bearing components, industrial plastic products, and precision metal components to various markets in North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, and China. The company operates through three segments: Precision Bearing Components Group, Precision Engineered Products Group, and Autocam Precision Components Group.

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