re: still great chart in a up trend If after research you think...

re: still great chart in a up trend If after research you think it is a good outlook and value and buy in at a good technical point with a stop loss of course then why trade it and not hold on until the next report in mid February? Not recommending you buy it - your choice after research as I would need to do more research before taking the plunge.

I did notice that the forecasts by analysts for eps growth have been trimmed back on this one - not sure if that is because someone else has covered it with a lower prediction so the average has been lowered or if a revision by existing analysts. Not that I pay a lot of attention to them anyway, but might also account for recent weakness?

p.s. I don't think that you are a wood duck. Wood ducks don't look at stocks like this ;-)