Financials Blackrock, Raymond James, Goldman Look Good Here, But Don't Chase

The market continues to act just fine. Don't let the naysayers get you down. Do major averages look extended and overbought? Absolutely, but with everyone seemingly calling for a market pullback at this point, stocks could keep right on going. It's hard to believe, but the Dow could drop 558 points from Thursday's close to its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and it would only be a pullback of 4% or so -- fairly tame considering the blue-chip index is up 11% since hitting a low of 12,471 in mid-November. A pullback of 3.7% for the S&P 500 would take it down to its 50-day line. For the Nasdaq Composite, only 3%. It would take a daunting headline or two for major averages to come down to their respective 50-day lines but it's certainly not out of the question. And it wouldn't be a bad thing, either, because it would give leading stocks a chance to catch their breath after big run-ups. A market pullback in generally light volume would be more preferable to one in heavy volume. Indeed, extended stocks outnumber those still within buying range by a wide margin. There's nothing wrong with being on the offensive during a market uptrend, but be careful not to force the issue now by buying too late. Many high-quality growth names have moved a lot already. The market served up a bunch of technical breakouts on January 2 when indices surged in heavy volume. Instead of looking for stocks poised to break out from consolidation areas, focus on stocks showing bullish price and volume action post-breakout. Names like Celgene

and HCA Holdings

continue to show great action after recent breakouts. Both continue to trade tightly, a sign of strength and support. The financials still look good here, particularly asset managers like Blackrock

and Raymond James Financial

. Goldman Sachs

and J.P. Morgan Chase

continue to show relative strength, but the common bond among all four stocks is that they're too far extended past proper buy points. Don't chase them here. A better strategy would be to wait for a market pullback. When it happens, each stock will likely pay a visit to its 10-week moving average. During market uptrends, the strongest stocks tend to find support at their 10-week lines.