Increasing number of stocks entering a period of seasonal strength. Real Time Economic Calendar provided by Investing.com. **NEW** As part of the ongoing process to offer new and up-to-date information regarding seasonal and technical investing, we are adding a section to the daily reports that details the stocks that are entering their period of seasonal strength, based on average historical start dates. Stocks highlighted are for information purposes only and should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. As always, the use of technical and fundamental analysis is encouraged in order to fine tune entry and exit points to average seasonal trends. Stocks Entering Period of Seasonal Strength Today: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) Seasonal Chart Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) Seasonal Chart QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC) Seasonal Chart News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) Seasonal Chart Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) Seasonal Chart Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) Seasonal Chart Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) Seasonal Chart Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Seasonal Chart Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Seasonal Chart Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) Seasonal Chart Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) Seasonal Chart CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) Seasonal Chart Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) Seasonal Chart Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) Seasonal Chart Shaw Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SJR) Seasonal Chart DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE:DST) Seasonal Chart American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Seasonal Chart UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) Seasonal Chart SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) Seasonal Chart Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Seasonal Chart Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Seasonal Chart The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) Seasonal Chart The Markets No commentary will be offered today. Commentary will resume on Wednesday, October 14. Sectors and Industries entering their period of seasonal strength: S5ITEL Index Relative to the S&P 500 Seasonal charts of companies reporting earnings today: S&P 500 Index TSE Composite