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Jim Van Meerten

Analyst,

Barchart

About Jim

Jim Van Meerten earned a BS in Accounting and Business Administration from Berry College; a Juris Doctorate from the Woodrow Wilson School of Law; and attended post-baccalaureate and graduate courses in Business Administration, Quantitative Math, and Education at Florida Atlantic University, Georgia State University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Previously he has been an accountant, attorney, adjunct professor in Business Law, Accounting and Internal Auditing, financial advisor, supervisory principal, and compliance officer. He also passed the Georgia CPA Exam, the Certified Internal Auditor Exam, and the FINRA Series 7, 24 and 9/10 exams. He is presently an analyst at Barchart and writes "Chart of the Day," an article sent out daily that utilizes the tools available on Barchart.com, including screeners, Barchart technical indicators, and trading signals, to find stocks with compelling setups.

Jim's Articles

Valued at $168.5 million, Smart Sand Inc. (SND) is a producer of northern white raw fracking sand for the oil and gas industry. Since the Trend Seeker system signaled a new “Buy” on Sept. 18, the stock has gained 83.9%, highlights Jim Van Meerten, analyst at Barchart.
Valued at $78.6 billion, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) is a leading North American financial institution that offers a full range of products and services across Canada, the US, and the rest of the world. Since the Trend Seeker tool signaled a new “Buy” on Aug. 13, the stock has gained 15.9%, highlights Jim Van Meerten, analyst at Barchart.
Valued at $602 million, Kopin Corp. (KOPN) is a leading developer and provider of innovative wearable technologies and solutions for integration into head-worn computing and display systems to military, industrial, and consumer customers. Since the Trend Seeker signalled a new “Buy” on Aug. 26, the stock has gained 73.8%, advises Jim Van Meerten, analyst at Barchart.
Today’s piece focuses on a lumber products company, UFP Industries Inc. (UFPI). Like many of its peers, UFPI has had a tough 2025, observes Jim Van Meerten, analyst at Barchart.