Friday, January 27, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Jan 27, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -60.02 points or -0.47%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 0.95 points or 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 29.85 points or 1.07%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (1.64%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (0.83%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (-0.56%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.08%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Computer Peripherals, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Personal Computers are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Medical Practitioners, Gas Utilities, and Water Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.04% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
17.26% TXT Textron Inc. Industrials
12.23% CA CA, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-18.33% MWW Monster Worldwide Industrials
-12.48% GLW Corning Inc. Information Technology
-11.50% FTR Frontier Communications Telecommunications Services


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 51
Uptrend Support 7
Uptrend Exhaustion 11
Uptrend Broken Support 8
Downtrend Resistance 71
Oversold 2

Friday, January 20, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Jan 20, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 298.42 points or 2.40%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 26.29 points or 2.04%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 76.03 points or 2.80%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (2.79%) last week followed by the Technology sector (2.76%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.80%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.81%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Computer Peripherals, Long Distance Carriers, and Semiconductr-Memory Chips are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
46.01% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
17.26% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
13.43% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.34% RRD R.R. Donnelley & Son Industrials
-12.28% SUN Sunoco., Inc. Energy
-10.13% JCI Johnson Controls Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 4
Downtrend Broken Resistance 48
Uptrend Support 3
Uptrend Exhaustion 20
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 91
Oversold 4

Friday, January 13, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Jan 13, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 62.14 points or 0.50%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 11.28 points or 0.88%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 36.45 points or 1.36%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (3.83%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.14%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-1.42%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.37%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Housewares & Accessories, Processed/Packaged Goods, and Beverages-Brewers are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Water Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Drug Delivery are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.93% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
10.77% TXT Textron Inc. Industrials
10.29% LM Legg Mason Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-16.76% COG Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Energy
-14.46% SVU Supervalu Inc. Consumer Staples
-12.53% EQT EQT Corporation Utilities


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 3
Downtrend Broken Resistance 40
Uptrend Support 7
Uptrend Exhaustion 22
Uptrend Broken Support 6
Downtrend Resistance 69
Oversold 6

Friday, January 06, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Jan.6, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 142.36 points or 1.17%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 20.21 points or 1.61%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 69.07 points or 2.65%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (3.79%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.04%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-2.67%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-1.02%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Housewares & Accessories, Rubber & Plastics, and Processed/Packaged Goods are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Drug Delivery, Water Utilities, and Medical Instruments/Supls are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.47% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
13.07% FII Federated Investors Inc. Financials
12.94% LSI LSI Corporation Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.30% AN AutoNation, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-8.12% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 30
Uptrend Support 1
Uptrend Exhaustion 12
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 58
Oversold 2