Friday, November 30, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct 30, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15.90 points or 0.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.03 points or 0.50%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 43.39 points or 1.46%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (3.61%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.06%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.77%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-0.51%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Conglomerates, Gas Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Lodging, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
12.82% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
12.05% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
8.33% GLW Corning Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.55% KSS Kohl's Corp. Consumer Discretionary
-11.60% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-9.35% YUM Yum! Brands, Inc Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 13
Uptrend Support 5
Uptrend Exhaustion 8
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 38
Oversold 3

Friday, November 23, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 23, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 421.37 points or 3.35%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 49.27 points or 3.62%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 113.72 points or 3.99%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (4.42%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (4.38%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.79%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (2.80%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Hospitals, General Entertainment, and Wholesale Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Diversified Computer Sys, Electronic Equipment, and Beverages-Brewers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.04% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples
13.27% MAS Masco Corp. Industrials
10.87% LXK Lexmark Int'l Inc Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.91% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-11.60% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
-8.56% STJ St Jude Medical Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 7
Downtrend Broken Resistance 12
Uptrend Support 13
Uptrend Exhaustion 7
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 12
Oversold 30

Friday, November 16, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 16, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -227.08 points or -1.77%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -19.97 points or -1.45%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -51.74 points or -1.78%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (-0.53%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.55%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.07%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-2.05%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Medical Practitioners, Hospitals, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Advertising Agencies, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
29.66% ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Consumer Discretionary
14.44% GILD Gilead Sciences Health Care
10.68% NTAP NetApp, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-21.12% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-10.13% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 18
Downtrend Broken Resistance 10
Uptrend Support 118
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 3
Oversold 79

Friday, November 09, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 9, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -277.77 points or -2.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -34.35 points or -2.43%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -77.26 points or -2.59%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (-1.41%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (-1.52%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-4.38%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-3.13%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Regional-Northeast Banks, Diversified Commun Svcs, and Information Technlgy Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Railroads, and Advertising Agencies are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
13.17% CSC Computer Sciences Corp. Information Technology
9.12% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
4.93% VLO Valero Energy Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.98% ESRX Express Scripts Health Care
-13.30% FOSL Fossil, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-12.91% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 12
Downtrend Broken Resistance 15
Uptrend Support 101
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 4
Oversold 48

Friday, November 02, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 2, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -14.05 points or -0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.26 points or 0.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -5.82 points or -0.19%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (1.42%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.40%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-1.25%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.87%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Appliances, Housewares & Accessories, and Publishing - Books are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Water Utilities, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.83% SBUX Starbucks Corp. Consumer Discretionary
9.04% ETN Eaton Corp. Industrials
9.03% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.17% PBI Pitney-Bowes Industrials
-8.57% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials
-7.66% EXC Exelon Corp. Utilities


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 19
Uptrend Support 41
Uptrend Exhaustion 5
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 20
Oversold 12