Friday, August 23, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 23, 2013

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -70.96 points or -0.47%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.67 points or 0.46%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 55.01 points or 1.53%. Read More ...

The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.01%) last week followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR sector (0.80%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.20%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (0.17%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Chemicals-Major Diversifd, Conglomerates, and Oil & Gas Pipelines are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Hospitals, Medical Labs & Research, and Specialized Health Svcs are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
15.51% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
9.28% MSFT Microsoft Corp. Information Technology
8.26% ADSK Autodesk, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-20.07% ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Consumer Discretionary
-15.68% SPLS Staples Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-15.22% HPQ Hewlett-Packard Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 14
Uptrend Support 35
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 3
Oversold 14

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 16, 2013

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -344.04 points or -2.23%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -35.59 points or -2.10%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -57.33 points or -1.57%. Read More ...

The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (-0.48%) last week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.12%). The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-4.09%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (-3.31%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Printed Circuit Boards, Computer Peripherals, and Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while REIT/Healthcare Facilities, Management Services, and REIT - Retail are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.54% AAPL Apple Computer Information Technology
9.73% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials
6.43% SWY Safeway Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-8.57% RRD R.R. Donnelley & Son Industrials
-8.43% PLD ProLogis Financials
-8.01% SPG Simon Property Group, Inc Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 3
Downtrend Broken Resistance 14
Uptrend Support 35
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 12
Oversold 11

Friday, August 09, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 9, 2013

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -232.85 points or -1.49%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -18.25 points or -1.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -29.48 points or -0.80%. Read More ...

The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.90%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.43%). The Financial Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-1.87%) of the week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.13%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Networking & Commun Dvcs, and Confectioners are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while REIT/Healthcare Facilities, Management Services, and REIT - Retail are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.32% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
13.38% HAR Harman Int'l Consumer Discretionary
11.04% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.26% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-9.87% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-9.00% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 17
Uptrend Support 11
Uptrend Exhaustion 22
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 22
Oversold 5

Friday, August 02, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 2, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 99.53 points or 0.64%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 18.02 points or 1.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 76.43 points or 2.12%. Read More ...

The Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.40%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (2.02%). The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.43%) of the week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (0.47%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Confectioners, Electronic Equipment, and Rubber & Plastics are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
21.05% PBI Pitney-Bowes Industrials
20.44% RRD R.R. Donnelley & Son Industrials
17.08% PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.40% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-9.89% COH Coach, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-7.92% X United States Steel Corp. Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 3
Downtrend Broken Resistance 22
Uptrend Support 5
Uptrend Exhaustion 37
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 28
Oversold 4