Friday, December 27, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 27, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 257.27 points or 1.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 23.08 points or 1.27%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 51.85 points or 1.26%. Read More ...


The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.45%) last week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (1.87%). The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.05%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.68%).


The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Housewares & Accessories, Auto Parts, and Conglomerates are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Medical Labs & Research, Water Utilities, and Hospitals are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.58% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
9.43% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
8.29% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-4.37% WFM Whole Foods Market Consumer Staples
-2.93% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
-2.73% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 17
Uptrend Support 2
Uptrend Exhaustion 101
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 34
Oversold 4

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - dec. 20, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 465.78 points or 2.96%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 43.00 points or 2.42%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 103.76 points or 2.59%. Read More ...


The Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.99%) last week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (2.25%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.66%) of the week followed by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector (0.85%).


The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Housewares & Accessories, Auto Parts, and Electronic Equipment are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Gold, Medical Labs & Research, and Hospitals are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
38.31% LSI LSI Corporation Information Technology
18.53% TXT Textron Inc. Industrials
16.96% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.47% JBL Jabil Circuit Information Technology
-7.05% F Ford Motor Consumer Discretionary
-5.63% KMX Carmax Inc Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 15
Uptrend Support 14
Uptrend Exhaustion 22
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 12
Oversold 9

Friday, December 13, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 13, 2013

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -264.84 points or -1.65%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -29.77 points or -1.65%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -61.54 points or -1.51%. Read More ...


The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (-0.63%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.00%). The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-2.55%) of the week followed by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector (-2.42%).


The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Housewares & Accessories, Recreational Vehicles, and Auto Parts are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Gold, Oil & Gas Pipelines, and Heavy Construction are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.51% ADBE Adobe Systems Information Technology
6.84% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
6.06% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.62% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy
-10.87% LH LABORATORY CP Health Care
-9.65% DGX Quest Diagnostics Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 8
Downtrend Broken Resistance 13
Uptrend Support 35
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 5
Downtrend Resistance 3
Oversold 17

Friday, December 06, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 6, 2013

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -66.21 points or -0.41%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gave back -0.72 points or -0.04%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.63 points or 0.06%. Read More ...


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.08%) last week followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR sector (0.37%). The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.72%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.42%).


The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Related Products, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Technical/System Software are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Water Utilities, Gold, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.91% FRX Forest Laboratories Health Care
9.55% CPB Campbell Soup Consumer Staples
6.72% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-24.30% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-20.71% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-15.29% BIG Big Lots, Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 18
Uptrend Support 18
Uptrend Exhaustion 10
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 9
Oversold 8