Friday, May 21, 2010

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 5/21/2010

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -426.77 points or -4.02%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -47.99 points or -4.23%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -117.81 points or -5.02%. Read More ... The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (-2.38%) last week followed by the Materials sector (-3.86%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-5.67%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-5.64%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drugs - Generic, Water Utilities, and Specialized Health Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Agricultural Chemicals, Publishing - Books, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
20.94% PTV Pactiv Corp. Materials
8.46% DF Dean Foods Consumer Staples
5.15% APOL Apollo Group Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Loosers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-18.21% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-15.84% MEE Massey Energy Co. Materials
-13.18% GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 7
Downtrend Broken Resistance 3
Uptrend Support 168
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 0
Oversold 49