Friday, November 26, 2010

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 11/26/2010

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -111.55 points or -1.00%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -10.33 points or -0.86%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 16.44 points or 0.65%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (0.19%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (-0.18%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.93%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-1.70%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Auto Parts, Textile-Apparel Footwr/Ac, and Trucks & Other Vehicles are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Education & Training Services, General Contractors, and Food Wholesale are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
16.72% MWW Monster Worldwide Industrials
12.43% SNDK SanDisk Corp. Information Technology
10.15% NYT New York Times Cl. A Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.22% SVU Supervalu Inc. Consumer Staples
-7.98% ARG Airgas Inc. Materials
-5.67% AFL AFLAC Corporation Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 3
Downtrend Broken Resistance 26
Uptrend Support 32
Uptrend Exhaustion 15
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 10
Oversold 18

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 11/12/2010

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -251.50 points or -2.20%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -26.64 points or -2.17%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -60.77 points or -2.36%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.01%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-1.37%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-4.11%) of the week followed by the Industrial sector (-3.05%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Major Integrated Oil/Gas, Agricultural Chemicals, and Copper are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Education & Training Services, Food Wholesale, and Publishing - Newspapers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
12.22% HAL Halliburton Co. Energy
7.74% FO Fortune Brands, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
6.71% COG Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-26.82% DF Dean Foods Consumer Staples
-16.94% CSCO Cisco Systems Information Technology
-11.48% BA Boeing Company Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 43
Uptrend Support 13
Uptrend Exhaustion 18
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 21
Oversold 2

Friday, November 05, 2010

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 11/5/2010

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 325.59 points or 2.93%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 42.59 points or 3.60%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 71.57 points or 2.85%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (7.01%) last week followed by the Energy sector (5.18%). The Health Care sector was the worst performing sector (0.90%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (1.04%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Security Software & Svcs, Telecom Services/Domestic, and Technical/System Software are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while General Contractors, Medical Appliances/Equip., and Hospitals are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.87% HAR Harman Int'l Consumer Discretionary
16.30% NYT New York Times Cl. A Consumer Discretionary
16.11% VMC Vulcan Materials Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.21% PWR Quanta Services Inc. Industrials
-7.43% EOG EOG Resources Energy
-6.85% MI Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 54
Uptrend Support 7
Uptrend Exhaustion 86
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 62
Oversold 0