Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec 30, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -76.44 points or -0.62%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -7.73 points or -0.61%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -13.49 points or -0.52%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (0.50%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.25%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-1.21%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-1.14%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Oil & Gas Pipelines, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Medical Labs & Research are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, Information Technlgy Svcs, and Wireless Communications are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
6.24%	PCS	MetroPCS Communications Inc.	Telecommunications Services
4.17%	GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care
3.93%	IGT	International Game Technology	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-30.69%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
-10.50%	CSC	Computer Sciences Corp.	Information Technology
-7.31%	WHR	Whirlpool Corp.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	20
Uptrend Support	10
Uptrend Exhaustion	31
Uptrend Broken Support	7
Downtrend Resistance	48
Oversold	6

Weekly Stock Market Overview = Dec 23, 2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 427.61 points or 3.60%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 45.67 points or 3.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 63.31 points or 2.48%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (5.23%) last week followed by the Financial sector (4.86%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (2.32%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (3.38%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Residential Construction, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Aerospace/Defense-Maj Dvd are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, Wireless Communications, and Investmnt Brokerage-Natl are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
14.29%	CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Industrials
12.90%	DV	DeVry Inc.	Industrials
12.67%	THC	Tenet Healthcare Corp.	Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-10.78%	ORCL	Oracle Corp.	Information Technology
-6.14%	BBBY	Bed Bath & Beyond	Consumer Discretionary
-5.78%	EMR	Emerson Electric	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	33
Uptrend Support	9
Uptrend Exhaustion	5
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	46
Oversold	5

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec 17, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -317.87 points or -2.61%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -35.53 points or -2.83%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -91.52 points or -3.46%. Read More ...

The Health Care sector was the strongest sector (-1.21%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (-1.31%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-5.77%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-4.60%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Residential Construction, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Heavy Construction are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, Aluminum, and Wireless Communications are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
15.59%	VMC	Vulcan Materials	Materials
7.92%	NVLS	Novellus Systems	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-18.96%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
-17.50%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-15.82%	RSH	RadioShack Corp.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	4
Downtrend Broken Resistance	26
Uptrend Support	35
Uptrend Exhaustion	1
Uptrend Broken Support	4
Downtrend Resistance	12
Oversold	18

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 9, 2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 164.84 points or 1.37%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 10.91 points or 0.88%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 19.92 points or 0.76%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (1.47%) last week followed by the Technology sector (1.17%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.32%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (0.29%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Home Improvement Stores, Electronics Wholesale, and Specialty Eateries are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Waste Management, Lumber Wood Production, and Water Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
12.01%	GCI	Gannett Co.	Consumer Discretionary
8.58%	MWW	Monster Worldwide	Industrials
7.57%	DF	Dean Foods	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-9.09%	DRI	Darden Restaurants	Consumer Discretionary
-8.16%	NFX	Newfield Exploration Co	Energy
-7.27%	STI	SunTrust Banks	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	31
Uptrend Support	2
Uptrend Exhaustion	3
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	23
Oversold	2

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 2, 2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 787.48 points or 7.01%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 85.61 points or 7.39%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 185.42 points or 7.59%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (10.32%) last week followed by the Financial sector (9.59%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (3.95%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (4.51%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Meat Products, Textile-Apparel Footwr/Ac, and Housewares & Accessories are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Music & Video Stores, Wireless Communications, and Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
24.88%	X	United States Steel Corp.	Materials
19.21%	C	Citigroup Inc.	Financials
18.36%	GT	Goodyear Tire & Rubber	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-8.08%	HSP	Hospira Inc.	Health Care
-5.23%	GLW	Corning Inc.	Information Technology
-2.73%	TIF	Tiffany & Co.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	61
Uptrend Support	3
Uptrend Exhaustion	3
Uptrend Broken Support	5
Downtrend Resistance	25
Oversold	1