Friday, December 09, 2011

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