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Friday, June 24, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 24, 2011

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -69.78 points or -0.58%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -3.05 points or -0.24%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 36.41 points or 1.39%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (2.27%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (1.45%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (-1.69%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-1.05%).

The Financial sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Processed/Packaged Goods, Dairy Products, and REIT - Industrial are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Specialty Retail Other, Technical Services, and Publishing - Newspapers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.21% TLAB Tellabs, Inc. Information Technology
9.14% BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC Health Care
8.85% BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-7.92% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
-7.34% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples
-6.65% FHN First Horizon National Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 4
Uptrend Support 12
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 8
Oversold 17

Friday, June 17, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 17, 2011

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52.45 points or 0.44%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 0.52 points or 0.04%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -27.25 points or -1.03%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (0.73%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (0.68%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-2.53%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-2.24%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Drug Manufacturers/Other, Jewelry Stores, and Health Care Plans are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Computer Peripherals, Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, and Networking & Commun Dvcs are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.61% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
12.02% ODP Office Depot Consumer Discretionary
11.98% VFC V.F. Corp. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.73% MCO Moody's Corp Financials
-8.04% NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy
-8.01% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 9
Downtrend Broken Resistance 6
Uptrend Support 64
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 2
Oversold 60

Friday, June 10, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 10, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -199.35 points or -1.64%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -29.18 points or -2.24%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -89.05 points or -3.26%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-0.66%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (-1.09%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-3.01%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-2.72%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Waste Management, Conglomerates, and Aerospace/Defense-Maj Dvd are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Housewares & Accessories, Recreational Vehicles, and Business Equipment are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
6.99% SEE Sealed Air Corp.(New) Materials
4.74% AIG American Int'l. Group Financials
4.44% MCO Moody's Corp Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.89% ODP Office Depot Consumer Discretionary
-11.38% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-11.20% MAS Masco Corp. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 14
Downtrend Broken Resistance 7
Uptrend Support 104
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 0
Oversold 77

Friday, June 03, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 3, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -290.32 points or -2.33%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -30.94 points or -2.32%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -64.08 points or -2.29%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-1.28%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (-1.40%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-3.23%) of the week followed by the Industrial sector (-3.19%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Agricultural Chemicals, Oil & Gas Pipelines, and Specialty Chemicals are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Money Center Banks, Investmnt Brokerage-Natl, and Life Insurance are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.47% APOL Apollo Group Consumer Discretionary
11.61% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
3.33% NYT New York Times Cl. A Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.18% NWL Newell Rubbermaid Co. Consumer Discretionary
-13.65% SEE Sealed Air Corp.(New) Materials
-11.75% SVU Supervalu Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 9
Downtrend Broken Resistance 13
Uptrend Support 64
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 3
Oversold 53