Friday, December 28, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec 28, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -252.73 points or -1.92%. The Standard Poor's 500 Index dropped -27.72 points or -1.94%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -60.70 points or -2.01%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (-0.49%) last week followed by the Financial sector (-1.34%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-3.11%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-2.44%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Rental Leasing Services, Music Video Stores, and Regional Airlines are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Drug Related Products, Water Utilities, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
8.52% F Ford Motor Consumer Discretionary
2.56% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
2.05% BWA Borgwarner Inc Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.97% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-5.68% COH Coach, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-5.63% PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 6
Downtrend Broken Resistance 25
Uptrend Support 32
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 5
Downtrend Resistance 4
Oversold 24

Friday, December 21, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec 21, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55.83 points or 0.43%. The Standard Poor's 500 Index gained 16.57 points or 1.17%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 49.68 points or 1.67%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (2.50%) last week followed by the Energy sector (1.19%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (-2.20%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.74%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Regional Airlines, Rental Leasing Services, and Music Video Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Related Products, Water Utilities, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.74% JBL Jabil Circuit Information Technology
8.63% COG Cabot Oil Gas Corp. Energy
8.45% NKE NIKE Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.22% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology
-7.74% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
-6.96% FTR Frontier Communications Telecommunications Services


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 25
Uptrend Support 8
Uptrend Exhaustion 5
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 40
Oversold 6

Friday, December 07, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 8, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 129.55 points or 0.99%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 1.89 points or 0.13%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -32.20 points or -1.07%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (1.68%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (0.98%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-1.77%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-1.24%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Information Technlgy Svcs, Diversified Commun Svcs, and Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr are among the most overvalued industries. The Financial sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Regional-Mid-Atlantc Bnks, REIT - Residential, and REIT - Hotel/Motel are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
8.88% C Citigroup Inc. Financials
8.45% DELL Dell Inc. Information Technology
8.06% SNDK SanDisk Corp. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-18.74% FCX Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld Materials
-11.76% DRI Darden Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
-8.89% AAPL Apple Computer Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 20
Uptrend Support 7
Uptrend Exhaustion 11
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 37
Oversold 5

Friday, November 30, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct 30, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15.90 points or 0.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.03 points or 0.50%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 43.39 points or 1.46%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (3.61%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.06%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.77%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-0.51%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Conglomerates, Gas Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Lodging, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
12.82% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
12.05% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
8.33% GLW Corning Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.55% KSS Kohl's Corp. Consumer Discretionary
-11.60% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-9.35% YUM Yum! Brands, Inc Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 13
Uptrend Support 5
Uptrend Exhaustion 8
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 38
Oversold 3

Friday, November 23, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 23, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 421.37 points or 3.35%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 49.27 points or 3.62%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 113.72 points or 3.99%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (4.42%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (4.38%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.79%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (2.80%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Hospitals, General Entertainment, and Wholesale Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Diversified Computer Sys, Electronic Equipment, and Beverages-Brewers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.04% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples
13.27% MAS Masco Corp. Industrials
10.87% LXK Lexmark Int'l Inc Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.91% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-11.60% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
-8.56% STJ St Jude Medical Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 7
Downtrend Broken Resistance 12
Uptrend Support 13
Uptrend Exhaustion 7
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 12
Oversold 30

Friday, November 16, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 16, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -227.08 points or -1.77%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -19.97 points or -1.45%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -51.74 points or -1.78%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (-0.53%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.55%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.07%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-2.05%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Medical Practitioners, Hospitals, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Advertising Agencies, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
29.66% ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Consumer Discretionary
14.44% GILD Gilead Sciences Health Care
10.68% NTAP NetApp, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-21.12% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-10.13% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 18
Downtrend Broken Resistance 10
Uptrend Support 118
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 3
Oversold 79

Friday, November 09, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 9, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -277.77 points or -2.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -34.35 points or -2.43%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -77.26 points or -2.59%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (-1.41%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (-1.52%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-4.38%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-3.13%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Regional-Northeast Banks, Diversified Commun Svcs, and Information Technlgy Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Railroads, and Advertising Agencies are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
13.17% CSC Computer Sciences Corp. Information Technology
9.12% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
4.93% VLO Valero Energy Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.98% ESRX Express Scripts Health Care
-13.30% FOSL Fossil, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-12.91% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 12
Downtrend Broken Resistance 15
Uptrend Support 101
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 4
Oversold 48

Friday, November 02, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 2, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -14.05 points or -0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.26 points or 0.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -5.82 points or -0.19%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (1.42%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.40%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-1.25%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.87%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Appliances, Housewares & Accessories, and Publishing - Books are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Water Utilities, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.83% SBUX Starbucks Corp. Consumer Discretionary
9.04% ETN Eaton Corp. Industrials
9.03% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.17% PBI Pitney-Bowes Industrials
-8.57% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials
-7.66% EXC Exelon Corp. Utilities


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 19
Uptrend Support 41
Uptrend Exhaustion 5
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 20
Oversold 12

Friday, October 26, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 26, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -236.30 points or -1.77%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -21.25 points or -1.48%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -17.67 points or -0.59%. Read More ...

The Health Care sector was the strongest sector (-0.69%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-1.01%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-2.64%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-2.53%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Appliances, Publishing - Books, and Housewares & Accessories are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Water Utilities, Chemicals-Major Diversifd, and Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
20.70% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
13.57% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
9.52% PKI PerkinElmer Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-20.68% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy
-18.59% ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc Materials
-17.91% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 15
Uptrend Support 71
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 5
Downtrend Resistance 6
Oversold 23

Friday, October 19, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 19, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 14.66 points or 0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 4.60 points or 0.32%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -38.49 points or -1.26%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (1.98%) last week followed by the Financial sector (1.90%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-2.11%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.39%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Gold, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Copper are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Semiconductor-Broad Line are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
22.33% DF Dean Foods Consumer Staples
14.61% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
10.58% NE Noble Corp Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-28.81% APOL Apollo Group Consumer Discretionary
-20.44% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-9.15% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 22
Uptrend Support 20
Uptrend Exhaustion 21
Uptrend Broken Support 13
Downtrend Resistance 35
Oversold 4

Friday, October 12, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct 12, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -281.30 points or -2.07%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -32.34 points or -2.21%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -92.08 points or -2.94%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-0.65%) last week followed by the Energy sector (-1.39%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-3.14%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-2.86%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Publishing - Books, Management Services, and Food Wholesale are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductor-Broad Line, and Semiconductor Equip/Matrl are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.88% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials
11.51% KMX Carmax Inc Consumer Discretionary
10.19% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-19.69% EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp Health Care
-14.91% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-14.48% DLTR llar Tree Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 3
Downtrend Broken Resistance 22
Uptrend Support 36
Uptrend Exhaustion 6
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 8
Oversold 12

Friday, October 05, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 5, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 173.02 points or 1.29%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 20.26 points or 1.41%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 19.96 points or 0.64%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (3.01%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (2.62%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (0.20%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (0.21%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Medical Practitioners, Drugs - Generic, and Biotechnology are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductor-Broad Line, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
11.90% STZ Constellation Brands Consumer Staples
9.06% LEN Lennar Corp. Consumer Discretionary
9.05% HIG Hartford Financial Svc.Gp. Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.66% HPQ Hewlett-Packard Information Technology
-8.24% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
-6.96% NTAP NetApp, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 35
Uptrend Support 19
Uptrend Exhaustion 28
Uptrend Broken Support 8
Downtrend Resistance 25
Oversold 7

Friday, September 28, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 28, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -142.34 points or -1.05%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -19.48 points or -1.33%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -63.73 points or -2.00%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (1.01%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.17%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-2.17%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-1.72%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Lumber Wood Production, Small Tools & Accessories, and General Building Matrials are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Semiconductor-Broad Line, Printed Circuit Boards, and Steel & Iron are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
5.01% DF Dean Foods Consumer Staples
3.79% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples
3.35% FDO Family Dollar Stores Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.13% JBL Jabil Circuit Information Technology
-9.32% NTAP NetApp, Inc. Information Technology
-8.72% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 38
Uptrend Support 26
Uptrend Exhaustion 0
Uptrend Broken Support 7
Downtrend Resistance 10
Oversold 8