Saturday, July 28, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - July 27, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 249.07 points or 1.94%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 23.06 points or 1.69%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 31.78 points or 1.09%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (2.64%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (2.42%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-0.76%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (1.09%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Confectioners, Beverages-Winery/Distlers, and Cigarettes are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Gaming Activities, Specialty Retail Other, and Metals Fabrication are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
40.87% PCS MetroPCS Communications Inc. Telecommunications Services
18.08% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
17.30% SYMC Symantec Corp. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-28.98% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
-25.79% IGT International Game Technology Consumer Discretionary
-14.37% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 5
Downtrend Broken Resistance 49
Uptrend Support 11
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 37
Oversold 21

Friday, July 20, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - July 21, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 45.98 points or 0.36%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 6.31 points or 0.47%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 17.51 points or 0.60%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (3.12%) last week followed by the Materials sector (1.87%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.11%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.76%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Electric Utilities, Diversified Utilities, and Agricultural Chemicals are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Computer Peripherals, Information Technlgy Svcs, and Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
16.03% BHI Baker Hughes Energy
15.83% SNDK SanDisk Corp. Information Technology
13.61% TXT Textron Inc. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.91% DF Dean Foods Consumer Staples
-13.70% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-11.30% WFM Whole Foods Market Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 5
Downtrend Broken Resistance 39
Uptrend Support 3
Uptrend Exhaustion 13
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 51
Oversold 15

Friday, July 13, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 13, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -2.38 points or -0.02%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 1.99 points or 0.15%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -28.62 points or -0.97%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (1.52%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (1.47%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-1.39%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-1.14%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Related Products, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Recreational Goods Other, Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr, and Networking & Commun Dvcs are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
6.68% TGT Target Corp. Consumer Discretionary
6.46% URBN Urban Outfitters Inc. Consumer Discretionary
6.42% FAST Fastenal Co. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-24.70% LXK Lexmark Int'l Inc Information Technology
-15.10% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-14.93% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 9
Downtrend Broken Resistance 54
Uptrend Support 19
Uptrend Exhaustion 11
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 14
Oversold 45

Friday, July 06, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - July 6, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -101.91 points or -0.79%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -7.49 points or -0.55%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.80 points or 0.06%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (0.55%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-0.02%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-1.29%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-1.13%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Discount Variety Stores, Regional Airlines, and Lodging are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Investmnt Brokerage-Natl, Metals Fabrication, and Industrial Electrical Eqp are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.32% AN AutoNation, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
7.76% LTD Limited Brands, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
7.56% RRD R.R. Donnelley & Son Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.49% FOSL Fossil, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-9.71% TDC Teradata Corp. Telecommunications Services
-7.73% CTXS Citrix Systems Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 40
Uptrend Support 4
Uptrend Exhaustion 6
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 39
Oversold 10