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

Friday, September 21, 2012

Weekly S&P 500 Winners - Sep 21, 2012

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.41% PCS MetroPCS Communications Inc. Telecommunications Services
9.26% GILD Gilead Sciences Health Care
7.50% CAG ConAgra Foods, Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.01% BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond Consumer Discretionary
-12.97% NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. Industrials
-11.14% TER Teradyne Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 47
Uptrend Support 12
Uptrend Exhaustion 50
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 56
Oversold 6

Friday, September 14, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 14, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 286.73 points or 2.15%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 27.85 points or 1.94%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 47.53 points or 1.52%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (4.25%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.83%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.22%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.06%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Oil & Gas Pipelines, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Agricultural Chemicals are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Drug Delivery, Health Care Plans, and Metals Fabrication are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
21.86% VMC Vulcan Materials Materials
14.13% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
14.06% ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-6.18% TDC Teradata Corp. Telecommunications Services
-4.80% AZO AutoZone Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-4.60% ARG Airgas Inc. Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 60
Uptrend Support 6
Uptrend Exhaustion 53
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 93
Oversold 3

Friday, September 07, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 7, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 215.80 points or 1.65%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 31.34 points or 2.23%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 69.46 points or 2.26%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (3.65%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.43%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (0.74%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.85%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Publishing - Books, Broadcasting - TV, and Residential Construction are among the most overvalued industries. The Consumer Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Meat Products, Recreational Vehicles, and Auto Manufacturers/Major are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
13.87% MS Morgan Stanley Financials
12.81% APOL Apollo Group Consumer Discretionary
11.36% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-7.26% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-4.49% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology
-3.86% JBL Jabil Circuit Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 60
Uptrend Support 4
Uptrend Exhaustion 26
Uptrend Broken Support 6
Downtrend Resistance 55
Oversold 8