Friday, April 26, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - April 26, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 165.04 points or 1.13%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 26.99 points or 1.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 73.20 points or 2.28%. Read More ...

The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (3.51%) last week followed by the 0 sector (XLB%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.29%) of the week followed by the sector (XLV%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities, and Drug Related Products are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Metals Fabrication, Farm/Construction Machnry, and Printed Circuit Boards are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
21.29% DHI D.R. Horton Consumer Discretionary
18.68% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
14.41% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-22.80% EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp Health Care
-15.85% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
-12.20% SWY Safeway Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 10
Uptrend Support 9
Uptrend Exhaustion 28
Uptrend Broken Support 8
Downtrend Resistance 18
Oversold 3

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - April 20, 2013

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -317.55 points or -2.14%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -33.60 points or -2.11%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -88.89 points or -2.70%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.99%) last week followed by the 0 sector (XLP%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-4.41%) of the week followed by the sector (XLK%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities, and Biotechnology are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Agricultural Chemicals, Gold, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
15.27% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
6.60% GWW Grainger (W.W.) Inc. Industrials
4.86% SHW Sherwin-Williams Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.61% TXT Textron Inc. Industrials
-11.60% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-11.53% FCX Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 4
Downtrend Broken Resistance 10
Uptrend Support 61
Uptrend Exhaustion 13
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 9
Oversold 17

Friday, April 12, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr 12, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 299.81 points or 2.06%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 35.57 points or 2.29%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 91.09 points or 2.84%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (3.46%) last week followed by the 0 sector (XLV%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.91%) of the week followed by the sector (XLB%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Auto Parts Wholesale, Diversified Utilities, and Drug Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Networking & Commun Dvcs, and Personal Computers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.39% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
9.22% HIG Hartford Financial Svc.Gp. Financials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-7.62% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials
-5.37% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
-5.34% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 11
Uptrend Support 1
Uptrend Exhaustion 72
Uptrend Broken Support 13
Downtrend Resistance 21
Oversold 2

Friday, April 05, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr 5, 2013

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -13.29 points or -0.09%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -15.91 points or -1.01%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -63.66 points or -1.95%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.20%) last week followed by the 0 sector (XLV%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-2.53%) of the week followed by the sector (XLB%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities, and Waste Management are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Rubber & Plastics, Recreational Goods Other, and Electronic Equipment are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.90% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary
13.25% HUM Humana Inc. Health Care
8.55% UNH United Health Group Inc. Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-11.38% X United States Steel Corp. Materials
-10.20% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology
-9.17% SEE Sealed Air Corp.(New) Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 5
Downtrend Broken Resistance 14
Uptrend Support 36
Uptrend Exhaustion 15
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 15
Oversold 8