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