Friday, December 27, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 27, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 257.27 points or 1.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 23.08 points or 1.27%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 51.85 points or 1.26%. Read More ...


The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.45%) last week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (1.87%). The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.05%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.68%).


The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Housewares & Accessories, Auto Parts, and Conglomerates are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Medical Labs & Research, Water Utilities, and Hospitals are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
9.58% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
9.43% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
8.29% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-4.37% WFM Whole Foods Market Consumer Staples
-2.93% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
-2.73% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 17
Uptrend Support 2
Uptrend Exhaustion 101
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 34
Oversold 4