Friday, February 22, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 22, 2013

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18.81 points or 0.13%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -4.19 points or -0.28%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -30.21 points or -0.95%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (1.73%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (1.25%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-2.85%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-1.43%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Food - Major Diversified, Hospitals, and Meat Products are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Gold, Copper, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
14.35% HPQ Hewlett-Packard Information Technology
13.48% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
11.12% SWY Safeway Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.46% HUM Humana Inc. Health Care
-8.43% ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc Materials
-8.25% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 16
Uptrend Support 18
Uptrend Exhaustion 16
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 14
Oversold 5

Friday, February 15, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 16, 2013

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -11.21 points or -0.08%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 1.86 points or 0.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -1.84 points or -0.06%. Read More ...

The Industrial sector was the strongest sector (1.11%) last week followed by the Financial sector (0.91%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-0.50%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-0.17%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Music & Video Stores, Advertising Agencies, and Rental & Leasing Services are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Gold, Copper, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
36.23% STZ Constellation Brands Consumer Staples
22.08% AVP Avon Products Consumer Staples
18.67% HNZ Heinz (H.J.) Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-20.94% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
-20.16% CTL Century Telephone Telecommunications Services
-15.57% HSP Hospira Inc. Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 18
Uptrend Support 13
Uptrend Exhaustion 86
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 25
Oversold 2

Friday, February 01, 2013

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 1, 2013

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 113.81 points or 0.82%. The Standard Poor's 500 Index gained 10.21 points or 0.68%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 29.39 points or 0.93%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.53%) last week followed by the Technology sector (1.47%). The Consumer Discretionary sector was the worst performing sector (-0.94%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-0.65%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Hospitals, Specialty Chemicals, and Medical Practitioners are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Wireless Communications, Long Distance Carriers, and Personal Computers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
17.72% VLO Valero Energy Energy
15.81% HES Hess Corporation Energy
13.74% PBI Pitney-Bowes Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.84% LXK Lexmark Int'l Inc Information Technology
-15.12% STZ Constellation Brands Consumer Staples
-9.87% HAR Harman Int'l Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 24
Uptrend Support 3
Uptrend Exhaustion 75
Uptrend Broken Support 2
Downtrend Resistance 46
Oversold 2