Saturday, April 26, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr. 25, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -47.08 points or -0.29%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -1.45 points or -0.08%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -19.96 points or -0.49%. Read More ...


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.91%) last week followed by the Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector (0.88%). The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.78%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.76%).


The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Major Integrated Oil/Gas, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Aluminum are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Lumber Wood Production, Residential Construction, and Aerospace/Defense-Prd/Svc are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
25.56% AGN Allergan, Inc. Health Care
15.26% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
12.36% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.30% IGT International Game Technology Consumer Discretionary
-9.50% LXK Lexmark Int'l Inc Information Technology
-9.03% TER Teradyne Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 8
Uptrend Support 9
Uptrend Exhaustion 7
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 21
Oversold 2

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr. 17, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 381.79 points or 2.38%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 49.16 points or 2.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 95.79 points or 2.39%. Read More ...


The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (4.91%) last week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (3.63%). The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (1.46%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (2.06%).


The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, Aluminum, and Diversified Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Financial sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Lumber Wood Production, Diversified Investments, and Residential Construction are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
17.50% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
13.16% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
12.68% SNDK SanDisk Corp. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-9.95% SWY Safeway Inc. Consumer Staples
-4.75% CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc Materials
-4.31% AET Aetna Inc. (New) Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 16
Uptrend Support 18
Uptrend Exhaustion 8
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 20
Oversold 3

Friday, April 11, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr. 11, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -385.96 points or -2.35%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -49.40 points or -2.65%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -128.00 points or -3.10%. Read More ...


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.55%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.47%). The Financial Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-4.01%) of the week followed by the Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector (-3.96%).


The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Electric Utilities, Diversified Utilities, and Medical Labs & Research are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Lumber Wood Production, Specialty Retail Other, and Technical Services are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
4.69% CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Industrials
3.16% ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Consumer Staples
3.00% K Kellogg Co. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-35.03% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
-14.88% APOL Apollo Group Consumer Discretionary
-13.29% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 8
Uptrend Support 68
Uptrend Exhaustion 3
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 10
Oversold 16

Friday, April 04, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr. 4, 2014

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.65 points or 0.55%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.47 points or 0.40%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -28.03 points or -0.67%. Read More ...


The Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.57%) last week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (1.24%). The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.42%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (0.27%).


The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, Aluminum, and Water Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Processing Systems/Prods, Hospitals, and Technical/System Software are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.97% APC Anadarko Petroleum Energy
7.72% SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation Consumer Discretionary
6.95% SPLS Staples Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-5.49% ADBE Adobe Systems Information Technology
-4.57% YHOO Yahoo Inc. Information Technology
-4.47% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 12
Uptrend Support 11
Uptrend Exhaustion 17
Uptrend Broken Support 5
Downtrend Resistance 47
Oversold 3