Friday, October 31, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 31, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 585.11 points or 3.48%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 53.47 points or 2.72%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 147.03 points or 3.28%. Read More ...


The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (3.29%) last week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (3.20%). The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.25%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (1.74%).


The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Auto Parts Wholesale, Diversified Utilities, and Food Wholesale are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Copper, Gold, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
16.43% GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Consumer Discretionary
12.71% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology
10.39% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.53% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials
-9.41% AVP Avon Products Consumer Staples
-8.24% KSS Kohl's Corp. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 7
Downtrend Broken Resistance 26
Uptrend Support 4
Uptrend Exhaustion 26
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 59
Oversold 4

Friday, October 24, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 24, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 425.00 points or 2.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 77.82 points or 4.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 225.27 points or 5.29%. Read More ...


The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (6.60%) last week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (4.33%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (2.87%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (3.49%).


The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Investmnt Brokerage-Regnl, REIT - Retail, and REIT/Healthcare Facilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities 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
21.83% TSCO Tractor Supply Company Consumer Discretionary
17.94% EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp Health Care
14.71% KMX Carmax Inc Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.97% IBM International Bus. Machines Information Technology
-5.71% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials
-4.31% KO Coca Cola Co. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 22
Uptrend Support 3
Uptrend Exhaustion 3
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 27
Oversold 3

Friday, October 10, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 10, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -465.59 points or -2.74%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -61.77 points or -3.14%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -199.38 points or -4.45%. Read More ...


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.92%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.37%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-5.24%) of the week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (-4.70%).


The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Biotechnology, Drug Manufacturers/Other, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.39% BDX Becton, Dickinson Health Care
4.06% FE FirstEnergy Corp. Utilities
3.99% WEC Wisconsin Energy Corp. Utilities


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-18.12% MU Micron Technology Information Technology
-14.01% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy
-13.48% GPS Gap (The) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 31
Downtrend Broken Resistance 11
Uptrend Support 68
Uptrend Exhaustion 1
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 6
Oversold 57

Friday, October 03, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct.3, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -103.46 points or -0.60%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -14.95 points or -0.75%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -36.57 points or -0.81%. Read More ...


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.87%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.75%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-4.14%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-3.89%).


The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Hospitals, Biotechnology, and Drug Manufacturers/Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, Copper, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.49% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples
8.51% MYL Mylan Inc. Health Care
7.07% ADSK Autodesk, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-12.43% X United States Steel Corp. Materials
-12.15% NE Noble Corp Energy
-10.95% ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 19
Downtrend Broken Resistance 9
Uptrend Support 49
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 3
Downtrend Resistance 5
Oversold 46