Friday, August 07, 2015

For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -316.48 points or -1.79%.

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -316.48 points or -1.79%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -26.27 points or -1.25%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -84.74 points or -1.65%. More than 12% of S&P 500 component stocks have an above average volatility. It is a highest level since December 19, 2014. Read More ...
ETF's Indices Alert
During the past week iShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ) advanced 0.01 points, or 0.08%, to 12.94.
EWJ: iShares MSCI Japan Index
Volatility was 56% below average. Volatility is a measure for variation of price of a stock over time. Chart has formed a daily bearish Downside Tasuki Gap candlestick pattern. This is a rare continuation formation that appears in a strongly downward moving market. The reliability of the Bearish Downside Tasuki Gap pattern is medium. EWJ price is near 100 Day Moving Average. Williams' Percentage Range, and Lane's Stochastic is overbought in a monthly time frame.
EWJ: iShares MSCI Japan Index


The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.91%) last week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.04%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-3.39%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (-2.42%).


The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Drug Delivery, Drug Manufacturers/Other, and Medical Instruments/Supls are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.


Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
15.19% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology
9.53% FTR Frontier Communications Telecommunications Services
8.11% AVP Avon Products Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-20.23% VIAB Viacom Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-19.16% TDC Teradata Corp. Telecommunications Services
-14.41% PWR Quanta Services Inc. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 31
Downtrend Broken Resistance 32
Uptrend Support 16
Uptrend Exhaustion 8
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 20
Oversold 42