Weekly Stock Market Overview - August 26. 2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 466.89 points or 4.32%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 53.27 points or 4.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 138.01 points or 5.89%. Read More ...

The Industrial sector was the strongest sector (6.18%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (6.08%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (1.88%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (2.10%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities, and Gas Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Aluminum, Conglomerates, and Chemicals-Major Diversifd are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
20.31%	TIF	Tiffany & Co.	Consumer Discretionary
19.15%	COH	Coach, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
16.68%	VMC	Vulcan Materials	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-5.56%	PLD	ProLogis	Financials
-4.97%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services
-4.55%	URBN	Urban Outfitters Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	3
Downtrend Broken Resistance	7
Uptrend Support	5
Uptrend Exhaustion	0
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	12
Oversold	39

Weekly Stock Market Overview - August 19, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -451.37 points or -4.01%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -55.28 points or -4.69%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -166.14 points or -6.62%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (2.18%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.03%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-7.23%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-7.08%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Diversified Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Regional Airlines, Dairy Products, and Appliances are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
6.88%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services
5.13%	WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Consumer Staples
5.08%	RAI	Reynolds American In	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-26.98%	HPQ	Hewlett-Packard	Information Technology
-21.40%	TDC	Teradata Corp.	Telecommunications Services
-19.77%	ADSK	Autodesk, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	44
Downtrend Broken Resistance	3
Uptrend Support	30
Uptrend Exhaustion	2
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	5
Oversold	132

Weekly Stock Market Overview - August 12, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -175.59 points or -1.53%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -20.57 points or -1.72%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -24.43 points or -0.96%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (0.35%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.53%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-4.84%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-1.63%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Gas Utilities, Drug Manufacturers/Other, and Diversified Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Consumer Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Dairy Products, Appliances, and Business Equipment are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
15.72%	YHOO	Yahoo Inc.	Information Technology
10.63%	NWSA	News Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
8.00%	COG	Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.	Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-23.05%	DV	DeVry Inc.	Industrials
-16.20%	CMA	Comerica Inc.	Financials
-15.69%	RF	Regions Financial Corp.	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	18
Downtrend Broken Resistance	4
Uptrend Support	32
Uptrend Exhaustion	0
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	0
Oversold	108

Weekly Stock Market Overview - August 5, 2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -698.63 points or -5.75%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -92.90 points or -7.19%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -223.97 points or -8.13%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (-2.98%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (-3.86%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-10.96%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-9.71%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Personal Computers, Computer Peripherals, and Gas Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Consumer Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Home Furnishings/Fixtures, Housewares & Accessories, and Appliances are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
1.28%	PCG	PG&E Corp.	Utilities
1.27%	ED	Consolidated Edison	Utilities
0.98%	PEP	PepsiCo Inc.	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-41.46%	PCS	MetroPCS Communications Inc.	Telecommunications Services
-23.14%	PHM	Pulte Homes, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-21.13%	NBR	Nabors Industries Ltd.	Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	20
Downtrend Broken Resistance	1
Uptrend Support	97
Uptrend Exhaustion	1
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	1
Oversold	124