Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct 30, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15.90 points or 0.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.03 points or 0.50%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 43.39 points or 1.46%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (3.61%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.06%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.77%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-0.51%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Conglomerates, Gas Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Lodging, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
12.82%	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices	Information Technology
12.05%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
8.33%	GLW	Corning Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-14.55%	KSS	Kohl's Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
-11.60%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
-9.35%	YUM	Yum! Brands, Inc	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	13
Uptrend Support	5
Uptrend Exhaustion	8
Uptrend Broken Support	2
Downtrend Resistance	38
Oversold	3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 23, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 421.37 points or 3.35%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 49.27 points or 3.62%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 113.72 points or 3.99%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (4.42%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (4.38%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.79%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (2.80%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Hospitals, General Entertainment, and Wholesale Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Diversified Computer Sys, Electronic Equipment, and Beverages-Brewers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
14.04%	TSN	Tyson Foods	Consumer Staples
13.27%	MAS	Masco Corp.	Industrials
10.87%	LXK	Lexmark Int'l Inc	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-14.91%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-11.60%	CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	Materials
-8.56%	STJ	St Jude Medical	Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	7
Downtrend Broken Resistance	12
Uptrend Support	13
Uptrend Exhaustion	7
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	12
Oversold	30

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 16, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -227.08 points or -1.77%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -19.97 points or -1.45%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -51.74 points or -1.78%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (-0.53%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.55%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.07%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-2.05%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Medical Practitioners, Hospitals, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Advertising Agencies, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
29.66%	ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.	Consumer Discretionary
14.44%	GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care
10.68%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-21.12%	JCP	Penney (J.C.)	Consumer Discretionary
-10.13%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	18
Downtrend Broken Resistance	10
Uptrend Support	118
Uptrend Exhaustion	1
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	3
Oversold	79

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 9, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -277.77 points or -2.12%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -34.35 points or -2.43%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -77.26 points or -2.59%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (-1.41%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (-1.52%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-4.38%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-3.13%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Regional-Northeast Banks, Diversified Commun Svcs, and Information Technlgy Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Home Furnishing Stores, Railroads, and Advertising Agencies are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
13.17%	CSC	Computer Sciences Corp.	Information Technology
9.12%	JDSU	JDS Uniphase Corp	Information Technology
4.93%	VLO	Valero Energy	Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-13.98%	ESRX	Express Scripts	Health Care
-13.30%	FOSL	Fossil, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-12.91%	JCP	Penney (J.C.)	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	12
Downtrend Broken Resistance	15
Uptrend Support	101
Uptrend Exhaustion	0
Uptrend Broken Support	1
Downtrend Resistance	4
Oversold	48

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 2, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -14.05 points or -0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.26 points or 0.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -5.82 points or -0.19%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (1.42%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (1.40%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-1.25%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.87%).

The Consumer Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Appliances, Housewares & Accessories, and Publishing - Books are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Water Utilities, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Aluminum are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
10.83%	SBUX	Starbucks Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
9.04%	ETN	Eaton Corp.	Industrials
9.03%	EA	Electronic Arts	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-11.17%	PBI	Pitney-Bowes	Industrials
-8.57%	NEM	Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.)	Materials
-7.66%	EXC	Exelon Corp.	Utilities

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	19
Uptrend Support	41
Uptrend Exhaustion	5
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	20
Oversold	12