Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 26, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 248.91 points or 1.40%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 18.12 points or 0.88%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 41.48 points or 0.87%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (3.61%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (1.92%). The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-1.82%) of the week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.57%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Metals Fabrication, General Contractors, and Heavy Construction are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 5.88% ESRX Express Scripts Health Care 5.64% NU Northeast Utilities Utilities 5.63% NI NiSource Inc. Utilities

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -13.52% GILD Gilead Sciences Health Care -8.77% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -7.76% NBL Noble Energy, Inc. Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 4 Downtrend Broken Resistance 29 Uptrend Support 2 Uptrend Exhaustion 70 Uptrend Broken Support 2 Downtrend Resistance 46 Oversold 1

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 19, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 523.97 points or 3.03%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 68.32 points or 3.41%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 111.78 points or 2.40%. Read More ...

The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (8.85%) last week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (4.32%). The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (1.24%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (1.48%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Delivery, Health Care Plans, and Medical Instruments/Supls are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Gas Utilities, Water Utilities, and Conglomerates are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 36.30% NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy 28.31% NE Noble Corp Energy 21.19% ESV Ensco plc Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -5.06% MAT Mattel, Inc. Consumer Discretionary -4.78% NUE Nucor Corp. Materials -4.77% XLNX Xilinx, Inc Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 1 Downtrend Broken Resistance 25 Uptrend Support 0 Uptrend Exhaustion 11 Uptrend Broken Support 2 Downtrend Resistance 7 Oversold 3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 12, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -677.96 points or -3.78%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -73.04 points or -3.52%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -127.15 points or -2.66%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.09%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.92%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-7.80%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-5.97%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Major Airlines, Auto Parts Wholesale, and Auto Parts Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Independent Oil & Gas are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 14.57% SPLS Staples Inc. Consumer Discretionary 8.60% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples 5.00% ADBE Adobe Systems Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -18.10% NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy -17.10% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -16.26% FCX Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 21 Downtrend Broken Resistance 16 Uptrend Support 16 Uptrend Exhaustion 5 Uptrend Broken Support 1 Downtrend Resistance 3 Oversold 20

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 5, 2014

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.55 points or 0.73%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.81 points or 0.38%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -10.88 points or -0.23%. Read More ...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.72%) last week followed by the Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector (1.70%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.91%) of the week followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.87%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr, Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, and General Building Matrials are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Gold are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 10.78% BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC Health Care 7.78% THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. Health Care 6.20% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -12.07% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -10.90% RIG Transocean Energy -9.59% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 11 Downtrend Broken Resistance 28 Uptrend Support 9 Uptrend Exhaustion 73 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 31 Oversold 9