Friday, March 11, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 3/11/2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -125.48 points or -1.03%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -16.87 points or -1.28%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -69.06 points or -2.48%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (1.61%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.51%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-4.12%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-2.92%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Hospitals, Health Care Plans, and Medical Appliances/Equip. are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Gold, Copper, and Agricultural Chemicals are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
15.21% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
10.44% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary
10.39% SBUX Starbucks Corp. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-22.32% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
-16.57% URBN Urban Outfitters Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-13.03% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 5
Downtrend Broken Resistance 7
Uptrend Support 55
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 8
Oversold 15

Friday, March 04, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 2/4/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 39.43 points or 0.33%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 1.27 points or 0.10%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 3.62 points or 0.13%. Read More ...

The Health Care sector was the strongest sector (2.55%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (0.79%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-1.50%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-0.13%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Oil & Gas Pipelines, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Electronics Stores, Regional Airlines, and Food Wholesale are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.36% A Agilent Technologies Information Technology
10.36% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
6.77% AES AES Corp. Utilities


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.23% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology
-8.88% MWW Monster Worldwide Industrials
-8.07% EK Eastman Kodak Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 11
Uptrend Support 23
Uptrend Exhaustion 12
Uptrend Broken Support 9
Downtrend Resistance 12
Oversold 10

Friday, February 25, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 2/25/2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -260.80 points or -2.10%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -23.13 points or -1.72%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -52.90 points or -1.87%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.19%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.49%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-3.19%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-3.01%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Hospitals, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Oil & Gas Pipelines are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Photographic Equip/Supls, Beverages-Brewers, and Trucks & Other Vehicles are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
12.04% COG Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Energy
6.93% RDC Rowan Cos. Energy
6.88% VFC V.F. Corp. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.06% EXPD Expeditors Int'l. Industrials
-12.31% HPQ Hewlett-Packard Information Technology
-10.99% FTR Frontier Communications Telecommunications Services


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 13
Uptrend Support 21
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 4
Downtrend Resistance 7
Oversold 5

Friday, February 18, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 2/18/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 117.99 points or 0.96%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.86 points or 1.04%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 24.51 points or 0.87%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (3.93%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (1.33%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.28%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (0.36%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Major Integrated Oil/Gas, Aluminum, and Oil & Gas Pipelines are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Manufacturers/Major, Drug Delivery, and Biotechnology are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
19.00% FDO Family Dollar Stores Consumer Discretionary
12.52% WMB Williams Cos. Energy
10.87% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-12.46% NTAP NetApp, Inc. Information Technology
-10.51% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
-9.88% ODP Office Depot Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 14
Uptrend Support 10
Uptrend Exhaustion 116
Uptrend Broken Support 6
Downtrend Resistance 35
Oversold 2

Friday, February 11, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 2/11/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 181.11 points or 1.50%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 18.28 points or 1.39%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 40.14 points or 1.45%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (3.59%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (2.91%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.03%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (0.15%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Recreational Vehicles, Housewares & Accessories, and Rubber & Plastics are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Gold, Copper, and Specialty Chemicals are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
23.74% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
22.44% BIG Big Lots, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
14.91% JCP Penney (J.C.) Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-15.19% CSCO Cisco Systems Information Technology
-14.06% CSC Computer Sciences Corp. Information Technology
-8.57% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 16
Uptrend Support 8
Uptrend Exhaustion 63
Uptrend Broken Support 8
Downtrend Resistance 21
Oversold 4

Friday, February 04, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 2/4/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 268.45 points or 2.27%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 34.53 points or 2.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 82.41 points or 3.07%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (4.67%) last week followed by the Energy sector (4.25%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (0.47%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (1.10%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Major Integrated Oil/Gas, Aluminum, and Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Drug Delivery, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Savings & Loans are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
34.50% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
21.53% ERTS Electronic Arts Information Technology
15.26% HAR Harman Int'l Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-7.70% PCAR PACCAR Inc. Industrials
-6.68% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-6.31% AVY Avery Dennison Corp. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 19
Uptrend Support 14
Uptrend Exhaustion 47
Uptrend Broken Support 6
Downtrend Resistance 17
Oversold 5

Friday, January 28, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 1/28/2011

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -48.14 points or -0.41%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -7.01 points or -0.55%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -2.65 points or -0.10%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.44%) last week followed by the Materials sector (0.89%). The Consumer Discretionary sector was the worst performing sector (-1.90%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (-1.79%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Major Integrated Oil/Gas, Aluminum, and Oil & Gas Pipelines are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Drug Delivery, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Drug Manufacturers/Other are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.04% TER Teradyne Inc. Information Technology
14.11% BHI Baker Hughes Energy
12.78% GLW Corning Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-29.32% EK Eastman Kodak Consumer Discretionary
-25.54% MWW Monster Worldwide Industrials
-21.46% TLAB Tellabs, Inc. Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 26
Uptrend Support 12
Uptrend Exhaustion 24
Uptrend Broken Support 13
Downtrend Resistance 23
Oversold 4

Friday, January 21, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 1/21/2011

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 84.46 points or 0.72%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -9.89 points or -0.76%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -65.76 points or -2.39%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (0.66%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.55%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-3.41%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (-1.72%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Technical/System Software are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while REIT - Diversified, Savings & Loans, and REIT/Healthcare Facilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
8.13% NWSA News Corporation Consumer Discretionary
7.57% HRB Block H&R Consumer Discretionary
6.34% LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-20.37% AIG American Int'l. Group Financials
-9.83% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology
-8.41% FCX Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld Materials


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 35
Uptrend Support 6
Uptrend Exhaustion 27
Uptrend Broken Support 6
Downtrend Resistance 38
Oversold 2

Friday, January 14, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 1/14/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 112.62 points or 0.96%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 21.74 points or 1.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 52.13 points or 1.93%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (3.47%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.08%). The Health Care sector was the worst performing sector (0.34%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (0.51%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Printed Circuit Boards, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Technical/System Software are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while REIT - Diversified, REIT/Healthcare Facilities, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
19.37% NVLS Novellus Systems Information Technology
18.72% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology
12.70% JEC Jacobs Engineering Group Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-14.67% SVU Supervalu Inc. Consumer Staples
-11.74% AIG American Int'l. Group Financials
-8.35% MRK Merck & Co. Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 34
Uptrend Support 16
Uptrend Exhaustion 51
Uptrend Broken Support 8
Downtrend Resistance 37
Oversold 5

Friday, January 07, 2011

Weekly Stock Market Overview - 1/7/2011

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 97.25 points or 0.84%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.86 points or 1.10%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 50.30 points or 1.90%. Read More ...

The Technology sector was the strongest sector (2.22%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (1.81%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (-0.96%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-0.26%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Staffing/Outsourcing Svcs, and Technical/System Software are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Drug Delivery, REIT - Diversified, and REIT/Healthcare Facilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
29.03% NVDA NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology
14.49% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
12.15% JDSU JDS Uniphase Corp Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-12.01% STZ Constellation Brands Consumer Staples
-11.69% FDO Family Dollar Stores Consumer Discretionary
-10.07% SVU Supervalu Inc. Consumer Staples


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 0
Downtrend Broken Resistance 36
Uptrend Support 6
Uptrend Exhaustion 33
Uptrend Broken Support 7
Downtrend Resistance 47
Oversold 0