Weekly Stock Market Overview - Apr. 20, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 179.67 points or 1.40%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 8.27 points or 0.60%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -10.88 points or -0.36%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (2.04%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (2.02%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-1.11%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (0.20%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Drug Manufacturers/Other, Specialized Health Svcs, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Gold, Copper, and Gas Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
12.06%	GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care
11.54%	EBAY	eBay Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
8.75%	WAG	Walgreen Co.	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-12.65%	SNDK	SanDisk Corp.	Information Technology
-11.57%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services
-9.75%	WHR	Whirlpool Corp.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	18
Uptrend Support	35
Uptrend Exhaustion	5
Uptrend Broken Support	8
Downtrend Resistance	11
Oversold	13

Weekly Stock Market Overview - April 14, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -210.55 points or -1.61%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -27.82 points or -1.99%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -69.17 points or -2.25%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (-0.96%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-1.02%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-2.61%) of the week followed by the Energy sector (-2.55%).

The Financial sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Regional-Mid-Atlantc Bnks, Specialized Health Svcs, and Drug Manufacturers/Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Gold, Copper, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
24.95%	SVU	Supervalu Inc.	Consumer Staples
7.45%	SWY	Safeway Inc.	Consumer Staples
6.32%	HPQ	Hewlett-Packard	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-9.12%	FII	Federated Investors Inc.	Financials
-8.30%	MU	Micron Technology	Information Technology
-8.21%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	17
Uptrend Support	36
Uptrend Exhaustion	3
Uptrend Broken Support	11
Downtrend Resistance	2
Oversold	12

Weekly Stock Market Overview - April 6, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -151.90 points or -1.15%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -10.39 points or -0.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -11.07 points or -0.36%. Read More ...

The Technology sector was the strongest sector (0.03%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.09%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-1.74%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-1.65%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Manufacturers/Other, Lumber Wood Production, and Specialized Health Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Copper are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
20.97%	AVP	Avon Products	Consumer Staples
9.24%	BBBY	Bed Bath & Beyond	Consumer Discretionary
6.68%	AIG	American Int'l. Group	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-11.09%	SNDK	SanDisk Corp.	Information Technology
-10.16%	SVU	Supervalu Inc.	Consumer Staples
-8.80%	TAP	Molson Coors Brewing Company	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	11
Downtrend Broken Resistance	24
Uptrend Support	28
Uptrend Exhaustion	8
Uptrend Broken Support	5
Downtrend Resistance	6
Oversold	9

Weekly Stock Market Overview - March 30, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 131.31 points or 1.00%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 11.36 points or 0.81%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 23.65 points or 0.77%. Read More ...

The Health Care sector was the strongest sector (2.70%) last week followed by the Utilities sector (1.29%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-0.71%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (0.16%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Drug Manufacturers/Other, Lumber Wood Production, and Specialized Health Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Copper are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
10.68%	WLP	WellPoint Health Networks	Health Care
10.16%	CVH	Coventry Health Care Inc.	Health Care
10.00%	AET	Aetna Inc. (New)	Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-13.92%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-9.24%	NBR	Nabors Industries Ltd.	Energy
-8.89%	APOL	Apollo Group	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	25
Uptrend Support	7
Uptrend Exhaustion	40
Uptrend Broken Support	6
Downtrend Resistance	33
Oversold	7

Weekly Stock Market Overview - March 23, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -151.89 points or -1.15%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -7.06 points or -0.50%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 12.66 points or 0.41%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (0.68%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.48%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-3.40%) of the week followed by the Industrial sector (-2.16%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Specialty Eateries, Home Improvement Stores, and Wholesale Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Rubber & Plastics, Gold, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
10.92%	WPI	Watson Pharmaceuticals	Health Care
7.80%	BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
7.13%	MWW	Monster Worldwide	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-12.34%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
-10.70%	BHI	Baker Hughes	Energy
-9.48%	RDC	Rowan Cos.	Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	28
Uptrend Support	13
Uptrend Exhaustion	28
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	23
Oversold	8

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Mar. 16, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 310.60 points or 2.40%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 33.30 points or 2.43%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 66.92 points or 2.24%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (5.57%) last week followed by the Industrial sector (2.59%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-1.11%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.39%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Wholesale Other, Lodging, and Home Improvement Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Gold, Industrial Metals/Mineral, and Copper are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
21.74%	BAC	Bank of America Corp.	Financials
17.32%	ZION	Zions Bancorp	Financials
12.56%	CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-5.50%	NEM	Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.)	Materials
-5.43%	RSH	RadioShack Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
-5.15%	URBN	Urban Outfitters Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	29
Uptrend Support	10
Uptrend Exhaustion	85
Uptrend Broken Support	4
Downtrend Resistance	50
Oversold	6

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 24, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 32.85 points or 0.25%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 4.51 points or 0.33%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 11.97 points or 0.41%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.82%) last week followed by the Technology sector (1.05%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-0.81%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-0.23%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Water Utilities, Agricultural Chemicals, and Chemicals-Major Diversifd are among the most overvalued industries. The Financial sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Internet Info. Providers, Telecom Services/Domestic, and Savings & Loans are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
25.27%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
16.15%	PCS	MetroPCS Communications Inc.	Telecommunications Services
7.39%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-12.86%	NFX	Newfield Exploration Co	Energy
-9.97%	HPQ	Hewlett-Packard	Information Technology
-8.88%	RSH	RadioShack Corp.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	38
Uptrend Support	7
Uptrend Exhaustion	40
Uptrend Broken Support	5
Downtrend Resistance	40
Oversold	3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 18, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 148.87 points or 1.16%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 18.59 points or 1.38%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 47.90 points or 1.65%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (2.51%) last week followed by the Technology sector (1.75%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (0.72%) of the week followed by the Industrial sector (0.84%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Personal Computers, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Printed Circuit Boards are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Drugs - Generic, Drug Manufacturers/Major, and Health Care Plans are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
18.32%	FTR	Frontier Communications	Telecommunications Services
15.93%	DVN	Devon Energy Corp.	Energy
14.63%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-12.56%	GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care
-9.29%	CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	Materials
-7.32%	SJM	J.M. Smucker Co.	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	46
Uptrend Support	6
Uptrend Exhaustion	63
Uptrend Broken Support	9
Downtrend Resistance	51
Oversold	0

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 10, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -61.00 points or -0.47%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -2.26 points or -0.17%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -1.78 points or -0.06%. Read More ...

The Technology sector was the strongest sector (1.14%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.40%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-2.19%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-1.15%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Lodging, Specialty Eateries, and Home Improvement Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Medical Practitioners, Drugs - Generic, and Health Care Plans are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
15.68%	CSC	Computer Sciences Corp.	Information Technology
12.51%	JDSU	JDS Uniphase Corp	Information Technology
11.50%	HAR	Harman Int'l	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-10.42%	FTR	Frontier Communications	Telecommunications Services
-8.84%	X	United States Steel Corp.	Materials
-8.33%	XL	XL Capital	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	48
Uptrend Support	9
Uptrend Exhaustion	34
Uptrend Broken Support	10
Downtrend Resistance	53
Oversold	3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Feb 3, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 201.77 points or 1.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 28.57 points or 2.17%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 89.11 points or 3.16%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (4.28%) last week followed by the Technology sector (3.03%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (0.29%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.81%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Personal Computers, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Conglomerates are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Gas Utilities, Medical Practitioners, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
25.75%	WHR	Whirlpool Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
14.69%	GPS	Gap (The)	Consumer Discretionary
13.63%	LNC	Lincoln National	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-26.90%	RSH	RadioShack Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
-14.23%	ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.	Consumer Discretionary
-9.79%	TLAB	Tellabs, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	30
Uptrend Support	5
Uptrend Exhaustion	27
Uptrend Broken Support	2
Downtrend Resistance	71
Oversold	4