Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 1, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -336.26 points or -2.70%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -39.78 points or -3.02%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -90.05 points or -3.17%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-0.20%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-2.15%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-4.74%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-3.78%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Diversified Utilities, REIT - Residential, and Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Computer Peripherals, Wireless Communications, and Semiconductr-Memory Chips are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
3.55%	MON	Monsanto Co.	Materials
3.03%	NEM	Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.)	Materials
2.90%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-14.76%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
-11.47%	PHM	Pulte Homes, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-11.47%	KSS	Kohl's Corp.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	30
Downtrend Broken Resistance	6
Uptrend Support	85
Uptrend Exhaustion	3
Uptrend Broken Support	0
Downtrend Resistance	2
Oversold	95

Weekly Stock Market Overview - May 25, 3012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 85.45 points or 0.69%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 22.60 points or 1.74%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 58.74 points or 2.11%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (3.72%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (3.02%). The Health Care sector was the worst performing sector (0.97%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (1.02%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while REIT - Residential, Diversified Utilities, and REIT/Healthcare Facilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Services sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Computer Peripherals, Wireless Communications, and Semiconductr-Memory Chips are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
11.97%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services
11.00%	CPWR	Compuware Corp.	Information Technology
10.93%	URBN	Urban Outfitters Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-15.47%	DELL	Dell Inc.	Information Technology
-13.46%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology
-7.12%	TIF	Tiffany & Co.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	19
Downtrend Broken Resistance	9
Uptrend Support	64
Uptrend Exhaustion	0
Uptrend Broken Support	1
Downtrend Resistance	4
Oversold	67

Weekly Stock Market Overview - May 18, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -451.22 points or -3.52%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -58.17 points or -4.30%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -155.03 points or -5.28%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-1.42%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-1.50%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-7.02%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-6.40%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Diversified Utilities, Biotechnology, and Drug Manufacturers/Major are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Education & Training Services, Rental & Leasing Services, and Electronics Stores are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
5.07%	WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Consumer Staples
3.12%	BMC	BMC Software	Information Technology
2.90%	LM	Legg Mason	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-23.42%	JCP	Penney (J.C.)	Consumer Discretionary
-23.02%	ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.	Consumer Discretionary
-16.60%	X	United States Steel Corp.	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	32
Downtrend Broken Resistance	9
Uptrend Support	170
Uptrend Exhaustion	1
Uptrend Broken Support	1
Downtrend Resistance	3
Oversold	103

Weekly Stock Market Overview - May 11, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -217.67 points or -1.67%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -15.71 points or -1.15%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -22.52 points or -0.76%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (1.01%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (0.16%). The Financial sector was the worst performing sector (-1.92%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-1.88%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Water Utilities, Drug Manufacturers/Other, and Diversified Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Computer Peripherals, Gold, and Copper are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
19.77%	MWW	Monster Worldwide	Industrials
17.72%	DF	Dean Foods	Consumer Staples
8.54%	TSN	Tyson Foods	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-13.68%	CSCO	Cisco Systems	Information Technology
-12.87%	DNB	The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.	Industrials
-12.69%	PBI	Pitney-Bowes	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	12
Downtrend Broken Resistance	10
Uptrend Support	118
Uptrend Exhaustion	4
Uptrend Broken Support	5
Downtrend Resistance	11
Oversold	44

Weekly Stock Market Overview - May 4th, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -190.04 points or -1.44%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -34.26 points or -2.44%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -112.86 points or -3.68%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-0.11%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.55%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (-3.53%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-3.38%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Water Utilities, Regional-Mid-Atlantc Bnks, and REIT - Residential are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Computer Peripherals, Wireless Communications, and Semiconductr-Memory Chips are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
22.78%	SUN	Sunoco., Inc.	Energy
7.14%	MAS	Masco Corp.	Industrials
4.99%	PWR	Quanta Services Inc.	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-14.11%	MWW	Monster Worldwide	Industrials
-13.82%	PRU	Prudential Financial	Financials
-12.45%	RRD	R.R. Donnelley & Son	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	4
Downtrend Broken Resistance	18
Uptrend Support	38
Uptrend Exhaustion	6
Uptrend Broken Support	4
Downtrend Resistance	17
Oversold	13

Weekly Stock Market Overview - April 27, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 199.05 points or 1.53%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 24.83 points or 1.80%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 68.75 points or 2.29%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector was the strongest sector (2.76%) last week followed by the Energy sector (2.67%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (-0.12%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (0.64%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Auto Parts Stores, Lodging, and Broadcasting - TV are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Computer Peripherals, Wireless Communications, and Semiconductr-Memory Chips are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
20.31%	PHM	Pulte Homes, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
13.34%	RF	Regions Financial Corp.	Financials
12.70%	EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corp	Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-18.60%	BIG	Big Lots, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-13.96%	RSH	RadioShack Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
-12.90%	RSG	Republic Services Inc.	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	27
Uptrend Support	14
Uptrend Exhaustion	14
Uptrend Broken Support	4
Downtrend Resistance	42
Oversold	6

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