Friday, July 06, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - July 6, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -101.91 points or -0.79%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -7.49 points or -0.55%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.80 points or 0.06%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples sector was the strongest sector (0.55%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-0.02%). The Industrial sector was the worst performing sector (-1.29%) of the week followed by the Financial sector (-1.13%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Discount Variety Stores, Regional Airlines, and Lodging are among the most overvalued industries. The Industrial Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Financial, while Investmnt Brokerage-Natl, Metals Fabrication, and Industrial Electrical Eqp are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
10.32% AN AutoNation, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
7.76% LTD Limited Brands, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
7.56% RRD R.R. Donnelley & Son Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-10.49% FOSL Fossil, Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-9.71% TDC Teradata Corp. Telecommunications Services
-7.73% CTXS Citrix Systems Information Technology


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 2
Downtrend Broken Resistance 40
Uptrend Support 4
Uptrend Exhaustion 6
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 39
Oversold 10

Friday, June 29, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 29, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 239.31 points or 1.89%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 27.14 points or 2.03%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 42.63 points or 1.47%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (4.62%) last week followed by the Materials sector (3.10%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (0.86%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (1.09%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Electric Utilities, Diversified Utilities, and Drug Manufacturers/Major are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Wireless Communications, Networking & Commun Dvcs, and Computer Peripherals are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
39.70% STZ Constellation Brands Consumer Staples
17.22% LEN Lennar Corp. Consumer Discretionary
13.95% PHM Pulte Homes, Inc. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-13.95% ORLY O'Reilly Automotive Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-11.69% NKE NIKE Inc. Consumer Discretionary
-8.56% WLP WellPoint Health Networks Health Care


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 1
Downtrend Broken Resistance 35
Uptrend Support 6
Uptrend Exhaustion 2
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 23
Oversold 9

Friday, June 15, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 15, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 212.97 points or 1.70%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 17.18 points or 1.30%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 14.38 points or 0.50%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (1.74%) last week followed by the Financial sector (1.44%). The Materials sector was the worst performing sector (-0.14%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (0.02%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Diversified Utilities, Electric Utilities, and General Contractors are among the most overvalued industries. The Financial sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Industrial Metals/Mineral, Investmnt Brokerage-Natl, and Diversified Investments are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
13.91% FTR Frontier Communications Telecommunications Services
10.53% EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp Health Care
9.73% COG Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-8.78% STJ St Jude Medical Health Care
-7.64% DV DeVry Inc. Industrials
-7.64% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 10
Downtrend Broken Resistance 19
Uptrend Support 13
Uptrend Exhaustion 14
Uptrend Broken Support 1
Downtrend Resistance 22
Oversold 28

Friday, June 08, 2012

Weekly Stock Market Overview - June 9, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 435.63 points or 3.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 47.62 points or 3.73%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 110.94 points or 4.04%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (4.80%) last week followed by the Materials sector (4.47%). The Consumer Staples sector was the worst performing sector (2.80%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (3.04%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Long Distance Carriers, Diversified Utilities, and Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Aluminum, Trucks & Other Vehicles, and Beverages-Brewers are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
18.73% S Sprint Nextel Corp. Telecommunications Services
13.45% SNDK SanDisk Corp. Information Technology
12.13% MAS Masco Corp. Industrials


Weekly S&P 500 Losers
Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector
-6.74% FAST Fastenal Co. Industrials
-6.71% HAL Halliburton Co. Energy
-5.45% RSH RadioShack Corp. Consumer Discretionary


Weekly S&P 500 Alerts
Stock Market Alerts Count
Downtrend Exhaustion 4
Downtrend Broken Resistance 10
Uptrend Support 10
Uptrend Exhaustion 4
Uptrend Broken Support 0
Downtrend Resistance 11
Oversold 20

Saturday, June 02, 2012

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

Friday, May 25, 2012

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

Friday, May 18, 2012

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

Friday, May 11, 2012

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

Friday, May 04, 2012

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

Friday, April 27, 2012

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