Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 19, 2012

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 14.66 points or 0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 4.60 points or 0.32%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -38.49 points or -1.26%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (1.98%) last week followed by the Financial sector (1.90%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-2.11%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.39%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Gold, Major Integrated Oil/Gas, and Copper are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductr-Memory Chips, and Semiconductor-Broad Line are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
22.33%	DF	Dean Foods	Consumer Staples
14.61%	PHM	Pulte Homes, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
10.58%	NE	Noble Corp	Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-28.81%	APOL	Apollo Group	Consumer Discretionary
-20.44%	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices	Information Technology
-9.15%	DV	DeVry Inc.	Industrials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	22
Uptrend Support	20
Uptrend Exhaustion	21
Uptrend Broken Support	13
Downtrend Resistance	35
Oversold	4

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct 12, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -281.30 points or -2.07%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -32.34 points or -2.21%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -92.08 points or -2.94%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (-0.65%) last week followed by the Energy sector (-1.39%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-3.14%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (-2.86%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Publishing - Books, Management Services, and Food Wholesale are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductor-Broad Line, and Semiconductor Equip/Matrl are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
14.88%	BTU	Peabody Energy Corp	Materials
11.51%	KMX	Carmax Inc	Consumer Discretionary
10.19%	S	Sprint Nextel Corp.	Telecommunications Services

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-19.69%	EW	Edwards Lifesciences Corp	Health Care
-14.91%	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices	Information Technology
-14.48%	DLTR	llar Tree Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	3
Downtrend Broken Resistance	22
Uptrend Support	36
Uptrend Exhaustion	6
Uptrend Broken Support	4
Downtrend Resistance	8
Oversold	12

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 5, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 173.02 points or 1.29%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 20.26 points or 1.41%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 19.96 points or 0.64%. Read More ...

The Financial sector was the strongest sector (3.01%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (2.62%). The Energy sector was the worst performing sector (0.20%) of the week followed by the Technology sector (0.21%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Medical Practitioners, Drugs - Generic, and Biotechnology are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Technology, while Printed Circuit Boards, Semiconductor-Broad Line, and Diversified Utilities are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
11.90%	STZ	Constellation Brands	Consumer Staples
9.06%	LEN	Lennar Corp.	Consumer Discretionary
9.05%	HIG	Hartford Financial Svc.Gp.	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-13.66%	HPQ	Hewlett-Packard	Information Technology
-8.24%	JDSU	JDS Uniphase Corp	Information Technology
-6.96%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	35
Uptrend Support	19
Uptrend Exhaustion	28
Uptrend Broken Support	8
Downtrend Resistance	25
Oversold	7

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 28, 2012

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -142.34 points or -1.05%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -19.48 points or -1.33%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -63.73 points or -2.00%. Read More ...

The Utilities sector was the strongest sector (1.01%) last week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.17%). The Technology sector was the worst performing sector (-2.17%) of the week followed by the Materials sector (-1.72%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Lumber Wood Production, Small Tools & Accessories, and General Building Matrials are among the most overvalued industries. The Technology sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Semiconductor-Broad Line, Printed Circuit Boards, and Steel & Iron are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
5.01%	DF	Dean Foods	Consumer Staples
3.79%	WAG	Walgreen Co.	Consumer Staples
3.35%	FDO	Family Dollar Stores	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-13.13%	JBL	Jabil Circuit	Information Technology
-9.32%	NTAP	NetApp, Inc.	Information Technology
-8.72%	PHM	Pulte Homes, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	38
Uptrend Support	26
Uptrend Exhaustion	0
Uptrend Broken Support	7
Downtrend Resistance	10
Oversold	8

Weekly S&P 500 Winners - Sep 21, 2012

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
9.41%	PCS	MetroPCS Communications Inc.	Telecommunications Services
9.26%	GILD	Gilead Sciences	Health Care
7.50%	CAG	ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-14.01%	BBBY	Bed Bath & Beyond	Consumer Discretionary
-12.97%	NSC	Norfolk Southern Corp.	Industrials
-11.14%	TER	Teradyne Inc.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	47
Uptrend Support	12
Uptrend Exhaustion	50
Uptrend Broken Support	1
Downtrend Resistance	56
Oversold	6

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 14, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 286.73 points or 2.15%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 27.85 points or 1.94%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 47.53 points or 1.52%. Read More ...

The Energy sector was the strongest sector (4.25%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.83%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.22%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.06%).

The Basic Materials sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Oil & Gas Pipelines, Oil & Gas Equipment/Svcs, and Agricultural Chemicals are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Drug Delivery, Health Care Plans, and Metals Fabrication are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
21.86%	VMC	Vulcan Materials	Materials
14.13%	CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	Materials
14.06%	ATI	Allegheny Technologies Inc	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-6.18%	TDC	Teradata Corp.	Telecommunications Services
-4.80%	AZO	AutoZone Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-4.60%	ARG	Airgas Inc.	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	60
Uptrend Support	6
Uptrend Exhaustion	53
Uptrend Broken Support	1
Downtrend Resistance	93
Oversold	3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Sep 7, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 215.80 points or 1.65%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 31.34 points or 2.23%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 69.46 points or 2.26%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (3.65%) last week followed by the Financial sector (3.43%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (0.74%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (0.85%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Services, while Publishing - Books, Broadcasting - TV, and Residential Construction are among the most overvalued industries. The Consumer Goods sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Meat Products, Recreational Vehicles, and Auto Manufacturers/Major are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
13.87%	MS	Morgan Stanley	Financials
12.81%	APOL	Apollo Group	Consumer Discretionary
11.36%	CLF	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-7.26%	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices	Information Technology
-4.49%	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp.	Information Technology
-3.86%	JBL	Jabil Circuit	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	1
Downtrend Broken Resistance	60
Uptrend Support	4
Uptrend Exhaustion	26
Uptrend Broken Support	6
Downtrend Resistance	55
Oversold	8

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 17, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 67.25 points or 0.51%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 12.29 points or 0.87%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 55.73 points or 1.84%. Read More ...

The Technology sector was the strongest sector (2.06%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary sector (1.82%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-1.20%) of the week followed by the Health Care sector (-0.54%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Consumer Goods, while Home Furnishings/Fixtures, Wireless Communications, and Toys & Games are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities sector is the most oversold sector followed by Healthcare, while Health Care Plans, Drug Delivery, and Drug Manufacturers/Other are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
15.69%	SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	Consumer Discretionary
12.25%	ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.	Consumer Discretionary
11.07%	PCS	MetroPCS Communications Inc.	Telecommunications Services

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-15.44%	SPLS	Staples Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-8.17%	A	Agilent Technologies	Information Technology
-7.42%	PRGO	Perrigo Co	Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	58
Uptrend Support	9
Uptrend Exhaustion	21
Uptrend Broken Support	2
Downtrend Resistance	97
Oversold	0

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug. 10, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 114.85 points or 0.88%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 14.84 points or 1.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 53.68 points or 1.81%. Read More ...

The Materials sector was the strongest sector (2.76%) last week followed by the Energy sector (2.65%). The Utilities sector was the worst performing sector (-0.87%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples sector (-0.34%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Agricultural Chemicals, Long Distance Carriers, and Diversified Commun Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Healthcare sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Health Care Plans, Farm/Construction Machnry, and Metals Fabrication are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
36.09%	DF	Dean Foods	Consumer Staples
26.36%	FOSL	Fossil, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
26.19%	CSC	Computer Sciences Corp.	Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-7.39%	FE	FirstEnergy Corp.	Utilities
-7.31%	BIG	Big Lots, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-6.78%	VNO	VORNADO RLTY TR	Financials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	0
Downtrend Broken Resistance	57
Uptrend Support	5
Uptrend Exhaustion	11
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	104
Oversold	3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Aug 3, 2012

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 22.25 points or 0.17%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 5.00 points or 0.36%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 9.66 points or 0.33%. Read More ...

The Technology sector was the strongest sector (1.37%) last week followed by the Financial sector (0.54%). The Health Care sector was the worst performing sector (-0.85%) of the week followed by the Utilities sector (-0.58%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Basic Materials, while Agricultural Chemicals, Diversified Utilities, and Electric Utilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Financial sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Life Insurance, Metals Fabrication, and Investmnt Brokerage-Natl are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
18.28%	FTR	Frontier Communications	Telecommunications Services
13.73%	X	United States Steel Corp.	Materials
11.95%	GPS	Gap (The)	Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%)	Symbol	Company	Sector
-20.09%	ANF	Abercrombie & Fitch Co.	Consumer Discretionary
-15.14%	COH	Coach, Inc.	Consumer Discretionary
-13.19%	SEE	Sealed Air Corp.(New)	Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts	Count
Downtrend Exhaustion	2
Downtrend Broken Resistance	54
Uptrend Support	8
Uptrend Exhaustion	10
Uptrend Broken Support	3
Downtrend Resistance	62
Oversold	13