Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 12, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -677.96 points or -3.78%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -73.04 points or -3.52%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -127.15 points or -2.66%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.09%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.92%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-7.80%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-5.97%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Major Airlines, Auto Parts Wholesale, and Auto Parts Stores are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Independent Oil & Gas are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 14.57% SPLS Staples Inc. Consumer Discretionary 8.60% WAG Walgreen Co. Consumer Staples 5.00% ADBE Adobe Systems Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -18.10% NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy -17.10% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -16.26% FCX Freeport-McMoran Cp & Gld Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 21 Downtrend Broken Resistance 16 Uptrend Support 16 Uptrend Exhaustion 5 Uptrend Broken Support 1 Downtrend Resistance 3 Oversold 20

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Dec. 5, 2014

It was a mixed week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.55 points or 0.73%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.81 points or 0.38%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -10.88 points or -0.23%. Read More ...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.72%) last week followed by the Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector (1.70%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.91%) of the week followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.87%).

The Industrial Goods sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr, Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ, and General Building Matrials are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Gold are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 10.78% BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC Health Care 7.78% THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. Health Care 6.20% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -12.07% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -10.90% RIG Transocean Energy -9.59% BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 11 Downtrend Broken Resistance 28 Uptrend Support 9 Uptrend Exhaustion 73 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 31 Oversold 9

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov 28, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18.18 points or 0.10%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 4.06 points or 0.20%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 78.66 points or 1.67%. Read More ...

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.45%) last week followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR sector (1.97%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-9.81%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-2.98%).

The Technology sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Personal Computers, Multimedia/Graphics Sftwr, and Semiconductor-Intgrtd Circ are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Utilities, while Copper, Gold, and Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 9.99% LUV Southwest Airlines Industrials 8.31% DAL Delta Airlines Industrials 7.63% BDX Becton, Dickinson Health Care

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -22.47% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy -22.41% NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy -18.97% RIG Transocean Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 4 Downtrend Broken Resistance 41 Uptrend Support 3 Uptrend Exhaustion 58 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 48 Oversold 6

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 21, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 175.32 points or 0.99%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 23.68 points or 1.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 24.43 points or 0.52%. Read More ...

The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.80%) last week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (2.66%). The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.14%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (0.62%).

The Financial sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Conglomerates, while Investmnt Brokerage-Regnl, REIT/Healthcare Facilities, and Property Management are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Services, while Gold, Copper, and Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 9.92% BHI Baker Hughes Energy 9.73% ROST Ross Stores Consumer Discretionary 8.05% PETM PetSmart, Inc. Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -8.08% HAL Halliburton Co. Energy -4.28% X United States Steel Corp. Materials -3.23% MSFT Microsoft Corp. Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 3 Downtrend Broken Resistance 42 Uptrend Support 2 Uptrend Exhaustion 57 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 65 Oversold 4

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 14, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 60.81 points or 0.35%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 7.90 points or 0.39%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 56.01 points or 1.21%. Read More ...

The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.89%) last week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (1.87%). The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-2.83%) of the week followed by the Energy Select Sector SPDR sector (-1.80%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while REIT/Healthcare Facilities, Investmnt Brokerage-Regnl, and REIT - Residential are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Gold, Copper, and Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 14.51% BHI Baker Hughes Energy 6.85% F Ford Motor Consumer Discretionary 6.59% YHOO Yahoo Inc. Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -12.32% RIG Transocean Energy -8.87% HP Helmerich & Payne Energy -7.53% SWN Southwestern Energy Co. Utilities

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 3 Downtrend Broken Resistance 36 Uptrend Support 5 Uptrend Exhaustion 15 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 69 Oversold 5

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Nov. 7, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 183.41 points or 1.05%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.87 points or 0.69%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.79 points or 0.04%. Read More ...

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (2.21%) last week followed by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector (1.72%). The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-0.36%) of the week followed by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR sector (-0.14%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Technology, while Auto Parts Wholesale, Regional Airlines, and Staffing/Outsourcing Svcs are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Copper, Gold, and Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 19.02% WFM Whole Foods Market Consumer Staples 12.27% SWN Southwestern Energy Co. Utilities 11.60% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -14.63% THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. Health Care -11.78% QCOM QUALCOMM Inc. Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 6 Downtrend Broken Resistance 34 Uptrend Support 3 Uptrend Exhaustion 17 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 78 Oversold 4

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 31, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 585.11 points or 3.48%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 53.47 points or 2.72%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 147.03 points or 3.28%. Read More ...

The Technology Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (3.29%) last week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (3.20%). The Materials Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (0.25%) of the week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (1.74%).

The Services sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Utilities, while Auto Parts Wholesale, Diversified Utilities, and Food Wholesale are among the most overvalued industries. The Conglomerates sector is the most oversold sector followed by Basic Materials, while Copper, Gold, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 16.43% GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Consumer Discretionary 12.71% EA Electronic Arts Information Technology 10.39% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -14.53% NEM Newmont Mining Corp. (Hldg. Co.) Materials -9.41% AVP Avon Products Consumer Staples -8.24% KSS Kohl's Corp. Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 7 Downtrend Broken Resistance 26 Uptrend Support 4 Uptrend Exhaustion 26 Uptrend Broken Support 0 Downtrend Resistance 59 Oversold 4

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 24, 2014

It was an up week for the major markets. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 425.00 points or 2.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 77.82 points or 4.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 225.27 points or 5.29%. Read More ...

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (6.60%) last week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (4.33%). The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (2.87%) of the week followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR sector (3.49%).

The Conglomerates sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Financial, while Investmnt Brokerage-Regnl, REIT - Retail, and REIT/Healthcare Facilities are among the most overvalued industries. The Utilities 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 21.83% TSCO Tractor Supply Company Consumer Discretionary 17.94% EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp Health Care 14.71% KMX Carmax Inc Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -10.97% IBM International Bus. Machines Information Technology -5.71% BTU Peabody Energy Corp Materials -4.31% KO Coca Cola Co. Consumer Staples

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 0 Downtrend Broken Resistance 22 Uptrend Support 3 Uptrend Exhaustion 3 Uptrend Broken Support 1 Downtrend Resistance 27 Oversold 3

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct. 10, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -465.59 points or -2.74%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -61.77 points or -3.14%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -199.38 points or -4.45%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (0.92%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.37%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-5.24%) of the week followed by the Industrial Select Sector SPDR sector (-4.70%).

The Healthcare sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Industrial Goods, while Biotechnology, Drug Manufacturers/Other, and Drugs - Generic are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Copper, Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 10.39% BDX Becton, Dickinson Health Care 4.06% FE FirstEnergy Corp. Utilities 3.99% WEC Wisconsin Energy Corp. Utilities

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -18.12% MU Micron Technology Information Technology -14.01% NFX Newfield Exploration Co Energy -13.48% GPS Gap (The) Consumer Discretionary

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 31 Downtrend Broken Resistance 11 Uptrend Support 68 Uptrend Exhaustion 1 Uptrend Broken Support 1 Downtrend Resistance 6 Oversold 57

Weekly Stock Market Overview - Oct.3, 2014

All the major US indices were negative. For the week the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -103.46 points or -0.60%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped -14.95 points or -0.75%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped -36.57 points or -0.81%. Read More ...

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR sector was the strongest sector (1.87%) last week followed by the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR sector (0.75%). The Energy Select Sector SPDR sector was the worst performing sector (-4.14%) of the week followed by the Materials Select Sector SPDR sector (-3.89%).

The Utilities sector is the most overvalued sector followed by Healthcare, while Hospitals, Biotechnology, and Drug Manufacturers/Other are among the most overvalued industries. The Basic Materials sector is the most oversold sector followed by Conglomerates, while Oil & Gas Drilling/Explor, Copper, and Industrial Metals/Mineral are among the most oversold industries.

Weekly S&P 500 Winners

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector 10.49% TSN Tyson Foods Consumer Staples 8.51% MYL Mylan Inc. Health Care 7.07% ADSK Autodesk, Inc. Information Technology

Weekly S&P 500 Losers

Gains/Loses(%) Symbol Company Sector -12.43% X United States Steel Corp. Materials -12.15% NE Noble Corp Energy -10.95% ATI Allegheny Technologies Inc Materials

Weekly S&P 500 Alerts

Stock Market Alerts Count Downtrend Exhaustion 19 Downtrend Broken Resistance 9 Uptrend Support 49 Uptrend Exhaustion 2 Uptrend Broken Support 3 Downtrend Resistance 5 Oversold 46