Weekly Review of Stock Sectors

Posted by Don Vialoux - Timing the Market

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This is a review of Technology, MaterialsConsumer Discretionary, Industrials, Energy, Financials, Consumer Staples, Health Care & Utilities:

 

Technology

· Trend remains up (Score: 1.0). Units closed at a 13 year high on Wednesday

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average (Score: 1.0)

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index changed from negative to neutral (Score: 0.5)

· Technical score based on above indicators improved to 2.5 from 2.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators returned to overbought levels.

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Materials

· Trend remains up. Resistance is forming at $46.07.

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index remains negative

· Technical score remains at 2.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators are rolling over from overbought levels

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Consumer Discretionary

· Trend remains up. Units closed at an all-time high on Wednesday

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index changed from neutral to positive

· Technical score increased to 3.0 from 2.5 out of 3.0.

· Short term momentum indicators returned to an overbought level

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Industrials

· Trend remains up. Units closed at an all-time high on Wednesday.

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index improved to positive from neutral

· Technical score increased to 3.0 from 2.5 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators have returned to overbought levels.

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Energy

· Trend remains up.

· Units fell below their 20 day moving average on Wednesday

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index remains negative

· Technical score fell to 1.0 from 2.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators have rolled over from overbought levels.

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Financials

· Trend remains up.

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index remains positive

· Technical score remains at 3.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators are overbought.

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Consumer Staples

· Trend remains up. Resistance is forming at $43.46

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index changed from neutral to negative

· Technical score slipped to 2.0 from 2.5 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators are rolling over from overbought levels.

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Health Care

· Trend remains up

· Units remain above their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index remains positive

· Technical score remains at 3.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators are overbought.

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Utilities

· Trend changed from up to down on a move below $38.18

· Units remain below their 20 day moving average

· Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index remains negative.

· Technical score dropped to 0.0 from 1.0 out of 3.0

· Short term momentum indicators are trending down.

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