Info!! Sector Update For December 20Th

Last week's sector update flora a largely make outpouring market. As I of late posted, the bulk of stocks inwards the handbasket that I follow convey non been solidly trending higher or lower. Here's how Technical Strength breaks down, sector yesteryear sector equally of Friday's close:

MATERIALS: -80 (43%)
INDUSTRIAL: -100 (74%)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY: +100 (75%)
CONSUMER STAPLES: +60 (63%)
ENERGY: -140 (33%)
HEALTH CARE: +220 (78%)
FINANCIAL: -280 (57%)
TECHNOLOGY: -60 (74%)

What nosotros come across is that nigh the sectors are inwards neutral fashion (-100 to +100), alongside fiscal shares showing the greatest weakness as well as wellness assist displaying relative strength.

Next to the Technical Strength numbers (in parentheses) is the percent of stocks inwards each sector trading higher upwardly their 20-day moving averages, equally reported yesteryear Decision Point. This gives us a longer-term perspective than Technical Strength. Notice that the commodity-related sectors, materials as well as energy, are displaying relative weakness, followed yesteryear fiscal stocks. Recessionary themes drib dead on to touching on this market.

Note: For those wanting to remain on tiptop of these numbers, Technical Strength as well as percent of S&P 500 stocks higher upwardly their moving averages are updated inwards the morning, prior to trading days, via my Twitter feed (subscription is free).
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Info!! Sector Update For December 20Th

Last week's sector review institute a mixed film of Technical Strength, alongside several sectors trading inwards short-term uptrends in addition to others inwards downtrends. This was consistent alongside a film of sector reallocation, where the overall marketplace averages were rangebound, only coin was coming into roughly sectors in addition to exiting others. That film continues 1 time to a greater extent than this week, alone nosotros run across the bulk of large cap sectors--five of the 8 that I runway weekly--trading inwards neutral territory, alongside no important directional bias.

This 1 time once to a greater extent than highlights the rangebound nature of the electrical current market. Two sectors that were potent the prior week, Industrial in addition to Technology shares, weakened this by week, only Financial stocks stay the relative forcefulness laggard, equally they bring been for a release of weeks running. Here's how the sectors looked equally of Friday's close:

MATERIALS: -80
INDUSTRIAL: 60
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY: 160
CONSUMER STAPLES: -120
ENERGY: -80
HEALTH CARE: -20
FINANCIAL: -240
TECHNOLOGY: 60

We tin run across that none of the sectors is showing a important uptrend; alone Financial shares exhibit meaningful weakness. I detect that both Financial in addition to Consumer Staples ETFs (XLF, XLP) hitting longer-term back upwardly levels on Fri earlier bouncing higher. I volition endure watching those sectors closely early on this coming calendar week for signs of breakdown vs. turnaround.

As always, I'll post updated tendency in addition to marketplace strength/momentum information each morn prior to the marketplace opened upwardly via Twitter (follow the Twitter current here).
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