US Sector Update
Published: August 25, 2021
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The past week of market action saw 3 sector bullish percent charts reverse up into a column of Xs, while 7 reversed down into a column of Os. There were also 7 changes to the favored sector spectrum this week, all to the downside.

SECTOR BULLISH PERCENT CHANGES

 

Sector Bullish Percent Reversals This Week

 

 

Reversed to X Reversed to O
3
(BPGAME | 42), (BPLEIS | 34), (BPREST | 48),
7
(BPAERO | 30), (BPAUTO | 34), (BPCHEM | 44),
(BPELEC | 46), (BPFORE | 46), (BPMACH | 52),
(BPRETA | 40),

Sector Bullish Percent Charts Within 1% of a Reversal Up/Down
To Xs To Os
Retailing ( 0.22 to 46 ) None

 

 

Average Level

46.83

                             
                         
                         
                       
                     
           
         
         
0-14 16-20 22-26 28-32 34-36 38-42 44-46 48-52 54-56 58-62 64-66 68-72 74-78 80-84 86-100

 

 

Sector BPs Below 30% and in O's (watch for a reversal up - Low Risk)
Sector
Biomedics/Genetics (26%) - Bull Correction
Drugs (26%) - Bear Confirmed
Precious Metals (26%) - Bear Confirmed
Sector BPs at or Below 50% and in Xs
Sector
Gaming (42%) - Bull Alert
Leisure (34%) - Bull Alert
Restaurants (48%) - Bear Correction
Sector BPs at or Above 50% and in Os (High Risk)
Sector
Foods Beverages/Soap (50%) - Bear Confirmed
Utilities / Gas (62%) - Bear Alert
Machinery and Tools (52%) - Bull Correction
Real Estate (72%) - Bear Confirmed
Textiles / Apparel (50%) - Bull Correction

SECTOR INDICATOR CHART CHANGES

PT is the percentage of stocks within a sector that are trading above their bullish support lines. RSX is the percentage of stocks within a sector whose relative strength charts are in a column of Xs. RSP is the percentage of stocks within a sector whose relative strength charts are on a buy signal. The strongest sectors, i.e. market leaders, will have most of these indicators positive and moving higher in a column of Xs.

Sector Positive Trend Chart (^PT) Changes

There were mostly falling sector PT charts this week, with 20 falling and 1 rising. The following sector chart rose: Gaming [^PTGAME]. The following sector charts fell: Aerospace Airline [^PTAERO], Autos and Parts [^PTAUTO], Biomedics/Genetics [^PTBIOM], Chemicals [^PTCHEM], Drugs [^PTDRUG], Electronics [^PTELEC], Food Beverages/Soap [^PTFOOD], Leisure [^PTLEIS], Machinery and Tools [^PTMACH], Oil [^PTOIL], Precious Metals [^PTPREC], Real Estate [^PTREAL]-Rev. , Restaurants [^PTREST], Retailing [^PTRETA], Savings & Loans [^PTSAVI]-Rev. , Semiconductors [^PTSEMI]-Rev. , Software [^PTSOFT], Steel/Iron [^PTSTEE]-Rev. , Telephone [^PTTELE], Textiles/Apparel [^PTTEXT]-Rev. . There were 5 that reversed to O.

Changes in red indicate a decrease in Favored Status Attributes and green an increase.
^PT Charts Reversing Up - ^PT Charts Reversing Down -
None
^PT Charts Moving Higher - ^PT Charts Moving Lower -
Sector RS in Xs Chart (^RSX) Changes

There were only falling sector RSX charts this week, with 11 falling and none rising. The following sector charts fell: Autos and Parts [^RSXAUTO], Electronics [^RSXELEC], Gaming [^RSXGAME]-Rev. , Gas Utilities [^RSXGUTI], Metals Non Ferrous [^RSXMETA], Oil [^RSXOIL], Oil Service [^RSXOILS], Precious Metals [^RSXPREC], Restaurants [^RSXREST], Steel/Iron [^RSXSTEE]-Rev. , Textiles/Apparel [^RSXTEXT]-Rev. . Gas Utilities [^RSXGUTI] was the only sector RSX chart that moved to a sell signal, while none moved to a buy signal.

Changes in red indicate a decrease in Favored Status Attributes and green an increase.
^RSX Charts Reversing Up - ^RSX Charts Reversing Down -
None
^RSX Charts Moving Higher - ^RSX Charts Moving Lower -
None
Sector RSP Chart (^RSP) Changes

There were only falling sector RSP charts this week, with 11 falling and none rising. The following sector charts fell: Aerospace Airline [^RSPAERO], Chemicals [^RSPCHEM], Gaming [^RSPGAME], Metals Non Ferrous [^RSPMETA], Oil [^RSPOIL], Oil Service [^RSPOILS], Precious Metals [^RSPPREC], Retailing [^RSPRETA], Semiconductors [^RSPSEMI], Steel/Iron [^RSPSTEE], Textiles/Apparel [^RSPTEXT]. No charts reversed in column.

Changes in red indicate a decrease in Favored Status Attributes and green an increase.
^RSP Charts Reversing Up - ^RSP Charts Reversing Down -
None
None
^RSP Charts Moving Higher - ^RSP Charts Moving Lower -
None


FAVORED SECTOR STATUS CHANGES
A sector is considered to be Favored if it has 3 or 4 of the sector indicators (Relative Strength, RSX, RSP, & PT) positive, Average if it has 2 of the 4 indicators positive, & Unfavored if it has 0 or 1 of the indicators positive. The table below contains those sectors that have experienced a Favored Sector Status change over the past week. It is best to focus on sectors that are about 50% or lower on their Bullish Percent charts & are in Xs. Note: If a sector moves from Favored to Average, it doesn't necessarily mean that the sector in question has to be sold - it just means you need to evaluate your individual positions with exposure to that sector. 

 

Changes since 08/18/2021  Full Report
Favored
Average
Unfavored
4
3
2
1
0
SAVI 
stee 
semi 
text 
guti 
oil 
real 
4
3
2
1
0
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