US Sector Update
Published: August 19, 2020
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Over the past week of market action, there were no sector bullish percent charts that reversed up into Xs, while the bullish percent for Protection Safety Equipment (^BPPROT) was the only sector to reverse down into Os.

SECTOR BULLISH PERCENT CHANGES

 

Sector Bullish Percent Reversals This Week

 

 

Reversed to X Reversed to O
0 1
(BPPROT | 60),

Sector Bullish Percent Charts Within 1% of a Reversal Up/Down
To Xs To Os
Metals Non Ferrous ( 0.97 to 54 ) None

 

 

Average Level

62.20

                             
                           
                           
                           
                         
                       
                       
                   
                 
           
           
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 80-86 88-100

 

 

Sector BPs Below 30% and in O's (watch for a reversal up - Low Risk)
Sector
None
Sector BPs at or Below 50% and in Xs
Sector
Oil (46%) - Bear Correction
Oil Service (42%) - Bull Alert
Savings & Loans (48%) - Bull Confirmed
Sector BPs at or Above 50% and in Os (High Risk)
Sector
Internet (56%) - Bull Correction
Precious Metals (56%) - Bull Correction
Protection Safety Eq (60%) - Bear Alert
Software (56%) - Bear Confirmed

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 only rising sector PT charts this week, with 13 rising and none moving lower. The following sector charts rose: Autos and Parts [^PTAUTO], Building [^PTBUIL], Chemicals [^PTCHEM], Food Beverages/Soap [^PTFOOD], Forest Prods/Paper [^PTFORE], Leisure [^PTLEIS], Metals Non Ferrous [^PTMETA], Restaurants [^PTREST], Retailing [^PTRETA], Telephone [^PTTELE], Transports/Non Air [^PTTRAN], Wall Street [^PTWALL]-Rev. , Waste Management [^PTWAST]. There were 1 that reversed to X.

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 -
None
Sector RS in Xs Chart (^RSX) Changes

There were mostly falling sector RSX charts this week, with 9 falling and 7 rising. The following sector charts rose: Aerospace Airline [^RSXAERO]-Rev. , Gaming [^RSXGAME], Leisure [^RSXLEIS]-Rev. , Machinery and Tools [^RSXMACH]-Rev. , Protection Safety Equipment [^RSXPROT]-Rev. , Restaurants [^RSXREST], Transports/Non Air [^RSXTRAN]-Rev. . The following sector charts fell: Banks [^RSXBANK], Biomedics/Genetics [^RSXBIOM], Drugs [^RSXDRUG], Utilities/Electricity [^RSXEUTI]-Rev. , Healthcare [^RSXHEAL], Internet [^RSXINET], Metals Non Ferrous [^RSXMETA]-Rev. , Precious Metals [^RSXPREC], Software [^RSXSOFT]. There were no sector RSX charts that moved to a buy or sell signal this week.

Changes in red indicate a decrease in Favored Status Attributes and green an increase.
^RSX Charts Reversing Up - ^RSX Charts Reversing Down -
^RSX Charts Moving Higher - ^RSX Charts Moving Lower -
Sector RSP Chart (^RSP) Changes

There were equal amounts of rising and falling sector RSP charts this week, with 5 both rising and falling. The following sector charts rose: Autos and Parts [^RSPAUTO], Gaming [^RSPGAME]-Rev. , Metals Non Ferrous [^RSPMETA], Restaurants [^RSPREST]-Rev. , Telephone [^RSPTELE]. The following sector charts fell: Biomedics/Genetics [^RSPBIOM], Utilities/Electricity [^RSPEUTI], Forest Prods/Paper [^RSPFORE]-Rev. , Oil Service [^RSPOILS], Textiles/Apparel [^RSPTEXT]. There were 2 that reversed to X and 1 that reversed to O.

Changes in red indicate a decrease in Favored Status Attributes and green an increase.
^RSP Charts Reversing Up - ^RSP Charts Reversing Down -
^RSP Charts Moving Higher - ^RSP Charts Moving Lower -


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 08/12/2020  Full Report
Favored
Average
Unfavored
4
3
2
1
0
GAME 
REST 
WALL 
FORE 
4
3
2
1
0
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