Group Watch
Coal and Power Groups Lead
- Internet Retail remains the best performing for the year at +94.6%.
- Precious Metals is still the worst performer for the year at -53.0%.
Health Care Groups Remain Strong
- Internet Retail remains the best performing for the year at +93.3%.
- Precious Metals is still the worst performer for the year at -49.3%.
All Groups But Two Up For The Week
- Internet Retail remains the best performing group of the year.
- Precious Metals was +1.9% for the week but is still the worst performer for the year at -45.0%.
Another Rough Week For Biotech Groups
- Internet Retail (+82.1%) remains the best group YTD, while Precious Metals (-46.0) is the worst.
Health Care Performance Diverges
- Three Health Care groups (Distributors, Facilities and Supplies) landed in the top ten performers this week, while both Biotechnology groups and Health Care Technology lagged in the bottom ten.
Materials & Industrial Groups Lead In Latest Week
Internet Retail (+81.8%) remains the best group YTD, while Precious Metals (-41.8) is the worst.
Energy & Materials Groups Rise In Strong Performance Week
Internet Retail (+79.2%) remains the best group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst.
Tough Week for Biotechnology Groups
Internet Retail remains the best group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst.
Health Care Groups Strong In Down Week As Obamacare Takes Effect
Internet Retail (+82.5%) remains the best performer YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst. Despite the S&P 500 being down 1.1%, 41 out of 120 groups in our universe were up for the week.
Areas Of Strength In Down Week
31 out of 120 groups were up in the latest week. Internet Retail (+80.1%) remains the best performer YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst.
Another Worst To First Week As Precious Metals and Homebuilders Lead Strong Weekly Performance
Precious Metals is the worst group year-to-date but best in the week. Internet Retail is the best performing group YTD.
Most Groups Up in Latest Week
Precious Metals are the worst group over the past week and for the year-to-date. Internet Software & Services is the best performing group YTD.
Strong Week For Biotech Groups
Precious Metals are the worst group over the past week and for the year-to-date but are the best performing group over the past four weeks. Internet Retail is the best performing group YTD.
Energy Groups Strong In Latest Week
Internet Retail remains the best performer YTD, while Precious Metals remains the worst.
Mixed Performance In The Latest Week
Home Entertainment Software (+63.3%) is the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst at -35.7%.
Weakest Groups YTD Lead Latest Week
Home Entertainment Software (+62.9%) is the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst at -34.0%.
Materials & Telecom Bounce Back
Internet Retail (+66.6%) is the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst at -43.2%.
Consumer Groups Strong, Materials Groups Weak
Home Entertainment Software (+69.7%) is the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst at -42.8%.
Materials Groups Strong In Mixed Week
Internet Retail (+60.4%) remains the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals, despite its strong week, is the worst at -45.7%
Most Groups Advance in Latest Week
Internet Retail (+58.0%) is now the best performing group YTD, while Precious Metals is the worst at -45.7%.
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