10 Best And 10 Worst Performing Industries: Week Ending 12/23

From msn Money Investing:

10 Best Performing Industries
Industry- -% Change One Month

Drug Stores : 11.8%
Specialized Health Services : 11.7%
Processing Systems & Products : 10.3%
Health Care Plans : 9.7%
Lumber, Wood Production : 8.1%
Marketing Services : 7.8%
Photographic Equipment & Supplies : 7.3%
Air Services, Other : 6.9%
Telecom Services - Domestic : 6.3%
Auto Manufacturers - Major : 6.3%

10 Worst Performing Industries:

Toy & Hobby Stores : -15.1%
Building Materials Wholesale : -9.1%
Printed Circuit Boards : -8.9%
Electronics Stores : -8.8%
Personal Computer Systems : -8.7%
Trucking : -7.7%
Internet Information Providers : -7.6%
Air Delivery & Freight Services : -7.2%
Music & Video Stores : -7.0%
Multimedia & Graphics Software : -6.6%

note: click on industry for specific names.

MSN Favored Sectors: Energy, Public utilities, Consumer non-durables

Industry trends usually continue for several months, so MSN's list of the past month's 10 Best and 10 Worst Performing Industries should give you some investment ideas. But, be sure to wait until a sector is on a Point & Figure "buy signal" before purchasing (and the market is above the 200 DMA ).

According to Benjamin F. King in his “The Latent Statistical Structure of Securities Price Changes,” 50% of a stock’s price movement can be attributed to the overall movement in the market, 30% to the movement in its sector and only 20% on its own. So, if you must pick individual stocks, use fundamental analysis for stock selection and technical analysis for the timing of purchasing or selling. Do not ignore market risk, however.

BigCharts 1-week 10 Best & Worst Performing Sectors

With the help of this ETF screen, you can gauge which sector the money is flowing to and which exchange traded fund is making cumulative new highs.

Another screen: ETF screener, from the WSJ.

Gains & Losses by Sector/Industry plus: SECTOR ETFs Summaries

LET THE 200 DAY MOVING AVERAGES BE YOUR GUIDE TO BE IN OR OUT OF THE MARKET(S) Go to: Stock Charts.com for updates and see read Weekly Point & Figure Bullish % and Sector Watch for risk levels for the markets and for sectors.

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