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Sector Performance: COAL regains the Number 1 Ranking

Last week 45 of the 59 industries we covered outperformed the S&P 500. We really like the Drug and Healthcare sectors. Last week we made two recommendations for our subscribers , one in Biotech and the other a Medical Device company, both are hanging in there despite the poor market conditions. In today’s Investment Calendar, our subscribers will find 2 sun stocks that we feel are excellent short-term trading opportunities and 1 Trading Earnings pick.

Performance versus the S&P 500
Rank Industry % Return +/- the S&P
1 COAL 7.75%
2 DRUGS 6.69%
3 MACHINERY-ELECTRICAL 5.41%
4 UTILITY-ELECTRIC POWER 5.24%
5 STEEL 4.96%
6 TOBACCO 4.95%
7 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 4.85%


Banks, surprisingly, were close to but not the worst performers for the week. No doubt next week Banks will claim that mantle. The underperforming industries are:

Performance versus the S&P 500
Rank Industry % Return +/- the S&P
59 of 59 LEISURE SERVICE -2.41%
58 INVESTMENT BANKS -2.41%
57 APPAREL -2.04%
56 OIL-MISC -1.75%
55 PHOTO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES -1.34%
54 BANKS-MAJOR -1.34%


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