Sector Breadth: Percentage of US Stocks Above Their 150 day (30 Week) Moving Averages

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Average: 60.03% (+2.89% 3wk)

  • 4 sectors in (Strong) Stage 2 zone (Financials, Real Estate, Utilities, Industrials)
  • 7 sectors in (Neutral) Stage 1 / 3 zone (Basic Materials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, Technology, Health Care, Energy)
  • 0 sectors in (Weak) Stage 4 zone

Sample Size: 5084 stocks

The percentage of US stocks above their 150 day moving averages in the 11 major sectors increased by +2.89% since the previous post on the 18th December 2023, moving the overall average up to 60.03%, which is lower end of strong zone (60%+).

Sector changes: The sectors in the Stage 2 zone (Strong – above 60%) increased from 3 to 4. The sectors in the Stage 1 / 3 zone (Neutral – 40% to 60% range) was unchanged at 7, and the number of sectors in the Stage 4 zone (Weak – below 40%) decreased from 1 to zero.

Sector Breadth Table – Ordered by Relative Strength

The table below shows the short-term changes in the Percentage of US Stocks Above Their 150 day Moving Averages

Sector Breadth Charts (Members Only)

Below is the charts for the 11 sectors showing back to late 2018. Which gives a very clear picture of the overall health of each sector and the market as a whole.

(Technology chart shown as an example for non-members – Sample size: 792 stocks from the Technology sector, which is the second largest group)

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