Brian Degracia

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 1 2024-04-30

Industry Group 1 today (Automotive, Energy, Materials/Construction, Metals/Mining, Transportation). Energy and Metals (Gold) are always of interest, although the miners do not necessarily move with the metal. In Materials/Construction I'm specifically interested in Residential Construction, AKA Homebuilders. With regard to Automotive, who isn't

SMO Exclusive: U.S. Stock Market Strength Report 2024-04-26 (no new Shorts)

Your weekly reminders: 🔹 The market does not have to be so complicated. 🔹 Market conditions matter. 🔹 The journey to 100% returns begins with 10% returns. 🔹 The journey to multi-month rallies begins with a one-week rally. 🔹 The stronger your stocks, the greener your P&L. More in the market, sector, industry,

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Consumer Sector 2024-04-26

Reminder that the stock market does not have to be so complicated. The attached report clearly reflects where there is strength and weakness in the Consumer Sector. Act accordingly. 1. Introduction 2. Industry 1-Week Strengthening 3. Industry 10-Week Strengthening 4. Sub-Industry 10-Week Strengthening 5. Stocks Outliers: Strongest/Weakest Rated 6.

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Electronics Sub-Industry Partial 2024-04-25

Following up my 4/25/24 Technology Sector Strength report, attached is a unique, simple-yet-detailed look at stocks in 3 Electronics Industry sub-industries: Semiconductors - 🔹 Broad Line, 🔹 Integrated Circuits, 🔹 Specialized. These 3 sub-industries have 44 stocks. Each stock is ranked below based on their strength. I apply this same objective

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Technology Sector 2024-04-25

Overlaying a unique strength filter onto your U.S. stock market views - Tech Sector 4/25/24 stemmed its red tide of last week to strengthen this week, though there are still 2x stocks rated 9Weakest compared to those rated 1Strongest. More strength-based calculations: 🔹 the sector composite ranking rose

SMO Exclusive: Market Strength Score 2024-04-24 (No New Shorts)

U.S. Stock Market status change as of 2024-04-24, NO NEW SHORTS per the exclusive Stock Market Organizer objectively calculated POSITIVE Market Strength Score (+14%, scale is -100% to 100%). WHAT Recent Market Strength Score readings: * 88.4% Wed 2024-04-17 * 89.5% Thu 2024-04-18 * 90.3% Fri 2024-04-19 – RECENT LOW

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Financial Sector 2024-04-24

U.S. stock market 4/24/24 – no big deal, just another day of converting chaotic confusion into crystal clear calming context through obsessive organization. Today’s strength status for the Financial Sector (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and Real Estate): 🔹 strong Banking industry week as it strengthens 1 ranking to

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 1 2024-04-23

U.S. stock market 4/23/24 Industry Group 1 today (Automotive, Energy, Materials/Construction, Metals/Mining, Transportation), after hours TSLA +11% headed “To the moon, Alice!” TSLA earnings report sparks a move and maybe this is the crank handle start this Major Auto Manufacturer needed to get out of

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 2 2024-04-22

U.S. stock market 4/22/24 “To the moon, Alice!” An incredibly old sitcom reference comes to mind with today’s market rally. Perhaps it is too much to expect the market to fall every single day. It couldn’t possibly be that easy. Short sellers cover, value players

SMO Exclusive: U.S. Stock Market Strength Report 2024-04-19 (no new Longs)

U.S. stock market 4/19/24 - to convert confusing chaos into crystal clear, calming context, see the attached unique strength-focused review. It looks at the market from the top-down, inside-out, and bottom up. It is original with insights unavailable elsewhere that will complement all other market views. Including

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 3 2024-04-19

4/19/24, here’s the final appetizer to the full market report out soon. Today is the strength-based Industry Group 3 report (Aerospace Defense, Chemicals, Drugs, Manufacturing, and Wholesale). Bottom line: better than last week, but still weakened. Key driving influences behind this methodology: 🔹 The market does not have

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Consumer Sector 2024-04-19

4/19/24 Consumer sector weakened but still stabilizes a bit after 2 face-plant weeks. Unique U.S. stock market strength-based insights: 🔹 Consumer Durables and Specialty Retail weakened one ranking while Food & Beverage strengthened one ranking, as the weighted average strength ranking barely drops 0.1 point to 5.

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Technology Sector 2024-04-18

Raging red Tech 4/18/24 says “hold my beer” to this week’s earlier weak links Utilities, Automotive, and Real Estate. Message: the weakness is widespread. Will this continue? I don’t know. What I objectively DO know that you may not: 🔹 the sector composite ranking fell by a

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Financial Sector 2024-04-17

Can you make stock market order from chaos? And context from confusion? Attached is one possible way as of 4/17/24. Because the stronger your stocks the greener your P&L, here’s a current picture of strength in today’s Financial Sector industries - Banking, Financial Services,

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 1 2024-04-16

4/16/24 As Utilities yesterday had a bad week, now Automotive has gone splat. Unique U.S. Stock Market strength-based insights into Industry Group 1 = Automotive, Energy, Materials & Construction, Metals & Mining, and Transportation: 🔹 Automotive weakened one rating, all 5 of 5 sub-industries weakened, for the week it

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 2 2024-04-15

U.S. taxes due day 4/15/24 as longs are “taxed” with a loss to start the week, continuing recent market weakness. Especially Utilities: 🔹 Utilities -2 strength rankings to 7Weaker (7th strongest of 9 levels and now lowest of all 29 industries), 99% negative stocks with -5% average return

SMO Exclusive: U.S. Stock Market Strength Report 2024-04-12 (no new Longs)

Attached: your cure for 4/12/24 U.S. stock market confusion. Whether retail or institutional, a participant or an advisor, this original and unique strength-focused, top-down, bottom-up, and inside-out perspective can complement your views no matter what they are. BOTTOM LINE – A SECOND WEEK OF BROAD WEAKENING. By the

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 3 2024-04-12

Last report before full market report 4/12/24 – Industry Group 3, Aerospace Defense, Chemicals, Drugs, Manufacturing, and Wholesale. Unique U.S. Stock Market strength-based insights: 🔹 Drugs has 14% of its stocks at 5+ year lows, a poor 11%:38% ratio of 1Strongest:9Weakest stocks, and 12% of its stocks

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Consumer Sector 2024-04-12

Consumer Sector stunk 4/5/24 and has another clunker 4/12/24. Unique U.S. Stock Market strength-based insights: 🔹 2 of 5 industries weakened as the weighted average strength score falls -0.4 to below Average at 5.2, 🔹 a whopping 91% negative stocks with Consumer Durables at 95%

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Technology Sector 2024-04-11

Tech 4/11/24 did last week’s bad week carry into this week? Fortunately, while not a reversal to strengthening it stabilized to treading water. No real standout information to report. Full market report coming after tomorrow’s action, today is coverage of Computer Hardware, Computer Software & Services,

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Financial Sector 2024-04-10

Coincidentally today’s 4/10/24 market-hammering hot CPI print coincides with my weekly Financial sector report. June rate cut at risk? Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and Real Estate detailed today – spoiler alert, it wasn’t a good week. Biggest news: Insurance weakened to 4Strong after more than 10 weeks

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 1 2024-04-09

Today’s strength report, Industry Group 1 with Energy and Metals & Mining. Truth: the stronger your stocks, the greener your P&L. Also true: the market does not have to be so complicated. It takes work to blow it when you have a strong stock, strengthening sub-industry, strengthening

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 2 2024-04-08

4/8/24 quiet though weakening-biased week in today’s Industry Group 2 – Diversified Services, Health Services, Media, Leisure, and Utilities. What’s happening here? In this specific analysis, I’m comparing the strength of 491 stocks across 5 industries and 38 sub-industries. You may not care about Leisure stocks.

SMO Exclusive: Strength Report Group 3 2024-04-05

Closing the full market loop for the week ending 4/5/24 (previous reports Industry Groups 1 and 2 and the Consumer, Financial, and Technology sector reports published over the past week), attached is the Industry Group 3 report. My universe consists of almost 2,700 stocks across 29 industries

SMO Exclusive: U.S. Stock Market Strength Report 2024-04-05 (no new Longs)

Attached: your comprehensive strength-focused 04/05/24 U.S. stock market report. Bottom line: THIS WEEK’S WEAKENING OFFSET LAST WEEK’S STRENGTHENING. Headline summary, extreme detail in the report: 🔹 -59% market strength score = No New Longs / see Section I 🔹 0 of 29 industries strengthened, 17 weakened (14/0 last