SMO Dashboard Tue 2026-05-19 (Market = Bearish Advanced Phase)

Brian Degracia

19 May 2026 • 2 min read

Environment is RED given the negative Market Strength Score in Phase -3 Bearish Advanced.

For educational purposes only. These are NOT stock or investment recommendations. See this disclaimer.

TLDR

This dashboard uncovers strength and weakness at the market, sector, industry, sub-industry, and stock levels to aid decision-making in the prevailing market environment.

Commentary

The Market Strength Score is currently -88%, Bearish Advanced Phase.

Tracked indexes performance this week:
- Strengthened/+2: None
- Strengthened/+1: None
- Strengthened/0: None
- Unchanged: SP500 (5Average), NDX (5Average), SOX (1Strongest), MAG7 (4Strong)
- Weakened/0: None
- Weakened/-1: None
- Weakened/-2: None

Rough week for Electronics, Computer Hardware, and Metals. Utilities are weak. Energy was strong.

The column labeled "Rating" reflects this week's strength (based on this system's criteria) of the individual index, sector, or industry vehicle. Note also the columns which show last week's score and the change from last week's score.

SPDR Sector ETFs Detail

Energy had the highest weekly return and leads in strength while Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care are the relative weakest. Basic Materials and Industrials trailed in weekly returns.

Context - 10 Week Lookbacks, by ETF and by Week

See below for changes over the past 10 weeks.

Sector ETFs Stocks Rated 1Strongest and 9Weakest

Long and short candidates are listed below, ranked based on market, sector, and stock strength characteristics. As a bonus, the bottom table shows 5Average stocks, for possible volatility-related strategies.