[PLUS] Weekly Momentum Report & Takeaways

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Check out this week's Momentum Report, our weekly summation of all the major indexes at a Macro, International, Sector, and Industry Group level.

By analyzing the short-term data in these reports, we get a more tactical view of the current state of markets. This information then helps us put near-term developments into the big picture context and provides insights regarding the structural trends at play.

Let's jump right into it with some of the major takeaways from this week's report:

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Macro Universe:

• This week, our macro universe was negative, with 91% of our list closing lower with a median return of -2.99%.
• The US 10-Year Yield $TNX was the winner, closing with a 5.21% gain.
• Copper $HG was the biggest loser, with a weekly loss of -7.45%.
• There was no change in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 6%.
• 6% of our macro list made fresh 4-week highs.
• Meanwhile, 85% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• The median asset in our macro universe is 18.4% below its 52-week highs (15.5% last week).
• 9% of our macro universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Conversely, 79% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 53% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• Commodities $CRB posted a bearish reversal week.

International Universe:

• Our International Equities universe was red this week as 90% of our list closed lower with a median return of -3.31%.
• This week, Chile $ECH was the leader again with a 6.17% gain.
• South Africa $EZA was the biggest loser this week, dropping by -7.00%.
• Only 5% of our international universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 81% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• There was a 5% gain in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 5%.
• The median asset in our international universe is 25.6% below its 52-week high (23% last week).
• 71% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• Only 3% of our international list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 78% of our list made fresh 4-week lows and 37% made fresh 13-week lows.

US Sector Universe:

• This week, our sector universe was negative, with 100% of our list closing lower with a median return of -3.96%.
• Small Cap Materials $PSCM was the biggest loser this week, dropping by -7.14%.
• 0% of our sector list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 87% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• There was a 6% drop in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 9%.
• The median asset in our sector universe is 17.9% below its 52-week highs (14.5% last week).
• 0% of our universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• On the flip side, 91% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.

• 23% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (a 2% gain from last week).

US Industry Universe:

• Our Industry universe was red this week as 98% closed lower with a median return of -3.95%.
• This week's biggest winner again was Uranium $URA, which gained 1.84%.
• Copper Miners $COPX was the biggest loser this week, dropping by -8.82%.
• 40% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• 2% of the assets on our industry list are within 5% of their 52-week highs (a 2% drop from last week).
• The median asset in our industry universe is 25.1% below its 52-week highs (compared to 19.8% last week).
• 0% of our industry universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 87% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 2% of our industry list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 84% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.

That's it for this week's highlights!