[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 positive as 83% of our list closed higher with a median return of 2.11%.
• The Dow Jones Transports $DJT was the winner again, closing with a 6.95% gain.
• The biggest loser was Lumber $LB with a weekly loss of -13.36%.
• There was no change in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 6%.
• 60% of our macro list made fresh 4-week highs.
• Meanwhile, 6% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• The median asset in our macro universe is 18.9% below its 52-week highs (21.2% last week).
• 62% of our macro universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Conversely, 9% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 87% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (a 2% drop from last week).

International Universe:

• Our International Equities universe was green this week as 71% of our list closed higher with a median return of 2.06%.
• Poland $EPOL was the leader again with an 8.71% gain.
• China $FXI was the biggest loser, dropping -9.95%.
• 67% of our international universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 16% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• There was a 19% drop in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week lows – currently at 32%.
• The median asset in our international universe is 27.6% below its 52-week high (29.1% last week).
• 89% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• 65% of our international list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 14% of our list made fresh 4-week lows, 14% made fresh 13-week lows, and 11% made fresh 52-week lows.

US Sector Universe:

• This week, our sector universe was positive, with 98% of our list closing higher with a median return of 5.74%.
• Telecom $XTL was the biggest winner, gaining 8.59%.
• Large Cap Communication Services $XLC was the biggest loser, dropping by -2.23%.
• 96% of our sector universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• On the flip side, 0% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 98% of our sector list made fresh 4-week highs.

• On the other hand, 0% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• There was a 40% drop in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week lows – currently at 2%.
• 89% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (a 2% drop from last week).
• The median asset in our sector universe is 16.7% below its 52-week highs (20.4% last week).

US Industry Universe:

• Our Industry universe was green this week as 87% closed higher with a median return of 4.47%.
• The biggest winner was Mortgage Real Estate $REM, which gained 11.24%.
• Steel $SLX was the biggest loser, dropping -4.22%.
• 76% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (a 6% drop from last week).
• There was a 16% drop in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week lows – currently at 4%.
• The median asset in our industry universe is 26.4% below its 52-week highs (compared to 27.6% last week).
• 82% of our industry universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 2% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 84% of our industry list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 2% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.

That's it for this week's highlights!