[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 62% of our list closing lower with a median return of -0.19%.
• Copper $HG was the winner, closing with a 2.29% gain.
• The biggest loser was Lumber $LB, with a weekly loss of -8.94%.
• There was no change in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 13%.
• 9% of our macro list made fresh 4-week highs.
• Meanwhile, 40% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• The median asset in our macro universe is 10.1% below its 52-week highs (10.4% last week).
• 4% of our macro universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Conversely, 36% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 38% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).

International Universe:

• Our International Equities universe was red this week as 52% of our list closed lower with a median return of -0.06%.
• Turkey $TUR was the leader with a 16.08% gain.
• Nigeria $NGE was the biggest loser, dropping by -14.19%.
• 14% of our international universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 32% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• There was a 2% gain in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week lows – currently at 10%.
• The median asset in our international universe is 10.6% below its 52-week high (11.4% last week).
• 75% of our list is in a bullish momentum regime.

• 17% of our international list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 40% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.

US Sector Universe:

• This week, our sector universe was positive, with 66% of our list closing higher with a median return of 0.71%.
• Small Cap Materials $PSCM was the biggest winner, gaining by 3.74%.
• Equal Weight Energy was the biggest loser, dropping by -6.86%.
• 9% of our sector universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• On the flip side, 11% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 11% of our sector list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 15% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.
• There was an 8% gain in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 36%.
• 28% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• The median asset in our sector universe is 7.5% below its 52-week highs (7.7% last week).

US Industry Universe:

• Our Industry universe was green this week as 62% closed higher with a median return of 0.43%.
• This week’s biggest winner was Retail $XRT, which gained 3.44%.
• Natural Gas $FCG was the biggest loser, which dropped -7.36%.
• 31% of our list is in a bearish momentum regime (no change from last week).
• There was a 2% gain in the percentage of assets on our list within 5% of their 52-week highs – currently at 22%.
• The median asset in our industry universe is 13.7% below its 52-week highs (compared to 13.5% last week).
• 7% of our industry universe closed higher than their prior week's high.
• Meanwhile, 18% of our list closed lower than their prior week's low.
• 13% of our industry list made fresh 4-week highs.
• On the other hand, 24% of our list made fresh 4-week lows.

That's it for this week's highlights!