Computer Hardware 2023-10-05: Unchanged at WEAK strength rating (6th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN

Computer Hardware 2023-10-05: Unchanged at WEAK strength rating (6th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN
Computer Hardware Industry UNCHANGED trading week ended 2023-10-05. 0/6 sub-industries strengthened and 0/6 sub-industries weakened.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
    1A. Performance
    1B. Background
  2. SUB-INDUSTRIES AND STOCKS DETAIL
    2A. Sub-Industries Overview
    2B. Sub-Industries 10-Week Strengthening Analysis
    2C. Stocks 1 Week Strongest and Weakest
  3. STRENGTH BY LOOKBACK PERIOD (with Best/Worst stocks)
    3A. Lookback 6 Months
    3B. Lookback 4 weeks
    3C. Lookback 1 Week

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

1A. Performance

Past 10 Weeks Strengthening/Weakening week-by-week, per the following chart:

Mixed/STRENGTHENING 1 Week vs. Mid- and Longer-Term // 1 week positive/negative stocks ratio is HIGHER than 4 weeks but LOWER than 6 Months, per the following chart:

Comments:
- 38% of stocks are rated Weakest.
- 4 weeks, 31% of stocks were down more than -10%.

1B. Background

Largest of 6 sub-industries (32 stocks, average 5):

  • Networking & Communication Dev (11 stocks)
  • Computer Peripherals (10 stocks)

Top 10 by Market Capitalization:
AAPL/Apple Inc, CSCO/Cisco Systems Inc, PANW/Palo Alto Networks` Inc., ANET/Arista Networks Inc, CDW/CDW Corporation, HPQ/Hp Inc, NTAP/Netapp Inc, SMCI/Super Micro Computer Inc, WDC/Western Digital Corp, STX/Seagate Technology Holdings PLC


2. SUB-INDUSTRIES AND STOCKS DETAIL

2A. Sub-Industries Overview

Strengthened: 0/6 sub-industries
Weakened: 0/6 sub-industries

STRONGEST at Strong rating/4th strongest of 9 levels:

  • Data Storage Devices (5 stocks)
  • Diversified Computer Systems (4 stocks)

WEAKEST at Weakest rating/9th strongest of 9 levels:

  • Computer Based Systems (1 stocks)
  • Computer Peripherals (10 stocks) (more than 1 stock)
  • Networking & Communication Dev (11 stocks) (more than 1 stock)

2B. Sub-Industries 10-Week Strengthening Analysis

What: recent week-by-week strength changes for the industry and each underlying sub-industry
Why: objective measurement of strengthening and weakening enabling comparison within and across industries and sub-industries

2C. Stocks 1 Week Strongest and Weakest

What: stocks currently rated Strongest/Weakest (highest/lowest of 9 strength ratings)
Why: most interesting stocks for available capital because

  • the Strongest have the least amount of overhead supply to dampen breakouts while
  • the Weakest may be prone to volatility, subject to big pops from bottom-fishing and short-covering BUT ALSO to bigger and faster falls.

(Not guaranteed and not a recommendation - weak stocks in weakening sub-industries may be better shorts than high-flyers.)

Strongest to Weakest stocks ratio is 4:12 (13% and 38% of total) 09/28/23 to 10/05/23.

3. STRENGTH BY LOOKBACK PERIOD (with Best/Worst stocks)

3A. Lookback 6 Months

1 stock >+50% and 6 stocks <-25% (3% and 19% of total) 04/06/23 to 10/05/23.

3B. Lookback 4 weeks

0 stocks >+10% and 10 stocks <-10% (0% and 31% of total) 09/07/23 to 10/05/23.

3C. Lookback 1 Week

0 stocks >+10% and 2 stocks <-10% (0% and 6% of total) 09/28/23 to 10/05/23.