Computer Software & Services 2023-09-28: Unchanged at AVERAGE strength rating (5th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN

Computer Software & Services 2023-09-28: Unchanged at AVERAGE strength rating (5th strongest of 9 levels), previous move was DOWN
Computer Software & Services Industry UNCHANGED trading week ended 2023-09-28. 0/8 sub-industries strengthened and 0/8 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:

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

1B. Background

Largest of 8 sub-industries (201 stocks, average 25):

  • Application Software (94 stocks)
  • Business Software & Services (48 stocks)
  • Information Technology Services (25 stocks)

Top 10 by Market Capitalization:
MSFT/Microsoft Corp, ORCL/Oracle Corp, ADBE/Adobe Systems Inc, CRM/Salesforce Inc, ACN/Accenture Ltd, INTU/Intuit Inc, IBM/International Business Machines Corporation, NOW/ServiceNow Inc, ADP/Automatic Data Processing Inc, UBER/Uber Technologies


2. SUB-INDUSTRIES AND STOCKS DETAIL

2A. Sub-Industries Overview

Strengthened: 0/8 sub-industries
Weakened: 0/8 sub-industries

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

  • Information & Delivery Service (5 stocks)

WEAKEST at Weak rating/6th strongest of 9 levels:

  • Business Software & Services (48 stocks)
  • Healthcare Information Service (8 stocks)
  • Multimedia & Graphics Software (7 stocks)

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 37:48 (18% and 24% of total) 09/21/23 to 09/28/23.

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

3A. Lookback 6 Months

8 stocks >+50% and 32 stocks <-25% (4% and 16% of total) 03/31/23 to 09/28/23.

3B. Lookback 4 weeks

11 stocks >+10% and 56 stocks <-10% (5% and 28% of total) 08/31/23 to 09/28/23.

3C. Lookback 1 Week

5 stocks >+10% and 2 stocks <-10% (2% and 1% of total) 09/21/23 to 09/28/23.