Bulkowski’s Relative Strength Rank

Written and copyright © 2008-2009 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved.

Available downloads 1. Auto-updated relative strength spreadsheet (requires XLQ) 2a. Excel spreadsheet stock symbol list 2b. Industry relative strength symbol list for MLDownloader 3. Excel spreadsheet of industry performance over time 4. Excel spreadsheet of stock performance over time 5. Patternz symbol list for chart pattern indicator

This page shows the industry relative strength rankings for all of the stocks and industries that I follow on a daily basis. This gives you not only the relative performance of the industries, but the entire list of stocks that fill my portfolio (no, I do not own them all...I usually hold less than 10 issues).

For information on why industry relative strength is so important, see Industry Relative Strength. A rank of 1 is the best performing industry, and it is listed first, below, followed by the list of stocks comprising the industry. Since industry relative strength information is rare, I will update the list once a week, after Friday’s close. Not all of the industries shown below were included in the industry relative strength research study. Excluded were ETFs (Investment Co. (foreign and domestic) and any market index or average.

Download Information

Note: Several of the files below have not been updated with symbol information. For the most current list of stocks, you can download the RSStocks.xls file. The symbols are listed on the far right of the sheet (column O, unless it moved). If you do not own Excel, then you can get the list from here, which is the same as the Industry Performance list of stocks below, except that it is formatted in html. If you need the symbols ONLY, then I can provide it, but be sure you reference this web page in your email, otherwise I will likely send you back here. Email me.

For the symbols used in the chart pattern indicator, they are updated as the list changes and are available/discussed in #5 below.

1. Tom Helget (email THelget@aol.com) has put together several files to make downloading stocks in the industry list easier. The first is a spreadsheet that updates the quote information automatically to generate the industry strength list. It uses XLQ (http://www.qmatix.com/XLQ.htm) add-on for Excel to collect the data from Yahoo. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

2a. Tom Helget has another file for MLDownloader (.mld extension). It is a list of symbols to make downloading the industry files for MLDownloader easier. The file is contained in a zip file with item 2b, below. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

2b. Tom built a comma separated values (.csv) file that lists the stocks used in my database. Along with 2a above, it is located in a compressed file here: RSFiles.zip. The .csv file is a text file compatible with Excel/word processor/spreadsheet programs. The file has not been updated for recent symbol additions. See the above Note.

3. The next file is an Excel spreadsheet showing industry performance over the prior day, week, month, 3, and 6 months. You can download it by clicking here. I update it weekly.

4. The last file is an Excel spreadsheet showing a list of stock performance over the prior day, week, month, 3, and 6 months. You can download it by clicking here. I update it weekly.

5. The most recent list of symbols used in the chart pattern indicator can be downloaded from the list or viewed here, including changes to the list.

Industry Performance

Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

Information was updated on 03/12/2010. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Shoe:

BWS, CROX, DECK, ICON, KSWS, KCP, NKE, SKX, TBL, WWW

2. Coal:

ACI, ICO, JRCC, MEE, PCX, BTU

3. Internet:

AMZN, ATHR, ELNK, EBAY, FFIV, GOOG, JCOM, PCLN, RNWK, STMP, TZOO, UNTD, VRSN, YHOO

4. Furn/Home Furnishings:

AYI, BSET, ETH, FBN, HNI, IFSIA, KBALB, LZB, LEG, MLHR, ZZ, SCS, TPX

5. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

ACV, AVP, RDEN, EL, IPAR, PARL, FACE, RGS

6. Chemical (Specialty):

AGU, ARG, CRDN, FOE, NEU, PKE, POL, KWR, SHLM, TG, ZEP

7. Air Transport:

ALK, AMR, CAL, EXPD, FDX, JBLU, LUV, UPS

8. Aerospace/Defense:

BA, FLIR, GD, GR, HON, LMT, NOC, RTN, COL, ITA, PPA

9. Computers and Peripherals:

AAPL, ARUN, CSCO, DELL, EFII, EMC, EMR, ELX, BGC, IN, LXK, NTAP, ZBRA

10. Long ETFs:

BGU, TNA, DDM, IHF, IAT, TUR, QLD, PKB, PEJ, QQQQ, SSO

11. Natural Gas (Distributor):

CLNE, CPNO, EP, EOG, LG, NJR, GAS, NSH, SWX, UGI, WGL, WMB

12. Diversified Co.:

MMM, CR, FO, GY, GE, HSC, ROK, SXI, TFX, TXT, UTX

13. Apparel:

ANF, AEO, CACH, CHS, COH, CWTR, DBRN, GPS, GES, HBI, JNY, JOSB, LTD, LIZ, NWY, OXM, RL, SMRT, TLB, VFC

14. Chemical (Diversified):

ACET, APD, ALB, BRC, CBT, EMN, MIL, MON, MOS, POT, PPG, PX, SIAL, TRA

15. Drug:

ALKS, BMY, CEPH, HITK, IDXX, INCY, LLY, MRK, MYL, PFE, TEVA, IHE, PJP, XLV

16. Medical Supplies:

ABAX, ABT, ACL, BAX, BIO, XRAY, HSIC, HOLX, ISRG, IVC, JNJ, MDT, MWIV, OMI, PMTI, PDCO, PSSI, STJ, SRDX, IHI

17. Insurance (Life):

AEL, AGO, DFG, FFG, GNW, LNC, MET, PLFE, PL, PRU, SFG, UAM

18. Retail Building Supply:

BECN, BLDR, FAST, HD, IBI, LOW, LL, TSCO, WSO

19. Precision Instrument:

BMI, BEC, CKP, CGNX, DHR, ESL, NEWP, PLXS, TMO, WAT

20. Retail Store:

BIG, COST, DDS, FDO, JCP, KSS, M, JWN, SKS, TGT, TJX, TUES, WMT, IYC

21. Electric Utility (West):

BKH, EIX, HE, IDA, TEG, PCG, PNW, POR, XEL

22. Natural Gas (Diversified):

AGL, ATO, COG, DVN, EGN, EQT, NFG, NFX, OKE, STR, SUG, SWN, UNG

23. Machinery:

CMCO, CMI, CW, DOV, FLOW, FLS, GGG, HURC, IEX

24. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

BJS, CPX, DO, DRQ, ESV, GLBL, GLF, MTRX, NBR, NOV, NE, PTEN, PDC, RDC, RES, SLB, SII, SE, RIG, IEZ, PXJ

25. Metals and Mining (Div.):

AA, CENX, WIRE, FCX, HL, KALU, RTI, SCCO, SLT, SWC, IYM, SLV, GLD

26. Semiconductor:

AEIS, AMD, ANAD, CREE, CY, FORM, IDTI, INTC, IRF, LSI, WFR, MU, NSM, NVDA, QLGC, RFMD, TXN, IGW

27. Petroleum (Producing):

APC, APA, ATW, CXG, CLR, FST, HP, HERO, NBL, OXY, PDE, UDRL, XTO, UGA, USO

28. Biotechnology:

AGN, ABC, AMGN, AMLN, ANIK, BIIB, BMRN, CELG, CRL, DNDN, GILD, HGSI, ILMN, JAZZ, LIFE, MNKD, MDVN, MIPI, MYGN, OSIP, PDLI, SVNT, SOMX, TECH, VRTX, VVUS, IBB, PBE

29. Retail (Special Lines):

ACMR, ANN, BBBY, BBY, BBW, CBK, CONN, GME, HGG, HOTT, JCG, JAS, MW, PETS, ROST, WSM

30. Metal Fabricating:

BOOM, ITW, KMT, LDSH, LAWS, MLI, PCP, SHAW, TKR, TIE, VMI

31. Insurance (Diversified):

AFL, AON, AIZ, CNO, PICO, PFG, TMK, UNM, XL

32. Household Products:

BTH, CHD, CLX, CL, KMB, NWL, NUS, PG, IYK, XLP

33. None:

^DJU, ^DJT, ^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC

34. Packaging and Container:

ATR, AVY, BLL, BMS, CCK, PKG, PTV, SEE, SLGN

35. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PJB, PHO, XLY, XLF, XLI, XLK

36. Electric Utility (Central):

AEE, AEP, CNP, CNL, DPL, DTE, EDE, GXP, MGEE, NI, OGE, IDU, XLU

37. Chemical (Basic):

ASH, CE, CF, DOW, DD, FMC, GGC, OLN, SMG, SHW, WLK

38. Food Processing:

ADM, BG, CALM, CPB, CQB, CAG, FDP, GIS, HSY, HNZ, K, KFT, LANC, SLE

39. Investment Co. (Foreign):

FXI, EWA, EWK, EWZ, EWC, ECH, EEM, EWQ, EWG, EWH, EWI, EWJ, EWM, EWW, EPP, EWS, EZA, EWY, EWP, EWD, EWL, EWT, EWU, IEV, IXC, IXN, ILF, MXI

40. Human Resources:

ASF, AHS, ADP, CDI, CCRN, HEW, HHGP, KELYA, MAN, ASGN, RHI, VOL

41. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

ALL, AIG, ACGL, AXS, CB, CINF, CNA, RE, HIG, L, PRE, PGR, TRV, WRB

42. Telecom. Equipment:

ADCT, ADTN, ARRS, CBEY, CIEN, CTV, CMTL, GLW, DTV, HLIT, HRS, INFN, JDSU, MOT, NTGR, PWAV, QCOM, SONS, TLAB

43. Petroleum (Integrated):

CVX, COP, XOM, FTO, HOC, MRO, MUR, SUN, TSO, VLO, IYE, IEO, IGE, PXE, XLE

44. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

ABFS, CGI, CNW, FWRD, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, SAIA, WERN, YRCW

45. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

AMAT, BRKS, ISIL, KLAC, KLIC, LRCX, MTSN, NVLS, RMBS, SMTC, TER, VSEA, XLNX

46. Securities Brokerage:

ETFC, GS, IBKR, MS, RJF, SCHW, AMTD, IAI

47. Building Materials:

AMWD, APOG, AWI, FRD, GFF, HAYN, HW, IIIN, LXU, MAS, MEA, NCS, NGA, NWPX, TREX, USG, XLB

48. Electric Utility (East):

AES, CV, CHG, ED, D, DUK, EXC, FE, FPL, NST, PGN, PEG, SO, TE, UIL

49. Homebuilding:

BZH, BHS, DHI, HOV, KBH, LEN, MHO, MDC, PHM, RYL, SPF, TOL, ITB

50. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, TXI, VMC

51. Alternate Energy:

AMSC, HEV, ENER, ESLR, FSLR, FCEL, SOLF, SPWRA, STP, ULBI, YGE

52. Short ETFs:

BGZ, TZA, DOG, DXD, PSQ, QID, SH, SDS, SMN, SZK, SCC, SKF, SIJ, DUG, SRS, SSG, REW, SDP

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Copyright © 2008-2009 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved. Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.