Bulkowski's Relative Strength Rank

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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.

Relative Strength Rank: 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.

Relative Strength Rank: Industry Performance

Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Information was updated on 11/09/2018. Listed from the best performing industry to the worst.

1. Short ETFs:

DOG, DXD, PSQ, QID, SH, SDS, SMN, SKF, DUG, SRS

2. Healthcare Information:

EVH, HQY, INOV, MDSO, NXGN, OMCL, PINC, TDOC, VEEV

3. Retail Store:

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

4. Shoe:

BOOT, CAL, CROX, DECK, NKE, RCKY, SKX, WWW

5. Medical Services:

AXDX, AMED, ANTM, CNC, ESRX, NVTA, LH, PETS, DGX

6. Electric Utility (Central):

AEE, AEP, CNP, DTE, EVRG, MGEE, NI, OGE, IDU, XLU

7. Food Processing:

ADM, BG, CALM, CPB, CAG, FDP, GIS, HSY, K, LANC, SODA

8. Household Products:

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

9. Toiletries/Cosmetics:

AVP, COTY, EL, HELE, IPAR, NUS, RGS, REV

10. Precision Instrument:

BMI, CGNX, DHR, ESL, TMO, WAT

11. Biotechnology:

ABC, AMGN, ANIK, BIIB, BMRN, CELG, CRL, GILD, ILMN, JAZZ, MYGN, PDLI, TECH, VRTX, IBB, PBE

12. Drug:

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

13. Chemical (Specialty):

BCPC, FOE, NEU, PKE, POL, KWR, TG

14. Electric Utility (East):

AES, ED, D, DUK, EXC, FE, NEE, PPL, PEG, SO

15. Computers and Peripherals:

AAPL, CSCO, EFII, EMR, NTAP, ZBRA

16. Medical Supplies:

ABT, BAX, BIO, XRAY, HSIC, HOLX, ISRG, IVC, JNJ, MDT, OMI, PDCO, SRDX, IHI

17. Retail (Special Lines):

BBBY, BBY, BBW, CONN, GME, ROST, TLRD, WSM

18. Electric Utility (West):

AVA, BKH, EIX, EE, HE, IDA, PCG, PNW, POR, SRE, XEL

19. IT Services:

ACN, ACIW, DOX, ADP, CACI, CTSH, CSGS, FICO, FISV, JKHY, MANH, PAYX, SEIC, NOW

20. Insurance (Diversified):

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

21. Apparel:

ANF, AEO, ASNA, CHS, GPS, GES, HBI, LB, NWY, OXM, RL, SMRT, TPR, VFC

22. Financial Services:

AXP, DFS, EZPW, MA, PYPL, V, WU

23. Computer Software and Svcs:

ADBE, ADSK, CDNS, FIS, FEYE, FTNT, GPN, INTU, RAMP, MSFT, PANW, RHT, SYMC, SNPS, TDC

24. Natural Gas (Distributor):

CLNE, EOG, NJR, SWX, SR, UGI, WMB

25. None:

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

26. Advertising:

HHS, IPG, LAMR, MCHX, MDCA, OMC, OUT

27. Telecom. Equipment:

ADTN, ARRS, CIEN, CMTL, GLW, HLIT, HRS, INFN, NTGR, QCOM, IYZ

28. Insurance (Prop/Casualty):

ALL, AFG, AIG, ACGL, AXS, CINF, CNA, RE, THG, HIG, L, ORI, PGR, RLI, SIGI, TRV, WRB

29. Investment Co. (Domestic):

DBA, PHO, XLY, XLF, XLI, XLK

30. Furn/Home Furnishings:

AYI, BSET, ETH, HNI, TILE, KBAL, LZB, LEG, MLHR, SCS, TPX

31. Information Services:

ADS, CLGX, EFX, FDS, IT, MCO, WEX

32. Insurance (Life):

AEL, AGO, FFG, GNW, LNC, PRU, RGA

33. Natural Gas (Diversified):

ATO, COG, DVN, EGN, EQT, NFG, NFX, SWN, UNG

34. Chemical (Basic):

ASH, CE, CF, FMC, OLN, SMG, SHW, WLK

35. Diversified Co.:

MMM, AJRD, CR, GE, HSC, PICO, ROK, SXI, TFX, TXT, UTX

36. Human Resources:

AMN, CCRN, HSII, NSP, KELYA, KFRC, MAN, ASGN, RHI

37. Long ETFs:

DDM, ICF, IYH, IHF, IAT, TUR, QLD, PEJ, QQQ, SSO, SPY

38. Internet:

AABA, AMZN, BKNG, EBAY, FFIV, GOOGL, JCOM, NFLX, STMP, TZOO, VRSN, FDN

39. Machinery:

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

40. Chemical (Diversified):

ACET, APD, ALB, BRC, CBT, EMN, IPI, MOS, PPG

41. Aerospace/Defense:

AA, BA, FLIR, GD, HON, LMT, NOC, RTN, COL, ITA, PPA, XAR

42. Air Transport:

ATSG, ALK, ERA, EXPD, FDX, JBLU, LUV, UPS

43. Packaging and Container:

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

44. E-Commerce:

AKAM, CHKP, CSOD, EIGI, FB, OTEX, CRM

45. Trucking/Transp. Leasing:

ARCB, FWRD, HTLD, HUBG, JBHT, MRTN, SAIA, WERN

46. Electronics:

DDD, APH, AXE, ARW, CLS, CTS, FLEX, GPRO, ITGR, PLXS, ROG, SSYS, VC, QTEC, BOTZ, ROBO

47. Retail Building Supply:

BECN, BLDR, CBPX, FAST, HD, IBP, LOW, PATK, TSCO, WSO

48. Metal Fabricating:

BOOM, ITW, KMT, LAWS, MLI, TKR, VMI

49. Building Materials:

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

50. Petroleum (Integrated):

CVX, COP, XOM, MRO, MUR, VLO, IYE, IEO, IGE, XLE

51. Investment Co. (Foreign):

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

52. Semiconductor:

AEIS, AMD, CREE, CY, FORM, IDTI, INTC, MU, NVDA, TXN, SOXX, SMH

53. Metals and Mining (Div.):

CENX, CLF, WIRE, FCX, HL, KALU, MTRN, SCCO, SLCA, IYM, SLV, GLD

54. Semiconductor Cap Equip.:

AMAT, BRKS, KLAC, KLIC, LRCX, RMBS, SMTC, TER, XLNX

55. Securities Brokerage:

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

56. Petroleum (Producing):

APC, APA, CLR, HP, NBL, OXY, USO

57. Oilfield Svcs/Equipment:

DO, DRQ, ESV, MTRX, NBR, NOV, NE, PTEN, PES, RDC, RES, SLB, RIG, IEZ, PXJ

58. Cement and Aggregates:

CX, CRH, EXP, MLM, SUM, VMC

59. Homebuilding:

BZH, DHI, HOV, KBH, LEN, MHO, MDC, PHM, TOL, ITB, XHB

Written by and copyright © 2005-2018 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: You alone are responsible for your investment decisions. See Privacy/Disclaimer for more information. Some pattern names are the registered trademarks of their respective owners. Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.