Long-Term Momentum Trends: 200-Day Moving Average Analysis (By Industry)
Contextuall analyzed moving average data for more than 4200 companies, and combined these data points to arrive at an industry view of longer-term moving average trends. The following is a list of high momentum industries, based on the 200-day simple moving average (SMA200)).
There are two ways to categorize industries: long-term upward momentum (trades above the SMA200) and long-term downward momentum (trades below the SMA200).
We've sorted the long-term momentum rankings of more than 220 industries, and compiled this list of the upper and lower extremes.
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Rallying Industries: Highest Number of Stocks Trading Above The SMA200
Air Service Companies: 7/7 stocks above SMA200 (100%)
Discount Stores: 10/10 stocks above SMA200 (100%)
Home Health Care: 6/6 stocks above SMA200 (100%)
Industrial Property REITs: 15/15 stocks above SMA200 (100%)
Cable TV Industry: 14/15 stocks above SMA200 (93.33%)
Regional Banks: 39/42 stocks above SMA200 (92.86%)
Residential REITs: 24/26 stocks above SMA200 (92.31%)
Specialized Health Services: 12/13 stocks above SMA200 (92.31%)
Regional Banks: 60/66 stocks above SMA200 (90.91%)
Healthcare Facilities REITs: 10/11 stocks above SMA200 (90.91%)
Bearish Momentum Industries: Lowest Number of Stocks Trading Above The SMA200
Industrial Metals & Minerals: 7/65 stocks above SMA200 (10.77%)
Education & Training Services: 4/28 stocks above SMA200 (14.29%)
Computer Peripherals: 2/14 stocks above SMA200 (14.29%)
Gold: 7/48 stocks above SMA200 (14.58%)
Aluminum: 1/6 stocks above SMA200 (16.67%)
Investment Brokerage: 3/17 stocks above SMA200 (17.65%)
Marketing Services: 2/11 stocks above SMA200 (18.18%)
Silver: 2/10 stocks above SMA200 (20%)
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining: 2/8 stocks above SMA200 (25%)
Meat Products: 2/8 stocks above SMA200 (25%)
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