Top Stock Market Industries in Week 50, 2015

Stock markets are in turmoil. Most sectors are down. Find top stock market industries in week 50, 2015. Should you invest in stocks or bonds?

Best Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -3.74%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -4.06%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -3.19%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -5.01%.

Stock market highlights for week 50, 2015 are:

• Stock markets tumble.
• Oil sinks to seven-year low due to a glut of crude.
• Mining and energy companies were once again among the biggest losers.
• Junk bond markets rattle and hit a new low in 2015.

Oil & Gas Stocks are back for 2015

Should you invest in oil & gas stocks again? Is this only a dead cat bounce? During week 41, 2015, top stock market industries are Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration.

Top Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 3.13%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 2.61%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 3.75%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 4.61%.

Stock market highlights for week 41 are:

• US stock market has its best week of 2015
• China stocks jump for the week.
• World stock markets extend gains.
• Dell offers to use VMWare to help pay for EMC deal.
• Global growth is still concerning.
• Oil market is going higher for now.

Top 25 stock industries in week 41, 2015 (October 5, 2015 to October 11, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Year
1	Synthetics	20.59%	-10.03%	-42.90%
2	Building Materials Wholesale	16.84%	5.53%	29.36%
3	Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration	15.96%	11.41%	-53.35%
4	Copper	15.39%	11.76%	-29.70%
5	Industrial Metals & Minerals	14.85%	9.56%	-29.63%
6	Steel & Iron	13.54%	-0.11%	-35.92%
7	Semiconductor- Memory Chips	12.95%	4.20%	-37.26%
8	Silver	12.40%	26.68%	-23.24%
9	Internet Service Providers	11.71%	3.23%	-58.48%
10	Diversified Computer Systems	11.71%	6.19%	-13.32%
11	Heavy Construction	11.57%	4.95%	-12.80%
12	Gold	11.13%	21.61%	-27.79%
13	Independent Oil & Gas	10.86%	11.12%	-27.18%
14	Data Storage Devices	10.28%	10.20%	-8.62%
15	Office Supplies	10.21%	13.66%	29.04%
16	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	10.01%	5.00%	-24.89%
17	Industrial Equipment & Components	9.60%	3.24%	-1.75%
18	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining	9.60%	0.65%	-38.63%
19	Consumer Services	9.46%	10.74%	-26.65%
20	Technical Services	9.43%	7.65%	-10.52%
21	Major Integrated Oil & Gas	9.33%	10.13%	-21.22%
22	Pollution & Treatment Controls	9.18%	-0.01%	-15.96%
23	General Contractors	9.09%	5.26%	-6.30%
24	Farm & Construction Machinery	8.91%	-0.80%	-14.31%
25	Rental & Leasing Services	8.76%	5.56%	-0.76%

Best Stocks Return

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2015 are drug, health care, grocery, consumer, etc.

Top 20 Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Quart	Perf YTD
1	Penn West Petroleum Ltd.	PWE	101.67%	-18.71%	-40.41%
2	Pioneer Energy Services Corp.	PES	50.91%	-27.98%	-40.07%
3	Unit Corporation	UNT	42.62%	-27.36%	-47.60%
4	Pacific Drilling S.A.	PACD	40.00%	-37.31%	-63.79%
5	Halcon Resources Corporation	HK	34.72%	-14.16%	-45.51%
6	Whiting Petroleum Corp.	WLL	32.88%	-23.94%	-32.03%
7	SandRidge Energy, Inc.	SD	30.56%	-31.88%	-74.18%
8	Breitburn Energy Partners LP	BBEP	30.13%	-24.28%	-55.68%
9	Enerplus Corporation	ERF	26.20%	-20.40%	-30.75%
10	Pengrowth Energy Corporation	PGH	26.09%	-46.43%	-60.44%
11	Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.	ICD	25.98%	-15.58%	23.56%
12	SeaDrill Limited	SDRL	25.53%	-21.30%	-35.34%
13	Transocean Ltd.	RIG	25.22%	15.26%	-5.57%
14	North Atlantic Drilling Limited	NADL	25.00%	-16.67%	-38.65%
15	W&T Offshore Inc.	WTI	23.79%	-22.96%	-51.09%
16	Nabors Industries Ltd.	NBR	23.38%	-9.21%	-6.38%
17	Helmerich & Payne, Inc.	HP	22.28%	-5.97%	-7.83%
18	Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	PBR	22.20%	-33.37%	-22.33%
19	Bill Barrett Corp.	BBG	21.60%	-34.17%	-56.01%
20	Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.	MHR	21.39%	-59.26%	-81.06%

The 20 Industrial Metals & Minerals stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD
1	Horsehead Holding Corp.	ZINC	124.90%	-21.62%	-65.19%
2	Teck Resources Limited	TCK	46.27%	11.18%	-44.74%
3	HudBay Minerals, Inc.	HBM	39.05%	12.93%	-35.60%
4	Peabody Energy Corporation	BTU	35.01%	-8.28%	-78.88%
5	Denison Mines Corp.	DNN	32.99%	12.05%	-43.52%
6	Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.	NAK	30.06%	2.19%	4.68%
7	Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.	TC	29.80%	-1.53%	-65.80%
8	Platinum Group Metals Ltd.	PLG	27.16%	12.04%	-37.30%
9	Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A	BVN	24.88%	29.36%	-17.05%
10	Taseko Mines Ltd.	TGB	24.38%	3.65%	-45.66%
11	United States Antimony Corp.	UAMY	24.24%	-19.61%	-41.43%
12	U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.	SLCA	24.05%	-5.65%	-29.12%
13	Vale S.A.	VALE	22.32%	5.59%	-30.82%
14	Arch Coal Inc.	ACI	21.78%	5.99%	-76.12%
15	Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.	FMSA	21.57%	-35.01%	-55.20%
16	Polymet Mining Corp.	PLM	19.70%	-11.24%	-24.76%
17	Hi-Crush Partners LP	HCLP	19.31%	-30.67%	-68.92%
18	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.	CLF	19.14%	-24.88%	-57.28%
19	Cloud Peak Energy Inc.	CLD	18.86%	7.40%	-63.62%
20	Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.	ASM	18.38%	17.57%	-9.52%

Precious Metals Stocks are back for 2015

Should you invest in precious metals stocks again? Will they become the top performer in 2016? During week 38, 2015, top stock market industries are silver stocks, and gold stocks.

Top Equity Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -0.13%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.10%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -0.29%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.51%.

Stock market highlights for week 38 are:

• Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged.
• Stock Markets are down again.
• Europe's Altice will buy Cablevision as it expands in US.
• Global growth is still concerning.
• Oil market is still trying to recover.
• Biggest decliners in the Dow industrials are Goldman Sachs Group and J.P. Morgan Chase.

Top 25 stock industries in week 38, 2015 (September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD
1	Silver	9.29%	-8.53%	-31.92%
2	Long Distance Carriers	8.38%	10.05%	8.25%
3	Photographic Equipment & Supplies	8.30%	-35.36%	-43.99%
4	Gold	7.86%	-7.01%	-23.35%
5	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	6.57%	-4.62%	-11.51%
6	Dairy Products	6.51%	-3.27%	-10.58%
7	Drug Delivery	6.49%	-0.14%	60.53%
8	Basic Materials Wholesale	5.86%	2.37%	4.47%
9	Beverages - Brewers	5.06%	-0.70%	-1.69%
10	Internet Service Providers	4.56%	6.38%	-58.80%
11	CATV Systems	3.72%	-5.14%	10.47%
12	Water Utilities	3.69%	-2.37%	-5.52%
13	Research Services	3.58%	4.08%	23.58%
14	Multimedia & Graphics Software	3.50%	1.56%	33.33%
15	REIT - Retail	3.30%	-5.20%	-4.19%
16	Lumber, Wood Production	3.21%	-5.84%	-13.53%
17	REIT - Office	3.18%	-4.77%	-5.13%
18	Scientific & Technical Instruments	3.13%	-4.17%	-9.83%
19	REIT - Industrial	2.91%	-4.40%	5.02%
20	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining	2.83%	-5.56%	-39.86%
21	Diversified Utilities	2.77%	-8.26%	-13.19%
22	Air Services, Other	2.76%	-0.03%	13.42%
23	REIT - Residential	2.74%	-3.91%	3.53%
24	Gaming Activities	2.64%	-2.04%	2.36%
25	REIT - Diversified	2.53%	-5.02%	-6.95%

Best Stocks Return

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2015 are drug, health care, grocery, consumer, etc.

Top 11 silver stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD
1	Mines Management, Inc.	MGN	34.48%	-6.92%	-17.02%
2	Hecla Mining Co.	HL	16.84%	0.45%	-20.15%
3	Coeur Mining, Inc.	CDE	15.56%	-16.13%	-38.94%
4	First Majestic Silver Corp.	AG	13.29%	-17.97%	-35.46%
5	Silver Standard Resources Inc.	SSRI	13.28%	-2.18%	34.53%
6	Pan American Silver Corp.	PAAS	12.70%	0.12%	-20.91%
7	Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.	FSM	12.44%	-13.48%	-46.37%
8	Silver Wheaton Corp.	SLW	6.71%	-10.33%	-38.32%
9	MAG Silver Corp.	MVG	5.03%	-8.05%	-10.31%
10	Endeavour Silver Corp.	EXK	4.58%	-11.11%	-25.93%
11	Great Panther Silver Ltd	GPL	0.12%	-6.40%	-34.55%

The 20 gold stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD
1	Timberline Resources Corporation	TLR	36.36%	12.50%	-23.42%
2	Entree Gold Inc.	EGI	29.14%	21.64%	97.06%
3	Golden Star Resources, Ltd.	GSS	23.16%	11.43%	11.43%
4	IAMGOLD Corp.	IAG	21.77%	-4.28%	-33.70%
5	Kinross Gold Corporation	KGC	21.71%	-11.06%	-34.40%
6	International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.	THM	16.00%	21.19%	-35.56%
7	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	HMY	15.77%	-20.91%	-57.74%
8	Eldorado Gold Corporation	EGO	15.69%	-18.30%	-47.68%
9	AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.	AU	15.18%	13.79%	-2.30%
10	McEwen Mining Inc.	MUX	14.29%	0.00%	-12.93%
11	Silvercrest Mines Inc.	SVLC	14.28%	-14.83%	-28.91%
12	Primero Mining Corp.	PPP	13.16%	-18.10%	-32.81%
13	Lake Shore Gold Corp.	LSG	13.13%	0.46%	29.12%
14	Alamos Gold, Inc.	AGI	11.90%	14.08%	-34.08%
15	Sandstorm Gold Ltd.	SAND	11.76%	-3.72%	-16.18%
16	Yamana Gold, Inc.	AUY	10.76%	-23.58%	-56.09%
17	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	AEM	10.43%	-6.78%	-0.89%
18	Comstock Mining, Inc.	LODE	10.00%	8.20%	-13.16%
19	Gold Resource Corp	GORO	9.76%	12.97%	-20.12%
20	New Gold, Inc.	NGD	9.65%	5.49%	-

Stock Market is in Turmoil for 2015

Is the stock market dead? During week 36, 2015, top stock market industries are memory chips semiconductor, and regional airlines stocks.

Top Equity Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -3.36%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -2.99%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -1.59%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -2.28%.

Stock market highlights for week 36 are:

• Stocks are dropping to near low again. Stocks reverse course again and close in negative territory for 2015.
• China’s slowdown can be felt regionally
• Fed uncertain to raise or hold interest rates in near term
• Technology sector may have little impact to China
• Oil is stabilizing

Top 15 stock industries in week 36, 2015 (August 31, 2015 to September 6, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD
1	Semiconductor- Memory Chips	4.67%	-8.99%	-48.18%
2	Basic Materials Wholesale	2.82%	4.92%	2.55%
3	Regional Airlines	1.83%	-2.68%	-4.27%
4	Sporting Activities	1.24%	-2.01%	7.25%
5	Tobacco Products, Other	0.91%	-11.30%	19.94%
6	Internet Service Providers	0.83%	0.53%	-59.90%
7	Apparel Stores	0.56%	-3.39%	1.97%
8	Home Health Care	0.54%	-8.84%	23.91%
9	Electronics Stores	0.37%	8.02%	4.09%
10	Residential Construction	0.14%	1.42%	8.05%
11	Paper & Paper Products	0.10%	-2.38%	-7.86%
12	General Building Materials	-0.06%	-2.11%	19.25%
13	Drug Stores	-0.06%	-6.74%	14.83%
14	Textile Industrial	-0.10%	-7.01%	12.52%
15	Home Furnishing Stores	-0.10%	-6.00%	-9.89%

Best Stocks Return

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2015 are drug, health care, grocery, consumer, etc.

Top 4 memory chips semiconductor stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Year
1	Micron Technology, Inc.	MU	5.39%	-10.15%	-48.94%
2	SunEdison Semiconductor Limited	SEMI	1.27%	-6.54%	-27.23%
3	Rambus Inc.	RMBS	0.45%	1.27%	10.11%
4	Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.	ISSI	0.09%	0.87%	49.15%

The 8 best regional airlines stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Year
1	Republic Airways Holdings Inc.	RJET	23.02%	-13.98%	-68.13%
2	SkyWest Inc.	SKYW	7.26%	-1.22%	90.05%
3	JetBlue Airways Corporation	JBLU	6.37%	1.93%	89.15%
4	Alaska Air Group, Inc.	ALK	3.65%	1.32%	68.52%
5	Ryanair Holdings plc	RYAAY	3.21%	0.87%	36.81%
6	Hawaiian Holdings Inc.	HA	2.79%	-1.30%	53.52%
7	Virgin America Inc.	VA	2.32%	-3.90%	-
8	Southwest Airlines Co.	LUV	0.35%	-1.35%	14.16%

Top stock issues are:

• Indices are bouncing lower again.
• Oil is finally catching a bid.
• Is China in trouble?
• Bearish Divergence on stock charts gives warning to investors to skip stock markets for a while.

Appliances Stocks

Appliance stocks are part of consumer goods stock market industry. Appliance companies manufacture, distribute, and sell appliances such as laundry appliances, refrigerators, and cooking appliances for household use. They also sell their products to other retailers or channels for resale under the retailers’ brand name (i.e. OEM).

These companies are generally structured as corporations. The stocks typically offer below-average dividend yields.

Appliances Companies List

If you buy appliances, you might know the brands. Some of the popular appliance brands are:

• Sub zero & Wolf
• Thermador
• Whirlpool
• Bosch
• Electrolux
• GE
• KitchenAid

Appliances companies are:

• Whirlpool Corp. (WHR)
• iRobot Corporation (IRBT)

Top Performing Appliances Stocks in 2015

The following is the year-to-date return of these stocks in 2015. Some of these stocks are listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, etc. They may be part of international stocks listed in US stock exchange.

Top performing Appliances Stocks in 2015 (up to august 15, 2015) are:

Appliance stocks are part of consumer goods stock market industry. Appliance companies manufacture, distribute, and sell appliances such as laundry appliances

Appliances Stocks Table

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf YTD	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart
1	Whirlpool Corp.	WHR	-7.76%	4.00%	4.25%	-5.65%
2	iRobot Corporation	IRBT	-9.36%	5.04%	-1.47%	-2.63%

Leader Stocks See Red in 2015

Leader stocks were going down during week 34, 2015. Is the bottom finally in? Will you see more pain in upcoming weeks? Top stock market industries are gold, residential construction, etc.

Top Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -5.71%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -6.78%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -5.71%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -2.66%.

Stock market highlights for week 34 are:

• Major indices around the world tumble. 
• Dow Jones industrial average tumbles 530 points last Friday.
• Slowdown concerns in China shook markets.
• Stock leaders such as Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) tumble close to 5% in 1 day.
• Gold stocks are outperforming other sectors.
• Oil is still going down.

Top 25 stock industries in week 33, 2015 (August 10, 2015 to August 16, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart
1	Gold	7.00%	14.94%	-22.17%
2	Residential Construction	0.42%	3.52%	7.49%
3	Appliances	-0.09%	-1.27%	-7.45%
4	Silver	-0.15%	9.56%	-27.47%
5	Computers Wholesale	-0.53%	5.66%	-2.50%
6	Tobacco Products, Other	-0.81%	-12.14%	1.66%
7	Water Utilities	-1.56%	0.06%	-4.52%
8	Electric Utilities	-1.60%	4.23%	-1.17%
9	REIT - Industrial	-1.72%	3.26%	4.33%
10	Management Services	-1.89%	-1.75%	-2.16%
11	Jewelry Stores	-1.92%	-5.29%	-4.80%
12	REIT - Retail	-2.08%	2.33%	-1.81%
13	Department Stores	-2.24%	-4.35%	-6.37%
14	Dairy Products	-2.25%	-6.56%	-10.36%
15	Telecom Services - Domestic	-2.28%	-0.78%	-5.18%
16	REIT - Residential	-2.40%	0.12%	0.40%
17	Waste Management	-2.47%	4.23%	0.66%
18	REIT - Office	-2.48%	-2.21%	-4.14%
19	Meat Products	-2.51%	-1.39%	-0.71%
20	Home Improvement Stores	-2.52%	2.35%	3.58%
21	Wireless Communications	-2.60%	-2.79%	-8.90%
22	Paper & Paper Products	-2.70%	-2.81%	-10.07%
23	Diversified Utilities	-2.79%	1.50%	-7.18%
24	Metal Fabrication	-2.93%	6.70%	-9.35%
25	Gas Utilities	-2.94%	1.22%	-5.84%

Best Stocks Return

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2015 are drug, health care, grocery, consumer, etc.

Top 20 gold stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month
1	Gold Fields Ltd.	GFI	33.96%	26.33%
2	AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.	AU	30.08%	24.12%
3	Alamos Gold, Inc.	AGI	20.72%	41.88%
4	Seabridge Gold, Inc.	SA	17.79%	89.68%
5	DRDGOLD Ltd.	DRD	17.70%	3.10%
6	Sibanye Gold Limited	SBGL	15.19%	-11.65%
7	B2Gold Corp.	BTG	12.28%	17.43%
8	Primero Mining Corp.	PPP	11.66%	22.96%
9	Timmins Gold Corp.	TGD	11.44%	0.82%
10	Asanko Gold Inc.	AKG	10.90%	19.31%
11	Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	AEM	10.46%	17.02%
12	Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited	HMY	10.20%	6.93%
13	Gold Resource Corp	GORO	8.86%	24.04%
14	Goldcorp Inc.	GG	8.54%	21.37%
15	Randgold Resources Limited	GOLD	6.01%	12.76%
16	Minco Gold Corporation	MGH	5.26%	4.17%
17	Gold Standard Ventures Corp	GSV	5.00%	20.44%
18	Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	4.97%	17.55%
19	Lake Shore Gold Corp.	LSG	4.76%	3.51%
20	Newmont Mining Corporation	NEM	4.55%	3.07%

The 11 best residential construction stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month
1	UCP, Inc.	UCP	8.07%	17.71%
2	Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.	HOV	5.73%	-25.89%
3	Taylor Morrison Home Corporation	TMHC	2.29%	4.05%
4	Comstock Holding Companies, Inc.	CHCI	1.87%	15.51%
5	Lennar Corporation	LEN	1.73%	1.89%
6	M/I Homes, Inc.	MHO	1.58%	5.96%
7	DR Horton Inc.	DHI	1.21%	13.30%
8	NVR, Inc.	NVR	1.05%	6.35%
9	WCI Communities Inc.	WCIC	0.97%	11.04%
10	TRI Pointe Group, Inc.	TPH	0.34%	0.54%
11	Toll Brothers Inc.	TOL	0.28%	3.96%

Top stock issues are:

• Indices are going down.
• Oil is still down.
• Is China in trouble?

Accident & Health Insurance Stocks

Accident & Health Insurance Stocks is part of financials stock sector. These companies provide supplemental insurance and reinsurance products & services to individuals and businesses.

These insurance products include worker compensation benefits, group benefits, and private health insurance. The companies are generally structured as large corporations. They offer below-average dividend yields than typical S&P 500 index.

Accident & Health Insurance Companies List

These industry stocks have several top companies. Top 3 accident & health insurance companies are AFLAC Inc, Unum Group, and Assurant Inc.

Accident & Health Insurance companies are:

1. AFLAC Inc. (AFL)
2. Unum Group (UNM)
3. Assurant Inc. (AIZ)
4. CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO)
5. StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG)
6. ProAssurance Corporation (PRA)
7. Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (GLRE)
8. Employers Holdings, Inc. (EIG)
9. Triple-S Management Corporation (GTS)
10. Trupanion, Inc. (TRUP)

Silver & Gold Stocks are making a comeback in 2015

Silver & gold stocks are making a comeback in 2015. Should you invest in them now? Top stock market industries during week 33, 2015 are silver, metal fabrication, gold, etc.

Top Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.73%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.09%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.67%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.52%.

Stock market highlights for week 33 are:

• Google creates a new holding company, “Alphabet”.
• Oil is still going lower. WTI was closed at $42.23.
• Berkshire Hathaway will buy Precision Castparts for $32 billion.

Top 25 stock industries in week 33, 2015 (August 10, 2015 to August 16, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart
1	Silver	11.43%	-6.36%	-30.43%
2	Metal Fabrication	10.66%	6.98%	-6.85%
3	Basic Materials Wholesale	8.81%	-0.67%	-18.09%
4	Food Wholesale	8.40%	6.24%	7.08%
5	Gold	8.02%	-10.86%	-30.60%
6	Electronics Stores	6.03%	-4.80%	0.26%
7	Auto Parts Stores	5.22%	8.06%	13.51%
8	Residential Construction	4.95%	2.31%	8.39%
9	Aluminum	4.68%	-6.91%	-36.40%
10	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	4.61%	-1.15%	1.71%
11	Building Materials Wholesale	4.48%	4.20%	-5.47%
12	Rubber & Plastics	4.10%	3.78%	4.10%
13	Appliances	4.06%	3.87%	-5.46%
14	Oil & Gas Pipelines	3.91%	-7.66%	-16.47%
15	Independent Oil & Gas	3.54%	-7.47%	-20.70%
16	Rental & Leasing Services	3.28%	-2.48%	-12.93%
17	Pollution & Treatment Controls	3.11%	-3.23%	-8.77%
18	Diversified Utilities	2.99%	-0.50%	-3.74%
19	Toys & Games	2.93%	-1.81%	-0.12%
20	Home Furnishings & Fixtures	2.90%	4.50%	11.46%
21	Drug Related Products	2.90%	5.75%	2.36%
22	Technical & System Software	2.85%	5.67%	5.35%
23	Home Improvement Stores	2.81%	4.78%	3.78%
24	Networking & Communication Devices	2.72%	2.21%	0.22%
25	General Building Materials	2.64%	6.68%	6.34%

Best Stocks Return

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2015 are drug, health care, grocery, consumer, etc.

Top 11 silver stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month
1	Coeur Mining, Inc.	CDE	35.66%	-22.96%
2	Endeavour Silver Corp.	EXK	27.01%	0.58%
3	First Majestic Silver Corp.	AG	24.09%	-18.08%
4	Great Panther Silver Ltd	GPL	20.03%	5.32%
5	Silver Standard Resources Inc.	SSRI	19.44%	1.91%
6	Hecla Mining Co.	HL	17.30%	-9.21%
7	Pan American Silver Corp.	PAAS	15.33%	-9.66%
8	Silvercorp Metals Inc.	SVM	15.23%	-4.56%
9	MAG Silver Corp.	MVG	7.73%	9.86%
10	Silver Wheaton Corp.	SLW	7.01%	-4.09%
11	Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.	FSM	2.97%	-14.77%

The 14 best metal fabrication stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month
1	Precision Castparts Corp.	PCP	18.89%	19.69%
2	Highway Holdings Limited	HIHO	14.32%	2.36%
3	Constellium N.V	CSTM	7.34%	-32.24%
4	SIFCO Industries Inc.	SIF	7.30%	-12.28%
5	ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.	ARCW	6.30%	-23.03%
6	Shiloh Industries Inc.	SHLO	4.66%	-3.66%
7	Tenaris S.A.	TS	4.16%	2.55%
8	Metalico Inc.	MEA	4.08%	2.00%
9	A. M. Castle & Co.	CAS	4.08%	-41.24%
10	Carpenter Technology Corp.	CRS	2.87%	2.20%
11	Haynes International, Inc.	HAYN	1.81%	-10.89%
12	Mueller Industries Inc.	MLI	1.17%	-7.39%
13	Valmont Industries, Inc.	VMI	0.68%	-6.30%
14	Graham Corporation	GHM	0.17%	-6.03%

Top 20 gold stocks in 2015 are:

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month
1	McEwen Mining Inc.	MUX	32.48%	12.80%
2	Seabridge Gold, Inc.	SA	24.61%	4.66%
3	Rubicon Minerals Corporation	RBY	20.67%	-4.67%
4	Silvercrest Mines Inc.	SVLC	20.00%	15.91%
5	Eldorado Gold Corporation	EGO	18.31%	5.58%
6	Alamos Gold, Inc.	AGI	18.30%	-17.91%
7	Yamana Gold, Inc.	AUY	17.65%	-13.04%
8	Sandstorm Gold Ltd.	SAND	15.51%	-9.58%
9	Entree Gold Inc.	EGI	15.38%	-3.81%
10	IAMGOLD Corp.	IAG	14.10%	4.71%
11	Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.	XPL	12.22%	-1.79%
12	Lake Shore Gold Corp.	LSG	12.00%	-9.86%
13	Comstock Mining, Inc.	LODE	11.61%	22.55%
14	NovaGold Resources Inc.	NG	11.58%	12.66%
15	New Gold, Inc.	NGD	11.33%	-17.22%
16	Exeter Resource Corporation	XRA	9.60%	4.38%
17	Barrick Gold Corporation	ABX	9.09%	-16.88%
18	AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.	AU	9.08%	-21.58%
19	B2Gold Corp.	BTG	8.57%	-17.99%
20	Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV	8.54%	-0.94%

Top stock issues are:

• Indices are going up.
• Oil is down.

Agricultural Chemicals Stocks

Agricultural chemicals stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Agricultural chemical companies develop and sell agricultural fertilizers, nutrients, and pesticides. They also sell others industrial products. Agricultural chemical companies are usually structured as big corporation.

These agricultural chemical companies may provide dividend yields. The yield may vary widely and can be volatile due to changing commodity prices. The sector offers slightly above-average dividend yields.

Agricultural Chemicals Companies List

An agricultural chemical is any chemical or supplement that is applied to agricultural land to enhance crop yields. Farmers can maximize their production by enhancing soil with fertilizers or preventing disease using fungicides. Some companies have taken this development so far as to genetically alter seeds to prevent disease and resist insects.

Agricultural chemicals companies are:

1. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD)
2. Monsanto Company (MON)
3. Syngenta AG (SYT)
4. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (POT)
5. The Mosaic Company (MOS)
6. Agrium Inc. (AGU)
7. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)
8. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)
9. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)
10. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (TNH)

Oil is down, what stocks are up during week 32, 2015?

Oil is still going down. What stocks are moving up then during week 32, 2015? Top stock market industries are home health care, multimedia & graphics software, etc.

Top Stock Industries

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -1.18%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -1.65%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -1.65%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -2.54%.

More: Rotate To Banks And Hospitals Stocks

Top 25 stock industries in week 32, 2015 (August 3, 2015 to August 9, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart
1	Home Health Care	7.73%	17.46%	33.66%
2	Building Materials Wholesale	7.05%	-1.43%	-6.91%
3	Multimedia & Graphics Software	4.88%	5.83%	10.04%
4	Rubber & Plastics	3.07%	3.96%	2.76%
5	Major Airlines	3.06%	7.19%	-3.13%
6	Internet Software & Services	2.39%	4.20%	5.62%
7	Diversified Investments	2.32%	2.78%	0.28%
8	Housewares & Accessories	2.24%	7.25%	8.04%
9	Regional Airlines	1.98%	8.68%	-2.71%
10	Specialized Health Services	1.97%	3.33%	4.99%
11	Beverages - Soft Drinks	1.71%	5.33%	4.21%
12	Steel & Iron	1.66%	-1.90%	-19.77%
13	Photographic Equipment & Supplies	1.46%	20.86%	25.25%
14	Diversified Communication Services	1.43%	6.43%	5.55%
15	Staffing & Outsourcing Services	1.35%	0.02%	1.10%
16	Resorts & Casinos	1.32%	6.87%	9.51%
17	Confectioners	1.19%	9.23%	13.02%
18	Personal Services	1.17%	7.50%	9.88%
19	Beverages - Wineries & Distillers	1.15%	2.35%	7.25%
20	Diagnostic Substances	1.11%	12.98%	17.42%
21	Personal Products	1.09%	2.88%	0.63%
22	Food Wholesale	0.89%	-0.64%	0.45%
23	Business Equipment	0.87%	1.26%	-7.26%
24	Electronics Wholesale	0.84%	5.88%	-2.67%
25	Auto Parts Stores	0.82%	5.65%	9.48%

Best Equities Performance

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session.

Foreign Money Center Banks Stocks

Foreign Money Center Banks stocks are part of financial stock sector. Foreign money center banks are banks that offer financial services in foreign countries. Many times these banks are multinationals and service many different countries.

These companies often times trade as ADRs (American Depository Receipts), which means they are foreign companies traded in the United States. Foreign money centers tend to offer above-average dividend yields than companies in S&P 500 index.

Companies List

Foreign money center banks are typically located in the financial center around the world such as London, Zurich, etc. These foreign money center banks are HSBC Holdings plc, and Banco Santander, S.A.

Foreign money center banks companies are:

1. HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC)
2. Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN)
3. Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG)
4. UBS Group AG (UBS)
5. Westpac Banking Corporation (WBK)
6. Barclays PLC (BCS)
7. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS)
8. Credit Suisse Group AG (CS)
9. East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)
10. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A (BLX)

Stocks Close Higher Due to Earnings in July

Most stocks close higher due to earnings in July 2015. Will the stocks move up again for next month? Top stock market industries in week 31, 2015 are Air Delivery & Freight Services, and Trucking.

Top Transportation Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 1.19%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.78%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.69%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 1.05%.

Top 25 stock industries in week 31, 2015 (July 27, 2015 to August 2, 2015) are:

No.	Name	Perf Week
1	Office Supplies	9.21%
2	Computers Wholesale	9.21%
3	Confectioners	6.52%
4	Air Delivery & Freight Services	6.47%
5	Trucking	6.26%
6	Publishing - Periodicals	6.25%
7	Electronics Wholesale	5.61%
8	General Contractors	5.44%
9	Security & Protection Services	5.28%
10	Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified	5.22%
11	Computer Based Systems	5.00%
12	Residential Construction	4.95%
13	Long-Term Care Facilities	4.85%
14	Cleaning Products	4.84%
15	Data Storage Devices	4.73%
16	Research Services	4.67%
17	Textile Industrial	4.62%
18	Drug Manufacturers - Other	4.49%
19	Waste Management	4.28%
20	Industrial Metals & Minerals	4.18%
21	General Building Materials	4.12%
22	Tobacco Products, Other	4.07%
23	Food - Major Diversified	4.01%
24	Railroads	3.87%
25	Technical Services	3.85%
26	Rental & Leasing Services	3.84%

Best Stock Industries

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback?

Tech & BioTech Stocks are Holding Up in Week 30, 2015

Will tech & biotech stocks stay up? Top stock market industries in week 30, 2015 are catalog & mail order houses, drug delivery, etc.

Top Technology Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -2.19%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -2.33%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -2.84%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -3.23%.

Top 25 stock industries in week 29, 2015 (July 20, 2015 to July 26, 2015) are:

1. Photographic Equipment & Supplies 9.67%
2. Catalog & Mail Order Houses 6.88%
3. Drug Delivery 5.48%
4. Appliances 3.87%
5. Accident & Health Insurance 3.51%
6. Technical & System Software 3.22%
7. Diagnostic Substances 2.41%
8. Specialty Eateries 2.40%
9. Security Software & Services 1.64%
10. Broadcasting – Radio 1.49%
11. Diversified Computer Systems 1.15%
12. Networking & Communication Devices 1.15%
13. Textile - Apparel Clothing 0.99%
14. Consumer Services 0.99%
15. Data Storage Devices 0.88%

NASDAQ Stocks Are Going Up in Week 29, 2015

NASDAQ stocks are moving higher again. Top stock market industries in week 29, 2015 are internet information providers, biotechnology.

Top NASDAQ Equities

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 2.42%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 4.25%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 1.86%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 1.22%.

Top 25 stock industries in week 29, 2015 (July 13, 2015 to July 19, 2015) are:

1. Internet Information Providers 17.83%
2. Semiconductor- Memory Chips 12.43%
3. Photographic Equipment & Supplies 7.76%
4. Catalog & Mail Order Houses 7.15%
5. Biotechnology 6.97%
6. Internet Service Providers 5.35%
7. Electronic Equipment 4.60%
8. Dairy Products 4.58%
9. Home Health Care 4.36%
10. Research Services 4.02%
11. Conglomerates 3.58%
12. Rental & Leasing Services 3.56%
13. Major Airlines 3.56%
14. Specialty Retail, Other 3.49%
15. Auto Dealerships 3.47%

Top 25 Stock Market Industries in Week 28, 2015

Top stock market industries in week 28, 2015 are drug stores, major airlines. Do you need to invest in these industries?

Top Sector Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.03%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.23%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.19%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.31%.

Top 25 stock industries in week 28, 2015 (July 6, 2015 to July 12, 2015) are:

1. Drug Stores 7.70%
2. Basic Materials Wholesale 7.46%
3. Major Airlines 4.02%
4. Surety & Title Insurance 3.52%
5. Regional Airlines 3.35%
6. Diagnostic Substances 3.28%
7. Advertising Agencies 3.04%
8. REIT – Industrial 2.98%
9. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 2.80%
10. Cigarettes 2.78%
11. Electronics Stores 2.71%
12. Drug Manufacturers – Other 2.71%
13. Multimedia & Graphics Software 2.69%
14. Research Services 2.67%
15. Grocery Stores 2.57%

Defensive Stocks Roar

Nothings are working during week 25, 2015 except defensive stocks. Should you rotate to these value stocks or wait for opportunity? Top stock market industries are apparel footwear & accessories textile, residential REIT.

Top Value Equities

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -1.16%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -2.01%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -0.84%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -2.67%.

Top performing stock industries in week 24, 2015 (June 8, 2015 to June 14, 2015) are:

1. Tobacco Products, Other 6.63%
2. Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories 2.93%
3. Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 2.39%
4. Office Supplies 1.85%
5. REIT – Residential 1.66%
6. Confectioners 1.62%
7. REIT - Hotel/Motel 1.53%
8. Resorts & Casinos 1.45%
9. Water Utilities 1.38%
10. Electric Utilities 1.34%
11. REIT - Healthcare Facilities 1.13%
12. Research Services 0.93%
13. Home Furnishing Stores 0.80%
14. Machine Tools & Accessories 0.66%
15. Industrial Equipment & Components 0.61%
16. Home Furnishings & Fixtures 0.58%
17. REIT – Retail 0.58%
18. Hospitals 0.58%
19. REIT – Industrial 0.51%
20. Entertainment – Diversified 0.47%

Rotate to Banks and Hospitals Stocks

Greece is going to default next week. Should you stay in stock markets? Should you rotate to banks and hospital stocks? Top stock market industries are hospitals, pacific regional banks, etc.

Best Bank Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -0.37%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.71%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -0.38%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of -0.31%.

Top performing stock industries in week 26, 2015 (June 22, 2015 to June 28, 2015) are:

1. Hospitals 8.09%
2. Office Supplies 3.65%
3. Processing Systems & Products 3.63%
4. Foreign Regional Banks 3.48%
5. Residential Construction 3.27%
6. Regional - Southwest Banks 3.01%
7. Drug Related Products 2.89%
8. Telecom Services – Foreign 2.61%
9. Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories 2.47%
10. General Entertainment 2.38%
11. Regional - Pacific Banks 2.25%
12. Regional - Northeast Banks 2.13%
13. Savings & Loans 1.99%
14. Conglomerates 1.98%
15. Beverages – Brewers 1.97%

Rotate to Bank and Healthcare Stocks

Every investor is still interested in bank and healthcare stocks. Should you move back to bank and healthcare stocks? Top stock market industries are Home Health Care, Regional - Southeast Banks.

Top Rotation Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.12%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.34%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.35%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.36%.

Top performing stock industries in week 24, 2015 (June 8, 2015 to June 14, 2015) are:

1. Tobacco Products, Other 9.11%
2. Synthetics 4.60%
3. Home Health Care 4.30%
4. Cement 3.38%
5. Regional - Southwest Banks 2.65%
6. Gaming Activities 2.63%
7. Textile Industrial 2.55%
8. Mortgage Investment 2.41%
9. Trucks & Other Vehicles 2.39%
10. Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified 2.37%
11. Education & Training Services 2.11%
12. Regional - Southeast Banks 2.00%
13. Drug Stores 1.99%
14. Regional - Midwest Banks 1.90%
15. Regional - Pacific Banks 1.86%
16. Meat Products 1.84%
17. Regional - Northeast Banks 1.76%
18. Machine Tools & Accessories 1.76%

Money Center Banks Stocks

Money center banks stocks are part of financial stock sector. Money center banks are banks that raise most of their funds from the domestic and international money marks. They may rely less on depositors for funds. Typically, money center banks borrow from and lends to corporations, governments, and other banks. Some may offer funds to consumers.

Money Center Banks Companies List

A money-center is a bank located in a financial center such as New York or San Francisco. This bank deals in national and international financial markets. Money center banks include JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.

Money Center Banks companies are:

• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
• Bank of America Corporation (BAC)
• Citigroup Inc. (C)
• Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MTU)
• Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
• The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
• The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC)
• Bank of Montreal (BMO)
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM)
• ICICI Bank Ltd. (IBN)
• SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI)
• Credicorp Ltd. (BAP)
• Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC)
• Comerica Incorporated (CMA)

Bank Stocks Soar with Interest Rate

With interest rate is rising, bank stocks have one of the biggest gain in 2015. Should you move back to bank stocks? Top stock market industries are Pacific regional banks, southwest regional banks, etc.

Top Financial Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -0.65%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.03%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of -0.87%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 1.18%.

Top performing stock industries in week 23, 2015 (June 1, 2015 to June 7, 2015) are:

1. Photographic Equipment & Supplies 7.11%
2. Beverages - Wineries & Distillers 4.44%
3. Resorts & Casinos 4.17%
4. Regional - Pacific Banks 4.16%
5. Regional - Southwest Banks 4.14%
6. Auto Dealerships 3.91%
7. Investment Brokerage – Regional 3.72%
8. Gaming Activities 3.46%
9. Textile - Apparel Clothing 3.44%
10. Trucking 3.26%
11. Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks 3.03%
12. Investment Brokerage – National 2.99%
13. Regional - Southeast Banks 2.94%
14. Air Delivery & Freight Services 2.92%
15. Tobacco Products, Other 2.88%