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Business Category Overview
Week Ending Oct21,2005

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Here is an overview of the Business Categories in descending order of Percent Advance for the Week. The top five categories are bolded in the New Highs column and in the 80-99 column of each ranking so that you can spot the hottest categories quickly. Similarly, the bottom five categories in the 1-19 column are bolded so you can quickly spot the worst-performing categories.

OVERALL RANK1YEAR PERF RANKWEEK PERF RANK
Business
Category
Num
Stks
%Chg
Since
Oct14
Wk
Vol
/Avg
Num
New
Highs
Pct
New
Highs
Num
Rank
80-99
Pct
Rank
80-99
Num
Rank
60-79
Num
Rank
1-19
Num
Rank
80-99
Pct
Rank
80-99
Num
Rank
60-79
Num
Rank
1-19
Num
Rank
80-99
Pct
Rank
80-99
Num
Rank
60-79
Num
Rank
1-19
Financial Services33 4.2% 0.9 5 15.2% 12.1% 13 18.2% 10 8 24.2% 
Retail22 3.8% 1.0 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 9 31.8% 
Medical Products29 3.0% 1.1 4 13.8% 20.7% 31.0% 9 31.0% 
Software-Other21 2.6% 1.1 9.5% 19.0% 10 19.0% 9 42.9% 
Software-Enterprise29 2.3% 0.9 10.3% 24.1% 11 27.6% 12 17.2% 
Medical Facilities26 2.2% 0.9 3.8% 19.2% 15.4% 7.7% 
Education14 2.2% 1.3 14.3% 7.1% 0.0% 28.6% 
Medical Services19 2.0% 1.5 15.8% 21.1% 21.1% 15.8% 
Restaurants24 2.0% 1.3 0.0% 16.7% 12.5% 25.0% 
Banks/S&Ls18 2.0% 1.3 5.6% 11.1% 5.6% 22.2% 
Medical Instru/Supp27 1.7% 0.9 7.4% 9 33.3% 25.9% 8 29.6% 
Gaming20 1.6% 1.3 0.0% 20.0% 5.0% 8 40.0% 
Business Svcs/Supp31 1.1% 0.9 9.7% 19.4% 12 38.7% 19.4% 
Electronics28 1.0% 1.0 6 21.4% 14.3% 8 14.3% 25.0% 
Recreation30 1.0% 1.0 10.0% 13.3% 13.3% 23.3% 
Insurance23 0.9% 0.8 8.7% 0.0% 4.3% 8.7% 
Computer Services27 0.8% 0.7 11.1% 29.6% 11 40.7% 10 37.0% 
Scientific/Technical20 0.7% 0.9 0.0% 5.0% 9 20.0% 9 20.0% 
Construction33 0.5% 1.2 9.1% 21.2% 27.3% 21.2% 
Apparel30 0.5% 1.0 6.7% 10 33.3% 20.0% 20.0% 10 
Telecomm Equip30 0.5% 1.1 6.7% 26.7% 11 36.7% 10 33.3% 
Machinery26 0.5% 1.1 3.8% 26.9% 11 42.3% 19.2% 
Chems/Plastics/Etc20 0.4% 1.0 0.0% 10.0% 15.0% 25.0% 
Semiconductors28 0.4% 1.0 7.1% 28.6% 17.9% 17.9% 8 
Medical Business Svcs22 0.0% 0.9 9.1% 36.4% 18.2% 4.5% 
Food/Bev/Groc25 0.0% 1.1 12.0% 16.0% 20.0% 8 32.0% 
Telecomm Svcs28 -0.1% 0.9 7.1% 21.4% 8 17.9% 11 14.3% 
Personal Products23 -1.1% 0.9 0.0% 21.7% 26.1% 17.4% 
Biotech44 -1.3% 1.1 4 9.1% 9.1% 27 25 56.8% 10 8 18.2% 11 8 
Security/Defense25 -1.5% 1.1 8.0% 28.0% 16.0% 12.0% 
Metals28 -1.6% 1.1 7.1% 9 32.1% 25.0% 14.3% 8 
Transportation29 -2.2% 1.1 4 13.8% 10.3% 8 6.9% 10.3% 11 
Media15 -2.2% 0.9 0.0% 6.7% 8 0.0% 9 6.7% 
Auto/Truck24 -2.3% 1.1 4.2% 20.8% 8.3% 8.3% 8 
Drugs18 -2.5% 1.0 5.6% 5.6% 22.2% 9 16.7% 
Energy Svcs/Equip37 -2.5% 1.0 0.0% 18 48.6% 11 29.7% 10 2.7% 14 
Computer Hardware22 -2.7% 1.0 4.5% 18.2% 13.6% 13.6% 
Energy Production40 -4.1% 0.9 0.0% 12 30.0% 10 21 52.5% 7.5% 22 
TOTALS988 0.3% 1.0 74 7.5% 


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