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GROUP ACTIVITY REPORT (Modified 03/23/05, add 90-day H/L marks)
This page contains explanations and descriptions for "GROUP
ACTIVITY" reports. Each report will carry a link to this page
so those interested can gain a clearer understanding of the data
reported. The report lists data for 209 Medial General Groups.
The data is developed from Worden Brothers software. Here is
how the data is processed:
1) All groups are processed daily.
2) Each group has an accumulator to which values can be assigned.
3) If a group's volume is greater than it's 90-day average volume
if the group went "up" today
3 is added to the group's accumulator
if the group went "down" today
3 is subtracted from the group's accumulator
if the group was unchanged today
if the accumulator is positive, it is decremented (by 1)
if the accumulator is negative, it is incremented (by 1)
4) If a group did not have a volume greater than it's 90-day
average volume
if the accumulator is positive, it is decremented (by 1)
if the accumulator is negative, it is incremented (by 1)
5) special logic handles cases where the foregoing operations
require a transition between positive and negative values in
the group accumulator.
The information is recorded and reported in 6 columns:
GROUP - is the Media General Group Number
* - is the 90-day high or low indicator
NAME - is the group name
NOW - is the current value of the accumulator
MAX - is the greatest value the accumulator has attained on
its present run
DAYS - is a visual indication of group activity over the last
35 trading days
Each day of the week is assigned a numeric and alphabetic value:
Monday 2 B b
Tuesday 3 C c
Wednesday 4 D d
Thursday 5 E e
Friday 6 F f
The day of the week values for the current day are at the top
of each report, as a guide.
DAYS is a rolling record of the most recent 35 days trading
activity. After the full length of 35 days is reached, the
leftmost character is dropped each day and the new character
is added on the right, as follows:
If 3 was added to the accumulator today, the capital of
today's letter is added to DAYS
If 3 was subtracted from the accumulator today, the lower
case value of today's letter is added to DAYS
If today's volume was less than the 90-day average volume,
an underscore is added to DAYS
The bottom of the report has two information blocks:
The first shows the number of groups that exceeded their 90-day
average volume today, how many of those were up and how many
down.
The second gives a count of the groups which have a bullish
accumulator (NOW values greater than zero), those which have a
bearish accumulator (NOW values less than zero), and the sum of
the accumulator (NOW) values. This last has proven to be an
excellent indicator of the health of the market.
Fred
Modifications:
03/28/04: stop discarding the content of DAYS under certain
conditions. This change will leave about 30 days activity
for each group. Marks indicate a group with volume above
the 90-day average and the mark's case shows whether the
group was up or down on the high-volume day.
05/06/04: (superseded by the 05/12/04 modification)
05/12/04: removed the (<) symbol, which indicated that characters
had been dropped from the DAYS list. The DAYS list will now be
a rolling record of the group activity for the most recent 35
trading days. When the list is flush right (after about May
19th), upper case, lower case, and underscore characters for
the current day will be easier to see than in the current
ragged-right format.
03/07/05: removed underscore characters indicating low-volume
days to reduce the clutter in the display.
03/23/05: added a column to mark groups which hit 90-day highs
or lows. The column is headed with an asterisk (*). An "H"
in the column shows a group which hit a 90-day high, an "L"
shows a group which hit a 90-day low.
GROUP * NAME NOW MAX DAYS
MG111 Chemicals - Major Diver 61 71 D c EF CDeFcDEFbCd Fb Defb dEF Cd
MG112 Synthetics 30 55 D FbCdE BCDEFCdEFB dEF defb dEfbc
MG113 Agricultural Chemicals 0 0 f cdEFBcDE cdE B d F c Ef
MG114 Specialty Chemicals 8 36 F c E EF EF b dEf c
MG121 Major Integrated Oil & 36 45 DEFbCdEF CDeFcDEFBcDEFbCdeFBcDEFbcd
MG122 Independent Oil & Gas 66 73 DeF DEFBCDeFCDEFbcDEFb deFB DEF cd
MG123 Oil & Gas Refining & Ma 40 49 DEFb DEFb DeFCDEFbcDEFbCdeFBcDEFbcd
MG124 Oil & Gas Drilling & Ex 40 47 F dEF cDeFcDEFbcDEFbcdeFBcDEF cd
MG125 Oil & Gas Equip & Servi 26 29 DE dEF DeFc bcDEF deFBcDEF Cd
MG126 Oil & Gas Pipelines -9 -9 D E CDefcDE bc E cde dEFbcd
MG131 Steel & Iron 26 51 EF EF DEFcDEFbcDEFbcdeFbcdE bcd
MG132 Copper 3 24 ef DEFCDEFBcd F cdeF Ef cd
MG133 Aluminum -14 -35 cd DEFc FBc de C f d
MG134 Industrial Metals & Min 13 26 Def CDEFcDEFBcdEFbCdeF cdEFbcd
MG135 Gold -3 -3 bCDEF CdeF CD d
MG136 Silver -3 -3 cDEFBc C e F Cd d
MG137 Nonmetallic Mineral Min 14 67 E bcDeF cd
MG210 Conglomerates -3 -3 F Cd C eFcD b D F d F d
MG311 Appliances 0 0 eFb E CDe cD bCDe Bc d fBC
MG312 Home Furnishings & Fixt -8 -9 FB d Fbcde f c
MG313 Housewares & Accessorie -8 -11 def cD
MG314 Business Equipment 0 0 e d Cd B F dEf C
MG315 Electronic Equipment -19 -19 de C B e deFbCd BCdefbcDEfbcd
MG316 Toys & Games 1 1 D dE bCd ef CD
MG317 Sporting Goods 0 0 DEFb dEFb EFcD d B f
MG318 Recreational Goods 0 0 cDe bCDe D f
MG319 Photographic Equip & Su -3 -3 De B efBCd
MG321 Textile-Apparel Clothin -1 -9 D Cd F CD c fbCd f d f D
MG322 Textile-Apparel Footwea -5 -5 d BcdE bCDeFcDE bCDEF c CdEfbcd
MG323 Rubber & Plastics -10 -11 fb e de cDE def c
MG324 Personal Products 0 0 DeFbcdeFBC DE f
MG325 Paper & Paper Products -7 -7 DeF CdE bcDEFcDE bC F F f cd
MG326 Packaging & Containers 0 0 DEF F Ef
MG327 Cleaning Products 0 0 DefbcdEFBCd fcDE b F cD
MG328 Office Supplies -6 -7 D FBCd FBcdefcDE bC FB cd fB d
MG331 L Auto Manufacturers-Majo -14 -14 bcd C c bCd FbcdE defBcd
MG332 Trucks & Other Vehicles 0 0 d Cde c E d f
MG333 Recreational Vehicles -14 -14 D CDe c e cD def cd
MG334 L Auto Parts -30 -30 c bCdefbcdEFBcdefbcd
MG341 Food-Major Diversified -8 -11 fbc EF cdefcdEFbC dE d fbcD
MG342 Farm Products -4 -8 D Fbc e C E cde Cd cd fBc Cd
MG343 Processed & Packaged Go 11 30 DeFBcdE Cd cDeFBCDEFb E def c
MG344 Meat Products -5 -8 E cd BC E c E b De c ef
MG345 Dairy Products -2 -5 D e C c b d f
MG346 Confectioners -8 -8 DeFbCd FBCde cdEFbCd Fbcd fBcd fbcd
MG347 Beverages-Brewers 6 12 DefBcdeFbCde cD BC E B D F
MG348 Beverages-Wineries & Di 1 15 DEFbc F C ef D BCdEFbcd fBcDEFbcd
MG349 Beverages-Soft Drinks -10 -10 F De c d d f cd
MG351 Cigarettes -2 -6 FbCdE cD C fbC
MG352 Tobacco Products 0 0 FB fcD BC c f f
MG411 L Money Center Banks -14 -14 de efcDEFbC F d d fbcd
MG412 L Regional-Northeast Bank -12 -12 De e D BCdE cdEfBcdEFbcd
MG413 Regional-Mid Atlantic B -28 -39 e c FbcdefcDEFb FBCdEf cdEf cD
MG414 Regional-Southeast Bank -22 -22 d F deF fcDE bCdeFBCdEfBcdEfbcd
MG415 Regional-Midwest Banks -4 -7 D e cD bC F cd d f cD
MG416 L Regional-Southwest Bank 0 0 DeFBcdEFBCdefcdE BCD FBC BcdEf
MG417 Regional-Pacific Banks -14 -14 DeF dE Cd F CdEf d fbcd
MG418 Foreign Regional Banks -3 -3 DEFbCDEFBcd cdEF CdEF bcdefbcd
MG419 L Savings & Loans -25 -25 dEfBCdef CdefcdE BCd FBcdEfBcdEfbcd
MG421 Investment Brokerage-Na -4 -4 F C EF fc F D cdEF cd
MG422 Investment Brokerage-Re -4 -4 deFbc EF de fBCdEf d
MG423 Asset Management 6 32 D F cdEF c F CdeF fBcDef cd
MG424 Diversified Investments -6 -6 D CDE c Ef cd
MG425 L Credit Services -17 -17 de cdeF fcDE BCDe bcd deFbcd
MG426 L Closed-End Fund-Debt -21 -21 D fBcdEF c efcDEFBC defbcd fbcd
MG427 L Closed-End Fund-Equity -16 -17 deF C e BC fcDEFbCDeF cdEfBcdefbc
MG428 L Closed-End Fund-Foreign 7 43 FBcDeFBC cd F C de dE bcd
MG431 Life Insurance -17 -18 F CdEFBCde c EFbCd d cdefbc
MG432 Accident & Health Insur -8 -8 D C c f cd
MG433 Property & Casualty Ins -26 -26 dEFB bCdeFBcd fBcdefbcd
MG434 Surety & Title Insuranc -7 -10 DeFbCdeF CDeFcD FbCDe bcDE Bcd fbcD
MG435 Insurance Brokers 0 0 C B f
MG441 Reit-Diversified/Indust -8 -8 D F D C cdeFb F d c Ef cd
MG442 Reit-Office -10 -15 DEFb FbC efcde b F d Ef cd
MG443 L Reit-Healthcare Facilit -8 -8 DeF CDe DefcD Fb d f cd
MG444 Reit-Hotel/Motel 0 0 DEFbcdEFBCDe cDeFb DEFbc f
MG446 Reit-Residential 0 0 D F C E d B d f D
MG447 L Reit-Retail -8 -8 DEF CDE C fcd FbC d f cd
MG448 L Mortgage Investment -16 -16 deF cDeFB efcDEFbCdEFBcdEf cdefBcd
MG449 Property Management/Dev -9 -9 D FB F c e b dE c bcd
MG511 Drug Manufacturers - Ma 2 2 C Fc f D
MG512 Drug Manufacturers-Othe -6 -8 E cdEFC bC cdE BcdeF d
MG513 H Drugs-Generic 0 0 e F C BC CdeF
MG514 Drug Delivery 0 0 c e e bCdefBCDEfBcd
MG515 Drug Related Products -1 -4 d cD c f
MG516 Biotechnology -5 -12 F c bCDefB defBcdEFBc
MG517 Diagnostic Substances -6 -15 f CDe cdE bcd f c Bc
MG521 Medical Instruments & S -14 -15 D deFbcd c f c
MG522 Medical Appliances & Eq -6 -6 d Fb F cDEfc b ef F cd
MG523 Health Care Plans -4 -4 b E f d
MG524 Long-Term Care Faciliti 23 37 DefBcdEF deF Cd fBCDEF Cd
MG525 H Hospitals 0 0 D F c F D
MG526 Medical Laboratories & -7 -14 c E CD b defBcd F
MG527 Home Health Care 0 0 D DE cde Ef f
MG528 H Medical Practitionersi 0 0 b CDE b d
MG529 Specialized Health Serv 3 17 D cDE CDEFB d
MG611 Aerospace/Defense-Major 14 19 De BC E e D b DEFBC f cdEF C
MG612 Aerospace/Defense-Produ 0 0 C fB E
MG621 Farm & Construction Mac -1 -1 D f cD fc EFBCD F dE bC f d
MG622 Industrial Equipment & -4 -4 D F F D fcdeFBCdEFBcdeFB dEfBcd
MG623 Diversified Machinery 0 0 dE b Ef EFBCdEF E Cd f d
MG624 Pollution & Treatment C 0 0 F D c F C F f
MG625 Machine Tools & Accesso 18 24 DEFbCdEFBCDefcDEFbCd Fbc eF CdEF
MG626 Small Tools & Accessori 1 2 DEFb dEF DEFB f C
MG627 Metal Fabrication -5 -6 Fb DE c EF cD FbcdeFb d c
MG628 Industrial Electrical E -6 -6 DeFB d B eFc EFBc fBcd
MG629 L Textile Manufacturing 7 23 FBC bCDe D bC EFBcDe BcdEfbcd
MG631 Residential Constructio -14 -14 eFbCd f cD cDEFbC eF cde bcdeFbCd
MG632 Manufactured Housing -8 -8 d bcDefc EFBCdeFBCde cdEf d
MG633 Lumber -4 -4 D Fbcd bCDeFc EFbC FBcdeF F cd
MG634 Cement -11 -12 B e b deFbc
MG635 General Building Materi -12 -12 dEF eF c e cdEFb DEFbcde BcdEfBcd
MG636 Heavy Construction 2 5 eF f DEFcDEFbcdeF cde EFbCd
MG637 General Contractors 0 0 bc E C F De C f
MG638 L Waste Management -7 -8 D defBc eFcD C eFBcd B ef c
MG711 Lodging 0 0 e BC F c D F f
MG712 Resorts & Casinos -3 -3 DeFBcd E cdEFb F Cd d
MG713 Restaurants 0 0 d FB deF Cd b FBcde eF Cd
MG714 Specialty Eateries 0 0 eF F C E E d
MG715 Gaming Activities -3 -3 De c F d d d
MG716 Sporting Activities -6 -9 De e C e efbC de B dEfb
MG717 L General Entertainment 0 0 de deF C cdEF FBcdEFbCDEfbcd
MG721 Advertising Agencies -11 -14 d FB E c eF DE bCDE bcdefbcd F d
MG722 Marketing Services -4 -4 D cdE bC e b E f d
MG723 Entertainment-Diversifi 14 38 F C c eFbC cde BCDEFb d
MG724 Broadcasting-Tv -5 -6 defc CDe bc
MG725 Broadcasting-Radio 0 0 f
MG726 Catv Systems 10 16 DeF dEF CD cD C eF CDEfBCd Bc
MG727 Movie Production 0 0 e f BCD FB F c cd
MG728 Publishing-Periodicals 3 3 FB fcDEfbCDeFbCdE BcdEf D
MG729 Publishing-Books 6 9 DEF Cd F bCDEFbCdeFBcdEFbcD
MG731 Department Stores 12 25 F Fc EFbCDEFB D FB d f d
MG732 Discount -10 -10 e cd BCDEF d BcdEfbcd
MG733 H Drug Stores 34 34 DEF FbCD dE BCdEFBc EfB EFbCD
MG734 L Grocery Stores -18 -19 c EfBcde BcdefBcdEfBc
MG735 Electronic Stores 3 3 CdefcDE B eF C f D
MG736 L Home Improvement Stores -34 -34 F F efcdEFbcde b d bCd fbcd
MG737 Home Furnishing Stores -5 -6 De de fc E C f c f Cd
MG738 Auto Parts Stores -12 -13 E E CDeF bcDefbc
MG739 L Catalog & Mail Order Ho -1 -7 e d B def eF
MG741 Sporting Goods Stores -4 -4 d e C c b DeFbcdEFB Def d
MG742 Toy & Hobby Stores 9 21 F de cDE CdEFbcDEFBCDEfbcd
MG743 Jewelry Stores 0 0 F bcd Fb
MG744 Music & Video Stores 2 3 E e CDE d C
MG745 Auto Dealerships -2 -3 EFb D C dEfBc
MG746 Specialty Retail 6 12 F efBC cDE bCDeFbC FBCdeFBcd
MG747 Apparel Stores -7 -7 E FB DE cdEF fbcd
MG751 Auto Parts Wholesale 0 0 cD fBCD FBCd d f
MG752 Building Materials Whol -2 -3 D c dEfb F c
MG753 Industrial Equipment Wh -2 -2 D F EFb DeFcDEFBcDEFbcdeFBcd f cd
MG754 Electronics Wholesale 0 0 eF d F cde cDE F
MG755 Medical Equipment Whole -4 -9 D e cDEFbCDeFbcDefB def D
MG756 Computers Wholesale 6 6 e fBCd f Ef CD
MG757 Drugs Wholesale 0 0 Ef F
MG758 Food Wholesale -8 -15 DeF F c cD bC cd cdef CD
MG759 Wholesale 31 38 DeFBCdEFBCDeFCDEFBC FbcdEFbcD FbcD
MG761 Business/Management Ser -12 -13 d FbCdefc bC F E cdef c
MG762 Rental & Leasing Servic -4 -5 FBcd F F D Fb Cd Bcd fB d
MG763 Personal Service -1 -7 DeF d b e cDeFBCDEf cd bc
MG764 Consumer Services 10 17 C EF CDE B e C EF cd
MG765 Staffing & Outsourcing 10 12 DeFBC C D BC eFB d F CD
MG766 L Security & Protection S 0 0 C efbC c fBC e
MG767 Education & Training Se 2 5 e d D F
MG768 Technical Services -4 -14 EFBcdE CDe bCdeF cde bcD F
MG769 Research Services -6 -6 F DE c C B eF cd
MG771 Major Airlines 6 6 F CdEF deF CD
MG772 Regional Airlines -7 -16 D fc bCd FbcdeFBcd fBCD
MG773 Air Services 5 21 dEFBC E FCD B FBc eFbc Bcd
MG774 Air Delivery & Freight -5 -8 F C CDe cd f
MG775 Trucking -2 -2 DeF e cDE BCDeFBc eFB d f d
MG776 Shipping 0 0 Def cDe DEFBcDe cde
MG777 Railroads 16 23 c F EFcDEFbC EFBCd b EFbCd
MG811 Diversified Computer Sy -2 -5 e DE e fB f cD
MG812 Personal Computers 6 43 dEfBCDeFcDE B eF cd fb deF
MG813 Computer Based Systems 0 0 Ef C e C E BC
MG814 Data Storage Devices -3 -6 F BCdef cd Fb
MG815 Networking & Comm Dev 0 0 deFBCdeF c fc B B DE
MG816 Computer Peripherals 0 0 F d F e de c
MG821 Multimedia & Graphics S -6 -6 D Fbc eF e cd
MG822 Application Software -8 -11 D d F C cDE b B d fbcD
MG823 Technical & System Soft 0 0 DEF F C cd de
MG824 L Security Software & Ser -6 -13 bcde cD fb e c d
MG825 L Information Technology 0 0 eFbcdeF D Bcd dE F
MG826 Healthcare Information -2 -8 EF cdEFB e C cDef c
MG827 Business Software & Ser -8 -9 d dEF Cde cD FB cd cd FBcd
MG828 Information & Delivery -4 -5 EFb EF cD FbC EfB efBc
MG831 Semiconductor-Broadline 0 0 d F C EF Cde CdEFbCde B Ef
MG832 Semiconductor-Memory Ch -2 -10 de F c defBcD f c B
MG833 Semiconductor-Specializ -4 -8 D F F C Fcd bCde BcdEf f
MG834 Semiconductor-Integrate -5 -11 D F F C e c b defB d f cD
MG835 Semiconductor-Equipment -4 -14 F Cd F Cde c E b def c f D
MG836 Printed Circuit Boards -3 -3 d d C bCdEFBcdEf cd F d
MG837 Diversified Electronics -10 -15 deF CdeFBcdeFcDEFb dEFBcde cdef D
MG838 Scientific & Technical -2 -5 BC C DEFbC d f
MG841 Wireless Communications -3 -3 deF EFB e d
MG842 Communication Equipment -6 -7 deF C E FBc d f c
MG843 L Processing Systems & Pr 0 0 C e c e b D d
MG844 L Long Distance Carriers 0 0 DEF C B c b
MG845 Telecom Services-Domest 3 3 DEF c e BCdefcD F CD d F D
MG846 Telecom Services-Foreig -8 -8 eFB d FBCdEfc EFbCdeFb de c cd
MG847 Diversified Communicati 14 29 DeF C eFBC C c B D F
MG851 L Internet Service Provid 0 0 cd fc e fB
MG852 Internet Information Pr -8 -17 Def cdeFBcD cdeFBC de bC fBc
MG853 Internet Software & Ser -8 -9 DeF cdEF CDe cDE bc f c
MG911 Foreign Utilities 0 0 D b F C fc d
MG912 Electric Utilities -8 -8 D efcDEFbCdEFB dE cdEf cd
MG913 Gas Utilities 26 43 DE CdE FcD FbC E BCde B f cd
MG914 Diversified Utilities -8 -8 DeF CdEfBc fc FbCdeFBcdE f cd
MG915 Water Utilities 0 0 D b F efcDEF Cd f
TODAY'S GROUPS EXCEEDING 90-AVERAGE VOLUME
POSITIVE GROUPS TODAY: 27
NEGATIVE GROUPS TODAY: 93
TOTAL GROUPS TODAY: 122
BULLISH GROUPS: 48
BEARISH GROUPS: 115
OVERALL RATING: -225
AI
