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WiserTrader Industries Monthly |
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October 2007 Prescott, Arizona Contact Editor __________________________________________________________________________
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Published the 3rd Tuesday of the month Subscription is free.
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Table 1A
Sector Rank
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Rank |
Sector |
Average Industry Rank |
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1 |
Basic Materials |
38 |
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2 |
Technology |
78 |
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3 |
Consumer Noncyclical |
90 |
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4 |
Energy |
90 |
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5 |
Transportation |
97 |
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6 |
Industrial Goods |
108 |
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7 |
Services |
121 |
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8 |
Healthcare |
121 |
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9 |
Utilities |
121 |
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10 |
Financial |
124 |
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11 |
Consumer Cyclical |
137 |
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12 |
Conglomerates |
147 |
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The leading industries for the past month are ranked in Table 1B. The leftmost column is the rank based on the previous 4-week percentage change. The second column from the left is ranked by the number of positions an industry is above or below its 4-week average rank. The third column from the left is the average of the first two columns. Clicking on the industry name takes you to an industry summary page. The “C’s” will display the companies in the industry. The last three columns on the right are the percentage gains for the previous trading day, the previous week and the previous four weeks.
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Table 1B
Leading Industries
October 16, 2007
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Rank [R] |
Rank of Change [C] |
(R+C)/2 |
Industries |
Companies |
Last Gain |
1 wk Ago Gain |
1 mo Gain |
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1 |
92 |
47 |
1.7% |
-0.7% |
19.0% |
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2 |
100 |
51 |
-1.5% |
0.5% |
15.8% |
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3 |
61 |
32 |
0.7% |
0.6% |
14.4% |
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4 |
30 |
17 |
0.8% |
2.9% |
14.1% |
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5 |
91 |
48 |
-1.4% |
-1.1% |
13.8% |
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6 |
114 |
60 |
-2.6% |
1.5% |
13.8% |
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7 |
21 |
14 |
-2.1% |
4.3% |
13.7% |
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8 |
69 |
39 |
-1.7% |
1.2% |
13.0% |
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9 |
2 |
6 |
-1.9% |
1.1% |
12.4% |
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10 |
14 |
12 |
-1.2% |
1.4% |
11.8% |
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11 |
64 |
38 |
-0.7% |
-1.4% |
11.7% |
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12 |
101 |
57 |
-0.3% |
1.7% |
11.5% |
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13 |
95 |
54 |
-5.1% |
-12.3% |
10.6% |
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14 |
35 |
25 |
-1.6% |
0.4% |
10.4% |
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15 |
45 |
30 |
-1.2% |
-0.6% |
10.4% |
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16 |
98 |
57 |
-2.9% |
1.6% |
10.2% |
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17 |
53 |
35 |
-0.1% |
6.8% |
9.9% |
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18 |
43 |
31 |
-2.9% |
-2.4% |
9.8% |
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19 |
82 |
51 |
-0.5% |
3.0% |
9.7% |
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20 |
130 |
75 |
0.4% |
1.5% |
9.6% |
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21 |
124 |
73 |
-1.5% |
0.1% |
9.6% |
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22 |
23 |
23 |
-0.9% |
-1.5% |
8.9% |
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23 |
46 |
35 |
-1.4% |
-0.5% |
8.7% |
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24 |
26 |
25 |
-0.6% |
1.0% |
8.5% |
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25 |
127 |
76 |
-1.3% |
3.6% |
7.9% |
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26 |
34 |
30 |
1.2% |
2.6% |
7.9% |
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27 |
1 |
14 |
1.1% |
1.2% |
7.0% |
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28 |
68 |
48 |
-1.6% |
-2.9% |
6.9% |
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29 |
25 |
27 |
-0.8% |
-2.3% |
6.6% |
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30 |
32 |
31 |
-1.2% |
-2.6% |
6.6% |
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31 |
20 |
26 |
-0.5% |
-1.0% |
6.4% |
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32 |
59 |
46 |
0.1% |
-0.9% |
6.3% |
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33 |
90 |
62 |
-1.0% |
-1.3% |
6.3% |
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34 |
22 |
28 |
0.7% |
4.8% |
6.3% |
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35 |
118 |
77 |
-1.3% |
-3.3% |
6.3% |
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36 |
56 |
46 |
-0.1% |
-0.9% |
6.2% |
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37 |
117 |
77 |
-1.5% |
-2.1% |
5.9% |
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38 |
24 |
31 |
-0.4% |
-0.2% |
5.8% |
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39 |
128 |
84 |
-0.4% |
-2.0% |
5.8% |
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40 |
78 |
59 |
-0.2% |
3.2% |
5.7% |
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The top 20 leading industries are plotted in Figure 1.
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FIGURE 1
2.0 Industries Rising in Rank
Table 2A contains the industries that are moving up in position the fastest. The 20 fastest rising in rank are plotted in Figure 2.
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Table 2A
Industries Advancing in Rank the Fastest
October 16, 2007
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Rank [R] |
Rank of Change [C] |
(R+C)/2 |
Industries |
Companies |
Last Gain |
1 wk Ago Gain |
1 mo Gain |
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27 |
1 |
14 |
1.1% |
1.2% |
7.0% |
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9 |
2 |
6 |
-1.9% |
1.1% |
12.4% |
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47 |
3 |
25 |
-0.2% |
-0.2% |
4.8% |
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53 |
4 |
29 |
-0.9% |
-3.0% |
4.2% |
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54 |
5 |
30 |
0.1% |
-0.9% |
4.1% |
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46 |
6 |
26 |
-1.8% |
-1.9% |
5.0% |
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45 |
7 |
26 |
-0.9% |
-1.4% |
5.2% |
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89 |
8 |
49 |
-1.2% |
-4.0% |
2.6% |
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78 |
9 |
44 |
-1.3% |
-1.7% |
3.2% |
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61 |
10 |
36 |
-1.5% |
-2.0% |
3.9% |
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66 |
11 |
39 |
0.4% |
1.3% |
3.6% |
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56 |
12 |
34 |
-1.2% |
-0.6% |
4.1% |
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68 |
13 |
41 |
-0.2% |
2.6% |
3.5% |
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10 |
14 |
12 |
-1.2% |
1.4% |
11.8% |
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121 |
15 |
68 |
0.4% |
-1.4% |
1.2% |
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85 |
16 |
51 |
-0.2% |
1.2% |
2.7% |
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111 |
17 |
64 |
-0.7% |
-2.3% |
1.7% |
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106 |
18 |
62 |
-0.9% |
-1.4% |
1.8% |
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128 |
19 |
74 |
-0.7% |
-1.9% |
0.8% |
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31 |
20 |
26 |
-0.5% |
-1.0% |
6.4% |
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7 |
21 |
14 |
-2.1% |
4.3% |
13.7% |
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35 |
22 |
29 |
0.7% |
4.8% |
6.3% |
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22 |
23 |
23 |
-0.9% |
-1.5% |
8.9% |
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29 |
24 |
27 |
-0.8% |
-2.3% |
6.6% |
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24 |
25 |
25 |
-0.6% |
1.0% |
8.5% |
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39 |
26 |
33 |
-0.4% |
-0.2% |
5.8% |
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135 |
27 |
81 |
0.7% |
-0.7% |
0.5% |
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94 |
28 |
61 |
1.0% |
-0.7% |
2.3% |
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4 |
30 |
17 |
0.8% |
2.9% |
14.1% |
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58 |
29 |
44 |
-0.2% |
-1.4% |
4.0% |
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91 |
31 |
61 |
-1.7% |
-5.1% |
2.5% |
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30 |
32 |
31 |
-1.2% |
-2.6% |
6.6% |
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64 |
33 |
49 |
0.2% |
-1.1% |
3.6% |
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26 |
34 |
30 |
1.2% |
2.6% |
7.9% |
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14 |
35 |
25 |
-1.6% |
0.4% |
10.4% |
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86 |
36 |
61 |
0.7% |
-0.2% |
2.7% |
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92 |
37 |
65 |
-0.5% |
-0.6% |
2.5% |
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142 |
38 |
90 |
0.1% |
-0.7% |
0.0% |
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80 |
39 |
60 |
-0.6% |
-1.6% |
3.1% |
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65 |
40 |
53 |
-0.7% |
-1.1% |
3.6% |

FIGURE 2
3.0 Industries Falling in Rank
A list of the industries declining in rank the fastest is given in Table 3A. The 20 fastest declining in rank are plotted in Figure 3.
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Table 3A
Industries Declining in Rank the Fastest
October 16, 2007
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Rank [R] |
Rank of Change [C] |
(R+C)/2 |
Industries |
Companies |
Last Gain |
1 wk Ago Gain |
1 mo Gain |
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209 |
176 |
193 |
Savings & Loans |
C's |
-2.0% |
-6.3% |
-8.0% |
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108 |
177 |
143 |
Restaurants |
C's |
0.0% |
-3.1% |
1.7% |
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200 |
178 |
189 |
Real Estate Development |
C's |
-2.6% |
-6.1% |
-6.5% |
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57 |
179 |
118 |
Resorts & Casinos |
C's |
-0.4% |
-1.8% |
4.0% |
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163 |
180 |
172 |
Medical Appliances & Equipment |
C's |
0.0% |
-5.0% |
-1.4% |
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212 |
181 |
197 |
Trucks & Other Vehicles |
C's |
-1.6% |
-13.4% |
-10.1% |
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166 |
182 |
174 |
Credit Services |
C's |
-2.1% |
-5.5% |
-1.8% |
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173 |
183 |
178 |
Paper & Paper Products |
C's |
-0.8% |
-5.3% |
-2.2% |
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152 |
184 |
168 |
Electronic Equipment |
C's |
-1.2% |
-3.9% |
-0.6% |
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193 |
185 |
189 |
Mortgage Investment |
C's |
-1.8% |
-6.3% |
-4.5% |
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168 |
186 |
177 |
Railroads |
C's |
-1.5% |
-3.9% |
-2.0% |
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195 |
187 |
191 |
Textile - Apparel Clothing |
C's |
-0.3% |
-3.3% |
-5.0% |
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205 |
188 |
197 |
Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks |
C's |
-2.1% |
-6.2% |
-6.8% |
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129 |
189 |
159 |
Recreational Goods, Other |
C's |
1.1% |
-1.0% |
0.7% |
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188 |
190 |
189 |
Department Stores |
C's |
-1.4% |
-5.3% |
-3.7% |
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77 |
192 |
135 |
Metal Fabrication |
C's |
-0.7% |
-4.2% |
3.2% |
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103 |
191 |
147 |
Investment Brokerage - National |
C's |
-1.3% |
-4.9% |
2.0% |
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125 |
193 |
159 |
Foreign Utilities |
C's |
-0.9% |
-0.8% |
1.1% |
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180 |
194 |
187 |
Lumber, Wood Production |
C's |
-2.2% |
-5.4% |
-3.1% |
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175 |
195 |
185 |
Industrial Equipment & Components |
C's |
-0.5% |
-2.5% |
-2.5% |
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141 |
196 |
169 |
Diversified Electronics |
C's |
-0.8% |
-3.6% |
0.0% |
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96 |
197 |
147 |
Synthetics |
C's |
-1.6% |
-3.3% |
2.2% |
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104 |
198 |
151 |
Catalog & Mail Order Houses |
C's |
-0.9% |
-2.7% |
1.9% |
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162 |
199 |
181 |
REIT - Residential |
C's |
-1.6% |
-5.6% |
-1.3% |
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140 |
200 |
170 |
Technical & System Software |
C's |
-2.6% |
-6.1% |
0.1% |
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191 |
201 |
196 |
Money Center Banks |
C's |
-2.5% |
-4.9% |
-4.1% |
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107 |
202 |
155 |
Independent Oil & Gas |
C's |
-6.8% |
17.8% |
148.1% |
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154 |
203 |
179 |
Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified |
C's |
0.8% |
-3.7% |
-0.7% |
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174 |
204 |
189 |
Auto Parts Wholesale |
C's |
-0.5% |
-2.1% |
-2.3% |
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147 |
205 |
176 |
Conglomerates |
C's |
-0.3% |
-2.2% |
-0.3% |
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184 |
206 |
195 |
Surety & Title Insurance |
C's |
-2.7% |
-6.9% |
-3.2% |
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183 |
207 |
195 |
REIT - Diversified |
C's |
-1.5% |
-5.7% |
-3.2% |
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171 |
208 |
190 |
Toy & Hobby Stores |
C's |
-1.3% |
-2.0% |
-2.1% |
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213 |
209 |
211 |
Sporting Goods Stores |
C's |
-2.1% |
-3.2% |
-10.8% |
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119 |
210 |
165 |
REIT - Retail |
C's |
-1.4% |
-5.6% |
1.3% |
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198 |
211 |
205 |
Consumer Services |
C's |
-0.4% |
-5.8% |
-6.0% |
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157 |
212 |
185 |
Toys & Games |
C's |
-0.4% |
-2.7% |
-0.8% |
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156 |
213 |
185 |
Communication Equipment |
C's |
-4.9% |
-5.1% |
-0.8% |
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208 |
214 |
211 |
Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration |
C's |
-0.2% |
-8.0% |
-7.9% |
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172 |
215 |
194 |
Housewares & Accessories |
C's |
-0.5% |
-3.4% |
-2.1% |

FIGURE 3
4.0 Lagging Industries
Lagging industries for the past month are listed in Table 4A. A chart showing the rank performance of the 20 worst ranked is shown in Figure 4.
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Table 4A
Lagging Industries
October 16, 2007
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Rank [R] |
Rank of Change [C] |
(R+C)/2 |
Industries |
Companies |
Last Gain |
1 wk Ago Gain |
1 mo Gain |
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176 |
171 |
174 |
0.2% |
-0.1% |
-2.5% |
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177 |
145 |
161 |
-1.3% |
-7.5% |
-2.6% |
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178 |
107 |
143 |
-0.2% |
-1.8% |
-2.6% |
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179 |
110 |
145 |
-1.1% |
-4.0% |
-3.0% |
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180 |
57 |
119 |
-0.7% |
-3.4% |
-3.1% |
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182 |
116 |
149 |
-0.3% |
-5.2% |
-3.1% |
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181 |
196 |
189 |
-2.2% |
-5.4% |
-3.1% |
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183 |
207 |
195 |
-1.5% |
-5.7% |
-3.2% |
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184 |
206 |
195 |
-2.7% |
-6.9% |
-3.2% |
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185 |
96 |
141 |
-0.5% |
-1.8% |
-3.2% |
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186 |
147 |
167 |
-0.4% |
-3.7% |
-3.4% |
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187 |
146 |
167 |
-0.4% |
0.0% |
-3.6% |
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188 |
190 |
189 |
-1.4% |
-5.3% |
-3.7% |
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189 |
162 |
176 |
-0.5% |
-3.8% |
-3.8% |
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190 |
159 |
175 |
-1.2% |
-4.0% |
-4.0% |
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191 |
201 |
196 |
-2.5% |
-4.9% |
-4.1% |
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192 |
113 |
153 |
-1.2% |
-3.9% |
-4.5% |
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193 |
76 |
135 |
-0.9% |
-3.8% |
-4.5% |
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|
194 |
187 |
191 |
-1.8% |
-6.3% |
-4.5% |
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|
195 |
186 |
191 |
-0.3% |
-3.3% |
-5.0% |
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|
196 |
136 |
166 |
-2.5% |
-6.8% |
-5.3% |
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|
197 |
175 |
186 |
-1.7% |
-5.3% |
-5.6% |
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|
198 |
211 |
205 |
-0.4% |
-5.8% |
-6.0% |
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|
199 |
131 |
165 |
-0.7% |
-3.9% |
-6.2% |
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|
200 |
177 |
189 |
-2.6% |
-6.1% |
-6.5% |
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|
201 |
166 |
184 |
-1.4% |
-5.5% |
-6.5% |
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|
202 |
157 |
180 |
-2.2% |
-6.6% |
-6.5% |
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|
203 |
170 |
187 |
-1.6% |
-5.8% |
-6.5% |
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|
204 |
94 |
149 |
-0.9% |
-2.7% |
-6.7% |
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|
205 |
188 |
197 |
-2.1% |
-6.2% |
-6.8% |
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|
206 |
164 |
185 |
-1.7% |
-4.3% |
-6.9% |
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|
207 |
93 |
150 |
-1.6% |
0.2% |
-7.2% |
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|
208 |
214 |
211 |
-0.2% |
-8.0% |
-7.9% |
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|
209 |
176 |
193 |
-2.0% |
-6.3% |
-8.0% |
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|
210 |
150 |
180 |
-1.9% |
-5.4% |
-8.2% |
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|
211 |
148 |
180 |
-2.0% |
-6.6% |
-9.7% |
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|
212 |
181 |
197 |
-1.6% |
-13.4% |
-10.1% |
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|
213 |
209 |
211 |
-2.1% |
-3.2% |
-10.8% |
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|
214 |
141 |
178 |
-1.5% |
-4.0% |
-11.6% |
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215 |
165 |
190 |
-3.7% |
-8.7% |
-13.1% |

FIGURE 4
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It is important to remember that the usefulness of industry ranking depends on how each industry is actually performing. When the market performs poorly, the leading industry could very well be the one that declines the least. An industry could be doing nothing price wise but could end up near the top or bottom of the ranking list because other industries might be doing extremely poorly or well. There is not enough information in an industry’s ranking list alone to infer how the industry index has actually changed over time. There is no substitute for looking at the actual percentage change of an index for the industry of interest.
Industries ranked according to how much their rank positions have changed from their average is a strong indicator of future industry leadership. This indicator also confirms how well a leading industry is maintaining its position.
The spreadsheet from which the charts and tables were obtained is available as a free download. It is named |