Daily Graphs® Industry Groups

The Daily Graphs Online Industry Groups research tool allows you to scan the 197 O'Neil Industry Groups to identify the industries that have the greatest impact on overall market performance and the stocks that are in those leading industry groups.

Start your research on the homepage by using "The Markets" to gauge the daily market activity, the "M" of CAN SLIM®. This can be done quickly by looking at the performance of the NASDAQ Composite, the S&P 500, the S&P SmallCap 600, and the Dow Jones Industrial.

Next, look at the Industry Snapshot feature to find groups on the move in terms of Group Value Index Percentage Change. The table displays the 10 best and 10 worst performing industries in Daily % Change based on intraday pricing. The groups highlighted will be the same groups shown in bold or underlined on the Industry Groups page in the next day's issue of Investor's Business Daily.

On the upside, look for the higher-rated groups, the current Leaders, and those showing group ranking improvements. Look for a group showing upward momentum by noting the "Grp Rank 3 Mo Ago" column and the "Grp Rank Today" column. For example, look for a group showing a 3 Month Ago ranking of 60 and a current ranking of 30. That would indicate that the group has raised 30 ranks over the past three months. This homepage is a very special screen as the groups that appear here are making intraday moves. You can use this screen to quickly identify which stocks within a given group are responsible for the group's movement. Clicking on the industry group name will bring up the listing of all the stocks in that group.

The default listing of the stocks in the group is the sum of the EPS Rating and the RS Rating. This is noted by the small down arrow above these columns with the notation of "EPS+RS" in blue text. Most likely, the stocks appearing at the top will have EPS Ratings and RS Ratings of 80 or greater.

The listing of stocks features numerous data items. The entire list can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the description header for the various data items. For example, click the "Price Chg" header to sort the list by price change. This will allow you to find the stocks moving up in price. Sort based on "Vol % Chg vs. 50-Day" to quickly determine the stocks experiencing above average volume or the "S" for "Supply & Demand" in CAN SLIM. And further, if you have a subscription to the Daily Graphs Online Stock Graphs, clicking the blue chart icon will display a Daily Graphs Online stock chart for each stock listed.

The industry groups shown on the homepage are generated from the movement in prices of the stocks in those groups. The industry groups that appear as the best performing groups each day are a powerful way to look for individual stocks experiencing possible breakouts and large price gains on an intraday basis.

On the downside, look to see what groups are experiencing price declines. Are there any leading groups? This is useful because it enables you to see when top groups are selling off.

Whenever you see an Industry Group name throughout the Industry Groups product, you will also see a red chart icon. You can view charts of the Industry Groups by clicking the red chart icon. Clicking on the Industry Group chart opens up the Daily chart for that group. For a longer-term trend of a group, click the Weekly button. You can also use the Line Pen to draw trend lines and help identify areas of consolidation and support. The Line Pen is available under the Tools button and is drawn on the chart using the left mouse button.

The charts include a Relative Strength line, which compares the group vs. the S&P 500, and an RS Rating, which tells you how well the group is performing vs. all other groups. Industry charts, which depict the collective action of all stocks in the group, can be helpful in finding leading industry groups.

Note the dropdown window in the upper-left showing the Industry Group Name. Immediately after the group name in parenthesis is the current ranking. The dropdown window lists the groups in alphabetical order. Clicking on the downward arrow opens the selector feature where you can quickly pull up the chart of each of the 197 Industry Groups.

To find the "L" or Leading Industries, you can access the Highest Rankings or the List All 197 Groups features. Both of these are accessible from the left navigation bar.

The Highest Rankings will show the top ten Industry Groups and their recent Group Performance. Also note the additional data items of historical rankings and the Group New Highs. This feature will tell you in greater detail just how long the groups have remained in those top positions and what their prior rankings were. You can click on each of the group names, view the names of the stocks in the group, and then use the blue chart icon links to view the individual stock charts. Note the strong movements in price appreciation for the leading stocks in these groups. This movement is what powered the group's advance to a top ranking.

The List All 197 Groups feature will show an alphabetical listing of 197 O'Neil Industry Groups. To arrange the list by the market's strongest groups, click the "Current" column header. Note the top groups and the historical rankings are shown. Groups showing upward momentum in rankings may become the new leading groups. Click any of the other column headers to sort all 197 groups by the various data columns.

Always remember that you can click any group name to get a complete listing of all stocks in that group. To check the breadth of a group's leadership, try clicking the Relative Price Strength (RS) Rating column header. Another option is to sort by the Composite Rating. The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating combines all 5 SmartSelect Ratings into one easy-to-use rating.

To find individual stocks making new intraday 52-week price highs, click the New Highs link on the left navigation bar. The New Highs feature shows the groups with the greatest percentage of stocks making new highs. New Leadership can be tracked by finding groups that have numerous stocks making new 52-week highs on the same day.

For example, a group with 19 stocks may show 5 out of 19 are making a new intraday high, or 26.3% of the stocks in the group. The "No/Grp Total" column or "5/19" in this example, is also a hyperlink. If you click that link, the page will display the 5 stocks that have made a new intraday high. The SmartSelect Ratings, Price and Volume data are displayed as well as a blue chart icon to view the charts of the individual stocks surging into new high ground.

Alternatively, the New Lows and Lowest Rankings features are offered on the left navigation bar. This is where you can find the Laggard Industries in terms of group performance.

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