Consumer Goods: Top Buy and Sell Ideas Based On Last Week's Big Movers

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers: Here's an analysis of the big news and price moves in the consumer sector last week, evaluated for buy and sell ideas.

Ganaxi Small Cap Movers submits: The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) were up 3.0% and 4.4% respectively during the June 2011 quarter, while the S&P 500 was down half a percent.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers: With the exception of gold, all groups in the basic materials sector fell hard last week on fears of a global recession and its impact on the global demand and prices of raw materials, and the resulting impact on the profits and earnings of the companies in the basic materials sector.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers: The ugly budget fight on Capitol Hill took a toll on the markets last week. While the broader indices took a steep 4% dive, it is important to note that we are in the 30th month of the current rally and within 5% of the rally highs set just three months ago. As an investor, it is imperative to keep a cool head, especially in such turbulent times, and keep scouting for new opportunities while keeping an eye on both the price movements and news flow.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers: The NYSE ARCA Biotech Index (BTK) ended up 3.8% for the week. This article covers our analysis of the big news and price moves in the small-cap biotech group last week, evaluating them for buy and sell ideas.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers: The Technology SPDR (XLK) was down 0.8% last week, including a 3.4% cumulative drop on Thursday and Friday. Within the group, the telecommunications equipment group was up strongly on the back of strong quarter reports from Finisar Corp. (FNSR) and Ciena Corp.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:This article covers our analysis of the big news and price moves in the healthcare sector last week, evaluating them for buy and sell ideas. Overall, the healthcare sector SPDR Fund (XLV) ended down 0.5% for the week. However, the relatively unchanged index masked a volatile week in which the SPDR made 3% to 5%+ up and down daily moves for three of the five days.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:This article covers our analysis of the big news and price moves in the basic materials sector last week, evaluating them for buy and sell ideas.