February 2017: Investors Continue To Ride The Bull
The Stock Market Bull Ride has lasted several years now. How much longer can it go?
By Larry C. Paxton
With a new US President in the White House initiating some controversial major changes and legislation, and issuing executive orders that rip apart previous administration policies, it would make sense that the stock market, which prefers not rocking the boat, would show some volatility. Surprisingly, the Stock Market Bulls continued to run ahead of the pack each day with all 3 major US stock exchanges staying pretty much between the + & – 0.50% during the month, and finishing ahead quite comfortably year-to-date.
Maybe that’s because at the same time the US economy continues to plod along at a modest to moderate pace and shows some encouraging signs of strengthening.
It could also be that investors are cautiously optimistic, but keeping their eyes and ears open. Let’s hope for the best!
Here are some February summaries on the US stock exchanges:
Number of Trading Days: 19
Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 15+, 4-; NASDAQ 13+, 6-; SPX 15+, 4-.
Record Days: DJIA 12, NASDAQ 10, SPX 9
Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 12, NASDAQ 7, SPX 7
Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 1, NASDAQ 2, SPX 1
Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): None
Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): None
The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 February Snapshots. The stock price is for the close of trading on February 28, Month % Chg is compared to January 31, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2016, and the 14 Months % Chg is compared to December 31, 2015. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.
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Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers
Table 1 Summary: The range was +52% to -57%. 651 out of 1,000 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 2.5%, the median was a gain of 2.4%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 02/28/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
14 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Systems |
119 | CYH | 9.75 | +52 | +74 | -63 |
| AMD |
509 | AMD | 14.46 | +39 | +28 | +404 |
| Tronox |
805 | TROX | 17.33 | +38 | +68 | +343 |
| Kindred Healthcard |
346 | KND | 9.00 | +35 | +15 | -24 |
| SunPower |
911 | SPWR | 8.76 | +33 | +33 | -71 |
Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers
Table 2 Summary: The range was +267% to -84%. 661 out of 1,000 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 4.5%, the median was a gain of 3.6%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 02/28/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
14 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways |
951 | RJETQ | 0.22 | -15 | +267 | -94 |
| Aeropostale |
920 | AROPQ | 0.04 | -46 | +95 | -86 |
| Community Health Systems |
119 | CYH | 9.75 | +52 | +74 | -63 |
| Tronox |
805 | TROX | 17.33 | +38 | +68 | +343 |
| Scientific Games |
688 | SGMS | 20.65 | +21 | +48 | +130 |
Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 13 Months Stock Price % Gainers
Table 3 Summary: The range was +575% to -85%. 786 out of 994 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 17.2%. The median was a gain of 18.3%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 02/28/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
14 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
828 | CLF | 10.66 | +22 | +27 | +575 |
| AMD |
509 | AMS | 14.46 | +39 | +28 | +404 |
| US Steel | 230 | X |
38.72 | +18 | +17 | +385 |
| Tronox | 805 | TROX | 17.33 | +38 | +68 | +383 |
| AK Steel |
401 | AKS | 8.33 | +3 | -18 | +271 |
Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization
Table 4 Summary: The range was $712.72 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $23,031 billion, median is $7.14 billion, out of 1,000 companies.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Market Cap($B) 02/28/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
14 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple |
4 | AAPL | 712.72 | +11.1 | +16.4 | +22.5 |
| Alphabet |
26 | GOOG | 569.18 | +3.3 | +7.0 | +9.1 |
| Microsoft |
30 | MSFT | 494.41 | -1.0 | +2.3 | +11.6 |
| Berkshire Hathaway |
3 | BRK | 420.84 | +3.7 | +4.7 | +29.3 |
| Amazon | 12 | AMZN | 403.23 | +3.0 | +13.2 | +27.3 |
| The PBR1000 |
23,030.52 | +3.4 | +5.0 | +14.3 |
Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities
| Company | Price 02/28/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
14 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The PBR1000 | 77,348.15 | +2.5 | +4.5 | +17.2 |
| DJIA | 20,812.24 | +4.8 | +5.3 | +16.2 |
| NASDAQ | 5,825.44 | +3.8 | +8.2 | +19.4 |
| S&P500 | 2,363.64 | +3.7 | +5.6 | +16.3 |
| GOLD | 1,243.40 | +2.9 | +8.0 | +17.3 |
| SILVER | 18.31 | +4.8 | +14.5 | +32.7 |
| OIL | 54.07 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +46.0 |
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