We track 21 stocks in the Aerospace & Defense industry (part of Capital Goods), each checked every evening for a base — a stretch where the price moves sideways in a range instead of trending.
As of the latest close, 18 are still building a base; 2 broke out of a base in the last five sessions; and 1 broke out but fell back below the breakout level.
The middle stock in this industry has a relative strength reading of 76 out of 99. That reading ranks each stock's price performance over the past year against every stock we track; half of this industry's 20 ranked stocks sit above 76 and half below. 11 stocks have a reading of 70 or higher.
18 of the 21 stocks we could measure (86%) closed above their 200-day average price — the average close over the last 200 trading sessions.