We track 16 stocks in the Food Products industry (part of Fast Moving Consumer 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, 15 are still building a base; and 1 broke out but fell back below the breakout level.
The middle stock in this industry has a relative strength reading of 52 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 15 ranked stocks sit above 52 and half below. 3 stocks have a reading of 70 or higher.
9 of the 15 stocks we could measure (60%) closed above their 200-day average price — the average close over the last 200 trading sessions.