We track 26 stocks in the Retailing industry (part of Consumer Services), 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, 24 are still building a base; 1 broke out of a base in the last five sessions; and 1 broke out earlier and is still above the breakout level.
The middle stock in this industry has a relative strength reading of 49 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 23 ranked stocks sit above 49 and half below. 3 stocks have a reading of 70 or higher.
14 of the 25 stocks we could measure (56%) closed above their 200-day average price — the average close over the last 200 trading sessions.