10 Best and 10 Worst Performing Industries: week ending 4/18

From msn Money Investing:

10 Best Performing Industries:
Industry- -% Change One Month

REIT - Hotel/Motel : 243.0%
Credit Services : 217.9%
Resorts & Casinos : 186.9%
Textile Manufacturing : 181.7%
Office Supplies : 181.0%
Printed Circuit Boards : 178.5%
Marketing Services : 177.6%
Property Management : 176.0%
Recreational Vehicles : 174.6%
REIT - Retail : 168.6%

10 Worst Performing Industries:

Gold : -36.3%
Silver : -17.9%
Cigarettes : -5.7%
Education & Training Services : 1.0%
Drug Manufacturers - Major : 1.5%
Food - Major Diversified : 2.0%
Tobacco Products, Other : 2.2%
Grocery Stores : 3.9%
Food Wholesale : 6.5%

note: click on industry for specific names.

MSN Favored Sectors: Transportation, Capital goods, Basic industries

My Favored Sectors: REITs

Industry trends usually continue for several months, so MSN's list of the past month's 10 Best and 10 Worst Performing Industries should give you some investment ideas. But, be sure to wait until a sector is on a Point & Figure "buy signal" before purchasing (and the market is above the 200 DMA ), but Do not ignore market risk!

BigCharts 1-Week 10 Best & Worst Performing Sectors & 3-month Top Performer from Marketwatch

With the help of this ETF screen, you can gauge which sector the money is flowing to and which exchange traded fund is making new highs.

Another screen: ETF screener, from the WSJ.

LET THE 200 DAY MOVING AVERAGES BE YOUR GUIDE TO BE IN OR OUT OF THE MARKET(S) Go to: Stock Charts.com for updates and to HeadlineCharts for their Weekly Point & Figure Saturday Bullish % Sector Watch for risk levels on the markets and on sectors.

Read: Point and Figure Patterns

Read: How To Time the Market With Bullish Percent Charts

Bill Cara's Week #16 In Review

Dr. Brett provides some ETF Resources for Traders and Investors

Wall Street Select's market sectors offers simple sorting functions.