Here’s a look at the Best and Worst of the past month across all the industries. Compared to previous months, the chart below doesn’t show near as much volatility in the markets, and the individual performances of each industry are grouped pretty close to each other. For a comparison check out the performances for December. Notice the discrepancy between the very best and the very worst – drastic differences.

As for industry specific observations, I’m not surprised to see Semiconductor taking up two of the top ten spots – they were on fire in December, though near as much. The other very obvious note is that five of the bottom ten stocks belong to the regional banks, with another spot being awarded to the Savings & Loans. Considering all the financial overhaul rhetoric that the Obama administration has been throwing out there, I’m frankly surprised that they aren’t down worse, and that all ten industries aren’t financial-related industries.

Finally, Silver has made a nice bounce, after being in the cellar back in December with a -11% loss now performed as one of the top three industries for January (+6.74%).

That is all for now, be sure to check out my daily trade ideas that come out each and every morning.

Here is the Industry Performance Chart... 

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