• The best large cap sector is technology.
• The top scoring industry is insurance brokers.

The average large cap score is 56.99 and the average score over the past four weeks is 56.65. The typical large cap stock in our universe is trading -11.79% below its 52 week high, 2.58% above its 200 dma, and has 4.39 days to cover short.

The best scoring large cap sectors are technology, healthcare, industrial goods, and utilities. Consumer goods score in line. Financials, services, and basic materials score below average. Underweight until scores improve.

The following large cap stocks score best and worst this week.

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The strongest scoring large cap industries are insurance brokers (MMC, AJG), cigarettes (MO, RAI, PM), specialized semiconductor (MCHP, FSLR), scientific & technical instruments (WAT, MTD, A), and healthcare plans (AET, CI, ANTM). 

The top basics basket is major chemicals (EMN, FMC, SHW). In consumer goods, concentrate on cigarettes, processed & packaged goods (PEP, MJN, MKC), and auto parts (MGA). Focus on insurance brokers, P&C insurers (CB, RE, PGR), and REITs (HCN, DLR, UDR, ESS, CPT) in financials. The best healthcare industries are healthcare plans, medical appliances (MDT, EW, ISRG), and medical instruments (BAX, COO, BCR). Farm & construction machinery (DE, CAT), diversified machinery (ITW, IR), and aerospace/defense (BA, GD) are top scoring in industrial goods. The best services groups are restaurants (YUM, MCD), business services (TRU, FIS, CSGP), and wholesale drugs (MCK). The top technology industries are specialized semi, scientific & technical instruments, and semi ICs (AVGO, TSM). Electric utilities (ETR, DTE, NRG) are also high scoring.