• The best small cap sector is industrials.
• The top small cap industry is catalogs.

The average score in small cap is 58.79. Over the last four weeks, the score has averaged 56.80. The typical small cap stock in our universe is trading -21.5% below its 52 week high, 5.6% above its 200 dma, and has 6.52 days to cover short.

The best small cap sectors are industrial goods, financials, basics, technology, and services. Consumer scores in line with the average universe score. Utilities and healthcare score below average.

The following stocks score best and worst in small cap this week.

The strongest scoring small cap industry this week is catalogs (NSIT, GAIA). Semi ICs (DIOD), semi equipment & materials (UTEK, OSIS, TSRA), savings & loans (NWBI, BRKL, OCFC, DCOM), and trucking (SAIA, MRTN) also score high.

The best small cap industry in basics is steel & iron (ROCK, ZEUS, USAP). Auto parts (TWI, MTOR) can be bought in consumer goods. The strongest financials industries are S&Ls, P&C insurers (HMN, GLRE), and regional banks (LTXB, LKFN, MBWM). In healthcare, focus on specialized health services (BEAT, USPH), home health care (CHE, ADUS), and medical appliances (WMGI, CYNO, CUTR, NXTM, ELOS, CNMD). The best industrial goods groups are heavy construction (AEGN, GVA), general building (HW), and aerospace/defense (TASR).Catalogs, trucking, and education (CECO) are top scoring in services. Semi ICs, semi equipment & materials, and diversified electronics (MEI, IVAC) offer upside in technology.