• The best small cap sector is industrial goods.
• The top small cap industry is semi ICs.

The average small cap score is 53.75 and over the past four weeks, the average score has been 55.84. The average small cap in our coverage is trading -23.63% below its 52 week high, 2.32% above its 200 dma, and has 7.16 days to cover held short.

Industrial goods, technology, and consumer goods score best. Services, financials, and healthcare score in line with the average universe score. Basics and utilities score below average.

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

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The top scoring small cap industry is semi ICs (DIOD). Resorts/casinos (PENN, CNTY), specialized semi (MPWR), specialized health (BEAT, USPH), and processed & packaged goods (MGPI) are the strongest scoring small cap industries.  

No basics baskets score above the universe average score this week. In consumer goods, focus on processed & packaged goods and auto parts (SRI). The top financials industries are S&Ls (OCFC, BRKL, DCOM), property & casualty insurers (STFC), and regional banks (LKFN, LTXB). Specialized health, home healthcare (CHE, ADUS), and medical appliances (WMGI, RTIX, CUTR) are best in healthcare. The top industrials basket is general building (HW). Resorts/casinos, catalogs (NSIT), and truckers (SAIA, MRTN) are top scoring in services. Concentrate on semi ICs, specialized semi, and business software (EBIX, NTCT) in technology.