14 Essential Groups for PerfCharts and CandleGlance Charts

Do you have any ready made groups for PerfCharts and CandleGlance charts? Yes, 14 key groups are posted below, but first an overview of how to use these two tools. PerfCharts allow chartists to compare performance for a group of securities over various timeframes. Chartists can use up to ten symbols and view performance in absolute or relative mode. Absolute mode simply shows the percentage gain/loss over a time period. Relative mode shows the performance relative to a benchmark, such as the S&P 500. The Sector SPDR PerfChart below shows performance for the nine sectors relative to the S&P 500 since January (year-to-date).


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As the name implies, CandleGlance charts are small charts that provide chartists with a quick look at price action for up to twelve symbols. Again, this is a great way to get a quick overview of what's happening within a particular group. The image below shows part of a CandleGlance group for the Technology SPDR (XLK).


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The only thing we need now is a list of groups and the key symbols within those groups. Ask and ye shall receive. There are fourteen symbol lists below that chartists can use to create PerfCharts and CandleGlance chart groups. Simply copy the list, paste it into the symbol entry box, select the chart type, and click go. Some of the lists contain more than ten symbols, which means a culling will be needed for PerfCharts, which accept a maximum of ten symbols.

Major index ETFs: DIA,SPY,RSP,MDY,IJR,IWM,QQQ,QQEW
Equal-weight Sectors: RSP,RCD,RYT,RYF,RGI,RYE,RYM,RHS,RYH,RYU
Sector SPDRS: SPY,XLY,XLK,XLF,XLI,XLE,XLB,XLP,XLV,XLU
Key Industry ETFs: XRT,ITB,KRE,IYR,XSD,FDN,XBI,XES,XME,IYT
Inter-market ETFs: SPY,QQQ,IWM,TLT,IEF,USO,JJC,UUP,FXE,GLD

Finance SPDR: SPY,XLF,WFC,JPM,BAC,C,AXP,BRK.B,USB,AIG,GS,MET
Tech SPDR: SPY,XLK,AAPL,GOOG,MSFT,IBM,T,VZ,ORCL,QCOM,CSCO,V
Industrials SPDR: SPY,XLI,GE,UTX,BA,UNP,MMM,HON,UPS,CAT,DHR,EMR
Consum Discret SPDR: SPY,XLY,CMCSA,AMZN,DIS,HD,MCD,FOXA,F,PCLN,TWX,NKE
Healthcare SPDR: SPY,XLV,JNJ,PFE,MRK,GILD,AMGN,BMY,ABBV,BIIB,UNH
Utilities SPDR: SPY,XLU,DUK,NEE,D,SO,EXC,AEP,SRE,PPL,PCG,PEG
Consum Stap SPDR: SPY,XLP,PG,KO,MO,WMT,CVS,PEP,MO,CL,MDLZ,WAG
Materials SPDR: SPY,XLB,DD,MON,DOW,PX,LYB,FCX,ECL,PPG,APD,IP
Energy SPDR: SPY,XLE,XOM,CVX,SLB,OXY,COP,EOG,PXD,HAL,APC,PSX