Healthcare According to IBD

Here are the latest statistics per the latest Investor's Business Daily. I have compiled the numbers for easier reading. IBD breaks down the marketplace into 197 various industry groups. The rankings are compiled based on price performance of all stocks in the industry in the latest 6 months and according to IBD studies show most top-performing stocks are found in the top quartile of groups and that group action determines at least half of a stock's performance.

Out of the top 30 industry groups, the healthcare industry comprises 33% of this list. The 10 industries making the list are:

#4. Medical-System/Equipment

#6. Medical/Dental Services

#7. Medical Genetics

#8. Medical-Ethical Drugs

#12. Medical-Health Maintenance Organization

#18. Medical-Products

#19. Medical-Wholesale Drug Supply

#23. Medical-Outpaitent/Home Care

#24. Medical-Drug/Diversified

#25. Medical-Biomedical/Biotechnology

In addition, the healthcare sector is up 1.87% YTD, while 18 individual stocks raked up new highs and no new lows, which I find a bit impressive with the market we have been having.

Miners, Refiners, and Early Bird Diners

A few weeks ago I established a position in IShares MSCI Australia

(Ticker EWA) and Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Ticker ACH).

This stock and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) have great exposure to

the international marketplace. EWA is comprised of almost 70% of

stocks involved in the industrial materials and financial services sectors,

both of which, I believe will do well this year. ACH is a pure play on

the continued growth within China and their continued need on all

things related to construction/growth. I'm currently looking at getting in

to some stocks based on the aging baby-boomer generation and I am

leaning towards the retirement community vice pharmaceutical

or biotechnology. Any thoughts??