Practically every stock rose on the week, except for a select few. Those are the value stocks we look at while holding on to $DIS, $FB, $MSFT strongly. $LB L Brands and its lingerie are out of favor, still. $ULTA followed the quarter with weak results and a poor outlook. $LB, L Brands, Inc. / H1 $ULTA, Ulta Beauty, Inc. / H1 $PM / $MO were the big losers. Will you buy $MO for the 7-8% dividend yield? $MO, Altria Group, Inc. / H1 MTD for August, basic materials and oil and gas were the worst performers. Trade wars are to blame even though energy had a good run. That's the cycle: months of gains followed by weeks of losses. $HAL $SLB $BHGE. $HAL, Halliburton Company / H1 $BHGE, Baker Hughes, a GE company / H1 $SLB, Schlumberger N.V. / H1 Biotech stock performance was mixed. $BIIB lost 9.6% on the month. The stock is returning to its "double bottom" @ $220. $BIIB, Biogen Inc. / H1 $FOXA, $CBS, $VIAB were all dogs. Stick with $CMCSA, $DIS. Many DIY members are looking at $UNH, $ANTM ( down 10.74%), $CI. Markets closed Monday. Happy long weekend. Discuss your trades to 900 members. Join now.