Market Rally Led by Consumer Goods and Health Care

This week's volatility has continued into today's session, as major U.S. Indexes have undergone huge swings, alternating between positive and negative territory.

The S&P 500 (SPX) went from a morning high of 1,218.11 (9:35am), to an intraday low of 1,168.09 (11:55am), to its current level of 1,210.02 (+9.95 points).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) swung from an intraday high of 11,554.88 (9:32am), to an intraday low of 11,146.11 (11:56am), to its current level of 11,515.39 (+131 points).

The NASDAQ, which had been the weakest area of the market in the morning session, moved from a high of 2,592.04, to an intraday low of 2,465.13 (11:55am), to its current level of 2,560 (+4 points).

The market's recent rally has been led by the Consumer Goods and Health Care Sectors, which are currently up 1.9% and 1.4% respectively on the session.

The S&P 500 Consumer Goods Sector has been the strongest area of the market since the opening bell, just barely slipping into negative territory throughout the heavy selloff.

The strongest stocks in the S&P Consumer Goods Sector currently are:

1) Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL): Shares of Polo are currently trading up 3.6% from yesterday's close to $124.61.

2) Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT): Shares of Kraft are currently trading up 3.4% from yesterday's close to $34.93.

3) Monsanto (NYSE: MON): Shares of Monsanto are currently trading up 3% from yesterday's close to $68.01.

4) Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL): Shares of Hormel are currently trading up 2.7% from yesterday's close to $27.98.

5) Pepsico (NYSE: PEP): Shares of Pepsico are currently trading up 2.6% from yesterday's close to $65.01.

Weakness in the Sector: The following Consumer Goods stocks are showing signs of weakness in today's action, despite positive overall sector performance:

1) Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR): Shares of Harman are currently trading down 2.4% from yesterday's close to $35.04.

2) Coach (NYSE: COH): Shares of Coach are currently trading down 2.2% from yesterday's close to $56.81.

3) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT): Shares of Goodyear are currently trading down 2% from yesterday's close to $13.78.

The strongest stocks in the S&P Health Care Sector in today's action currently are:

1) Patterson Companies (NASDAQ: PDCO): Shares of Patterson are currently trading up 3.4% from yesterday's closed to $29.34.

2) Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR): Shares of Varian Medical are currently trading up 3.3% from yesterday's close to $58.93.

3) Becton Dickinson And Co. (NYSE: BDX): Shares of Becton are currently trading up 2.53% from yesterday's close to $79.53.

4) Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX): Shares of Quest are currently trading up 2.3% from yesterday's close to $51.09.

5) Medtronic (NYSE: MDT): Shares of Medtronic are currently trading up 2.3% from yesterday's close to $33.60.

Weakness in the Sector: The following Health Care stocks are showing signs of weakness in today's action, despite positive overall sector performance:

1) Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX): Shares of Forest are currently trading down 3% from yesterday's close to $33.74.

2) Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE): Shares of Life are currently trading down 0.3% from yesterday's close to $42.17.

3) Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO): Shares of Thermo Fisher are currently trading down 0.3% from yesterday's close to $54.08.