Market Currents

• Thursday, December 24, 2009

• 10:26 AM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +1.8%. Gold– GLD +1.5%. Steel– SLX +1.5%. Real Estate– IYR +1.2%. Coal– KOL +1.2%. Gasoline– UGA +1%. Oil– USO +1%. Semis– SMH +1%.
  Weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.4%. Biotech– BBH -0.4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 23, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3.6%. Internet– HHH +3.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.2%. Oil– USO +3%. Coal– KOL +2.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -1.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.7%. Pharma– PPH -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.2%. Biotech– BBH -0.2%. Comment!
• 13:14 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +3.9%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.7%. Oil– USO +3.2%. Gasoline– UGA +3.1%. Internet– HHH +3%. Coal– KOL +2.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -1.3%. Regional Banks– RKH -1%. Solar– KWT -0.7%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Biotech– BBH -0.3%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 13:34 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.8%. Insurance– KIE +1.8%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Gasoline– UGA +1.5%. Oil– USO +1.5%. Biotech– BBH +1.1%. Telecom– IYZ +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -1%. Utilities– XLU -0.5%. Agribusiness– MOO -0.4%. Gold– GLD -0.4%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.2%. Comment!
• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2%. Coal– KOL +1.3%. Biotech– BBH +1.2%. Insurance– KIE +1.2%. Biotech– IBB +.2%. Solar– KWT +1.1%. Internet– HHH +1.1%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.1%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -0.9%. Gold– GLD -0.8%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.5%. Comment!

• Monday, December 21, 2009

• 10:04 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Healthcare Providers– IHF +3.3%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%. Semis– SMH +1.7%. Solar– KWT +1.6%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.4%. Solar– TAN +1.6%. Energy– XLE +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.5%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Biotech– BBH +1.3%. Steel– SLX +1.3%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Livestock– COW -0.6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 16, 2009

• 13:45 PM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +3.3%. Oil– USO +2.8%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.3%. Gasoline– UGA +2.3%. Semis– IGW +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.1%. Commodities– GSG +2.1%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.6%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Livestock– COW -0.1%. Pharma– PPH -0.1%. Industrials– XLI -0.1%. Retailers– RTH -0.1%. Comment!
• 10:28 AM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +2.1%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.1%. Insurance– KIE +1.6%. Silver– SLV +1.5%. Solar– KWT +1.5%. Semis– IGW +1.5%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.4%. Commodities– DBC +1.4%.
  Weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -0.6%. Biotech– BBH -0.5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 15, 2009

• 13:58 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– TAN +2.2%.Livestock– COW +1.8%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.3%. Oil– USO +1%. Gasoline– UGA +0.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -2.4%. Biotech– BBH -2%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.5%. Financials– XLF -1.4%.  Comment!
• 11:17 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.5%. Oil Services– OIH +1.8%. Gasoline– UGA +1.4%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.3%. Oil– USO +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.4%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.4%. Gold Miners– GDX -1%. Financials– XLF -0.8%. Utilities– XLU -0.7% Comment!

• Monday, December 14, 2009

• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.4%. Energy– XLE +1.2%. Solar– KWT +1.1%. Oil Services– OIH +1.1%. Biotech– BBH +1.1%.
  Weakness: Internet– HHH -1.6%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.7%. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 24, 2009

• 15:11 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +1.1%. Oil Services– OIH +0.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.8%. Telecom– IYZ +0.7%. Biotech– BBH +0.7%.
  Weakness: Oil– USO -2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Commodities– GSG -1.6%. Real Estate– IYR -1.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.2%. Commodities– DBC -1.1%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.1%. 1 Comment
• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +0.8%. Telecom– IYZ +0.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.4%. Pharma– PPH +0.2%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -2.1%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.7%. Commodities– GSG -1.7%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.5%. Real Estate– IYR -1.5%. 1 Comment

• Thursday, November 12, 2009

• 13:19 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +0.3%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%. Pharma– PPH +0.1%. Semis– IGW +0.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -3%. Heating Oil– UHN -3%. Oil– USO -3%. Oil Services– OIH -2.4%. Solar– TAN -2.3%. Commodities– GSG -2.2%. Energy– XLE -2.1%. Comment!
• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Biotech– BBH +0.8% Internet– HHH +0.7%. Retailers– RTH +0.6%. Basic Materials– XLB +0.5%.
  Weakness: Gasoline– UGA -2.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.1%. Oil– USO -2%. Commodities– GSG -1.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Commodities– DBC -1.1%. Oil Services– OIH -1.1%. Comment!

• Monday, November 9, 2009

• 13:36 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +5.2%. Gold Miners– GDX +4%. Steel– SLX +3.9%. Real Estate– IYR +3.5%. Gasoline– UGA +3.4%. Basic Materials– IYM +3.1%. Oil Services– OIH +3%. Agribusiness– MOO +3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Livestock– COW -0.3%. Biotech– BBH -0.1%. 1 Comment