Market Currents

• 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!
• 10:33 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Heating Oil– UHN +4.4%. Gasoline– UGA +3.6%. Oil– USO +2.8%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.6%. Commodities– GSG +2.1%. Internet– HHH +1.7%. Silver– SLV +1.3%. Commodities– DBC +1.3%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.3%. Telecom– IYZ -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.2%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.1%. Transports– IYT -1.1%. Steel– SLX -1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 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 14, 2009

• 15:15 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– TAN +2.7%. Steel– SLX +1.8%. Basic Materials– IYM +1.7%. Transports– IYT +1.6%. Real Estate– IYR +1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Internet– HHH -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -0.9%. Heating Oil– UHN -0.4%. Agribusiness– MOO -0.3%. Comment!
• 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!

• Thursday, December 10, 2009

• 13:22 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +1.5%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.5%. Retailers– RTH +1.35. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.3%. Coal– KOL +1.1%. Utilities– XLU +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -2.2%. Silver– SLV -1.8%. Oil– USO -1.4%. Commodities– DBC -1%. Solar– KWT -0.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -0.8%. Comment!
• 11:02 AM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +1.9%. Coal– KOL +1.7%. Retailers– XRT +1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.5%. Retailers– RTH +1.4%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.3%. Energy– XLE +1.2%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.1%. Livestock– COW -0.7%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• 11:01 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.8%. Steel– SLX +1.8%. Coal– KOL +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.3%. Gold– GLD +1.2%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.1%. Internet– HHH -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1%. Solar– TAN -1%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 3, 2009

• 11:00 AM Sector ETF strength: Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Semis– IGW +1.1%. Semis– SMH +1.1%. Internet– HHH +0.8%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Silver– SLV -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1.1%. Oil Services– OIH -0.7%. Comment!

• Monday, November 30, 2009

• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +4%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.7%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.5%. Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Solar– KWT +1%. Financials– XLF +0.8%. Internet– HHH +0.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -2.1%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.9%. Insurance– KIE -1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Telecom– IYZ -1.2%. 1 Comment

• Wednesday, November 18, 2009

• 13:31 PM Sector ETF strength: Agribusiness– MOO +1%. Commercial Banks– KBE +0.9%. Solar– KWT +0.7%. Regional Banks– RKH +0.5%. Agriculture– DBA +0.4%. Pharma– PPH +0.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Internet– HHH -1.4%. Oil Services– OIH -1.4%. Biotech– IBB -1.4%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.4%. Semis– IGW -1.3%. Comment!
• 10:43 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.4%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.1%. Gasoline– UGA +1.1%. Commodities– DBC +1.1%. Agriculture– DBA +1.1%. Oil– USO +0.9%.
  Weakness: Internet– HHH -1%. Biotech– IBB -0.9%. Nasdaq– QQQQ -0.8%. Semis– IGW -0.8%. Tech– XLK -0.8%. 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!

• Tuesday, November 10, 2009

• 15:14 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +2%. Pharma– PPH +0.9%. Semis– SMH +0.7%. Agribusiness– MOO +0.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -1.8%. Silver– SLV -1.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.6%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.1%. Comment!