Market Currents

• 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!

• Wednesday, December 16, 2009

• 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!

• 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!

• Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• 15:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.2%. Coal– KOL +1.9%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Basic Materials– IYM +1.3%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -3.6%. Gasoline– UGA -3.2%. Oil– USO -2.5%. Commodities– GSG -2.1%.  Comment!
• 13:22 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +0.8%. Steel– SLX +0.8%. Pharma– PPH +0.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +0.3%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -3.3%. Gasoline– UGA -3%. Oil– USO -2.9%. Silver– SLV -2.6%. Commodities– DBC -2.1%. Comment!

• Monday, December 7, 2009

• 13:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +4.3%. Telecom– IYZ +2.4%. Clean Energy– PBW +2.1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.9%. Steel– SLX +1.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -0.9%. Gasoline– UGA -0.9%. Oil– USO -0.9%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.6%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.6%. Real Estate– IYR -0.6%. Heating Oil– UHN -0.5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, November 25, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.6%. Commodities– DBC +2.5%. Oil– USO +2.4%. Retailers– XRT +2.2%. Coal– KOL +2.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -0.5%.  Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.45. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Comment!
• 13:18 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Agribusiness– MOO +2%. Coal– KOL +2%. Retailers– XRT +1.9%. Commodities– DBC +1.8%. Gasoline– UGA +1.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -0.5%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.3%. Comment!

• Monday, November 23, 2009

• 14:11 PM Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.3%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2%. Solar– TAN +1.9%. Telecom– IYZ +1.8%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -0.7%. Commodities– GSG -0.5%. Gasoline– UGA -0.5%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.1%. 1 Comment

• Friday, November 13, 2009

• 15:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Steel– SLX +1.5%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -1.8%. Gasoline– UGA -1%. Heating Oil– UHN -0.8%. Commodities– GSG -0.8%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.8%. Comment!

• Monday, November 9, 2009

• 10:12 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Coal– KOL +4.6%. Gold Miners– GDX +4.5%. Steel– SLX +4.1%. Semis– SMH +3%. Semis– IGW +2.9%. Oil Services– OIH +2.8%. Agribusiness– MOO +2.7%. Basic Materials– IYM +2.6%. Real Estate– IYR +2.5%. Gasoline– UGA +2.5%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.4%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.1%. Oil– USO +2.1%. Heating Oil– UHN +2%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +2%. Retailers– XRT +2%.
  Weakness: none. Comment!

• Monday, November 2, 2009

• 13:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +2.1%. Agriculture– DBA +1.5%. Gold– GLD +1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.9%. Oil– USO +0.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.7%. Commodities– DBC +0.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -2.2%. Solar– TAN -2.1%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -1.5%. Telecom– IYZ -1.4%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.3%. Comment!

• Thursday, October 15, 2009

• 10:56 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Gasoline– UGA +0.6%. Agriculture– DBA +0.4%. Utilities– XLU +0.4%. Biotech– BBH +0.4%.
  Weakness: Solar– TAN -2.6%. Semis– IGW -1.9%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.8%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -1.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.7%. Semis– SMH -1.5%. Financials– XLF -1.5%. Silver– SLV -1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.3%. Comment!

• Wednesday, October 14, 2009

• 13:46 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +4.7%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +3.2%. Transports– IYT +3.1%. Coal– KOL +2.7%. Financials– XLF +2.6%. Real Estate– IYR +2.5%. Insurance– KIE +2.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Agriculture– DBA -0.4%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Comment!

• Monday, September 28, 2009

• 13:39 PM Sector ETF strength: Insurance– KIE +4.3%. Real Estate– IYR +3%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.8%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +2.8%. Semis– SMH +2.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commodities– GSG -2.1%. Solar– KWT -1.4%.  Comment!

• Friday, September 25, 2009

• 12:12 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +0.5%. Pharma– PPH +0.5%. Agriculture– DBA +0.4%. Heating Oil– UHN +0.4%. Utilities– XLU +0.3%. Insurance– KIE +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commodities– GSG -2.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -2%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.6%. Transports– IYT -1.5%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -1.5%. Comment!