Market Currents

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 15:24 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.5%. Insurance– KIE +1.9%. Coal– KOL +1.7%. Biotech– IBB +1.4%. Gasoline– UGA +1.2%. Oil– USO +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Utilities– XLU -0.7%. Gold– GLD -0.6%. Silver– SLV -0.2%. Oil Services– OIH -0.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.1%. 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!

• Wednesday, November 18, 2009

• 15:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.1%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.1%. Pharma– PPH +1%. Solar– TAN +0.9%. Regional Banks– RKH +0.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Oil Services– OIH -1.2%. Coal– KOL -1%. Biotech– IBB -1%. Semis– SMH -1%.  Comment!
• 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 5, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Clean Energy– PBW +3.1%. Biotech– BBH +2.6%. Solar– TAN +2.6%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Semis– IGW +2.4%. Steel– SLX +2.2%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.1%. Semis– SMH +2%. Biotech– IBB +2%. Nasdaq– QQQQ +2%.
  Weakness: Retailers– XRT -1.1%. Commodities– GSG -0.5%. 1 Comment

• Wednesday, October 28, 2009

• 10:04 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Semis– SMH +1%. Transports– IYT +0.9%. Semis– IGW +0.5%.
  Weakness: Coal– KOL -3.1%. Steel– SLX -2.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.1%. Oil Services– OIH -1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Solar– TAN -1.4%. Biotech– IBB -1.2%. Energy– XLE -1.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.2%. Silver– SLV -1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, October 20, 2009

• 15:13 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +0.6%.  Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.4%. Transports– IYT +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Homebuilders– XHB -2.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.5%. Regional Banks– KRE -2.2%. Biotech– IBB -2.2%. Oil Services– OIH -2%.  Insurance– KIE -1.9%. Real Estate– IYR -1.9%. Comment!

• Wednesday, September 30, 2009

• 10:12 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Commodities– GSG +1%. Solar– KWT +0.8%. Silver– SLV +0.6%. Gold– GLD +0.3%. Weakness: Homebuilders– XHB -2.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -2.2%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.1%. Coal– KOL -2.1%. Transports– IYT -1.9%. Industrials– XLI -1.8%. Biotech– IBB -1.7%. Comment!

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009

• 15:17 PM Sector ETF strength into final hour: Heating Oil– UHN +3.6%. Coal– KOL +3.2%. yir +3%. Oil– USO +3%. Steel– SLX +2.7%. Commodities– GSG +2.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Oil Services– OIH +2.3%. Gasoline– UGA +2.3%.
  Weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.6% Biotech– IBB -1.3%. Comment!
• 11:15 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Coal– KOL +3.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.2%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.1%. Oil– USO +2.7%. Gasoline– UGA +2.3%. Solar– TAN +2.3%. Steel– SLX +2.2%. Silver– SLV +2.2%.
  Weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1%. Biotech– IBB -0.8%. Comment!

• Monday, September 14, 2009

• 13:42 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +1.9%. Utilities– XLU +1%. Biotech– IBB +0.9%. Real Estate– IYR +0.8%. Russell 2000– IWM +0.7%. Basic Materials– IYM +0.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -1.8%. Livestock– COW -1.7%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.3%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%.  Comment!

• Friday, August 28, 2009

• 15:08 PM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +3.1%. Commodities– GSG +3.1%. Solar– KWT +2.3%. Semis– IGW +2.2%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.4%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.1%. Pharma– PPH -1%. Coal– KOL -0.7%. Biotech– IBB -0.6%. Industrials– XLI -0.6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, August 26, 2009

• 15:11 PM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– IBB +2%. Homebuilders– XHB +2%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.9%. Retailers– XRT +0.8%. Semis– SMH +0.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Livestock– COW -2%. Solar– TAN -1.9%. Steel– SLX -1.8%. Gasoline– UGA -1.5%. Coal– KOL -1.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Comment!
• 13:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– IBB +1.6%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.5%. Commodities– GSG +0.9%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.6%. Retailers– XRT +0.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Steel– SLX -2.4%. Gasoline– UGA -2.1%. Solar– TAN -1.9%. Coal– KOL -1.9%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.6%. Comment!
• 10:16 AM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.8%. Biotech– IBB +2.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.75%. Biotech– BBH +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Steel– SLX -2.1%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.7%. Gasoline– UGA -1.6%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.5%. Commodities– DBC -1.4%. Comment!