Market Currents

• Monday, December 21, 2009

• 13:24 PM Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.1%. Solar– KWT +2%. Semis– IGW +2%. Retailers– XRT +1.8%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2.8%. Gold– GLD -1.7%. Silver– SLV -1.5%. Oil– USO -1.2%. Commodities– GSG -0.7%.
  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!

• Friday, December 11, 2009

• 14:00 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +1.5%. Utilities– XLU +1.4%. Livestock– COW +1.1%. Steel– SLX +1%. Retailers– XRT +1%.  Industrials– XLI +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2.1%. Silver– SLV -1.5%. Gold– GLD -1.3%. Semis– IGW -0.8%. Oil– USO -0.8%.  Comment!

• Monday, December 7, 2009

• 10:30 AM Early sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +3.9%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Semis– IGW +1.3%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -2.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.5%. Gold– GLD -1.4%. Oil– USO -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.1%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 3, 2009

• 13:38 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.1%. Semis– IGW +1.8%. Real Estate– IYR +1.5%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.1%
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -1.3%. Oil Services– OIH -1.2%. Insurance– KIE -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.1%. Gold Miners– GDX -1%. Silver– SLV -0.9%. Comment!
• 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!

• Tuesday, December 1, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Gold Miners– GDX +4.2%. Agribusiness– MOO +2.4%. Solar– TAN +2.3%. Clean Energy– PBW +2.2%. Steel– SLX +2.2%. Coal– KOL +2.1%. Semis– IGW +2.1%.
  Weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -0.7%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.7%. Livestock– COW -0.4%. Comment!

• Thursday, November 19, 2009

• 14:04 PM Sector ETF weakness: Semis– IGW -3.4%. Oil Services– OIH -3.4%. Coal– KOL -3%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.7%. Oil– USO -2.6%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.6%. Energy– XLE -2.6%. Gasoline– UGA -2.5%. Comment!
• 10:34 AM Sector ETF weakness (no strength to speak of): Semis– IGW -4.4%. Coal– KOL -3%. Oil Services– OIH -3%. Steel– SLX -3%. Basic Materials– IYM -2.6%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.6%. Oil– USO -2.6%. Basic Materials– XLB -2.5%. Energy– XLE -2.4%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.4%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.3%. Gasoline– UGA -2.3%. 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!

• Wednesday, November 11, 2009

• 10:38 AM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +3.5%. Coal– KOL +3%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.8%. Steel– SLX +2.2%. Semis– IGW +2.3%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2.1%. Gold Miners– GDX +2%. Real Estate– IYR +2.1%. Financials– XLF +2%. Silver– SLV +2%. 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!

• Friday, November 6, 2009

• 10:31 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Gold Miners– GDX +1.9%. Internet– HHH +1.3%. Biotech– BBH +1.1%. Semis– IGW +0.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -3.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.9%. Oil– USO -2.8%. Commodities– GSG -2%. Real Estate– IYR -1.8%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.5%. 1 Comment