Market Currents

• Friday, December 4, 2009

• 15:27 PM Sector ETF strength: Regional Banks– KRE +2.4%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.3%. Real Estate– IYR +2.1%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2%. Homebuilders– XHB +2%. Transports– IYT +1.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -5.2%. Gold– GLD -4.6%. Silver– SLV -2.5%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.3%. Basic Materials– IYM -1.2%. Comment!
• 13:17 PM Sector ETF strength: Regional Banks– KRE +2.7%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.2%. Real Estate– IYR +2.2%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.1%. Transports– IYT +1.6%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.4%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -5.6%. Gold– GLD -3.2%. Silver– SLV -2.4%. Basic Materials– IYM -1.4%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.3%. Utilities– XLU -1.2%. Solar– KWT -1.1%. Comment!
• 10:17 AM Sector ETF strength: Russell 2000– IWM +2.7%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.6%. Transports– IYT +2.4%. Steel– SLX +2.4%. Retailers– XRT +2.4%. Oil– USO +2.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -3.7%. Gold– GLD -1.6%. Silver– SLV -1.3%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Comment!

• Monday, November 23, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Gold Miners– GDX +4%. Oil Services– OIH +3.2%. Coal– KOL +3%. Steel– SLX +3%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.7%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.7%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.6%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.6%. Energy– XLE +2.5%. Solar– TAN +2.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +2.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.3%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.2%. 1 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!

• Thursday, November 5, 2009

• 13:24 PM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– BBH +3.4%. Solar– KWT +3.2%. Clean Energy– PBW +3.1%. Semis– IGW +3%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.9%. Steel– SLX +2.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Agriculture– DBA -1.1%. Gasoline– UGA -0.8%. Commodities– GSG -0.5%. Livestock– COW -0.5%. Oil– USO -0.4%. Comment!
• 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

• Friday, October 9, 2009

• 15:17 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– IGW +3.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.3%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%. Oil– USO +1.3%. Russell 2000– IWM +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -1%. Agriculture– DBA -0.9%. Internet– HHH -0.8%. Commodities– GSG -0.7%. Gold– GLD -0.7%. Telecom– IYZ -0.7%. 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!

• 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!
• 10:52 AM Sector ETF strength: Insurance– KIE +3.1%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.2%. Semis– IGW +2.2%. Tech– XLK +2.1%. Real Estate– IYR +2.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -1.3%. Commodities– GSG -0.2%. 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!

• Wednesday, September 9, 2009

• 13:38 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.5%. Internet– HHH +2.5%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.1%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.1%. Industrials– XLI +2.1%. Commodities– GSG +2%. Insurance– KIE +2%. Real Estate– IYR +2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Utilities– XLU flat. Comment!

• Wednesday, August 12, 2009

• 15:12 PM Sector ETF strength: Insurance– KIE +4%. Homebuilders– XHB +3.6%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +2.7%. Industrials– XLI +2.7%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.6%. Semis– IGW +2.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -0.5%. Gasoline– UGA -0.1%. 2 Comments

• Friday, July 10, 2009

• 13:06 PM Sector ETF strength: Transports– IYT +1.3%. Internet– HHH +0.8%. Nasdaq– QQQQ +0.3%. Russell 2000– IWM +0.2%. Gold– GLD +0.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -3.3%. Agribusiness– MOO -2.3%. Coal– KOL -2%. Commodities– GSG -1.7%. Silver– SLV -1.6%. Oil– USO -1.4%. Comment!