Market Currents

• Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Real Estate– IYR +0.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.3%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.3%. Commercial Banks– KBE +0.2%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2%. Steel– SLX -1.9%. Retailers– RTH -1.6%. Gasoline– UGA -1.4%. Energy– IYE -1.2%. Commodities– GSG -1.2%. Coal– KOL -1.2%. Silver– SLV -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1.1%. Energy– XLE -1.1% Comment!

• Wednesday, December 2, 2009

• 13:30 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +1.6%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.6%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Steel– SLX +1.3%. Telecom– IYZ +1.3%. Gold– GLD +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -2.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Oil– USO -1.6%. Oil Services– OIH -1.1%. Solar– TAN -0.8%. Energy– IYE -0.7%. Comment!

• Monday, November 16, 2009

• 10:31 AM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +4.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%. Coal– KOL +4%. Solar– KWT +3.7%. Steel– SLX +3.7%. Solar– TAN +3.5%. Clean Energy– PBW +3.4%. Oil Services– OIH +3.3%. Energy– XLE +2.7%. Commodities– GSG +2.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.7%. Energy– IYE +2.7%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Comment!

• Monday, November 2, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Gold Miners– GDX +4.3%. Coal– KOL +4%. Steel– SLX +3.7%. Commercial Banks– KBE +3.1%. Regional Banks– RKH +3.1%. Basic Materials– IYM +2.7%. Oil Services– OIH +2.7%. Financials– XLF +2.5%. Energy– IYE +2.4%. Silver– SLV +2.2%. Energy– XLE +2.2%. Agribusiness– MOO +2.2%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.1%. Insurance– KIE +2%.
  Weakness: none. Comment!

• Tuesday, October 27, 2009

• 14:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Livestock– COW +1.1%. Regional Banks– KRE +1%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.9%. Pharma– PPH +0.7%. Energy– IYE +0.7%. Gasoline– UGA +0.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Steel– SLX -4.2%. Solar– KWT -3.5%. Retailers– XRT -3.3%. Silver– SLV -3%.  Comment!
• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Regional Banks– KRE +1.5%. Energy– IYE +0.8%. Livestock– COW +0.8%. Energy– XLE +0.8%.
  Weakness: Steel– SLX -1.9%. Solar– KWT -1.8% Silver– SLV -1.7%. Retailers– XRT -1.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.2% Coal– KOL -1.2%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -1%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.9%. Semis– IGW -0.9% Comment!

• Friday, October 23, 2009

• 11:40 AM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +6.4%. Retailers– RTH +0.9%. Agriculture– DBA +0.5%. Coal– KOL +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -3.4%. Transports– IYT -2.8%. Insurance– KIE -2.7%. Semis– IGW -2.3%. Energy– IYE -2.1%. Comment!

• Thursday, October 15, 2009

• 13:17 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3.7%. Oil– USO +2.6%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.4%. Oil Services– OIH +1.6%. Commodities– GSG +1.4%. Energy– IYE +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -2.6%. Solar– KWT -2.5%. Semis– IGW -2.2%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%.  Comment!

• Monday, August 24, 2009

• 13:13 PM Sector ETF strength: Commodities– GSG +4.4%. Coal– KOL +1.8%. Energy– IYE +1.5%. Steel– SLX +1.4%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -1.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -0.8%. Retailers– XRT -0.8%. Gold– GLD -0.7%. Livestock– COW -0.7%. Comment!

• Friday, July 31, 2009

• 10:02 AM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +1.4%. Homebuilders– XHB +1%. Livestock– COW +0.8%. Weakness: Solar– KWT -5.2%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.2%. Oil Services– OIH -1.3%. Internet– HHH -1.2%. Energy– IYE -1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, July 14, 2009

• 10:14 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2%. Oil Services– OIH +1.9%. Steel– SLX +1.9%. Energy– IYE +1.5%. Energy– XLE +1.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– TAN -2.4%. Solar– KWT -2.1%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.5%. Real Estate– IYR -1.2%. Insurance– KIE -1.2%. Comment!

• Tuesday, July 7, 2009

• 10:13 AM Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -2.1%. Oil Services– OIH -2.1%. Energy– XLE -1.9%. Energy– IYE -1.8%. Gasoline– UGA -1.6%.
  Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.5%. Steel– SLX +0.6%. Comment!

• Thursday, June 11, 2009

• 12:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +3.7%. Commercial Banks– KBE +3.2%. Gasoline– UGA +2.7%. Coal– KOL +2.4%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.4%. Utilities– XLU +2.4%. Energy– IYE +2.2%. Pharma– PPH +2.2%. Steel– SLX +2.2%. Oil– USO +2%. Comment!

• Monday, April 13, 2009

• 10:10 AM Sector ETF strength after 1/2 hour: Silver– SLV +3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +3%. Gold– GLD +1.9% Base Metals– DBB +1.7%.
  Weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -5.3%. Oil– USO -5%. Gasoline– UGA -4.6%. Solar– KWT -3.8%. Commodities– GSG -3.3%. Semis– IGW -2.9%. Energy– IYE -2.6%. Agriculture– DBA -2.6%. Transports– IYT -2.5%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 18, 2008

• 15:42 PM Sector ETF weakness II: Energy– IYE -5.7%. Basic Materials– IYM -5.7%. Solar– TAN -4.9%. Basic Materials– XLB -5.2%. Commodities– GSG -5%. Gasoline– UGA -5%. Agribusiness– MOO -3.9%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 4, 2008

• 10:13 AM Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -2.9%. Solar– TAN -2.2%. Energy– XLE -1.2%. Energy– IYE -1.1%. Agriculture– DBA -1.1%. Comment!