Market Currents

• Wednesday, December 23, 2009

• 10:33 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Heating Oil– UHN +4.4%. Gasoline– UGA +3.6%. Oil– USO +2.8%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.6%. Commodities– GSG +2.1%. Internet– HHH +1.7%. Silver– SLV +1.3%. Commodities– DBC +1.3%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.3%. Telecom– IYZ -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.2%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.1%. Transports– IYT -1.1%. Steel– SLX -1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 13:34 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.8%. Insurance– KIE +1.8%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Gasoline– UGA +1.5%. Oil– USO +1.5%. Biotech– BBH +1.1%. Telecom– IYZ +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -1%. Utilities– XLU -0.5%. Agribusiness– MOO -0.4%. Gold– GLD -0.4%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.2%. Comment!

• Monday, December 7, 2009

• 15:07 PM Sector ETF strength with an hour to go: Solar– KWT +4%. Telecom– IYZ +1.9%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.2%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2.4%. Real Estate– IYR -2.3%. Oil– USO -2.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.9%. Financials– XLF -1.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.8%. Comment!
• 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, 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 30, 2009

• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +4%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.7%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.5%. Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Solar– KWT +1%. Financials– XLF +0.8%. Internet– HHH +0.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -2.1%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.9%. Insurance– KIE -1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Telecom– IYZ -1.2%. 1 Comment

• Tuesday, November 24, 2009

• 15:11 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +1.1%. Oil Services– OIH +0.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.8%. Telecom– IYZ +0.7%. Biotech– BBH +0.7%.
  Weakness: Oil– USO -2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Commodities– GSG -1.6%. Real Estate– IYR -1.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.2%. Commodities– DBC -1.1%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.1%. 1 Comment
• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +0.8%. Telecom– IYZ +0.5%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.4%. Pharma– PPH +0.2%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -2.1%. Gasoline– UGA -1.9%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.7%. Commodities– GSG -1.7%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.5%. Real Estate– IYR -1.5%. 1 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

• 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!

• 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!
• 10:10 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.8%. Semis– IGW +1.8%. Semis– SMH +1.7%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.5% Heating Oil– UHN +1.4%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.3%. Weakness: Telecom– IYZ -0.7%. Silver– SLV -0.7%. Gold– GLD -0.7%. Comment!

• Tuesday, September 29, 2009

• 15:13 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +3.6%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.7%. Solar– KWT +1.3%. Retailers– XRT +1.1%. Telecom– IYZ +0.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Semis– SMH -1.4%. Gasoline– UGA -1%. Real Estate– IYR -0.8%. Oil– USO -0.7%. Comment!

• Wednesday, September 23, 2009

• 15:39 PM Sector ETF strength: Livestock– COW +1.9%. Semis– SMH +1.6%. Telecom– IYZ +0.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -4.9%. Oil– USO -4.5%. Heating Oil– UHN -3.15. Coal– KOL -2.7%. Real Estate– IYR -2.6%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.4%. Comment!
• 11:20 AM Sector ETF strength: Livestock– COW +1.5%. Semis– SMH +1.3%. Telecom– IYZ +0.6%. Utilities– XLU +0.4%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -5%. Oil– USO -4.4%. Coal– KOL -3.7%. Heating Oil– UHN -3.1%. Oil Services– OIH -2.8%. Commodities– GSG -2.5%. Silver– SLV -2.4%. Comment!

• Friday, September 18, 2009

• 15:12 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +3.7%. Telecom– IYZ +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.3%. Semis– SMH +1.2%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -3.3%. Coal– KOL -1.4%. Livestock– COW -1.3%. Agriculture– DBA -1.3%. Steel– SLX -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -0.9%. Comment!