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!
• 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!
• 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, December 16, 2009

• 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!

• 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!

• 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
• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Steel– SLX +5.8% Commercial Banks– KBE +2.4%. Solar– KWT +2.4%. Regional Banks– RKH +2.2%. Financials– XLF +2.7%. Financials– IYF +1.5%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Real Estate– IYR +1.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.3%.
  Weakness: Insurance– KIE -1%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.8%. 1 Comment

• Wednesday, November 11, 2009

• 14:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Transports– IYT +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Insurance– KIE +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -0.7%. Solar– KWT -0.5%. Pharma– PPH -0.4%. Solar– TAN -0.3%. Livestock– COW -0.3%. 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!

• Thursday, October 29, 2009

• 13:28 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +6.3%. Coal– KOL +5.1%. Gold Miners– GDX +5.1%. Insurance– KIE +4.3%. Clean Energy– PBW +3.9%. Basic Materials– IYM +3.8%. Oil– USO +3.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: none. Comment!
• 10:14 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Steel– SLX +5.6%. Coal– KOL +5%. Insurance– KIE +3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +3.4%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.8%. Silver– SLV +2.7%. Oil– USO +2.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.5%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.3%. Agribusiness– MOO +2.3%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.4%. Comment!

• Monday, October 26, 2009

• 13:46 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +1.7%. Semis– SMH +0.6%. Retailers– RTH +0.5%. Real Estate– IYR +0.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -3.2%. Silver– SLV -3.1%. Commercial Banks– KBE -2.9%. Regional Banks– RKH -2.5%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.2%. Solar– TAN -2.2%. Insurance– KIE -2.2%. Comment!

• Friday, October 23, 2009

• 15:14 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +7%. Retailers– RTH +1%. Silver– SLV +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -3.5%. Transports– IYT -3.4%. Insurance– KIE -3.1%. Oil Services– OIH -2.9%. Semis– IGW -2.6%. Regional Banks– KRE -2.5%. Financials– IYF -2.4%. Comment!
• 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 22, 2009

• 12:05 PM Sector ETF strength: Regional Banks– RKH +1.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.3%. Financials– XLF +1.1%. Insurance– KIE +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Internet– HHH -2.3%. Biotech– BBH -2.1%. Solar– TAN -1.9%. Steel– SLX -1.6%. Coal– KOL -1.4%.  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!