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%. 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%. 1 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!

• Thursday, December 17, 2009

• 13:23 PM Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -5.3%. Gold– GLD -2.9%. Agribusiness– MOO -2.8%. Silver– SLV -2.6%. Coal– KOL -2.5%. Steel– SLX -2.4%. Solar– KWT -2.3%. Basic Materials– IYM -2.3%. Gasoline– UGA -2%. Comment!

• Friday, December 11, 2009

• 11:17 AM While world leaders hammer out a new global pact to reduce carbon emissions in Copenhagen, Elliott Gue makes a compelling case for coal's bright future, even after factoring in significant carbon emission tariffs: "While the U.S. coal market is far from dead, the international coal market is positively booming." (ETFs: KOL, PKOL) Comment!

• Thursday, December 10, 2009

• 13:22 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +1.5%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.5%. Retailers– RTH +1.35. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.3%. Coal– KOL +1.1%. Utilities– XLU +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -2.2%. Silver– SLV -1.8%. Oil– USO -1.4%. Commodities– DBC -1%. Solar– KWT -0.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -0.8%. Comment!
• 11:02 AM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +1.9%. Coal– KOL +1.7%. Retailers– XRT +1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.5%. Retailers– RTH +1.4%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.3%. Energy– XLE +1.2%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.1%. Livestock– COW -0.7%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• 15:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.2%. Coal– KOL +1.9%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Basic Materials– IYM +1.3%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -3.6%. Gasoline– UGA -3.2%. Oil– USO -2.5%. Commodities– GSG -2.1%.  Comment!
• 13:22 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +0.8%. Steel– SLX +0.8%. Pharma– PPH +0.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +0.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +0.3%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -3.3%. Gasoline– UGA -3%. Oil– USO -2.9%. Silver– SLV -2.6%. Commodities– DBC -2.1%. Comment!
• 11:01 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.8%. Steel– SLX +1.8%. Coal– KOL +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.3%. Gold– GLD +1.2%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.1%. Internet– HHH -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1%. Solar– TAN -1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• 15:39 PM Sector ETF strength: Commercial Banks– KBE +0.3%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.1%. Regional Banks– KRE flat.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -4.1%. Silver– SLV -2.9%. Oil Services– OIH -2.9%. Steel– SLX -2.9%. Gold– GLD -2.2%. Coal– KOL -2.1%. Comment!
• 13:54 PM Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -3.2%. Oil Services– OIH -2.3%. Steel– SLX -2.2%. Silver– SLV -2%. Coal– KOL -1.7%. Energy– XLE -1.6%. Comment!
• 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!

• 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!

• Friday, November 27, 2009

• 12:15 PM Sector ETF weakness: Coal– KOL -3.9%. Gold Miners– GDX -3.3%. Gasoline– UGA -2.9%. Oil Services– OIH -2.8%. Oil– USO -2.7%. Silver– SLV -2.7%. Steel– SLX -2.7%. Solar– TAN -2.7%. Comment!
• 10:30 AM Sector ETF weakness: Coal– KOL -4.2%. Oil– USO -3.7%. Gasoline– UGA -3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -3.2%. Commodities– GSG -3.1%. Silver– SLV -3%. Solar– TAN -3%. Steel– SLX -2.9%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.8%. Comment!