Market Currents

• Thursday, December 31, 2009

• 13:23 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +1%. Gold Miners– GDX +1%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.8%. Livestock– COW +0.8%.  Solar– KWT +0.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Transports– IYT -1.1%. Clean Energy– PBW -0.7%. Biotech– BBH -0.7%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.7%. Utilities– XLU -0.6%. Pharma– PPH -0.6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 30, 2009

• 15:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +1.5%. Semis– SMH +1.4%. Oil– USO +0.7%. Solar– KWT +0.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1%. Internet– HHH -0.9%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -0.9%. Telecom– IYZ -0.8%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 29, 2009

• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +1.1%. Heating Oil– UHN +1%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.7%. Commodities– GSG +0.5%. Transports– IYT +0.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -2.4%. Real Estate– IYR -1.2%. Oil Services– OIH -0.9%. Clean Energy– PBW -0.9%. Gold– GLD -0.8%. Semis– SMH -0.7%. Comment!
• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +1.4%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.3%. Coal– KOL +1.2%. Steel– SLX +0.9%. Commodities– GSG +0.7%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -1.7%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.7%. Semis– SMH -0.6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 23, 2009

• 13:14 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +3.9%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.7%. Oil– USO +3.2%. Gasoline– UGA +3.1%. Internet– HHH +3%. Coal– KOL +2.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -1.3%. Regional Banks– RKH -1%. Solar– KWT -0.7%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Biotech– BBH -0.3%. Comment!
• 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

• 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!

• Monday, December 21, 2009

• 13:24 PM Sector ETF strength: Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.1%. Solar– KWT +2%. Semis– IGW +2%. Retailers– XRT +1.8%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2.8%. Gold– GLD -1.7%. Silver– SLV -1.5%. Oil– USO -1.2%. Commodities– GSG -0.7%.
  Comment!
• 10:04 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Healthcare Providers– IHF +3.3%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%. Semis– SMH +1.7%. Solar– KWT +1.6%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.4%. Solar– TAN +1.6%. Energy– XLE +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.5%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Biotech– BBH +1.3%. Steel– SLX +1.3%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Livestock– COW -0.6%. Comment!

• Friday, December 18, 2009

• 13:46 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +2.3%. Regional Banks– RKH +2%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.9%. Semis– SMH +1.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Agriculture– DBA -0.6%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.6%. Solar– KWT -0.4%. Retailers– RTH -0.4%. 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!

• 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!

• Tuesday, December 15, 2009

• 11:17 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.5%. Oil Services– OIH +1.8%. Gasoline– UGA +1.4%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.3%. Oil– USO +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.4%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.4%. Gold Miners– GDX -1%. Financials– XLF -0.8%. Utilities– XLU -0.7% Comment!

• Monday, December 14, 2009

• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.4%. Energy– XLE +1.2%. Solar– KWT +1.1%. Oil Services– OIH +1.1%. Biotech– BBH +1.1%.
  Weakness: Internet– HHH -1.6%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.7%. 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!

• Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• 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!