Market Currents

• Tuesday, January 5, 2010

• 10:47 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +3.8%. Coal– KOL +3.7%. Agribusiness– MOO +2%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.5%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.4%. Steel– SLX +1.3%.
  Weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -0.8%. Pharma– PPH -0.6%. Comment!

• Monday, January 4, 2010

• 13:30 PM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +4.7%. Steel– SLX +4.2%. Oil Services– OIH +3.7%. Silver– SLV +3.7%. Solar– KWT +3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.2%. Basic Materials– IYM +3%. Energy– XLE +3%.
  Weakness: none. Comment!
• 10:38 AM Sector ETF strength: Coal– KOL +4.3%. Steel– SLX +3.9%. Silver– SLV +3.6%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.6%. Oil Services– OIH +3.4%. Solar– KWT +3.1%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.1%. Basic Materials– IYM +3%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.8%. Energy– XLE +2.7%. Energy– IYE +2.6%. Semis– SMH +2.4%. Gold– GLD +2.4%.
  Weakness: none. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 30, 2009

• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength: Semis– SMH +1.1%. Oil– USO +0.6%. Gasoline– UGA +0.6%. Heating Oil– UHN +0.4%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -1%. Oil Services– OIH -0.7%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.6%. Retailers– XRT -0.6%. Gold– GLD -0.6%. Solar– TAN -0.6%. Steel– SLX -0.6%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -0.6%. 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!

• 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!

• Monday, December 21, 2009

• 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!

• Wednesday, December 16, 2009

• 13:45 PM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +3.3%. Oil– USO +2.8%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.3%. Gasoline– UGA +2.3%. Semis– IGW +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.1%. Commodities– GSG +2.1%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Biotech– BBH -1.6%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Livestock– COW -0.1%. Pharma– PPH -0.1%. Industrials– XLI -0.1%. Retailers– RTH -0.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 15, 2009

• 13:58 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– TAN +2.2%.Livestock– COW +1.8%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +1.3%. Oil– USO +1%. Gasoline– UGA +0.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -2.4%. Biotech– BBH -2%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.5%. Financials– XLF -1.4%.  Comment!
• 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

• 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!
• 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!