Market Currents

• 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!

• 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!
• 10:30 AM Early sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +3.9%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Semis– IGW +1.3%.
  Weakness: Silver– SLV -2.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.5%. Gold– GLD -1.4%. Oil– USO -1.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.1%. 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!

• Tuesday, December 1, 2009

• 14:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +5.5%. Solar– TAN +3.8%. Clean Energy– PBW +3.6%. Steel– SLX +3.6%. Silver– SLV +3.4%. Agribusiness– MOO +3.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Livestock– COW -0.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.2%. 1 Comment
• 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!

• 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
• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Semis– SMH +0.4%.
  Weakness: Oil– USO -2.4%. Commodities– GSG -2.4%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.9%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.9%. Gasoline– UGA -1.8%. Solar– TAN -1.7%. Real Estate– IYR -1.6%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.5%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.5%. 1 Comment

• Friday, November 20, 2009

• 13:28 PM Sector ETF strength: Pharma– PPH +1%. Livestock– COW +0.7%. Gold– GLD +0.3%. Utilities– XLU +0.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -2.6%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.4%. Solar– TAN -1.6%. Energy– XLE -1.6%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.5%. 1 Comment

• Thursday, November 19, 2009

• 10:34 AM Sector ETF weakness (no strength to speak of): Semis– IGW -4.4%. Coal– KOL -3%. Oil Services– OIH -3%. Steel– SLX -3%. Basic Materials– IYM -2.6%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.6%. Oil– USO -2.6%. Basic Materials– XLB -2.5%. Energy– XLE -2.4%. Clean Energy– PBW -2.4%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.3%. Gasoline– UGA -2.3%. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 17, 2009

• 10:37 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Heating Oil– UHN +0.5%. Gasoline– UGA +0.5%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.4%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.5%. Clean Energy– PBW -1.3%. Solar– TAN -1.3%. Oil Services– OIH -1.1%. Homebuilders– XHB -1%. Agribusiness– MOO -1%. Retailers– RTH -1%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -0.9%. Semis– SMH -0.8%. 1 Comment

• Monday, November 16, 2009

• 15:15 PM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +5.2%. Solar– KWT +4.9%. Coal– KOL +4.2%. Steel– SLX +4.2%. Regional Banks– KRE +4.1%. Clean Energy– PBW +4.1%. Comment!
• 10:31 AM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +4.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%. Coal– KOL +4%. Solar– KWT +3.7%. Steel– SLX +3.7%. Solar– TAN +3.5%. Clean Energy– PBW +3.4%. Oil Services– OIH +3.3%. Energy– XLE +2.7%. Commodities– GSG +2.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.7%. Energy– IYE +2.7%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Comment!

• Friday, November 13, 2009

• 15:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Steel– SLX +1.5%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -1.8%. Gasoline– UGA -1%. Heating Oil– UHN -0.8%. Commodities– GSG -0.8%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.8%. Comment!