Market Currents

• 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!

• 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!

• 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!

• Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• 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, 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

• Thursday, November 12, 2009

• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Biotech– BBH +0.8% Internet– HHH +0.7%. Retailers– RTH +0.6%. Basic Materials– XLB +0.5%.
  Weakness: Gasoline– UGA -2.2%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.1%. Oil– USO -2%. Commodities– GSG -1.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.3%. Commodities– DBC -1.1%. Oil Services– OIH -1.1%. Comment!

• Friday, November 6, 2009

• 13:39 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Transports– IYT +1.4%. Retailers– RTH +1.2%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -3.8%. Heating Oil– UHN -3.6%. Oil– USO -3.4%. Commodities– GSG -2.9%. Solar– KWT -1.9%.  1 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!

• Tuesday, October 13, 2009

• 13:15 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.5%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.4%. Gasoline– UGA +1.3%. Agriculture– DBA +1.2%. Retailers– RTH +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -2.5%. Insurance– KIE -1.8%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.4%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.1%. Pharma– PPH -1.1%. Financials– XLF -1.1%. Comment!

• Monday, September 21, 2009

• 13:20 PM Sector ETF strength: Biotech– BBH +1.3%. Pharma– PPH +0.4%. Retailers– RTH +0.2%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +0.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -4.7%. Heating Oil– UHN -4.2%. Oil– USO -3.8%. Gold Miners– GDX -2.9%. Commodities– DBC -2.6%. Regional Banks– KRE -2.5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +5.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.2%. Agriculture– DBA +3%. Steel– SLX +2.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.5%. Retailers– RTH -0.8%. Pharma– PPH -0.6%. Commodities– GSG -0.6%. Biotech– BBH -0.4%. Comment!
• 10:33 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +3%. Steel– SLX +1.4%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.4%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.2%. Coal– KOL +1.1%. Weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE -0.9%. Retailers– RTH -0.9%. Comment!

• Tuesday, August 25, 2009

• 10:25 AM Sector ETF strength: Retailers– XRT +2.6%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.2%. Insurance– KIE +2%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.8%. Retailers– RTH +1.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil Services– OIH -1%. Regional Banks– KRE -0.65%. Comment!