Market Currents

• Wednesday, January 6, 2010

• 10:06 AM Sector ETF strength: Base Metals– DBB +1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +1.2%. Steel– SLX +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -0.9%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.6%. Comment!

• 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!
• 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!

• Monday, December 28, 2009

• 14:03 PM Sector ETF strength: Heating Oil– UHN +2.1%. Oil– USO +2%. Gasoline– UGA +2%. Commodities– GSG +1.8%. Commodities– DBC +1.8%.
  Weakness: Homebuilders– XHB -1.3%. Transports– IYT -0.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.8%. Comment!
• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Heating Oil– UHN +2.2%. Oil– USO +1.8%. Gasoline– UGA +1.7%. Commodities– GSG +1.5%. Commodities– DBC +1.5%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -0.9%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.7%. Transports– IYT -0.6%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 24, 2009

• 10:26 AM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +1.8%. Gold– GLD +1.5%. Steel– SLX +1.5%. Real Estate– IYR +1.2%. Coal– KOL +1.2%. Gasoline– UGA +1%. Oil– USO +1%. Semis– SMH +1%.
  Weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.4%. Biotech– BBH -0.4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, December 23, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3.6%. Internet– HHH +3.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +3.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +3.2%. Oil– USO +3%. Coal– KOL +2.7%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -1.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.7%. Pharma– PPH -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.2%. Biotech– BBH -0.2%. Comment!
• 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

• 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!
• 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%. 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!
• 10:19 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Gasoline– UGA +2.5%. Oil– USO +2.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.3%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.6%. Commodities– GSG +1.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -1.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.6%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -0.3%. Real Estate– IYR -0.3%. Industrials– XLI -0.3%. 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

• 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!