Market Currents

• 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!
• 13:07 PM As OPEC maintains production targets, its plans for price stability could be upset by Iraq - not subject to the cartel's quota, and planning to come back with more oil in the next couple of years: “With prices at $75 everyone is happy and no one needs to touch the hot iron, but down the line, obviously, everyone sees this issue coming up.” (ETF: USO) 1 Comment

• Monday, December 21, 2009

• 14:27 PM "No, absolutely not," says Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi to whether OPEC will change production quotas at tomorrow's meeting in Angola. The group has a consensus to extend current production limits of 24.845M barrels/day, but overall, compliance with targets stands at 60%. (ETF: USO; earlier) Comment!
• 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!

• Friday, December 18, 2009

• 13:52 PM International majors are being shut out of Iraqi oil auctions, meaning that the fields that could outproduce Saudi Arabia will be developed with next to no U.S. participation - and signifying a shift in power to national oil firms. (ETF: USO) 3 Comments
• 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!

• 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!