Market Currents

• 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!

• Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• 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!
• 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!

• Monday, November 23, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Gold Miners– GDX +4%. Oil Services– OIH +3.2%. Coal– KOL +3%. Steel– SLX +3%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.7%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.7%. Healthcare Providers– IHF +2.6%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.6%. Energy– XLE +2.5%. Solar– TAN +2.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2.5%. Basic Materials– IYM +2.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.3%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.2%. 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

• 14:04 PM Sector ETF weakness: Semis– IGW -3.4%. Oil Services– OIH -3.4%. Coal– KOL -3%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.7%. Oil– USO -2.6%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.6%. Energy– XLE -2.6%. Gasoline– UGA -2.5%. Comment!
• 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!

• Monday, November 16, 2009

• 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!

• Thursday, November 12, 2009

• 13:19 PM Sector ETF strength: Internet– HHH +0.3%. Biotech– BBH +0.2%. Pharma– PPH +0.1%. Semis– IGW +0.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gasoline– UGA -3.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -3%. Heating Oil– UHN -3%. Oil– USO -3%. Oil Services– OIH -2.4%. Solar– TAN -2.3%. Commodities– GSG -2.2%. Energy– XLE -2.1%. Comment!

• Monday, November 2, 2009

• 10:30 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Gold Miners– GDX +4.3%. Coal– KOL +4%. Steel– SLX +3.7%. Commercial Banks– KBE +3.1%. Regional Banks– RKH +3.1%. Basic Materials– IYM +2.7%. Oil Services– OIH +2.7%. Financials– XLF +2.5%. Energy– IYE +2.4%. Silver– SLV +2.2%. Energy– XLE +2.2%. Agribusiness– MOO +2.2%. Basic Materials– XLB +2.1%. Insurance– KIE +2%.
  Weakness: none. Comment!

• Wednesday, October 28, 2009

• 10:04 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Semis– SMH +1%. Transports– IYT +0.9%. Semis– IGW +0.5%.
  Weakness: Coal– KOL -3.1%. Steel– SLX -2.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -2.1%. Oil Services– OIH -1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Solar– TAN -1.4%. Biotech– IBB -1.2%. Energy– XLE -1.2%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.2%. Silver– SLV -1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, October 27, 2009

• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Regional Banks– KRE +1.5%. Energy– IYE +0.8%. Livestock– COW +0.8%. Energy– XLE +0.8%.
  Weakness: Steel– SLX -1.9%. Solar– KWT -1.8% Silver– SLV -1.7%. Retailers– XRT -1.5%. Gold Miners– GDX -1.2% Coal– KOL -1.2%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -1%. Homebuilders– XHB -0.9%. Semis– IGW -0.9% Comment!

• Monday, October 26, 2009

• 10:41 AM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +2.2% Coal– KOL +2%. Gasoline– UGA +1.9%. Internet– HHH +1.8%. Energy– XLE +1.8%. Retailers– XRT +1.6%. Real Estate– IYR +1.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.5%.
  Weakness: Commercial Banks– KBE -2%. Regional Banks– RKH -1.9%. Livestock– COW -0.7%. Financials– XLF -0.6%. Comment!

• Tuesday, August 25, 2009

• 13:23 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +3.1%. Insurance– KIE +2.5%. Retailers– XRT +2.5%. Livestock– COW +1.6%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.3%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +1.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Commodities– GSG -3.1%. Oil Services– OIH -2.3%. Oil– USO -2.2%. Gasoline– UGA -1.4%. Energy– XLE -1%. Comment!

• Friday, August 21, 2009

• 15:08 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +3.9%. Oil Services– OIH +3.7%. Steel– SLX +3.3%. Regional Banks– KRE +3.2%. Energy– XLE +2.8%. Insurance– KIE +2.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE +2.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Solar– KWT -0.4%. Livestock– COW +0.5%. Comment!