Market Currents

• Friday, December 18, 2009

• 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!

• Friday, December 11, 2009

• 14:00 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +1.5%. Utilities– XLU +1.4%. Livestock– COW +1.1%. Steel– SLX +1%. Retailers– XRT +1%.  Industrials– XLI +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -2.1%. Silver– SLV -1.5%. Gold– GLD -1.3%. Semis– IGW -0.8%. Oil– USO -0.8%.  Comment!

• Tuesday, November 3, 2009

• 10:32 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Transports– IYT +4.5%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.2%. Solar– KWT +1.3%. Heating Oil– UHN +0.9%. Solar– TAN +0.8%. Industrials– XLI +0.8%.
  Weakness: Semis– IGW -2.1%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.7%. Retailers– XRT -1.6%. Gasoline– UGA -1.5%. Oil– USO -1.3%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY -1.2%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.2%. Steel– SLX -1.2%. Commercial Banks– KBE -1.1%. 1 Comment

• Friday, October 2, 2009

• 10:15 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Gold Miners– GDX +1.3%. Gold– GLD +0.7%. Weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -1.9%. Solar– TAN -1.6%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.4%. Real Estate– IYR -1.4%. Utilities– XLU -1.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.3%. Oil Services– OIH -1.3%. Industrials– XLI -1.3%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.2%. Comment!

• Wednesday, September 30, 2009

• 10:12 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Commodities– GSG +1%. Solar– KWT +0.8%. Silver– SLV +0.6%. Gold– GLD +0.3%. Weakness: Homebuilders– XHB -2.8%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -2.2%. Russell 2000– IWM -2.1%. Coal– KOL -2.1%. Transports– IYT -1.9%. Industrials– XLI -1.8%. Biotech– IBB -1.7%. Comment!

• Friday, September 11, 2009

• 13:23 PM Sector ETF strength: Transports– IYT +1.7%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.2%. Gold– GLD +0.9%. Steel– SLX +0.8%. Regional Banks– KRE +0.8%. Industrials– XLI +0.6%. Oil Services– OIH +0.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Oil– USO -3.6%. Solar– KWT -3.3%. Gasoline– UGA -3.3%. Heating Oil– UHN -2.4%. Commodities– DBC -1.8%. Comment!

• Wednesday, September 9, 2009

• 13:38 PM Sector ETF strength: Solar– KWT +2.5%. Internet– HHH +2.5%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.1%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.1%. Industrials– XLI +2.1%. Commodities– GSG +2%. Insurance– KIE +2%. Real Estate– IYR +2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Utilities– XLU flat. Comment!
• 10:17 AM Sector ETF strength: Solar– TAN +2.3%. Solar– KWT +1.95%. Silver– SLV +1.4%. Internet– HHH +1.35%. Industrials– XLI +1.25%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Livestock– COW -0.25%. Comment!

• Friday, September 4, 2009

• 13:25 PM Sector ETF strength: Semis– IGW +2.5%. Transports– IYT +2.4%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.2%. Nasdaq– QQQQ +2%. Industrials– XLI +2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Agriculture– DBA -2.3%. Heating Oil– UHN -1.6%. Gasoline– UGA -0.6%. Commodities– DBC -0.5%. 1 Comment

• Friday, August 28, 2009

• 15:08 PM Sector ETF strength: Silver– SLV +3.1%. Commodities– GSG +3.1%. Solar– KWT +2.3%. Semis– IGW +2.2%. Clean Energy– PBW +1.6%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.4%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Agribusiness– MOO -1.1%. Pharma– PPH -1%. Coal– KOL -0.7%. Biotech– IBB -0.6%. Industrials– XLI -0.6%. Comment!

• Thursday, August 27, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +2.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.2%. Oil– USO +1.7%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.4%. Industrials– XLI +1%. Insurance– KIE +1%. Financials– XLF +1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Coal– KOL -1.3%. Regional Banks– KRE -1.1%. Solar– KWT -0.9%. Biotech– BBH -0.8%.  Comment!

• Wednesday, August 12, 2009

• 15:12 PM Sector ETF strength: Insurance– KIE +4%. Homebuilders– XHB +3.6%. Broker/Dealers– IAI +2.7%. Industrials– XLI +2.7%. Russell 2000– IWM +2.6%. Semis– IGW +2.6%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Heating Oil– UHN -0.5%. Gasoline– UGA -0.1%. 2 Comments

• Friday, July 17, 2009

• 13:07 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3%. Oil– USO +3%. Heating Oil– UHN +2.5%. Commodities– GSG +2.3%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.5%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -3.9%. Commercial Banks– KBE -2.5%. Real Estate– IYR -2.3%. Industrials– XLI -1.2%.  Comment!

• Tuesday, June 23, 2009

• 14:12 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +3%, Steel– SLX +2.8%, Oil– USO +2.7%, Gasoline– UGA +2.1%, Commodities– GSG +2.1%, Heating Oil– UHN +1.8%, Solar– KWT +1.5%, Regional Banks– RKH +1.3%, Homebuilders– XHB +1.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -1.9%, Retailers– XRT -1.5%, Transports– IYT -1.5%, Clean Energy– PBW -1.2%, Semis– IGW -1.1%, Industrials– XLI -1%, Utilities– XLU -1%, Retailers– RTH -1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, June 9, 2009

• 10:50 AM Sector ETF strength: Semis– IGW +2.9%. Semis– SMH +2.8%. Oil Services– OIH +2.2%. Base Metals– DBB +2%. Weakness: Steel– SLX -1.2%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.1%. Industrials– XLI -1%. Comment!