Market Currents

• Today - Monday, December 21, 2009

• 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!
• 10:04 AM Sector ETF strength early on: Healthcare Providers– IHF +3.3%. Oil Services– OIH +2.1%. Semis– SMH +1.7%. Solar– KWT +1.6%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.4%. Solar– TAN +1.6%. Energy– XLE +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.5%. Agribusiness– MOO +1.4%. Biotech– BBH +1.3%. Steel– SLX +1.3%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.6%. Livestock– COW -0.6%. Comment!

• 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!

• 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!
• 10:34 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Steel– SLX +1.4%. Retailers– XRT +1.3%. Utilities– XLU +1%. Homebuilders– XHB +0.9%. Cons. Discretionary– XLY +0.9%. Agribusiness– MOO +0.9%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Silver– SLV -1%. Gold– GLD -0.9%. Gold Miners– GDX -0.5%. Oil– USO -0.5%. Regional Banks– RKH -0.3%. 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!

• Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• 11:01 AM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.8%. Steel– SLX +1.8%. Coal– KOL +1.6%. Oil Services– OIH +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.3%. Gold– GLD +1.2%.
  Weakness: Solar– KWT -1.1%. Internet– HHH -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1%. Solar– TAN -1%. 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!

• Friday, December 4, 2009

• 10:17 AM Sector ETF strength: Russell 2000– IWM +2.7%. Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Regional Banks– KRE +2.6%. Transports– IYT +2.4%. Steel– SLX +2.4%. Retailers– XRT +2.4%. Oil– USO +2.2%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -3.7%. Gold– GLD -1.6%. Silver– SLV -1.3%. Utilities– XLU -0.2%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 3, 2009

• 11:00 AM Sector ETF strength: Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Semis– IGW +1.1%. Semis– SMH +1.1%. Internet– HHH +0.8%.
  Weakness: Gold Miners– GDX -1.8%. Silver– SLV -1.1%. Retailers– XRT -1.1%. Oil Services– OIH -0.7%. Comment!

• Monday, November 30, 2009

• 13:21 PM Sector ETF strength: Steel– SLX +4%. Commercial Banks– KBE +1.7%. Regional Banks– RKH +1.5%. Real Estate– IYR +1.1%. Solar– KWT +1%. Financials– XLF +0.8%. Internet– HHH +0.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -2.1%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.9%. Insurance– KIE -1.6%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -1.4%. Telecom– IYZ -1.2%. 1 Comment

• Wednesday, November 25, 2009

• 15:16 PM Sector ETF strength: Gasoline– UGA +3%. Gold Miners– GDX +2.6%. Commodities– DBC +2.5%. Oil– USO +2.4%. Retailers– XRT +2.2%. Coal– KOL +2.1%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– KRE -0.5%.  Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.45. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Comment!
• 13:18 PM Sector ETF strength: Gold Miners– GDX +2.3%. Agribusiness– MOO +2%. Coal– KOL +2%. Retailers– XRT +1.9%. Commodities– DBC +1.8%. Gasoline– UGA +1.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Regional Banks– RKH -0.5%. Broker/Dealers– IAI -0.5%. Commercial Banks– KBE -0.3%. Financials– XLF -0.3%. Healthcare Providers– IHF -0.3%. Comment!
• 10:35 AM Sector ETF strength after one hour: Retailers– XRT +1.4%. Gold Miners– GDX +1.3%. Livestock– COW +1.3%. Agriculture– DBA +1.1%. Homebuilders– XHB +1.1%.
  Weakness: Gasoline– UGA -1.1%. Oil Services– OIH -0.9%. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 17, 2009

• 13:18 PM Sector ETF strength: Regional Banks– KRE +1.6%. Gasoline– UGA +1.5%. Heating Oil– UHN +1.15. Livestock– COW +1%. Commodities– GSG +0.8%. Commercial Banks– KBE +0.8%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -1.8%. Solar– TAN -1.7%.Cons. Discretionary– XLY -1.3%. Homebuilders– XHB -1.3%. Gold Miners– GDX -1%. 1 Comment

• Wednesday, November 11, 2009

• 14:10 PM Sector ETF strength: Homebuilders– XHB +2.6%. Transports– IYT +1.7%. Coal– KOL +1.5%. Insurance– KIE +1.4%. Silver– SLV +1.4%. Regional Banks– KRE +1.3%.
  Sector ETF weakness: Retailers– XRT -0.7%. Solar– KWT -0.5%. Pharma– PPH -0.4%. Solar– TAN -0.3%. Livestock– COW -0.3%. Comment!