Stocks With the Highest Short Interest
The bears will run for cover on these names; and not just for today’s trade.
Comments »NYSE Sector Winners and Losers
Commercial Vehicl & Trucks 10314.85 476.84 3.72 -7.67 4.62 -4.71 Consumer Electronics 7713.20 433.60 4.68 -12.42 -0.84 -17.02 Footwear 7269.57 370.55 4.38 -3.99 6.10 12.00 Exploration & Production 6959.18 355.51 4.29 -8.99 2.16 4.75 Gambling 6173.45 332.09 5.24 -8.66 -1.35 -5.46 Nonferrous Metals 5749.52 329.58 4.50 -15.89 -17.34 -27.12 Delivery Serv 7388.52 272.57 3.19 -5.54 4.30 -6.97 Oil Equip & Serv 5647.21 266.33 4.73 -9.49 -4.58 -2.85 Software 7256.98 248.70 2.69 -9.04 4.70 0.87 Computer Hardware 8075.77 244.98 2.08 -7.91 -0.26 2.49 Restaurants & Bars 9010.00 239.22 2.46 -0.86 5.49 16.92 Home Improv Retailers 6422.00 217.65 3.71 6.12 12.60 15.49 Industrial Machinery 4480.29 210.85 4.35 -5.52 5.58 -1.73 Heavy Construction 4042.85 210.69 4.36 -8.02 -1.80 -8.71 Specialty Chemicals 5401.05 208.83 3.41 -9.61 -5.03 -2.52 Telecom Equip 5511.96 200.05 3.63 -3.08 10.43 -4.45 Coal 3247.43 190.86 4.88 -23.53 -23.74 -36.70 Medical Supplies 6378.55 179.82 2.52 -9.58 -6.00 -0.88 Pipelines 6670.21 178.96 3.92 -1.14 26.33 45.33 Computer Serv 6781.62 177.65 2.27 -5.31 6.23 18.13 Farming & Fishing 5251.25 168.89 2.88 -8.24 -0.98 16.95 Distillers & Vintners 4774.64 165.19 3.33 -1.75 6.23 0.75 Asset Managers 4831.40 162.77 3.25 -12.98 -3.94 -19.94 Reinsurance 5927.32 162.68 3.25 -5.29 7.88 -5.80 Medical Equip 5185.81 160.72 2.64 -7.24 -5.08 1.53 Integrated Oil & Gas 5096.05 155.45 1.98 -8.58 2.61 10.98 Industrial Suppliers 3836.43 152.62 3.79 -0.76 17.53 26.63 Consumer Finance 5268.70 149.25 2.76 -6.60 0.12 18.24 Health Care Providers 4580.66 145.53 2.72 -4.47 2.85 9.02 Clothing & Accessories 2821.39 143.75 3.96 -9.47 8.81 16.13 Defense 4340.17 140.74 4.24 -2.44 3.77 -2.09 Electronic Equip 3264.82 140.23 4.13 -6.10 5.13 -4.04 General Mining 2447.87 137.08 4.09 -17.40 -23.50 -12.62 Specialized Consumer Serv 3387.70 132.33 2.87 -10.88 -2.13 -2.82 Specialty Finance 3513.62 131.79 3.76 -7.76 2.20 -4.60 Iron & Steel 2270.60 127.97 5.69 -9.87 -2.72 -13.29 Apparel Retailers 3613.75 127.62 2.97 -6.90 7.75 3.73 Media Agencies 3559.47 125.70 3.59 -8.04 4.76 -14.86 Furnishings 2433.54 125.60 2.74 -12.55 2.64 5.14 Hotels 2542.21 117.78 4.19 -7.93 10.33 -15.85 Drug Retailers 6013.19 117.52 1.62 -3.15 2.50 14.06 Trucking 3230.90 116.92 3.12 -5.58 1.78 -6.10 Life Insurance 2785.58 113.01 3.80 -14.91 0.48 -16.64 Toys 3530.11 108.71 3.10 -6.99 5.31 5.79 Recreational Serv 2222.65 104.46 4.27 -10.07 4.65 -17.04 Financial Admin 3961.64 100.86 2.33 -7.47 1.60 2.17 Nondurable Household Prod 5397.08 99.99 1.86 -4.02 -1.00 0.76 Broadline Retailers 3894.45 97.92 1.69 -4.76 5.02 7.22 Invest Serv 2830.39 97.86 4.15 -17.39 -10.09 -30.51 Broadcasting & Entertainment 3625.91 96.56 2.88 -5.46 3.29 5.10 Biotechnology 3519.99 94.92 1.93 -7.93 1.05 0.92 Specialty Retailers 2904.08 92.85 2.63 -3.52 2.94 -0.37 Travel & Tourism 2336.30 91.21 3.33 -7.85 -3.89 8.50 Auto Parts 2176.55 91.04 3.54 -13.56 -1.93 -11.65 Personal Prod 4439.63 90.45 2.06 -2.03 1.02 9.66 Commodity Chemicals 2218.51 89.16 3.84 -8.77 -0.65 -3.67 Electr Components & Equip 2149.63 87.11 3.32 -10.32 2.98 -9.21 Transportation Serv 2310.57 86.17 2.51 -6.79 3.69 3.10 Build Materials & Fixtures 2313.63 86.04 3.46 -4.49 7.19 -0.09 Home Construction 2217.72 81.93 3.74 -1.38 14.80 -1.44 Diversified Industrials 2406.51 78.35 3.29 -8.85 0.80 -3.05 Internet 2025.19 78.30 2.78 -3.36 11.70 -3.87 Brewers 4201.93 75.93 1.32 -8.05 -6.05 -17.11 Real Estate Invest & Serv 1986.91 74.54 3.98 -13.55 -4.40 -15.75 Gold Mining 2302.86 73.33 2.45 -4.13 1.73 14.88 Water 4786.35 72.06 1.30 -2.58 0.94 7.00 Tobacco 4524.03 65.81 1.84 0.19 4.90 20.90 Aluminum 1220.96 63.61 5.97 -18.83 -20.26 -28.40 Containers & Packaging 2432.18 63.05 2.73 -5.65 2.34 -1.27 Pharmaceuticals 2255.94 59.37 2.18 -3.21 3.27 8.07 Prop & Casualty Insurance 3479.33 58.69 2.30 -7.90 4.86 -0.38 Durable Household Prod 1545.07 58.68 3.45 -6.47 -0.38 -7.35 Banks -SS 1830.99 58.50 3.81 -15.29 -8.70 -22.11 Automobiles 1663.17 56.13 3.17 -15.41 -2.54 -31.53 Food Prod 2833.57 54.14 2.21 -4.26 0.10 11.58 Publishing 2145.78 52.17 2.63 -5.51 2.96 -1.10 Forestry & Paper 1457.16 51.18 4.13 -8.70 3.04 -0.32 Soft Drinks 3753.34 51.15 1.31 -2.97 -2.47 1.39 Gas Distribution 1970.81 46.64 2.69 -2.97 6.72 15.47 Real Estate Invest Trusts 1892.53 46.43 2.95 -8.58 -3.00 -2.55 Food Retailers & Wholesalers 1747.03 46.23 3.28 -4.39 3.96 0.64 Marine Transportation 1282.61 44.56 2.60 -9.74 -0.07 -20.56 Mobile Telecom 1198.06 40.75 3.07 -2.96 -5.81 -13.81 Paper 1143.28 38.47 4.10 -8.32 2.83 -0.89 Business Support Serv 944.47 35.06 3.45 -7.61 4.73 7.85 Electricity 1781.32 31.86 2.19 -3.72 2.27 8.85 Insurance Brokers 2646.56 31.40 2.29 -6.82 -1.71 12.08 Tires 395.75 28.70 7.14 -11.92 9.72 8.42 Waste & Disposal Serv 1228.72 26.51 2.27 -7.08 -3.88 0.96 Airlines 522.50 25.52 6.13 -12.32 -2.28 -42.77 Fixed Line Telecom 1058.26 23.71 2.10 -5.54 -2.70 0.56 Multiutilities 1367.79 23.28 2.28 -3.54 4.84 10.44 Electronic Office Equip 845.87 20.09 2.63 -10.33 -1.46 -30.46 Full Line Insurance 293.97 10.16 3.17 -18.43 -6.87 -25.07 Mortgage Finance 161.68 4.07 2.79 -6.82 -5.03 -20.24Comments »
HOLY SHIT: FRANCE CLOSED UP 5.5%
Germany not too far behind.
Comments »FLASH: FMCN PLUNGES AGAIN
Today’s Early Winners
No. Ticker % Change
1 NBG 467.44
2 DEXO 22.19
3 CMC 22.01
4 CX 18.97
5 VIT 16.15
6 MHR 15.34
7 GMO 14.55
8 GNW 14.10
9 MRGE 12.70
10 ING 12.62
11 RRR 12.54
12 EGY 12.48
13 PAL 12.32
14 JOE 12.16
15 ACPW 12.11
16 DVR 12.00
17 MTW 11.94
18 GTIV 11.80
19 GAME 11.50
20 PVA 11.36
21 LEAP 11.33
22 AEG 11.31
23 SYNM 11.11
24 MOBI 11.11
25 WNC 11.09
26 MTOR 11.02
27 TTI 10.96
28 IRE 10.75
29 VICL 10.54
30 VG 10.45
31 FBC 10.34
32 UXG 10.34
33 CIS 10.26
34 USG 10.26
35 CENX 10.01
36 MWW 9.94
37 OAS 9.83
38 STP 9.83
39 LPL 9.77
40 BAS 9.75
41 IO 9.75
42 BKS 9.71
43 ZLC 9.71
44 ENER 9.68
45 FL 9.66
46 PDC 9.65
47 TEX 9.63
48 PPC 9.58
49 ROIAK 9.57
50 WTI 9.55
Today’s Heat Map and A/D Line
This Morning’s Most Active Put/Call Option Trades
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE WFC 1/21/12 26.0000 16384 0.9000 up 0.1800 AA 4/21/12 10.0000 4880 1.0300 up 0.2300 BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 2687 0.3600 up 0.0700 BAC 12/17/11 6.0000 2200 0.1500 up 0.0100 C 12/17/11 30.0000 1773 0.2900 up 0.0600 JPM 12/17/11 34.0000 1371 0.2100 up 0.0600 KKD 12/17/11 7.5000 1279 0.2500 up 0.1000 CRM 12/17/11 120.0000 1170 1.9900 up 0.7800 PCG 1/21/12 40.0000 1000 0.4500 up 0.2000 SCHW 1/21/12 11.0000 938 0.9500 up 0.2500 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE FNSR 12/17/11 17.0000 3291 1.2500 dn 0.5000 FNSR 12/17/11 19.0000 3291 2.2100 dn 0.6400 C1 1/21/12 4.0000 2000 1.4900 dn 0.1600 C 12/17/11 20.0000 1410 0.2600 dn 0.1800 T 12/17/11 18.0000 1335 0.0100 dn 0.0100 PCG 1/21/12 35.0000 1000 0.4500 dn 0.2500 BAC 12/17/11 5.0000 962 0.2400 dn 0.0900 TLT 12/17/11 122.0000 904 4.6000 up 1.3000 TLT 1/21/12 126.0000 900 9.4000 up 1.6000 BPAX 12/17/11 1.5000 702 0.2000 up 0.0000 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 285827 214307 500134
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE FAZ1 1/21/12 30.0000 250 0.1000 dn 0.0300 AAPL 12/2/11 380.0000 244 2.0700 up 1.0200 AAPL 12/2/11 375.0000 189 4.1000 up 2.1500 BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 185 0.8300 up 0.1400 AA 4/21/12 10.0000 157 1.0300 up 0.2300 BAC 2/18/12 6.0000 128 0.4600 up 0.0600 TZA 12/2/11 37.0000 123 1.3000 dn 2.1000 GS 12/2/11 100.0000 113 0.3400 up 0.0600 GOOG 12/2/11 580.0000 106 9.9000 up 6.6000 BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 105 0.3600 up 0.0700 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 12/2/11 360.0000 460 1.3800 dn 2.8700 ABX 1/21/12 35.0000 260 0.1400 dn 0.0400 BAC 12/17/11 5.0000 201 0.2300 dn 0.0700 BAC 12/2/11 5.0000 133 0.0500 dn 0.0500 AMZN 12/2/11 170.0000 130 0.5000 dn 1.1100 C 12/2/11 26.0000 100 1.2200 dn 1.4200 CVX 1/21/12 75.0000 83 0.6000 dn 0.5100 GOOG 12/17/11 560.0000 79 8.6000 dn 6.7000 AAPL 12/2/11 370.0000 72 3.8500 dn 5.0500 ABX 1/21/12 34.0000 70 0.1200 dn 0.0200 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 17775 14980 32755Comments »
New Home Sales: Prior 313k, Market Expects 312k, Actual 307k
This morning Case Shiller: Actual Expectation Prior
| Nov 29 | 9:00 AM | Case-Shiller 20-city Index | Sep | – | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.80% |
The ECB Has Put E200 Billion Behind Bond Purchases
Update on European 10 Year Yields
Italy -1.6% to 7.14%
Spain -1.6% to 6.59%
France -1.97% to 3.61%
Germany +2.97% to 2.33%
Belgium -3.9% to 5.63%
Austria -1.98% to 3.77%
Czech +0.75% to 4.35%
Comments »Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
Upgrades
WFM – Whole Foods upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast
WFC – Wells Fargo Q4 ests raised at Stifel
POT – Potash upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Scotia
BBT – BB&T Corp upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
SAN – Banco Santander upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
FOSL – Fossil upgraded to Buy at The Benchmark Company
GOOG – Google upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
CSTR – Coinstar upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
USB – U.S. Bancorp upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
ERTS – Electronic Arts upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
NFLX – Netflix upgraded to Neutral from Negative at Susquehanna
GNW – Genworth Financial upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
ARUN – Aruba Networks upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Pacific Crest
PETM – PETsMART initiated with a Buy at Needham
MGI – Moneygram initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
TROW – T. Rowe Price upgraded to Buy at Ticonderoga
FL – Foot Locker upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
UMPQ – Umpqua Holdings target raised to $13 at Stifel Nicolaus
GILD – Gilead Sciences added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman
CRM – Salesforce.com upgraded to Buy at Needham
NTSP – NetSpend initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
MGI – Moneygram initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill
VZ – Verizon upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
AVL – Avalon Rare Metals initiated with a Buy at Citigroup
GDOT – Green Dot initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
WYNN – Wynn Resorts upgraded to Buy from Hold at Keybanc
PVR – Penn Virginia initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill
BRE – BRE Properties upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
Downgrades
JPM – JPMorgan Chase ests lowered at Stifel
C – Citigroup downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
BK – downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
AXP – American Express downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
R – Ryder System downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
EV – Eaton Vance downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
AEM – Agnico-Eagle Mines downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity
K – Kellogg downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital
HME – Home Properties downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
RIMM – Research In Motion downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee
NJR – NJ Resources resumed with a Hold at Brean Murray
MOS – Mosaic downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity
STT – State Street downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
ERIC – LM Ericsson downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale
LSTR – Landstar System downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
ILMN – Illumina downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Macquarie
AEGN – Aegion initiated with a Neutral at Ladenburg Thalmann
HSTM – Healthstream downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at First Analysis
CCG – Campus Crest Communities downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
Comments »Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
Global equities, commodities, hopes, and dreams.
Gapping down
All short ETFs, the mouths of bears, and common sense.
Comments »In Play and On the Wires
Global Markets Raise a Glass of Champagne to New Attacks Against Sovereign Debt
Asia is strong
Europe is up 2.25-4.75%
Futures are up full retard
Italian, Spanish, French, Belgium, yields are down between 1.5 and 3,7%. Libor rates continue to relax along with TED spreads; but German 10 year bund yields are rising this morning.
Comments »Asia Celebrates Headlines From Europe: Seoul, Nikkei, & S&P Futures Up 2%
FLASH: S&P Futures Open Up +1.5%
Will they hold their gains through the night?
Comments »Ride the Enterprise Computing Tsunami
If you have not considered the cloud as a long term investment you may want to do some homework.
Keep your eye on these start ups and perhaps you may find that one stock that makes your portfolio.
Comments »Best Performing ETF’s (1 week)
No. Ticker 1-week Return
1 LHB 26.53
2 SRTY 24.83
3 TZA 24.83
4 SOXS 24.39
5 ERY 20.38
6 EDZ 19.30
7 DPK 18.99
8 RUSS 17.76
9 DRV 17.41
10 BZQ 17.31
11 YANG 17.05
12 FAZ 16.77
13 TYP 16.71
14 SJH 15.91
15 TWM 15.85
16 SSG 15.78
17 MWN 15.03
18 SKK 15.02
19 SPXU 14.75
20 EPV 14.59
21 BXDC 14.54
22 BGZ 14.41
23 SQQQ 14.33
24 SDD 13.96
25 DUG 13.34
Small Cap Losers (1 week)
No. Ticker 1-week Return Market Cap
1 HEV -62.96 15,220,000
2 FRO -52.33 219,560,000
3 SCHS -46.07 79,190,000
4 CIIC -41.91 36,240,000
5 MF -35.48 198,680,000
6 SFL -30.80 826,860,000
7 FMCN -30.59 2,350,000,000
8 RCON -30.40 2,450,000
9 OSG -30.02 312,610,000
10 FFN -28.91 31,530,000
11 ATRN -27.75 6,960,000
12 VIT -27.32 414,370,000
13 EVC -26.97 101,220,000
14 ZOOM -25.83 16,360,000
15 CYDE -25.53 10,610,000
16 NLST -25.43 69,250,000
17 FFHL -25.29 16,690,000
18 DMND -24.60 772,380,000
19 SIGA -24.21 101,290,000
20 FOLD -24.19 80,050,000
21 BGMD -23.35 73,030,000
22 GMXR -22.88 68,550,000
23 LOGL.OB -22.82 58,300,000
24 ALJ -22.61 464,300,000
25 CISG -22.52 303,100,000
