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-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 2/18/12 8.0000 588 0.0500 up 0.0000 AMZN 2/3/12 195.0000 271 7.6000 up 0.8600 AMZN 2/18/12 195.0000 266 9.1500 up 0.5500 DIS 2/18/12 40.0000 243 0.6200 dn 0.0100 DIS 2/18/12 41.0000 243 0.3300 up 0.0200 AAPL 2/3/12 460.0000 196 2.1000 up 0.9800 AAPL 3/17/12 420.0000 178 39.8500 up 3.8500 BAC 2/3/12 8.0000 161 0.0100 up 0.0000 AAPL 2/3/12 455.0000 155 4.7000 up 1.9500 MS 5/19/12 21.0000 123 0.7700 up 0.0300 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 2/18/12 7.0000 521 0.2100 dn 0.0400 LVS 2/3/12 48.0000 231 1.1500 up 0.0100 UPS 2/18/12 75.0000 88 0.9600 dn 0.0700 AKS 2/18/12 10.0000 74 0.5300 dn 0.1600 AIG 2/18/12 30.0000 64 4.4000 dn 0.4000 FAS 2/3/12 75.0000 60 0.5600 dn 0.2900 BAC 2/3/12 7.0000 56 0.0800 dn 0.0400 RSH 4/21/12 10.0000 52 2.9600 up 2.1000 GLD 2/3/12 165.0000 51 0.2100 dn 0.2000 QID 2/18/12 39.0000 50 1.7500 up 0.0500 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 14558 13025 27583
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE UPL 6/16/12 28.0000 4874 1.4100 dn 0.0400 AAPL 2/3/12 455.0000 2153 4.2000 up 1.4500 CBG 3/17/12 16.0000 1871 2.5500 dn 0.1500 QCOM 3/17/12 60.0000 1623 1.7900 up 0.2100 AMZN 2/18/12 210.0000 1556 3.9900 up 0.3400 AAPL 2/18/12 460.0000 1521 6.0000 up 1.4000 STD 2/18/12 8.0000 1391 0.2000 dn 0.1000 CSCO 2/18/12 20.0000 1294 0.5000 up 0.0200 AAPL 2/3/12 460.0000 1251 2.0200 up 0.8500 BIDU 2/3/12 135.0000 1014 0.7700 dn 0.9900 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE UPL 6/16/12 26.0000 4874 3.4100 up 0.0100 EA 2/18/12 18.0000 3943 0.8000 dn 0.0400 FXY 3/17/12 129.0000 2408 1.6000 dn 0.1000 ELN 2/18/12 12.0000 1743 0.1000 dn 0.1000 HGSI 3/17/12 11.0000 1321 1.7000 dn 0.2100 BAC 2/18/12 7.0000 1272 0.2300 dn 0.0300 BAC 2/3/12 7.0000 1210 0.1000 dn 0.0200 BIDU 2/3/12 125.0000 855 0.8400 dn 0.4400 C 2/3/12 30.0000 854 0.2200 dn 0.1700 MNKD 2/18/12 3.0000 784 0.5000 up 0.2000 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 280321 217067 497388Comments »
Money Flows, Heat Map, and the S&P A/D Line
Money Flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
iShrs Tr MSCI EAFE EFA ARCA 52.31 +19.7 2.86
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 65.86 +19.5 2.99
JC Penney JCP NYSE 42.03 +16.8 2.19
iSh JPM USD Emg Mkts Bd EMB ARCA 110.72 +16.6 27.57
Intel INTC NASD 26.62 +14.6 2.30
Oracle ORCL NASD 28.46 +13.1 2.33
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 7.12 +13.1 1.44
Chevron CVX NYSE 103.94 +12.9 1.76
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 63.49 +12.7 2.00
iShrs S&P SC 600 IJR ARCA 72.83 +12.4 4.51
Ace Ltd ACE NYSE 69.13 +12.1 4.88
Ameriprise Fncl AMP NYSE 52.95 +10.4 3.46
PS KBW Banks KBWB ARCA 21.80 +9.9 267.58
PepsiCo PEP NYSE 65.54 +9.6 2.86
Lowe's Cos LOW NYSE 27.25 +9.1 2.02
PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ NASD 60.61 +9.0 1.26
Cigna CI NYSE 45.20 +8.8 1.94
US Steel X NYSE 29.90 +8.0 1.22
Goldman Sachs GS NYSE 110.12 +7.9 1.36
Merck MRK NYSE 38.93 +7.2 2.77
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Apple AAPL NASD 456.82 -37.6 0.92
iShrs Russell Top 200 IWL ARCA 30.47 -24.5 0.01
Microsoft MSFT NASD 29.56 -22.5 0.45
Citigroup C NYSE 30.42 -14.9 0.56
WisdomTree India Earnings EPI ARCA 19.34 -12.6 0.03
General Electric GE NYSE 18.97 -11.9 0.45
Caterpillar CAT NYSE 110.83 -10.8 0.74
Vanguard Total Bond Mkt BND ARCA 83.95 -10.8 0.09
WPX Energy WPX NYSE 16.55 -10.4 0.22
Schlumberger SLB NYSE 75.67 -10.4 0.64
SPDR Gold Tr GLD ARCA 169.62 -9.7 0.80
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 84.50 -8.7 0.90
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 37.14 -8.5 0.66
Biogen Idec BIIB NASD 118.10 -7.9 0.57
Sel Sec SPDR-Hlth Cr XLV ARCA 36.02 -7.8 0.31
Solutia SOA NYSE 27.43 -7.7 0.39
Celgene CELG NASD 72.80 -6.6 0.47
Potash Corp POT NYSE 46.98 -6.3 0.68
Home Depot HD NYSE 45.07 -6.3 0.48
j2 Global JCOM NASD 27.28 -6.2 0.04
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52 Week Highs and Lows
NYSE
New Highs 135 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ ACCO Brands ABD 10.64 213,882 Advance Auto Parts AAP 77.07 77,536 Alliance Data Sys ADS 111.79 90,549 AllianceBrnstn IncoFd ACG 8.33 91,121 American Tower REIT AMT 63.48 215,055 American Water Works Co AWK 33.94 61,894 Assur Grty Mun Hldg Qt Inter AGOpB 24.95 1,611 AutoZone AZO 351.22 75,399 BlackRock CA Municipal Tr BFZ 15.43 29,343 BlkRk High Inco Shrs HIS 2.27 31,023 Blackrock Invest BKN 16.47 18,362 BlkRk Muni Inter Dur MUI 16.45 20,909 BlkRk MuniAssets Fd MUA 13.27 6,015 BlackRock Muni Bnd BIE 16.51 2,216 BlackRock Muni BBK 17.01 1,911 BlackRock Mun BAF 15.99 5,586 BlackRockMuni Tr BYM 15.66 18,210 BlackRock Municipal Trust BFK 15.17 17,451 BlkRk Munienhanced MEN 12.09 44,470 BlkRk MuniHldgs CA Qlty MUC 15.50 20,431 BlkRk MuniHldgs Inv MFL 15.17 19,013 BlRk MuHldg NY Qlty MHN 15.63 18,196 BlkRk MuniHldgs Quality MUS 14.68 12,973 BlkRk MuniVest II MVT 16.78 7,440 BlkRk MuniYld CA Fd MYC 16.11 6,814 BlkRk MuniYld CA Quality MCA 15.28 20,287 BlkRk MuniYield MYD 15.49 16,418 BlkRk MuniYld Inv MYF 15.72 7,500 BlkRk MuniYld MI Qlty MIY 15.63 12,868 BlRk Muyld NY Qlty MYN 14.50 13,102 BlkRk MuniYld Qlty II MQT 14.16 14,524 BlkRk MuniYld Quality MQY 16.60 12,591 BlRkMunyldQltyIII MYI 14.90 30,043 BlkRk NY Muni BQH 16.50 283 BlkrckNYMuni Qlty BSE 16.05 1,984 BlkRk Cr Alloc Tr I PSW 9.76 10,949 Blackrock Strategic Muni BSD 14.46 5,062 CVR Partners LP UAN 29.46 46,541 Centene CNC 44.92 94,275 China Pete & Chemical SNP 121.42 36,796 Citizens Inc CIA 10.30 6,602 Cleco Corp CNL 38.87 196,218 CompanhiaSBEDP SBS 65.50 41,242 CubeSmart 7.75% Series A CUBEpA 25.24 3,723 Cutwater Select Incm Fd CSI 19.37 4,369 DWS Hi Incm Opps Fd DHG 14.92 30,650 DWS Muni Inco KTF 14.27 20,983 Donaldson Co DCI 73.49 27,882 Doubleline Oppor Credit DBL 26.16 14,800 DTF Tax-Free DTF 16.82 9,435 Eaton Vance Mun Income EVN 13.99 12,167 Ecopetrol EC 51.26 54,592 Endurance Spec Hldgs PfB ENHpB 26.58 5,014 Entergy Inc6.0 Bd2051 EMZ 28.87 7,462 Extra Space Storage EXR 25.98 35,315 F M C Corp FMC 93.83 21,688 Fed Premier Intemediate FPT 15.36 8,829 First Republic Bk Pfd A FRCpA 25.15 374,391 First Tr Strat High Fd II FHY 16.47 18,826 FortuneBrandsHome&Sec FBHS 18.66 78,600 GP Strategies GPX 14.77 3,225 GE Cap 5.875% Nts 2033 GED 25.86 4,773 Goodrich Corp GR 124.81 56,822 WR Grace GRA 54.47 143,279 Guggenh Bond Mneg Dur Tr GBAB 21.75 12,582 HnckJohn TxAdv HTD 17.95 34,099 Health Net HNT 37.72 108,860 Huaneng Power HNP 24.18 24,773 InvenSense INVN 17.50 360,082 Invesco Qlty Mun Inco IQI 14.00 14,215 Invesco Quality Mun Secs IQM 15.47 9,974 Invesco VnKmCAInc VCV 13.83 7,902 Invesco VK MuniOpp VMO 15.71 23,055 Invesco VK PAValMun VPV 14.65 12,745 Inv Vn Km Inv Grd VGM 15.50 38,872 Invesco VnKmNY VTN 15.95 7,280 Invesco VK Tr Val Mun VIM 14.59 2,758 Kayne Andrsn Midstr Engy KMF 26.43 17,767 LifeTime Fit LTM 49.16 14,049 LyondellBasell Inds LYB 42.99 375,107 MFS Hi Inc Muni CXE 5.55 16,190 MFS Hi Yld Muni CMU 5.03 27,568 MFS Invest Grade Muni CXH 10.53 14,638 MFS Multimkt MMT 7.03 50,720 Molina Hlthcr MOH 30.40 73,835 Monsanto MON 82.95 578,852 Montpelier RE Hldgs Pfd A MRHpA 27.99 745 Nike Inc NKE 104.94 442,890 Nuveen AZ Premium Income NAZ 14.70 625 Nuveen CA Investment NQC 15.65 3,130 Nuveen CA Performance NCP 15.47 2,866 Nuveen California Select NVC 16.09 2,529 Nuveen Ins CA NXC 14.46 651 Nuveen Enhncd Mun Val Fd NEV 15.14 22,000 Nuveen Insured CA Muni 2 NCL 16.09 6,755 Nuveen Muni Advantage Fd NMA 15.24 37,574 Nuveen Muni Mkt Opp NMO 14.68 18,534 Nuveen Mun Opportunity Fd NIO 15.15 19,624 Nuveen NY Performnce Plus NNP 16.12 2,612 Nuveen Performance Plus NPP 15.95 19,533 Nuveen Premier Muni Inc NPF 15.43 12,713 Nuveen Premium Inco Muni NPI 14.87 23,356 Nuveen Prem Inco Muni 2 NPM 15.37 21,669 NuvPremIncmMuniOpp NPX 14.26 21,820 Nuveen Prem Inco Muni 4 NPT 13.99 19,542 Nuveen Quality Income NQU 15.44 36,216 Nuveen Quality pf JTP 8.23 38,566 Nuveen Select Quality NQS 16.00 8,001 One Liberty Properties OLP 17.77 1,902 Oxford Indus OXM 50.81 9,948 PimcoCA PCK 10.04 2,905 PIMCO CA PZC 11.05 9,708 PIMCO MuniFd PMF 15.03 31,469 Pimco Muni Inc II PML 13.02 76,608 PIMCO Muni Inc III PMX 12.37 17,009 PIMCO NY Fd PNF 12.32 6,677 PimcoNY PNI 12.25 4,691 PionrMuniAdv Tr MAV 15.24 14,438 Plains All Amer Pipeline PAA 77.86 92,140 Pretium Resources PVG 16.98 8,502 Putnam Muni Opportunities PMO 12.75 71,676 Sovran Self Storage SSS 46.15 16,914 SummitHotelPropInc.9.25% INNpA 25.64 400 Taubman Ctrs TCO 67.26 22,522 Thomas & Betts TNB 71.44 960,115 TransDigm Group TDG 103.34 27,099 Triumph Group TGI 63.00 193,492 Valspar Corp VAL 43.50 15,574 Wstrn Asset Emerg Mkts ESD 19.88 20,444 Wstrn Asset Infltn Mgmt IMF 18.02 1,651 Wstrn Asset Mngd Muni MMU 13.98 4,758 Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd MNP 16.15 10,370 World Fuel Svcs INT 45.98 31,081 Yamana Gld AUY 17.97 1,676,874 YUM! Brands YUM 64.20 463,258 New Lows 2 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Portugal Telecom PT 5.04 57,882 RadioShack RSH 7.15 19,992,645
NASDAQ
New Highs 51 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Apple AAPL 457.60 3,051,227 BSB Bancorp BLMT 10.88 1,700 Blackbaud BLKB 31.04 11,507 Cepheid CPHD 43.88 179,140 Chefs' Warehouse CHEF 20.74 15,964 Chemical Fincl CHFC 23.24 7,552 Churchill Downs CHDN 57.42 5,096 Cognex CGNX 41.90 23,104 CONMED CNMD 29.78 6,637 Eagle Bancorp EGBN 16.70 1,950 eHealth EHTH 16.04 16,432 Expedia EXPE 32.33 351,586 Farmers National Banc FMNB 5.46 867 First Bancorp Inc FNLC 16.15 637 German American Bancorp GABC 20.11 1,900 Global X NASDAQ 400 MdCp QQQM 27.00 100 Great Southern Bancorp GSBC 24.90 2,366 HF Fincl HFFC 11.50 3,800 Hain Celestial Group HAIN 38.79 47,718 Halozyme Therapeutics HALO 10.96 149,860 InfoSpace INSP 12.54 35,816 Inhibitex INHX 25.50 382,664 InnerWorkings INWK 11.24 9,744 Lincoln Electric Hldgs LECO 43.50 28,713 magicJack VocalTec CALL 17.95 87,367 Mattel Inc MAT 31.40 2,622,645 Mattress Firm Holding MFRM 33.23 39,746 McGrath RentCorp MGRC 31.99 38,410 Monro Muffler Brake MNRO 42.85 21,039 Neurocrine Biosciences NBIX 9.43 83,763 Peoples Bancorp (Ohio) PEBO 15.87 3,739 PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ 60.86 11,003,022 Progenics Pharmaceuticals PGNX 9.94 7,849 RBC Bearings ROLL 45.78 5,261 Raptor Pharm Cp RPTP 7.13 167,268 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN 90.79 244,317 Ryanair Hldgs PLC (ADS) RYAAY 33.77 129,812 SLM 6.00% Sr. Nts 2043 JSM 21.59 2,627 SMF Energy FUEL 3.90 139,584 Santarus SNTS 4.95 49,570 SeagateTech STX 21.23 2,158,413 Spectranetics SPNC 8.33 8,830 Starbucks SBUX 48.62 811,097 Steven Madden SHOO 41.60 35,839 Synaptics SYNA 37.83 56,517 Synovis Life Techs SYNO 27.98 19,587 Tractor Supply Co TSCO 82.50 164,204 Ubiquiti Networks UBNT 25.30 85,301 Utah Medical Products UTMD 31.90 776 Video Display VIDE 6.32 987 Washington Trust Bancorp WASH 24.99 1,070 New Lows 6 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Amyris AMRS 9.08 22,119 Mission NewEnergy MNEL 0.83 169,250 Pointer Telocation PNTR 2.75 4,694 ProShr Ul Sh QQQ SQQQ 15.08 484,309 Rex Energy REXX 9.34 878,813 Senomyx SNMX 3.08 19,066Comments »
January Consumer Confidence: Prior 64.8, Market Expects 67, Actual 61.1
Coffee Break: We Have Everything Under Control
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