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Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Money Flows, Heat Map, & The S&P A/D Line
Money Flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Apple AAPL NASD 424.91 +63.6 1.31
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 85.77 +33.0 1.98
Wells Fargo WFC NYSE 30.50 +32.3 1.74
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 65.29 +28.3 2.82
Google GOOG NASD 628.16 +24.2 1.39
Carnival CCL NYSE 29.56 +23.8 1.47
Intel INTC NASD 25.25 +21.8 1.89
Pfizer PFE NYSE 22.04 +21.7 2.39
Thermo Fisher Sci TMO NYSE 49.58 +21.5 4.59
AT&T T NYSE 30.33 +20.7 2.32
Schlumberger SLB NYSE 68.44 +19.4 2.06
Coca-Cola KO NYSE 67.55 +18.0 2.49
Caterpillar CAT NYSE 104.45 +17.6 1.59
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 6.75 +16.4 1.35
Chevron CVX NYSE 106.67 +15.5 1.50
UnitedHealth Group UNH NYSE 53.52 +13.9 3.04
Philip Morris Intl PM NYSE 76.59 +13.0 2.05
PepsiCo PEP NYSE 65.00 +12.7 2.44
Eaton Corp ETN NYSE 49.48 +11.6 4.49
ConocoPhillips COP NYSE 71.05 +10.7 1.95
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
iShrs MSCI Emerg Mkts EEM ARCA 40.06 -103.6 0.13
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 35.41 -68.8 0.53
Microsoft MSFT NASD 28.49 -38.4 0.41
Citigroup C NYSE 29.71 -27.2 0.73
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 66.39 -23.3 0.38
IBM IBM NYSE 181.59 -21.6 0.66
Cisco Systems CSCO NASD 19.18 -19.5 0.34
General Electric GE NYSE 19.08 -18.6 0.53
McDonald's MCD NYSE 101.09 -17.3 0.49
CME Group Inc. CME NASD 236.79 -15.2 0.48
Oracle ORCL NASD 27.52 -14.8 0.47
Royal Caribbean RCL NYSE 27.61 -14.7 0.52
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 60.06 -14.4 0.37
Amazoncom AMZN NASD 179.40 -13.9 0.70
Newmont Mining NEM NYSE 62.87 -13.0 0.47
Life Technologies Cp LIFE NASD 46.43 -12.1 0.27
DuPont DD NYSE 48.90 -11.7 0.39
Ford Motor F NYSE 12.18 -10.6 0.56
Disney DIS NYSE 38.89 -9.7 0.43
Taiwan Semi Mfg TSM NYSE 13.53 -9.5 0.23
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52 Week Highs and Lows
NYSE
New Highs 15 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Delaware Invest Minn VMM 13.86 3,508 Eaton CA Trust CEV 13.44 3,907 Glowpoint GLOW 2.95 7,000 Hillmn Gp Cp Tr 11.6% HLMp 31.28 3,206 Nuveen AZ Fd 2 NKR 14.55 700 Nuveen CA Div 2 NVX 15.00 7,214 Nuveen CA Premium Fund NCU 14.57 1,791 Nuveen Div Fnd 2 NXZ 14.88 17,188 NuvDivAdvMuniIncm NVG 15.19 3,727 Nuveen Maryland NFM 14.68 1,500 NuveenMuniIncoOpp Fd NMZ 12.64 28,158 Nuveen NJ Munl Value Fund NJV 15.85 1,551 NuvDivAdvMuniIncm NKO 15.14 5,958 Nuveen Ohio Fd 2 NBJ 14.49 1,300 Nuveen PA Fd 2 NVY 14.35 1,505 New Lows 0
New Highs 96 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Allergan AGN 89.42 135,361 Alliance NY Municipal AYN 15.68 12,018 American Tower REIT AMT 62.97 457,611 Applied Indus Tech AIT 38.37 20,786 AutoZone AZO 346.00 87,729 Blackrock Core Bond Tr BHK 13.85 11,224 BlkRk MuniYld CA Fd MYC 15.69 21,979 BlRk Muyld NY Qlty MYN 14.21 21,205 BlRkMunyldQltyIII MYI 14.69 29,433 Buckeye Tech BKI 36.40 52,724 CVS Caremark CVS 42.66 1,032,028 Centene CNC 44.69 74,082 Chesapeake Midstream Ptrs CHKM 30.89 22,467 Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG 357.75 86,982 Clarcor Inc CLC 51.80 13,139 Cobalt Intl Engy CIE 19.94 254,599 ConAgra Foods CAG 27.10 246,291 CoreSite Realty COR 19.23 7,842 Crown Castle Intl CCI 46.49 56,302 Delphi Finl Group 7.376% DFP 24.95 944 Donaldson Co DCI 72.23 21,029 Dreyfus Strategic Munis LEO 9.10 24,192 EI DuPont $3.50 Cum. pfd. DDpA 87.25 400 Ecolab Inc ECL 60.18 294,079 El Paso Corp EP 27.00 2,018,915 FNB Corp FNB 12.50 61,058 FortuneBrandsHome&Sec FBHS 18.38 50,995 HBFuller FUL 25.90 36,132 Generac Holdings GNRC 30.50 20,115 General Mills GIS 40.97 500,299 Genuine Parts GPC 63.65 67,047 Global Cash Access GCA 5.32 181,301 WW Grainger GWW 200.00 35,865 John Hancock Investors JHI 27.90 4,002 Health Care REIT HCN 56.14 220,280 Home Depot HD 43.88 1,364,170 Humana Inc HUM 96.46 374,082 IHS Inc IHS 92.31 23,445 Inv CA Ins Tr IIC 15.80 12,871 Invesco CA Qty Tr IQC 14.35 6,458 Invesco InsCa ICS 14.89 2,135 Invesco Insured Mun Tr IMT 15.74 11,882 Invesco Quality Mun Secs IQM 14.96 5,500 James Hardie Indus ADS JHX 37.69 398 Kraft Foods KFT 38.28 1,159,007 LEH 6.25% CorTS Boeing JZL 26.54 200 Lennar Corp B LEN/B 17.90 2,788 Lions Gate Entertainment LGF 9.07 253,719 MFS Invest Grade Muni CXH 10.13 8,096 MFS Munl Inco MFM 7.37 48,587 MI Developments MIM 33.82 155,156 MaquarieInfrastr MIC 29.37 12,581 Maximus MMS 45.19 9,299 McCormick & Co Vtg MKC/V 51.45 201 McCormick & Co MKC 51.78 35,858 NewMarket Corp NEU 213.44 4,979 Nuveen AZ Premium Income NAZ 14.54 616 Nuveen CA Investment NQC 14.97 7,368 Nuveen CA Muni Mkt NCO 14.82 3,500 Nuveen Muni High Income NMD 11.77 2,064 Nuveen NY Div Fnd NAN 14.62 3,710 Nuveen NY Investment Qual NQN 15.65 6,496 Nuveen Pa Premium Inc 2 NPY 14.14 4,261 Oneok Inc OKE 89.63 49,147 Oxford Indus OXM 48.12 14,529 Pacific Drilling PACD 9.95 21,889 Pall Corp PLL 60.72 143,228 Pfizer PFE 22.17 8,091,010 Pier 1 Imports PIR 15.40 80,838 PimcoCA PCK 9.66 33,085 PIMCO CA PZC 10.17 9,456 Pimco Muni Inc II PML 11.86 18,143 PIMCO NY Fd PNF 11.84 5,849 Provident Energy PVX 11.43 2,970,272 Rayonier REIT RYN 46.43 105,709 Rex American Resources REX 23.70 11,588 Roper Indus ROP 93.31 156,720 Sempra Energy SRE 56.50 146,759 SpectraEnergy SE 31.41 375,794 Standard Motor SMP 22.34 44,304 Sturm Ruger RGR 39.69 85,821 SunCoke Energy Inc. Wi SXCw 13.50 21,900 Total Sys Svcs TSS 20.84 126,458 Tredegar TG 24.39 9,851 Tyler Tech TYL 33.86 27,514 Ultrapar Participaco UGP 19.56 21,728 Unifirst UNF 62.21 5,855 US Bancorp USB 29.41 2,807,872 UnitedHealth Group UNH 53.55 1,176,939 Valspar Corp VAL 42.32 47,162 Vornado Rlty Tr 6.75% H VNOpH 25.25 464 Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd MNP 15.75 7,791 Williams Cos WMB 28.69 653,079 Winthrop Realty Tr 9.25% FURpD 26.25 100 Wyndham Worldwide WYN 39.69 130,726 YUM! Brands YUM 62.17 584,658 New Lows 8 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Chesapeake Energy CHK 21.00 2,746,348 ChinaTele CHA 53.10 20,596 Comstock Resources CRK 13.35 122,928 Encana ECA 17.14 1,229,494 Hugoton Royalty Tr Un HGT 15.11 115,712 Kinross Gold KGC 10.44 6,107,061 Panasonic Cp PC 8.01 68,052 Quicksilver Resources KWK 5.62 686,540
NASDAQ
New Highs 61 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ American Dental Ptnrs ADPI 18.91 11,538 AmerElecTech AETI 5.75 5,150 Amgen AMGN 68.47 879,496 Apollo Grp (Cl A) APOL 57.83 164,968 Ariad Pharm ARIA 14.76 386,104 Automatic Data ADP 55.84 552,923 Broadvision Inc BVSN 22.79 240,755 CVB Fincl CVBF 10.93 168,748 Celgene CELG 75.11 366,111 Citizens & Northern CZNC 19.40 2,551 Cogent Comm Group CCOI 18.20 54,118 Cognex CGNX 40.99 31,276 Convio CNVO 15.91 2,889,138 Cubist Pharmaceuticals CBST 42.02 65,688 Eagle Bancorp EGBN 16.00 14,459 Equinix EQIX 114.25 132,491 EXACT Sciences EXAS 9.68 84,637 Fastenal Co FAST 47.59 339,315 Gibraltar Industries ROCK 15.93 6,500 Gilead Sciences GILD 45.49 1,140,375 HMS Hldgs HMSY 33.35 65,810 Idenix Pharmaceuticals IDIX 14.89 1,149,821 InfoSpace INSP 12.20 45,780 Inhibitex INHX 25.02 1,074,353 iShs FTSE EPRA/NAREIT NA IFNA 48.57 1,100 iShrNasdaqBiotch IBB 113.88 134,598 Lincoln Electric Hldgs LECO 42.37 23,699 Mattress Firm Holding MFRM 28.32 13,123 Medivation MDVN 56.49 202,565 Mercantile Bank MBWM 12.00 11,292 Micromet MITI 8.90 208,098 Monster Beverage MNST 101.55 529,332 NewsCorp A NWSA 19.05 1,701,113 NewsCorp B NWS 19.35 476,295 Nuance Comm NUAN 29.78 651,764 O'Reilly Automotive ORLY 82.50 72,261 Panera Bread Co PNRA 150.95 137,656 Patrick Industries PATK 6.00 34,819 PETsMART PETM 53.44 20,833 Pharmasset VRUS 137.00 41,270 QAD Inc Cl B QADB 12.85 1,845 RAM Energy Res RAM 3.60 694,260 RBC Bearings ROLL 44.57 3,737 Ross Stores ROST 51.75 142,669 Rush Enterprises A RUSHA 22.16 17,510 Russ Small-Cap Low P/E SCLP 63.79 200 SBA Comm SBAC 44.99 84,485 Salix Pharmaceuticals SLXP 50.28 180,784 Santarus SNTS 4.74 324,387 SeagateTech STX 19.80 1,763,722 Shuffle Master SHFL 12.91 58,572 Smith & Wesson Hldg SWHC 4.89 97,800 Starbucks SBUX 47.96 506,485 Synergy Pharms Wt SGYPW 1.15 5,500 Tower Bancorp Inc TOBC 31.39 2,954 US Home Systems USHS 7.48 11,609 ViroPharma VPHM 29.58 216,741 Westport Innovations WPRT 35.27 202,568 Whole Foods Market WFM 76.88 1,097,207 Woodward WWD 44.43 37,445 Xyratex XRTX 15.67 17,880 New Lows 9 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ D Medical Industries DMED 0.98 35,407 RR Donnelley RRD 12.83 2,563,401 Marchex (Cl B) MCHX 5.00 84,518 Metabolix MBLX 2.40 536,408 Pegasystems PEGA 26.29 19,027 PwrShrs MENA Frnt Cntries PMNA 9.96 1,506 ProShr Ul Sh QQQ SQQQ 16.75 367,318 ProShs UlShrt Nsdq Biot BIS 27.80 2,900 Summer Infant SUMR 4.93 35,064
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Most Active Options Trades
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/21/12 7.5000 533 0.0300 up 0.0000 LVS 1/21/12 46.0000 456 1.0200 up 0.1600 PCX 2/18/12 8.0000 299 0.6000 dn 0.0900 COF 1/21/12 50.0000 250 0.8500 up 0.2500 SIRI 1/21/12 2.0000 162 0.1800 up 0.0400 BRCD 1/21/12 5.5000 150 0.1600 dn 0.2200 JPM 4/21/12 38.0000 140 1.2300 dn 0.3400 LVS 2/18/12 45.0000 121 3.1000 up 0.0500 VALE 1/21/12 23.0000 106 0.7800 up 0.5400 BRCD 1/21/12 6.0000 100 0.0100 dn 0.0800 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 832 0.0400 dn 0.0100 WLT 1/21/12 57.5000 156 1.2800 dn 0.1500 BAC 1/21/12 5.5000 100 0.0100 dn 0.0100 BAC 2/18/12 6.0000 90 0.1600 dn 0.0300 FXE 1/21/12 132.0000 78 5.3000 dn 0.3000 BRCD 1/21/12 5.5000 77 0.1800 up 0.0900 KGC 1/21/12 11.0000 77 0.5500 up 0.5200 GE 2/18/12 20.0000 70 1.1500 dn 0.2200 TEVA 3/17/12 32.5000 69 0.1000 up 0.0000 WFC 1/21/12 30.0000 62 0.3200 dn 0.5200 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 16542 13832 30374
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE WFC 1/21/12 31.0000 5169 0.1900 up 0.0800 WFC 1/21/12 29.0000 4380 1.5300 up 0.5200 WFC 2/18/12 29.0000 4144 1.9300 up 0.5000 INHX 2/18/12 27.5000 3684 0.3500 up 0.2000 BPAX 3/17/12 0.5000 2165 0.1000 up 0.0000 GE 1/21/12 19.0000 1834 0.3300 up 0.1100 AAPL 1/21/12 425.0000 1646 3.6500 up 1.3100 C 1/21/12 30.0000 1546 0.4700 dn 0.8300 QCOM 2/18/12 57.5000 1476 1.7300 up 0.1900 AAPL 1/21/12 420.0000 1445 6.8100 up 2.3100 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE FXE 3/17/12 110.0000 2847 0.1000 dn 0.0300 BAC 1/21/12 6.0000 1489 0.0400 dn 0.0100 C 1/21/12 30.0000 1176 0.8100 up 0.2200 INTC 2/18/12 23.0000 1054 0.2300 dn 0.0300 INTC 1/21/12 25.0000 1036 0.3500 dn 0.0500 BAC 2/18/12 7.0000 1011 0.5600 dn 0.0800 BAC 8/18/12 7.0000 1000 1.1700 dn 0.0700 C 1/21/12 29.0000 995 0.3700 up 0.0500 FWLT 1/21/12 19.0000 970 0.0100 dn 0.0300 CCL 7/21/12 30.0000 969 3.6000 up 1.7500 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 403963 290009 693972Comments »
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Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
VQ +59.3%, PVX +14.7%, TSLA +14%, DB +4.6%, MT +4.5%, BBL +4.3%, RIO +4.2%, HBC +3.6%, CS +3.4%,
BHP +3.3%, UBS +2.2%, BCS +1.1%, ROVI +8.2%, AMAT +2.2% , POT +2.3%, RBS +6%, NBG +5.5%, HL +5.9%, MT +4.5%,
OT +3.8%, E +3.3%, RIG +3%, PBR +2.8%, BP +2.5%, STO +0.4%,
Gapping down
Bear hopes, confidence, dreams, CCL -16%, KEM -4.6%, MDVN -2.2% , PKD -3.2% , KGC -7.2%, RCL -6.1%
Comments »Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Sector Outperform at CIBC.
Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE: RYL) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF) Raised to Buy with $37 target at Goldman Sachs.
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Raised to Buy at Wunderlich.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
