Asian markets are up 1-2% tonight, following a very strong European session.
Comments »Asia Rallies Off Strong Australian Manufacturing Data
2012 Kicks Off With a Bang
Golden Cross Pattern in Dow Signals Prosperous New Year
On Friday investors put the old year to bed, and looked for signs as they anticipated what the baby new year might bring.
Considering the market had been trading on technicals in 2011, the Fast Money pros suggest watching the charts carefully again in 2012.
And Bespoke recently noted a pattern that the Fast pros thought was very significant.
Looking at the Dow [.DJIA 12217.56 -69.48 (-0.57%) ], the 50-day moving average has started to break above the 200-day; something known on the Street as a Golden Cross.
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Comments »Markets Near ‘Golden Cross’ But Is It a Good Sign?
The Dow Jones Industrials are nearing an important technical milestone that otherwise might be considered a pretty positive sign for the stock market.
Trouble is, the arrival of the much-vaunted Golden Cross— when the 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day counterpart — faces a couple of obstacles as a beacon of stock bullishness.
First, history is, ironically enough, not on the market’s side.
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Comments »2011’s Worst Performing ETF’s
No. Ticker YTD Return
2 TMV -68.51
3 INDL -67.21
4 SBND -65.58
5 KWT -64.77
6 LBJ -63.90
7 TAN -63.11
8 EDC -62.93
9 YINN -62.51
10 ZSL -60.44
11 URA -60.33
12 DRV -57.85
13 DZK -53.18
14 FAS -52.87
15 GAZ -52.80
16 EGPT -51.76
17 TVIX -51.50
18 TBT -51.30
19 NUGT -50.74
20 ERY -50.38
21 PBW -50.29
22 SOXL -47.33
23 BRIL -46.81
24 BDD -46.60
25 AGQ -46.36
26 UNG -45.91
27 XIV -45.02
28 TZA -44.76
29 IFN -44.34
30 SRTY -44.29
31 ICLN -44.09
32 GEX -43.89
33 VNM -43.51
34 IIF -43.47
35 EET -41.73
36 QCLN -41.60
37 TRF -40.50
38 EPI -40.49
39 DLBS -40.38
40 TYO -40.12
41 INP -39.96
42 PBD -39.65
43 GRR -38.87
44 DTYS -38.49
45 PXN -38.32
46 XPP -37.84
47 SQQQ -37.49
48 SDP -37.00
49 LIT -36.81
50 TNA -36.53
2011’s Best Performing ETF’s
No. Ticker YTD Return
1 LBND 119.94
2 TMF 107.63
3 INDZ 76.64
4 UBT 72.43
5 ZROZ 60.45
6 EDV 55.60
7 DTYL 44.56
8 TYD 43.37
9 DLBL 42.87
10 UPW 35.37
11 TLT 34.05
12 NUC 28.71
13 MUE 28.07
14 FLAT 27.10
15 PDT 26.85
16 BZQ 25.17
17 HPI 25.12
18 BAF 25.10
19 HTD 24.86
20 BLE 24.73
21 BTA 24.63
22 BKN 24.55
23 BBF 24.07
24 LEO 23.86
25 BIE 23.42
26 BBK 23.14
27 BFZ 23.12
28 DSM 22.98
29 AFB 22.55
30 HPF 22.44
31 NIO 22.00
32 MUC 21.92
33 TLH 21.81
34 MFL 21.73
35 EVY 21.72
36 MYI 21.56
37 BBH 21.55
38 BLV 21.41
39 IHE 21.39
40 NPI 21.17
41 MUH 21.13
42 VGM 21.13
43 PMO 21.03
44 NPP 20.71
45 FCO 20.70
46 XAA 20.55
47 VKQ 20.47
48 EIM 20.41
49 PJP 20.40
50 NEV 20.37
2011’s Top 100 Losers
Min mkt cap: $500 mill
No. Ticker YTD Return Market Cap
1 IRE -83.90 600,870,000
2 ITT -80.98 1,840,000,000
3 DNDN -78.47 1,200,000,000
4 NBG -76.19 2,340,000,000
5 RIMM -75.18 9,670,000,000
6 MTOR -74.17 594,350,000
7 FSLR -74.13 4,110,000,000
8 TSL -71.18 556,480,000
9 MTL -70.99 4,570,000,000
10 HGSI -69.36 1,490,000,000
11 XUE -68.94 518,170,000
12 RLD -68.36 560,290,000
13 GFA -67.72 1,360,000,000
14 CREE -66.49 2,790,000,000
15 MWW -66.46 887,440,000
16 WFR -65.90 961,040,000
17 ANR -65.75 4,580,000,000
18 ITMN -65.44 1,210,000,000
19 AIXG -65.11 1,230,000,000
20 GSS -64.71 535,350,000
21 FST -64.42 1,740,000,000
22 DNN -64.04 507,750,000
23 MTG -63.98 621,620,000
24 DRYS -63.84 873,960,000
25 VQ -63.36 525,370,000
26 RMBS -62.65 873,090,000
27 EXH -62.53 719,630,000
28 YGE -62.15 716,620,000
29 LYG -62.04 25,970,000,000
30 CECO -61.75 523,390,000
31 GGAL -60.92 876,430,000
32 ODP -60.65 622,640,000
33 CTCM -60.47 1,450,000,000
34 NFLX -60.46 3,530,000,000
35 ROVI -60.33 3,020,000,000
36 VE -60.14 6,410,000,000
37 CODE -59.61 503,950,000
38 CPF -58.79 532,720,000
39 BAC -58.62 51,490,000,000
40 OVTI -58.56 683,130,000
41 UXG -58.55 553,420,000
42 NAK -58.43 660,080,000
43 ATE -58.36 1,950,000,000
44 LOGI -58.17 1,400,000,000
45 BMA -58.15 1,130,000,000
46 TQNT -58.00 761,320,000
47 CRIC -57.81 667,740,000
48 AUO -57.75 3,990,000,000
49 ACI -57.70 3,090,000,000
50 SLT -57.48 27,430,000,000
51 GLE.PA -57.22 12,380,000,000
52 GOL -56.50 2,140,000,000
53 PCX -56.43 913,290,000
54 TEX -56.35 1,790,000,000
55 NKTR -56.26 562,980,000
56 DRIV -56.25 579,810,000
57 SHLD -56.14 6,140,000,000
58 TX -55.57 3,280,000,000
59 CRWN -55.34 517,930,000
60 PWRD -55.26 506,850,000
61 X -54.88 3,920,000,000
62 CCJ -54.72 6,900,000,000
63 WMS -54.66 1,130,000,000
64 PHH -54.47 864,300,000
65 DLB -54.44 3,390,000,000
66 YOKU -54.30 2,200,000,000
67 MDAS -54.14 564,340,000
68 KWK -54.07 1,390,000,000
69 BPOP -53.98 1,470,000,000
70 HL -53.74 1,740,000,000
71 BFR -53.71 935,960,000
72 GHL -53.70 1,100,000,000
73 CYD -53.57 522,110,000
74 NMR -53.45 11,900,000,000
75 AWC -53.39 3,230,000,000
76 CYH -53.30 1,640,000,000
77 PTNR -53.19 1,480,000,000
78 TC -53.13 1,240,000,000
79 ASIA -53.05 614,370,000
80 SFL -52.70 788,880,000
81 ACH -52.53 6,220,000,000
82 AEM -52.36 6,960,000,000
83 NIHD -52.33 3,890,000,000
84 SSRI -52.27 1,180,000,000
85 WLT -52.26 4,500,000,000
86 ACA.PA -52.14 10,080,000,000
87 NAT -52.08 562,370,000
88 VECO -51.91 973,350,000
89 ILMN -51.82 3,390,000,000
90 ICA -51.76 802,260,000
91 HDY -51.61 585,100,000
92 MCP -51.60 2,590,000,000
93 AIG -51.57 40,130,000,000
94 GTY -51.40 507,920,000
95 NKA -51.37 658,370,000
96 PZE -51.25 1,310,000,000
97 SWC -51.15 1,240,000,000
98 TGA -51.10 578,360,000
99 CSC -50.81 3,610,000,000
100 NUVA -50.64 580,860,00
2011’s Top 100 Winners
Min mkt cap: $500 mill
No. Ticker YTD Return Market Cap
1 VRUS 477.96 9,770,000,000
2 SIMO 381.88 600,910,000
3 INHX 324.62 1,070,000,000
4 MDVN 207.12 1,610,000,000
5 GLNG 206.02 3,430,000,000
6 QCOR 186.63 2,730,000,000
7 LQDT 163.63 975,720,000
8 PCYC 146.88 1,030,000,000
9 ARIA 141.08 1,550,000,000
10 SCSS 140.42 1,010,000,000
11 ELN 137.17 6,350,000,000
12 RGR 124.87 579,140,000
13 SPPI 114.70 810,680,000
14 DPZ 114.61 1,930,000,000
15 HS 105.62 3,660,000,000
16 COG 103.47 8,680,000,000
17 JAZZ 97.15 1,630,000,000
18 EP 93.74 19,310,000,000
19 ABMD 93.44 714,620,000
20 RRR 91.48 1,270,000,000
21 ULTA 90.79 4,200,000,000
22 MG 89.24 642,090,000
23 PSMT 86.11 2,000,000,000
24 CBST 85.75 2,270,000,000
25 BGS 83.81 1,020,000,000
26 AKRX 83.69 980,990,000
27 OXM 81.75 605,600,000
28 WPRT 81.05 1,410,000,000
29 ISRG 80.73 16,990,000,000
30 RNOW 80.65 1,420,000,000
31 SUG 78.50 5,160,000,000
32 HANS 77.05 8,020,000,000
33 RENN 76.53 1,480,000,000
34 EVEP 75.77 2,310,000,000
35 WCG 75.25 2,440,000,000
36 GNRC 74.95 1,680,000,000
37 ASPS 74.92 1,110,000,000
38 REGN 71.28 5,480,000,000
39 ZOLL 70.88 997,230,000
40 TNH 70.49 3,000,000,000
41 SONO 70.38 575,500,000
42 BTH 69.37 516,760,000
43 VHC 69.16 983,190,000
44 MA 67.49 48,350,000,000
45 GCO 66.90 1,380,000,000
46 MAKO 66.89 1,250,000,000
47 NEU 65.63 2,640,000,000
48 BIIB 65.32 26,820,000,000
49 LOOP 65.08 740,680,000
50 VRX 64.83 14,090,000,000
51 RDEN 63.36 1,050,000,000
52 N 62.92 2,830,000,000
53 NUS 62.77 2,920,000,000
54 BKI 62.76 1,180,000,000
55 HUM 62.65 14,560,000,000
56 ELGX 62.52 659,410,000
57 OKE 62.11 8,570,000,000
58 HPY 61.15 881,630,000
59 DK 60.88 635,280,000
60 HGIC 60.54 1,600,000,000
61 VPHM 59.93 1,680,000,000
62 GTLS 59.80 1,800,000,000
63 PKD 59.74 803,270,000
64 CMG 59.70 9,790,000,000
65 PRIM 59.58 721,460,000
66 APL 59.07 1,810,000,000
67 LNG 58.33 790,240,000
68 NETL 57.88 3,430,000,000
69 TRLG 57.86 866,490,000
70 LAD 57.74 600,710,000
71 HITK 57.47 529,600,000
72 CNC 57.46 1,860,000,000
73 DISH 57.23 10,710,000,000
74 TRGP 56.60 1,490,000,000
75 DFG 56.56 1,440,000,000
76 NR 56.49 826,620,000
77 EDMC 56.08 2,870,000,000
78 FEIC 55.85 1,520,000,000
79 FICO 55.67 1,280,000,000
80 BWLD 55.62 1,170,000,000
81 CFX 55.40 1,280,000,000
82 CATM 55.37 1,110,000,000
83 PRGO 55.21 9,050,000,000
84 ABCO 55.13 1,150,000,000
85 HLF 54.87 6,500,000,000
86 RLI 53.81 1,440,000,000
87 AIRM 53.15 941,280,000
88 VFC 52.87 15,240,000,000
89 ROST 52.59 10,360,000,000
90 OKS 52.50 10,470,000,000
91 TIN 52.38 3,490,000,000
92 SIX 52.22 2,160,000,000
93 PEET 52.16 755,710,000
94 OCN 52.10 1,360,000,000
95 REV 51.63 806,230,000
96 CLH 51.59 3,160,000,000
97 CVLT 50.91 2,070,000,000
98 CPHD 50.64 2,070,000,000
99 HOS 50.14 915,210,000
100 DLTR 49.93 9,490,000,000
Worst Performers Over Past Month
min mkt cap: $1 bill
No. Ticker 1-month Return Market Cap
1 SHLD -41.67 6,140,000,000
2 ITMN -31.91 1,210,000,000
3 FSLR -27.44 4,110,000,000
4 EXPE -27.28 7,480,000,000
5 NG -25.21 2,670,000,000
6 DECK -23.83 4,050,000,000
7 MCP -23.61 2,590,000,000
8 INHX -22.19 1,070,000,000
9 GTE -21.90 1,730,000,000
10 GFA -21.02 1,360,000,000
11 EGO -20.76 10,030,000,000
12 GIL -18.96 1,990,000,000
13 RIMM -17.79 9,670,000,000
14 BBY -17.70 10,090,000,000
15 AUQ -17.53 2,750,000,000
16 VIP -17.14 19,130,000,000
17 IAG -17.12 7,670,000,000
18 NBG -16.87 2,340,000,000
19 PAY -16.19 4,600,000,000
20 MTL -16.12 4,570,000,000
21 LPS -15.79 1,600,000,000
22 SVM -15.28 1,320,000,000
23 EXK -15.27 1,030,000,000
24 SINA -15.16 4,380,000,000
25 KGC -14.92 15,890,000,000
Today’s Money Flows, Heat Map, & S&P A/D Line
Money Flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO (in millions) ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 84.70 +14.5 2.05 General Electric GE NYSE 17.98 +9.3 2.04 Red Hat Inc RHT NYSE 41.13 +8.9 10.76 Google GOOG NASD 638.32 +7.5 1.12 Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 65.52 +7.0 2.06 IBM IBM NYSE 184.86 +6.9 1.49 Amazoncom AMZN NASD 167.76 +6.4 1.07 Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 66.90 +6.4 2.25 Mosaic MOS NYSE 49.50 +6.0 1.48 Pfizer PFE NYSE 21.66 +5.7 2.33 JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 33.11 +5.3 1.65 Coca-Cola KO NYSE 69.94 +5.2 2.17 Caterpillar CAT NYSE 90.48 +5.1 1.45 Merck MRK NYSE 37.70 +4.9 3.06 Hewlett-Packard HPQ NYSE 25.43 +4.4 2.28 VISA (Cl A) V NYSE 102.01 +4.3 1.79 Dow Chemical DOW NYSE 28.46 +3.9 2.94 Bank Of America BAC NYSE 5.35 +3.7 1.26 Amgen AMGN NASD 64.11 +3.7 2.10 CF Ind Hldgs CF NYSE 143.68 +3.6 1.33 ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO (in millions) Apple AAPL NASD 402.18 -20.1 0.87 Intel INTC NASD 24.34 -8.7 0.43 McDonald's MCD NYSE 100.13 -8.5 0.54 Microsoft MSFT NASD 25.90 -8.2 0.52 Baidu BIDU NASD 113.83 -7.0 0.75 Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 59.86 -6.6 0.43 Chevron CVX NYSE 106.63 -6.1 0.64 PPL Corp PPL NYSE 29.85 -5.2 0.19 Abbott Labs ABT NYSE 55.99 -4.7 0.41 Schlumberger SLB NYSE 67.42 -4.3 0.61 Teva Pharmaceutical (ADS) TEVA NASD 40.49 -4.2 0.43 Potash Corp POT NYSE 40.90 -4.2 0.65 SPDR Gold Tr GLD ARCA 148.79 -3.9 0.96 Silver Wheaton SLW NYSE 27.09 -3.8 0.55 PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ NASD 55.58 -3.7 0.79 Ford Motor F NYSE 10.65 -3.6 0.58 Gilead Sciences GILD NASD 40.14 -3.6 0.43 Cisco Systems CSCO NASD 18.16 -3.5 0.51 BHP Billiton BHP NYSE 69.40 -3.4 0.43 Alcoa AA NYSE 8.59 -3.3 0.57Comments »
52 Week Highs and Lows Made This Morning
NYSE
New Highs 45 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Allete ALE 42.47 18,303 W.R. Berkley Cap Tr 6.75% WRBpA 26.14 13,054 BlackRock Build Am Bd Tr BBN 21.46 12,105 BlkRk Munienhanced MEN 11.76 20,721 BlkRk MuniYld MI Qlty MIY 15.48 5,442 BlkRk MuniYld Quality MQY 15.78 7,351 BlRkMunyldQltyIII MYI 14.09 16,262 CMS Energy Corp CMS 22.33 142,146 CVS Caremark CVS 41.35 399,024 Chesapeake Granite Wash CHKR 22.99 23,294 Chesapeake Utilities CPK 44.09 2,975 Consolidated Edison ED 62.65 79,829 DCP Midstream Ptnrs DPM 46.52 6,394 Duke Energy DUK 22.04 818,182 Education Realty Trust EDR 10.18 42,357 EnbridgeEnergy EEQ 34.47 9,719 Endurance Spec Hldgs PfB ENHpB 25.44 4,020 Group 1 Auto GPI 52.15 15,186 Heartland Payment HPY 24.33 8,204 Hershey HSY 62.00 64,642 Integrys Engy Gp TEG 54.46 8,664 Invesco IMInc IIM 16.06 6,396 Invesco NY Qty IQN 15.66 1,906 Kinder Morgan Mgmt KMR 78.11 33,927 LifeTime Fit LTM 47.97 20,645 Main Street Capital MAIN 20.93 79,320 NiSource NI 23.78 89,871 Nuveen Muni High Income NMD 11.36 4,726 Nuveen NJ Div Adv Pfd. NUJpC 10.03 400 Nuveen Premier Muni Inc NPF 14.78 6,578 Nuveen Sel Tax Free NXP 14.60 4,040 PIMCO NY Fd PNF 11.21 7,960 Plains All Amer Pipeline PAA 72.50 21,708 Progress Energy PGN 56.15 68,335 Public Storage Pfd Q PSApQ 28.00 7,272 Putnam Muni Opportunities PMO 12.28 9,419 Southwest Gas SWX 43.20 13,918 Sunoco Logistics Partners SXL 39.13 11,522 UIL Hldgs UIL 35.72 21,888 Vectren Corp VVC 30.40 10,026 Westar Energy WR 28.93 41,910 Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd MNP 15.33 1,272 Western Gas Partners LP WES 41.00 9,352 Wisconsin Energy WEC 35.25 75,423 YUM! Brands YUM 59.67 236,426 New Lows 20 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Advantest Corp ADS ATE 9.28 300 Agnico-Eagle AEM 34.50 220,999 Alumina ADS AWC 4.47 32,274 Bonanza Creek Energy BCEI 12.43 21,750 Cash Store Financial Svc CSFS 5.84 290 China Zenix Auto Intl ADS ZX 2.65 7,083 E-House Holdings ADS EJ 4.06 40,626 Gushan Environmental Engy GU 1.15 12,618 IamGold IAG 14.69 261,995 Kinross Gold KGC 10.80 1,229,958 Mechel Pfd MTLp 3.20 123,945 Mechel OAO MTL 7.76 437,110 Molycorp Mand Conv Pfd A MCPpA 55.15 35,750 Molycorp MCP 23.50 725,903 MS India Invest IIF 13.59 20,236 New York Comm Cap Tr V NYBpU 40.39 2,600 Noah Holdings ADS NOAH 6.01 83,584 Paragon Shipping A PRGN 0.58 52,914 Portugal Telecom PT 5.56 63,179 Rouse Properties Inc. Wi RSEw 10.90 42,100
NASDAQ
New Highs 6 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Alterra Capital Holdings ALTE 23.88 19,870 Conn Bank and Trust CTBC 7.83 4,130 Fred's FRED 14.78 9,891 MGE Energy MGEE 47.53 2,421 Patrick Industries PATK 4.67 3,575 Starbucks SBUX 46.40 487,407 New Lows 32 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ ARCA biopharma Inc ABIO 0.95 21,450 Agenus AGEN 2.05 5,136 Alaska Comm Sys Grp ALSK 2.87 206,490 Alpha & Omega Semicndtr AOSL 7.08 28,339 Arotech ARTX 1.11 7,571 Ascent Solar Tech ASTI 0.44 94,676 AspenBio Pharma APPY 0.97 3,100 B Communications BCOM 14.71 900 Cheviot Fincl CHEV 7.20 4,300 China Finance Online Co JRJC 1.49 10,515 China Sky One Medical CSKI 0.90 71,119 Dataram DRAM 0.81 3,314 Duckwall ALCO Stores DUCK 8.49 3,960 Horizon Pharma HZNP 4.06 2,011 Kingtone Wrlssnf Sol Hldg KONE 0.34 3,500 KiOR KIOR 8.71 5,755 Mannatech MTEX 0.40 8,098 Mission NewEnergy MNEL 1.91 8,500 NeuroMetrix NURO 1.15 30,072 NewLead Hldg Ltd NEWL 0.46 135 Pan American Silver PAAS 19.93 262,539 PwrShs Gbl Gld & Prec Mtl PSAU 37.95 1,555 Radio One ROIA 0.83 7,340 ReachLocal RLOC 6.08 49,661 Rodman & Renshaw RODM 0.41 6,700 Seanergy Maritime SHIP 1.96 6,505 Silver Standard Resources SSRI 12.39 159,320 SinoCkng & Coke Chem SCOK 2.10 6,267 Synergy Pharmaceuticals SGYPD 3.35 5,532 Thermogenesis KOOL 0.71 5,804 USA Techs wt USATW 0.00 40,000 Vertro Inc VTRO 0.99 8,675Comments »
Sector Winners & Losers Update
----- Percent Change ------ Sector Index Daily 1 Wk. 1 Mo. 3 Mo. 1 Yr.
Commercial Vehicl & Trucks 10282.31 68.40 -1.64 0.52 14.65 -13.99 Restaurants & Bars 9662.51 62.57 -0.21 7.30 14.72 26.88 Home Improv Retailers 7053.03 61.39 -0.87 6.33 24.76 12.81 Software 7112.42 44.78 -0.54 -1.46 -1.10 -9.02 Water 5027.50 36.78 -1.04 3.81 4.92 8.52 Business Training & Emp 3832.82 35.98 -1.91 9.83 13.77 -28.75 Industrial Suppliers 4195.34 35.95 -0.40 9.24 25.42 26.41 Drug Retailers 6278.96 35.72 -0.23 4.57 9.19 5.87 Health Care Providers 4824.50 35.44 -1.20 4.49 11.76 10.74 Integrated Oil & Gas 5629.80 33.91 -0.94 9.01 13.99 13.07 Asset Managers 5196.83 33.43 -1.35 7.37 8.70 -20.72 Consumer Finance 5559.35 32.96 -0.53 5.80 8.00 23.88 Nondurable Household Prod 5793.30 32.71 0.15 6.70 4.79 4.30 Home Construction 2380.00 32.69 -0.16 7.34 26.42 -9.66 Delivery Serv 7730.78 32.60 -1.15 5.39 12.60 -7.38 Heavy Construction 4113.08 31.60 -1.74 2.68 8.99 -17.84 Oil Equip & Serv 5608.41 31.26 -2.04 -1.33 12.69 -12.21 Computer Serv 6883.79 28.58 -0.36 1.80 2.76 16.51 Tobacco 4885.17 28.14 0.31 5.95 18.21 30.04 Defense 4579.38 27.39 -0.28 5.97 11.63 0.65 Life Insurance 2977.11 27.34 -0.80 6.79 10.57 -21.60 Broadcasting & Entertainment3843.24 26.53 -0.45 6.40 11.12 6.81 Exploration & Production 6935.53 26.38 -2.04 -1.53 14.48 -5.17 Industrial Machinery 4603.26 25.18 -1.90 3.04 14.81 -7.97 Financial Admin 4308.43 24.89 -0.62 8.56 12.77 7.32 Specialty Finance 3719.59 24.87 -1.39 6.38 10.04 -7.45 Brewers 4740.89 24.31 -1.07 10.67 12.08 -10.74 Furnishings 2660.59 23.70 -0.95 8.76 15.64 2.01 Telecom Equip 5527.52 23.02 -1.23 2.37 10.59 -9.07 Medical Supplies 6598.38 22.70 -0.88 3.48 -1.75 -5.10 Distillers & Vintners 5034.62 21.69 -0.73 4.59 13.86 -0.79 Prop & Casualty Insurance 3755.21 20.92 -0.64 7.78 13.16 3.01 Apparel Retailers 3820.27 20.40 -0.38 5.95 9.89 10.71 Soft Drinks 3969.59 19.81 -0.27 4.98 2.98 5.40 Diversified Industrials 2699.11 19.60 -0.52 13.29 13.57 -2.07 Build Materials & Fixtures 2522.93 19.08 -1.59 8.97 22.19 -1.89 Computer Hardware 8445.52 18.52 -0.92 4.35 3.82 4.79 Invest Serv 2914.37 17.72 -1.10 4.74 -1.82 -34.48 Banks -SS 2007.34 16.67 -1.04 10.86 6.30 -26.01 Containers & Packaging 2525.42 16.65 -1.12 3.74 8.00 -2.78 Media Agencies 3746.42 16.53 -1.43 5.74 14.86 -13.59 Personal Prod 4660.44 15.94 -0.40 4.15 5.50 11.52 Electronic Equip 3248.85 15.59 -1.56 -0.25 8.81 -10.17 Food Prod 2940.85 15.48 -0.49 3.31 3.22 11.66 Trucking 3438.91 14.24 -1.27 6.47 11.32 -7.84 Electr Components & Equip 2226.33 14.18 -1.35 4.32 8.99 -13.85 Medical Equip 5383.92 13.38 -1.19 3.92 1.20 -2.94 Auto Parts 2272.26 13.05 -0.65 4.95 9.12 -15.44 Automobiles 1709.41 12.64 -1.41 4.75 4.42 -33.60 Reinsurance 6061.51 12.35 -0.70 2.27 6.67 -4.24 Pipelines 6987.50 11.95 -1.10 4.54 33.18 46.39 Commodity Chemicals 2355.40 11.63 -1.37 6.45 14.43 -5.13 Real Estate Invest & Serv 2010.48 11.13 -1.85 3.39 5.12 -22.19 Electricity 1903.47 11.12 -0.05 6.11 5.78 13.08 Toys 3382.81 11.00 -1.31 -3.80 0.51 -2.38 Durable Household Prod 1617.06 10.33 -1.03 4.19 16.37 -11.17 Marine Transportation 1337.86 9.75 -0.82 4.18 5.51 -17.13 Food Retailers & Wholesalers1884.17 9.47 0.03 8.39 11.79 8.04 Pharmaceuticals 2452.22 9.45 -0.59 7.82 10.82 14.09 Gas Distribution 2096.73 9.33 -0.30 5.76 15.05 17.78 Forestry & Paper 1595.43 9.10 -0.46 9.71 18.23 3.21 Publishing 2304.43 8.70 -1.29 7.91 10.80 -2.56 Transportation Serv 2436.37 8.03 -1.73 6.24 18.11 -4.24 Specialty Retailers 2918.60 8.00 -0.59 0.64 5.56 -1.07 Real Estate Invest Trusts 2040.40 7.93 -1.09 8.40 9.45 1.56 Aluminum 1130.69 7.81 -2.41 -6.47 -13.41 -41.90 Hotels 2675.39 7.55 -2.11 5.75 14.93 -16.73 Paper 1255.26 7.43 -0.35 9.85 18.58 3.13 Waste & Disposal Serv 1284.01 7.25 -0.66 4.57 3.02 -2.30 Multiutilities 1473.60 6.99 -0.08 7.21 8.41 17.91 Internet 2204.00 6.96 -0.12 8.92 20.99 3.06 Mobile Telecom 1246.61 6.17 -1.28 3.33 1.08 -12.73 Electronic Office Equip 870.66 5.84 -1.96 4.29 4.89 -29.24 Fixed Line Telecom 1131.25 4.88 -0.25 6.38 4.15 0.69 Farming & Fishing 5244.25 3.75 -1.86 -0.49 10.62 1.01 Iron & Steel 2369.77 3.35 -2.80 4.49 20.20 -22.15 Business Support Serv 954.20 3.35 -0.76 0.96 4.58 0.81 Biotechnology 3737.07 3.15 -0.99 6.34 5.18 3.43 Airlines 570.43 2.40 -0.95 8.12 -1.80 -31.27 Full Line Insurance 313.23 2.04 -1.87 5.21 0.00 -33.40 Insurance Brokers 2841.92 1.93 -0.47 7.95 13.95 8.37 Tires 414.25 1.84 -1.41 6.44 29.77 -2.36 Mortgage Finance 175.42 1.69 -1.37 8.66 8.24 -20.57 Footwear 7242.79 0.97 -1.81 -0.32 3.95 11.08 Recreational Serv 2280.19 -0.82 -2.16 2.38 7.28 -22.24 Specialized Consumer Serv 3564.23 -0.93 -1.85 6.43 4.90 2.55 Gambling 6061.08 -1.59 -3.17 0.65 3.68 -7.06 Specialty Chemicals 5518.52 -4.34 -2.42 2.53 7.88 -5.73 Clothing & Accessories 2766.52 -6.72 -2.01 -0.93 4.55 13.08 General Mining 2186.41 -11.33 -7.59 -12.84 -11.46 -34.84 Travel & Tourism 2331.34 -12.47 -2.05 1.85 1.41 7.47 Coal 3092.66 -12.82 -3.31 -4.92 -2.42 -46.59 Consumer Electronics 7268.69 -13.06 -1.68 -3.94 6.45 -25.02 Gold Mining 2048.27 -17.15 -4.45 -10.54 -5.50 -3.63 Nonferrous Metals 5782.53 -17.18 -4.07 -0.62 12.35 -38.55 Broadline Retailers 3854.11 -22.69 -1.09 -1.26 -0.15 3.27 Source: WSJ Market Data GroupComments »
Most Active Options Trades This Morning
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE HL 1/19/13 10.0000 5873 0.2500 up 0.0000 GLD 12/30/11 150.0000 1029 0.5000 dn 1.3500 NFLX 1/21/12 65.0000 832 5.9000 dn 0.8500 AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 811 0.1700 dn 0.1500 MBT 1/21/12 17.5000 750 0.0500 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 602 0.9500 dn 0.4600 MSFT 1/21/12 25.0000 593 1.1900 up 0.0800 NFLX 1/21/12 90.0000 550 0.3100 dn 0.0700 COP 2/18/12 75.0000 435 1.2500 up 0.1500 MSFT 1/21/12 26.0000 434 0.5300 up 0.0300 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 1297 1.2600 dn 0.0500 MRK 1/19/13 30.0000 938 1.5300 dn 0.0800 AMZN 12/30/11 165.0000 866 1.0000 up 0.8000 AMGN 1/21/12 62.5000 839 0.6200 dn 0.0900 AMGN 2/18/12 62.5000 838 1.6800 dn 0.0700 MFN 1/21/12 14.0000 831 4.3500 up 0.2500 MFN 2/18/12 14.0000 831 4.3600 up 0.2600 AMZN 12/30/11 170.0000 719 3.3000 up 2.6000 NFLX 12/30/11 67.5000 539 1.0100 up 0.4400 NFLX 12/30/11 65.0000 504 0.3100 up 0.1400 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 118003 116352 234355
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE GLD 12/30/11 150.0000 521 0.6000 dn 1.8800 GLD 1/21/12 175.0000 216 0.0300 dn 0.0500 BAC 2/18/12 7.0000 121 0.0400 up 0.0000 GLD 1/21/12 150.0000 81 2.8100 dn 1.0900 NFLX 12/30/11 72.5000 80 0.0900 dn 0.2100 NFLX 12/30/11 70.0000 80 0.3300 dn 0.5100 GLD 12/30/11 151.0000 75 0.3000 dn 1.0500 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 72 1.0000 dn 0.3400 TZA 1/21/12 27.0000 72 2.1000 dn 0.3000 GLD 1/21/12 125.0000 70 24.1500 dn 4.3500 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE GLD 12/30/11 150.0000 242 1.5600 up 0.6100 MU 7/21/12 10.0000 157 4.0200 up 0.0200 MU 1/21/12 10.0000 157 3.8600 up 0.1600 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 105 1.1700 dn 0.1600 MSFT 12/30/11 26.0000 87 0.1500 dn 0.0800 GLD 1/21/12 145.0000 65 1.7700 up 0.6100 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 64 3.5000 dn 0.3000 GLD 12/30/11 147.0000 53 0.5700 up 0.3400 GE 1/21/12 19.0000 50 1.1600 dn 0.1000 FAZ 1/21/12 40.0000 40 4.3900 dn 0.0100 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 8088 6781 14869Comments »
Pending Home Sales: Prior 10.4%, Market Expects 0.6%, Actual +7.3%
December Chicago Purchasing Managers Index: Prior 62.6, Market Expects 60.1, Actual 62.5
Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
Company | Date | Analyst | Action | From | To |
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CH ENERGY GRP (CHG) |
12/28/2011 | Brean Murray | Resumed | Buy | |
ARCTIC CAT INC (ACAT) |
12/28/2011 | Feltl & Co. | Reiterated | Buy | |
CAVIUM INC (CAVM) |
12/28/2011 | MKM Partners | Reiterated | Neutral | |
VALSPAR CORP (VAL) |
12/28/2011 | Longbow | Reiterated | Buy | |
ENDEAVOR INTL (END) |
12/28/2011 | Rodman & Renshaw | Upgraded | Mkt Perform | Mkt Outperform |
CAVIUM INC (CAVM) |
12/28/2011 | Stifel Nicolaus | Reiterated | Buy | |
MANNING&NAPIER (MN) |
12/28/2011 | Stifel Nicolaus | Initiated | Buy | |
KODIAK OIL&GAS (KOG) |
12/28/2011 | Northland Securities | Downgraded | Outperform | Market Perform |
MATTRESS FIRM (MFRM) |
12/28/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Initiated | Buy | |
CASCADE CORP (CASC) |
12/28/2011 | Global Hunter Securities | Initiated | Buy | |
PHH CORP (PHH) |
12/28/2011 | FBR Capital | Reiterated | Outperform | |
CAVIUM INC (CAVM) |
12/28/2011 | Mizuho | Reiterated | Neutral |
Gapping up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
YHOO +1.7% , FSIN +9.7%, BHP +1.1%, BP +0.6%, VALE +2.1%, BBL +1.4%,
Gapping down
CSKI -18.6%, EXAR -3.7%, OPXT -2.8%, ING -2.7%, BCS -0.7%, HBC -0.6%MOS -1.9%, QGEN -1.6%,
ING -2.7%, BCS -0.7%, HBC -0.6%, GLD -1.3%, ALXN -1.3%, SLV -1.8%, GG -1.5%, GLD -1.4%, EGO -1.4%,
SLW -1.3%, IAG -1.3%, HL -1.2%, GDX -0.9%, ABX -0.9%, SVM -0.8%.
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