Global Markets Trade Mixed While U.S. Futures Try to Stay Green
ECB Deposits Keep Climbing
As The Euro Tanks So Does Western Equities
The Euro made a nose dive just after the U.S. open resulting in dead duck equities both in Europe and here at home.
DOW off 130
NASDAQ off 28
S&P off 13
Comments »Year to Date Returns of Chinese Stocks Listed in US, 2011
No. Ticker YTD Return Country
1 HEAT -94.09 CI
2 RCON -93.75 CI
3 NEWN -91.84 CI
4 CIS -89.21 CI
5 FEED -86.76 CI
6 CSUN -86.36 CI
7 CHGS -85.23 CI
8 SCEI -85.02 CI
9 SHZ -84.40 CI
10 DQ -83.91 CI
11 CSKI -83.86 CI
12 SIHI -82.77 CI
13 SOL -82.38 CI
14 JASO -81.36 CI
15 BSPM -79.79 CI
16 COGO -79.66 CI
17 CTDC -78.35 CI
18 OINK -77.92 CI
19 CPHI -77.79 CI
20 XING -77.65 CI
21 GU -77.48 CI
22 SEED -76.34 CI
23 TPI -76.11 CI
24 ADY -75.85 CI
25 JRJC -75.65 CI
26 CAAS -75.04 CI
27 DHRM -74.75 CI
28 CMED -74.64 CI
29 STP -74.41 CI
30 AOB -73.79 CI
31 VIT -73.54 CI
32 VISN -72.84 CI
33 EJ -71.76 CI
34 TSL -70.96 CI
35 BORN -70.58 CI
36 HSFT -69.64 CI
37 WH -65.67 CI
38 FFHL -64.49 CI
39 CHLN -64.23 CI
40 GSI -63.41 CI
41 CBAK -62.18 CI
42 YGE -62.15 CI
43 CISG -61.36 CI
44 SPU -60.65 CI
45 VIMC -60.05 CI
46 DEER -59.05 CI
47 TSTC -58.19 CI
48 TRIT -58.09 CI
49 NPD -57.70 CI
50 CNTF -57.62 CI
51 YONG -56.31 CI
52 LDK -54.65 CI
53 HOLI -53.69 CI
54 ACH -53.32 CI
55 PWRD -53.28 CI
56 ASIA -52.93 CI
57 SUTR -50.46 CI
58 AMCN -49.49 CI
59 SVA -47.35 CI
60 EDS -46.00 CI
61 YTEC -44.75 CI
62 CO -44.53 CI
63 GRO -43.75 CI
64 KONG -43.58 CI
65 CTRP -43.36 CI
66 LFC -39.56 CI
67 GAME -39.19 CI
68 AMAP -38.30 CI
69 HTHT -37.33 CI
70 HMIN -36.79 CI
71 CBPO -35.81 CI
72 LONG -34.14 CI
73 SHI -33.08 CI
74 SSRX -32.87 CI
75 YZC -31.03 CI
76 SCR -30.67 CI
77 CEA -30.49 CI
78 XIN -29.88 CI
79 KNDI -26.76 CI
80 JST -21.44 CI
81 KH -21.18 CI
82 GRRF -21.07 CI
83 CYOU -20.80 CI
84 SOHU -20.76 CI
85 CHRM -18.05 CI
86 ZNH -17.44 CI
87 LTON -16.98 CI
88 NINE -15.07 CI
89 ACTS -14.42 CI
90 JOBS -13.16 CI
91 EDU -9.73 CI
92 FMCN -9.21 CI
93 GSH -8.73 CI
94 NED -8.02 CI
95 GA -6.76 CI
96 NCTY -4.45 CI
97 CXDC -3.13 CI
98 PTR -2.80 CI
99 MR -2.03 CI
100 SNDA 1.14 CI
101 ATV 1.66 CI
102 HNP 3.06 CI
103 CHA 9.71 CI
104 SNP 14.53 CI
105 SPRD 15.00 CI
106 SSW 15.40 CI
107 BIDU 21.50 CI
108 NTES 23.10 CI
109 ATAI 119.18 CI
52 Week Highs and Lows This Morning
NYSE
New Highs 79 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Abbott Labs ABT 56.37 420,078 Alliance CA Municipal AKP 14.60 2,189 American Elec Power AEP 41.71 212,194 Amer Fincl Grp AFG 37.50 23,666 Aviva PLC Sub Cap Secs AVV 25.23 9,490 BCE Inc BCE 41.19 91,990 Blackrock Invest BKN 15.19 5,700 BlkRk MuniHldgs Inv MFL 14.60 8,624 Blkrck MunHl NJ Qlty MUJ 15.75 5,346 BlRk MuHldg NY Qlty MHN 15.12 9,294 BlRk Muyld NY Qlty MYN 14.00 15,953 BlRkMunyldQltyIII MYI 14.06 10,877 BlackRock NJ Municipal Tr BNJ 15.56 1,231 CVS Caremark CVS 41.33 466,547 Cervecerias Compania CCU 63.13 3,258 Chesapeake Granite Wash CHKR 22.94 37,809 Chesapeake Utilities CPK 44.00 5,487 Consolidated Edison ED 62.55 86,347 DCP Midstream Ptnrs DPM 46.33 1,760 DTE Energy DTE 55.21 74,916 Diageo PLC DEO 86.99 38,326 Dominion Resources D 53.55 225,710 Education Realty Trust EDR 10.17 43,991 El Paso Elec EE 35.71 11,060 EnbridgeEnergy EEQ 34.25 2,711 Enbridge Inc ENB 37.43 90,038 Entergy Inc6.0 Bd2051 EMZ 27.95 3,147 Goodrich Corp GR 123.79 25,235 Hershey HSY 61.61 65,771 Inergy Midstream LP NRGM 18.90 12,500 Integrys Engy Gp TEG 54.40 25,653 Invesco Insured Mun Tr IMT 15.45 7,061 Invesco MIO III OIC 8.31 2,800 Invesco Quality Mun Secs IQM 14.67 6,001 LifeTime Fit LTM 47.83 44,002 Magellan Midstream MMP 67.84 10,924 Manning & Napier MN 13.24 36,350 Michael Kors Holdings KORS 27.58 110,703 Mistras Group MG 25.59 6,431 NextEra Energy NEE 60.97 151,747 NiSource NI 23.70 162,005 NorthWestern NWE 36.61 10,259 Nuveen CA Div Fnd NAC 14.20 6,820 Nuveen CA Muni Value NCA 9.55 6,575 Nuveen CA Performance NCP 14.92 2,654 Nuveen Enhncd Mun Val Fd NEV 14.25 6,381 Nuveen Ins Cal NPC 16.09 972 Nuveen Insured CA Muni 2 NCL 15.57 1,690 Nuveen Insured Premium NNF 15.77 1,428 Nuveen Invest Qual Muni NQM 15.65 8,596 Nuveen Mich Premium Inc NMP 14.09 2,464 Nuveen MI Quality Income NUM 14.60 4,084 Nuveen NY Div Fnd NAN 14.25 12,820 Nuveen NY Investment Qual NQN 15.34 6,932 Nuveen NY Performnce Plus NNP 15.45 13,916 Nuveen NY Quality Income NUN 15.53 8,119 Nuveen Performance Plus NPP 15.27 14,009 Nuveen Sel Tax Free NXP 14.58 4,911 OGE Energy OGE 56.99 9,427 Pacific Drilling PACD 9.62 35,512 Pepco Hldgs POM 20.55 83,995 Pimco Calif Fund PCQ 13.50 3,745 Pimco Muni Inc II PML 11.39 21,346 Plains All Amer Pipeline PAA 72.43 22,674 Progress Energy PGN 56.06 102,069 Putnam Muni Opportunities PMO 12.22 8,988 Questar Corp STR 20.06 87,616 Scana Corp SCG 45.24 26,035 Sherwin-Williams SHW 90.42 32,773 Southern SO 46.69 271,864 SpectraEnergy SE 31.33 231,872 Sunoco Logistics Partners SXL 38.99 20,974 Targa Resources TRGP 41.12 5,619 Unitil Corp UTL 28.60 522 Verizon Communications VZ 40.04 1,100,199 Westar Energy WR 28.89 67,848 Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd MNP 15.30 1,416 Williams Cos. Wi WMBw 27.30 6,600 Wisconsin Energy WEC 35.24 95,384 New Lows 25 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Agnico-Eagle AEM 35.52 204,122 Amer Greetings A AM 12.57 45,619 CPI Corp CPY 1.76 109,885 Citigroup Inc. Wt 2019 C/WS/A 0.30 12,400 E-House Holdings ADS EJ 4.17 30,218 Excel Maritime EXM 1.51 77,903 Gafisa GFA 4.48 237,853 GS Grp Dep. pfd. A GSpA 16.67 21,573 IamGold IAG 15.52 187,127 India Fund IFN 19.06 99,675 Kinross Gold KGC 11.34 869,686 Lentuo International LAS 2.26 2,546 M/I Homes Dep. Ser A MHOpA 9.89 600 Mechel Pfd MTLp 3.25 149,008 Mechel OAO MTL 7.82 692,776 Molycorp MCP 25.35 1,512,578 MS China a Shr Fd CAF 19.08 39,301 Panasonic Cp PC 8.13 41,052 QiaoXingComm QXM 0.82 17,543 Reddy Ice Holdings FRZ 0.21 15,328 Skyline Corp SKY 4.02 12,950 Sterlite Ind India SLT 6.67 115,328 StoneMor Partners STON 25.71 9,645 Transcontinental Realty TCI 1.56 1,709 WuxiPharmatech ADS WX 10.65 22,763
NASDAQ
New Highs 19 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Alterra Capital Holdings ALTE 23.68 6,092 Arctic Cat ACAT 24.00 306,747 Curis CRIS 4.69 76,491 Dollar Tree DLTR 84.51 117,262 Education Management EDMC 29.00 16,838 Fastenal Co FAST 44.28 191,758 Google GOOG 645.00 481,905 HMS Hldgs HMSY 32.33 42,527 Jack Henry & Associates JKHY 34.50 21,207 Lakeland Fincl LKFN 26.48 1,607 MGE Energy MGEE 47.23 9,068 Mitcham Industries MIND 24.26 74,402 O'Reilly Automotive ORLY 82.17 59,612 PETsMART PETM 52.62 46,047 Rent-A-Center RCII 38.26 25,823 Starbucks SBUX 46.35 585,477 Synageva BioPharma GEVA 25.80 430 Virginia Commerce Bancorp VCBI 7.68 5,300 Westport Innovations WPRT 34.44 115,505 New Lows 30 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Alaska Comm Sys Grp ALSK 2.97 313,438 BMC Software BMC 32.60 160,765 BluePhoenix Solutions BPHXD 2.75 61,683 Cadence Pharmaceuticals CADX 3.43 49,586 Carolina Trust Bank CART 1.31 1,100 China Finance Online Co JRJC 1.58 26,323 China HGS Real Estate HGSH 0.56 1,000 China Info Technology CNIT 0.62 38,797 China Natural Res CHNR 7.00 1,000 China Precision Steel CPSL 0.34 40,301 dELiA*s DLIA 1.12 12,550 Eagle Bulk Shipping EGLE 0.91 111,864 Grupo Galicia GGAL 5.77 60,818 Horizon Pharma HZNP 4.27 1,000 Immersion IMMR 4.68 24,304 Innotrac INOC 0.92 958 Ku6 Media ADS KUTV 0.86 1,600 LRAD LRAD 1.32 16,030 Mannatech MTEX 0.45 5,450 Marchex (Cl B) MCHX 5.65 17,677 Pan American Silver PAAS 21.05 202,903 Pure Bioscience PURE 0.33 136,107 Qiao Xing Universal Rscs XING 0.62 17,270 SORL Auto Parts SORL 2.39 3,519 School Specialty SCHS 2.44 26,855 Sears Hldgs SHLD 31.94 1,273,278 SinoCkng & Coke Chem SCOK 2.22 6,233 SmartHeat HEAT 0.31 28,489 XenoPort XNPT 3.79 20,948 Yucheng Techs YTEC 1.90 8,675Comments »
Today’s Money Flows, Heat Map, and A/D Line
Money flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
iShs Brclys 13 Yr Crdt Bd CSJ ARCA 104.55 +21.1 2.71
Google GOOG NASD 641.56 +20.6 1.24
Brclys 1-3 Yr Trsry Bd SHY ARCA 84.41 +17.0 12.76
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt VTI ARCA 64.38 +11.9 5.44
Microsoft MSFT NASD 25.88 +8.8 1.77
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 66.92 +7.9 3.02
WisdomTree India Earnings EPI ARCA 15.78 +7.8 18.31
Iron Mountain IRM NYSE 30.90 +7.4 19.52
Citigroup C NYSE 26.54 +5.9 1.33
Verizon Communications VZ NYSE 39.85 +5.7 2.32
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 5.36 +5.3 1.30
Kraft Foods KFT NYSE 37.44 +4.4 2.65
Halliburton HAL NYSE 33.93 +4.3 1.50
Apple AAPL NASD 405.09 +3.5 1.02
Medtronic Inc MDT NYSE 37.55 +3.2 1.91
Qualcomm QCOM NASD 54.71 +3.1 1.39
Southern SO NYSE 46.50 +3.0 2.68
Prologis PLD NYSE 28.69 +2.9 4.27
SPDR Gold Tr GLD ARCA 153.38 +2.9 1.06
Cardinal Health CAH NYSE 40.55 +2.9 4.12
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Vanguard Short-Term Bond BSV ARCA 80.65 -51.6 0.01
PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ NASD 55.87 -14.7 0.56
SPDR S&P 500 SPY ARCA 125.75 -14.5 0.93
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 84.89 -10.7 0.55
McDonald's MCD NYSE 100.19 -9.8 0.41
IBM IBM NYSE 185.07 -9.5 0.62
Coca-Cola KO NYSE 69.85 -9.3 0.31
SPDR S&P Homebuilders XHB ARCA 16.85 -7.9 0.05
General Electric GE NYSE 17.85 -7.4 0.66
AT&T T NYSE 30.04 -6.6 0.54
Schlumberger SLB NYSE 68.62 -6.0 0.55
General Motors Co GM NYSE 20.02 -5.9 0.27
Intel INTC NASD 24.43 -5.9 0.45
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 59.87 -5.3 0.36
Starbucks SBUX NASD 45.70 -5.3 0.45
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 65.46 -4.9 0.63
Hewlett-Packard HPQ NYSE 25.46 -4.8 0.39
iShrs Russell 2000 IWM ARCA 74.27 -4.7 0.89
SPDR DJIA Tr DIA ARCA 122.06 -4.2 0.69
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 32.87 -3.9 0.72
Comments »
Most Active Options Trades This Morning
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE GMCR 12/30/11 49.0000 232 0.0800 dn 0.0500 GMCR 12/30/11 48.0000 232 0.1400 dn 0.2200 BAC 1/21/12 5.5000 197 0.2200 dn 0.0600 AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 180 1.0500 dn 0.7300 C 1/21/12 26.0000 148 1.6600 dn 0.2700 MOS 12/30/11 52.5000 100 0.4000 dn 0.2300 JPM 12/30/11 33.0000 90 0.3800 dn 0.0700 C 1/21/12 28.0000 89 0.7600 dn 0.1300 XRX 1/21/12 12.5000 75 0.0100 up 0.0000 TLT 3/17/12 122.0000 70 2.7100 up 0.0700 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 1092 0.1300 up 0.0200 MSFT 3/17/12 26.0000 100 1.1500 dn 0.0200 GOOG 1/21/12 580.0000 100 2.9500 dn 0.2500 GOOG 1/21/12 550.0000 100 0.7500 dn 0.1000 HON 3/17/12 48.0000 83 0.9800 dn 0.0100 TLT 12/30/11 118.0000 80 0.2700 dn 0.2400 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 70 1.3000 up 0.3000 GLD 12/30/11 150.0000 50 0.2000 up 0.0500 CVX 1/21/12 110.0000 44 3.9000 up 0.5000 AMZN 12/30/11 175.0000 44 2.9400 up 1.0400 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 14839 10804 25643
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 1/19/13 10.0000 8604 0.2400 up 0.0000 GE 1/21/12 16.0000 2376 1.9300 dn 0.1800 BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 1729 0.4800 dn 0.1200 ABB 1/21/12 21.0000 1605 0.0500 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 1511 1.1400 dn 0.6600 VRUS 2/18/12 130.0000 1030 5.8400 dn 0.1600 XOM 1/21/12 85.0000 1008 1.4900 dn 0.2100 F 2/18/12 10.0000 1000 1.0700 dn 0.0100 VRUS 2/18/12 135.0000 1000 1.5400 dn 0.2600 UNP 1/21/12 100.0000 960 6.5000 dn 0.3000 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE TGT 4/21/12 49.0000 3000 1.4800 dn 0.0300 TGT 4/21/12 46.0000 3000 0.8300 dn 0.0500 SHLD 1/21/12 25.0000 2359 1.0200 up 0.3500 GE 1/21/12 17.5000 1341 0.3400 up 0.0700 GE 1/21/12 16.0000 1212 0.0600 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 835 1.3000 up 0.2600 SHLD 1/21/12 27.5000 677 1.6700 up 0.4700 WAG 1/21/12 32.0000 609 0.5800 dn 0.0500 MU 12/30/11 6.0000 599 0.0400 up 0.0100 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 545 2.9200 up 0.4600 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 165146 136859 302005Comments »
Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
| Company | Date | Analyst | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGDELL SPENCER (CSA) |
12/27/2011 | KeyBanc Capital Mkts | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| CRACKER BARREL (CBRL) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN (LMT) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| BLACKROCK INC (BLK) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| BLOCK H & R (HRB) |
12/27/2011 | Standpoint Research | Downgraded | Buy | Hold |
| TIME WARNER INC (TWX) |
12/27/2011 | Caris & Company | Downgraded | Buy | Above Average |
| ARIAD PHARMA (ARIA) |
12/27/2011 | Rodman & Renshaw | Reiterated | Mkt Perform | |
| VMWARE INC-A (VMW) |
12/27/2011 | Oppenheimer | Upgraded | Perform | Outperform |
| INVENSENSE INC (INVN) |
12/27/2011 | Robert W. Baird | Initiated | Outperform | |
| DELPHI AUTO PLC (DLPH) |
12/27/2011 | Robert W. Baird | Initiated | Outperform |
Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
GOLD +2%, BBL +1%, UBS +1.2%, MS +1.0%, HBC +0.8%, BAC +0.7%, FTK +4%, SNY +1.3%, END +3.1%,
C +0.6%, NBL +1.4% , HBC +0.9%, BHP +0.6%,
Gapping down
SHLD -1.9%, MRX -8.9%, MCP -2.1%, CAVM -5.9%, VRUS -0.7%,
Comments »In Play and On the Wires
Derivatives are the Design of the Devil
Analyst Feel Deflation Has Returned to Japan as Factory Production Falls
Asia Trades Down While Europe and U.S. Futures Grab Meager Gains
This Morning’s Money Flows, Heat Map, and A/D Line
Money flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
SPDR S&P 500 SPY ARCA 126.65 +43.2 1.30
Apple AAPL NASD 408.16 +24.8 1.08
Coca-Cola KO NYSE 70.06 +9.1 2.35
Graco Inc GGG NYSE 40.39 +8.7 35.88
Chevron CVX NYSE 108.31 +8.3 1.79
AT&T T NYSE 29.92 +7.8 2.43
McDonald's MCD NYSE 100.59 +7.7 2.07
IBM IBM NYSE 184.65 +7.3 1.44
Pfizer PFE NYSE 21.85 +7.0 2.63
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 66.10 +6.7 1.74
Annaly Capital Mgmnt NLY NYSE 16.30 +6.4 1.74
PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ NASD 56.28 +5.8 1.45
ConocoPhillips COP NYSE 72.81 +5.2 2.02
Cisco Systems CSCO NASD 18.55 +4.8 2.11
Freeport McMoran FCX NYSE 38.11 +4.6 1.60
Vale S.A. VALE NYSE 21.96 +4.2 2.03
Nike Inc NKE NYSE 97.24 +4.0 2.42
Teva Pharmaceutical (ADS) TEVA NASD 41.87 +3.6 2.71
Union Pacific UNP NYSE 106.06 +3.3 1.97
MetLife Inc. Un MLU NYSE 62.17 +3.3 2.06
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 66.70 -15.2 0.38
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 59.89 -13.0 0.30
iShrs Tr MSCI EAFE EFA ARCA 49.32 -11.9 0.37
Salesforcecom CRM NYSE 100.64 -11.9 0.68
Microsoft MSFT NASD 26.08 -9.5 0.45
Vanguard Total Bond Mkt BND ARCA 83.19 -7.8 0.15
General Electric GE NYSE 18.15 -7.3 0.66
Mead Johnson Nutrition MJN NYSE 68.97 -6.5 0.86
iShs Brclys Aggregate Bd AGG ARCA 109.82 -6.3 0.24
Weight Watchers WTW NYSE 57.30 -5.9 0.12
Merck MRK NYSE 37.88 -5.8 0.33
Hewlett-Packard HPQ NYSE 25.96 -5.5 0.34
Verizon Communications VZ NYSE 39.95 -5.4 0.43
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 33.58 -5.2 0.66
MetLife MET NYSE 31.56 -5.1 0.59
Amazoncom AMZN NASD 178.10 -5.0 0.84
Best Buy BBY NYSE 23.34 -4.8 0.43
Intel INTC NASD 24.48 -4.6 0.68
Ford Motor F NYSE 10.93 -4.5 0.54
Abbott Labs ABT NYSE 56.20 -4.4 0.44
Comments »
52 Week Highs and Lows Made This Morning
NYSE
New Highs 109 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Abbott Labs ABT 56.25 411,373 Alaska Air Grp ALK 77.14 33,869 Amer Campus Communities ACC 41.99 39,417 Amer Fincl Grp AFG 37.48 17,980 Amer Tower AMT 60.47 96,497 American Water Works Co AWK 32.34 58,152 Assd Banc-Corp.8.00%Pfd ABWpB 25.15 858 BlackRockMuni 2020 BKK 15.77 404 BlkRk Munienhanced MEN 11.68 10,602 BlkRk MuniHldgs II MUH 15.56 4,253 Blkrck MunHl NJ Qlty MUJ 15.71 9,472 BlkRk MuniVest II MVT 15.64 1,875 BlkRd MuniYld Michigan II MYM 14.42 8,003 BlkRk MuniYld MI Qlty MIY 15.40 8,239 BlkRk MuniYld NJ Fd MYJ 15.47 1,297 BlRk Muyld NJ Qlty MJI 15.83 5,627 BlkRk MuniYld Qlty II MQT 13.68 11,707 BlRkMunyldQltyIII MYI 13.97 23,095 BlackRock NJ Municipal Tr BNJ 15.55 2,626 Brown Forman A BF/A 80.50 5,286 Brown Forman B BF/B 81.58 17,909 CMS Energy Corp CMS 22.12 130,284 Cervecerias Compania CCU 62.63 4,818 China Mass Media ads CMM 4.50 100,462 Chubb Corp CB 70.22 64,341 Cleco Corp CNL 38.01 22,970 ConAgra Foods CAG 26.68 213,464 Consolidated Edison ED 62.29 138,922 Consumers Engy $4.50 pfd. CMSpB 92.99 210 Cross Timbers Royalty Tr CRT 51.00 4,554 DCP Midstream Ptnrs DPM 45.92 1,959 DWS Muni Inco KTF 13.70 13,611 Delphi Automotive DLPH 22.89 126,333 Dominion Resources D 53.28 116,821 Dreyfus Strategic Munis LEO 8.89 13,533 Duff & Phelps Utl & Cp Bd DUC 12.20 5,565 Duke Energy DUK 21.94 568,793 Education Realty Trust EDR 10.11 52,616 El Paso Corp EP 26.32 306,818 EnbridgeEnergy EEQ 34.24 4,407 Enbridge Inc ENB 37.31 33,175 Gallagher AJG 33.88 22,224 Gazit-Globe GZT 9.77 54,669 General Mills GIS 40.80 443,955 Great Plains Energy Inc GXP 21.91 33,105 HCP HCP 41.44 125,504 HnckJohn TxAdv HTD 17.38 16,514 Hershey HSY 61.41 77,948 Home Depot HD 42.29 555,232 Idacorp IDA 42.40 25,834 Inergy Midstream LP NRGM 18.87 40,680 Integrys Engy Gp TEG 54.05 31,376 Invesco CA Qty Tr IQC 13.93 4,384 Invesco Quality Mun Secs IQM 14.64 5,433 Invesco Van Kampen Bd Fd VBF 21.85 2,780 Invesco VK PAValMun VPV 14.38 10,096 Inv Vn Km NJ VTJ 17.34 2,190 Kayne Anderson Engy Dev KED 21.46 3,771 Kimberly-Clark KMB 73.92 144,989 Kinder Morgan Mgmt KMR 77.40 17,187 Kodiak Oil & Gas KOG 9.67 692,050 Kraft Foods KFT 37.93 442,708 McDonald's MCD 100.66 343,222 NV Engy NVE 16.30 69,053 NJ Resources NJR 49.34 6,568 NextEra Energy NEE 60.66 124,547 Nuveen Build Am Bd Opp Fd NBD 21.86 637 Nuveen CA Investment NQC 14.67 7,442 Nuveen CA Muni Value NCA 9.49 2,852 Nuveen CA Performance NCP 14.88 5,981 Nuveen CA Quality Income NUC 15.94 6,025 Nuveen Insured CA Muni 2 NCL 15.48 7,295 Nuveen Invest Qual Muni NQM 15.55 14,988 Nuveen NJ Premium Income NNJ 15.39 7,155 Nuveen NY Quality Income NUN 15.41 10,716 Nuveen Premier Insd Muni NIF 15.72 6,278 OGE Energy OGE 56.39 16,542 Oneok Inc OKE 87.18 21,771 Omnicare Inc OCR 35.24 60,504 Oxford Indus OXM 44.90 2,176 Pfizer PFE 21.90 1,902,639 Philip Morris Intl PM 79.42 383,589 Pimco Calif Fund PCQ 13.45 4,277 Pionr Muni HI Tr MHI 14.95 2,769 Progress Energy PGN 55.73 74,998 Public Storage PSA 135.41 41,000 Putnam Muni Opportunities PMO 12.11 13,910 Questar Corp STR 19.95 44,708 SandRidge Permian Trust PER 21.94 25,489 Scana 7.70%Sers A SCU 29.40 1,086 Southern SO 46.17 307,636 Southwest Gas SWX 42.89 19,156 Standard Motor SMP 20.76 14,297 TJX Cos TJX 65.50 157,460 Triumph Group TGI 60.90 18,534 Tyson Foods TSN 21.00 142,996 UIL Hldgs UIL 35.41 17,094 Vectren Corp VVC 30.24 25,172 Verizon Communications VZ 39.99 711,430 VISA (Cl A) V 103.10 392,644 WGL Holdings WGL 44.30 33,600 Westar Energy WR 28.66 34,439 Western Asset Income Fd PAI 14.49 7,189 Western Asset Invt IGI 22.88 15,200 Western Asset Mun Tr Fund MTT 22.18 1,615 Wstrn Asset Muni Ptnrs Fd MNP 15.26 3,111 Wisconsin Energy WEC 34.95 49,336 Wyndham Worldwide WYN 37.78 171,632 YUM! Brands YUM 59.40 235,763 New Lows 6 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ China Education Alliance CEU 0.65 22,797 China Green Agric CGA 2.71 52,758 HSBC USA pfd. Ser D HBApD 18.76 4,229 MS China a Shr Fd CAF 19.23 22,144 Panasonic Cp PC 8.17 61,762 Verso Paper VRS 0.91 10,250
NASDAQ
New Highs 23 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ AMAG Pharmaceuticals AMAG 19.62 2,149 AmerElecTech AETI 4.59 2,950 American Software (Cl A) AMSWA 9.44 13,327 Amgen AMGN 63.97 324,577 C&F Fincl CFFI 26.48 1,560 Cardtronics Inc CATM 28.74 49,432 Copart CPRT 48.00 13,261 CryptoLogic CRYP 2.53 187,706 Curis CRIS 4.58 231,200 Fastenal Co FAST 43.95 115,149 Golar LNG Partners LP GMLP 30.70 15,221 Huron Consulting Group HURN 39.95 20,033 Intuitive Surgical ISRG 462.80 37,641 Jack Henry & Associates JKHY 34.25 17,754 Jive Software JIVE 16.86 50,433 Multimedia Games Holding MGAM 8.13 43,187 Parlux Fragrances PARL 6.60 406,230 PETsMART PETM 52.24 68,302 Ross Stores ROST 48.68 101,250 Silicon Motion Tech (ADS) SIMO 21.19 40,917 Starbucks SBUX 45.83 429,874 Video Display VIDE 6.10 2,801 World Acceptance WRLD 73.26 21,658 New Lows 16 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ API Technologies ATNY 2.97 185,885 Alaska Comm Sys Grp ALSK 3.18 336,546 BioDelivery Sciences BDSI 0.82 19,866 Central VA Bankshares CVBK 0.50 4,100 China Yida Hldg Co CNYD 2.00 5,300 HomeAway AWAY 19.77 198,473 Ku6 Media ADS KUTV 0.91 986 Optical Cable OCC 2.74 1,969 ProShs UlShrt Nsdq Biot BIS 33.37 100 SORL Auto Parts SORL 2.52 12,325 Sears Hldgs SHLD 36.51 1,751,867 TBS Intl Cl A TBSI 0.20 18,585 Thermogenesis KOOL 0.77 7,818 Vertro Inc VTRO 1.07 8,670 Westinghouse Solar WEST 0.28 63,628 Yucheng Techs YTEC 2.05 6,590Comments »
Winning and Losing Sectors Update
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Sector Index Daily 1 Wk. 1 Mo. 3 Mo. 1 Yr.
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Computer Hardware 8557.01 56.75 1.70 9.27 3.17 6.36
Gambling 6158.53 51.18 3.07 5.43 -1.57 -6.00
Distillers & Vintners 5050.55 39.23 1.58 9.57 14.17 -0.74
Restaurants & Bars 9651.59 26.96 1.63 10.04 11.14 27.09
Tobacco 4892.61 21.84 1.31 9.74 17.57 30.47
Food Prod 2961.21 18.52 1.03 6.54 2.08 12.21
Integrated Oil & Gas 5684.90 17.32 1.37 15.06 16.03 15.19
Exploration & Production 7062.75 16.83 0.43 6.95 11.16 -1.92
Footwear 7328.70 15.14 2.42 6.23 1.54 11.25
Iron & Steel 2456.54 14.35 0.96 14.65 17.14 -19.36
Personal Prod 4679.68 14.32 1.55 7.60 3.55 12.00
Life Insurance 3021.73 13.91 1.43 13.06 13.83 -20.99
Pipelines 7033.32 9.60 1.34 8.35 30.67 48.05
Internet 2195.93 9.19 1.06 12.79 17.02 2.63
Health Care Providers 4886.27 9.12 0.77 10.17 8.97 12.29
Water 5030.16 8.53 0.94 6.70 4.75 9.83
Hotels 2714.35 6.41 2.08 11.96 15.29 -15.60
Biotechnology 3738.06 6.32 0.68 9.14 2.75 2.94
Consumer Finance 5639.08 6.23 1.42 10.15 7.29 25.34
Insurance Brokers 2851.75 6.00 0.82 9.05 15.16 9.03
Apparel Retailers 3805.90 5.92 1.33 9.17 6.89 10.80
Specialty Chemicals 5649.83 5.74 1.17 8.81 5.05 -2.85
Home Improv Retailers 7082.49 5.62 0.12 14.15 24.45 11.85
Pharmaceuticals 2472.27 5.39 1.03 12.55 12.15 15.14
Transportation Serv 2465.36 4.83 0.15 10.83 17.18 -3.12
Soft Drinks 3990.71 4.72 1.03 7.79 3.14 6.16
Software 7160.64 4.51 0.95 2.17 -2.05 -8.69
Nondurable Household Prod 5775.26 4.04 0.74 9.03 4.91 3.54
Commodity Chemicals 2386.24 3.61 1.53 12.06 11.42 -3.44
Electricity 1892.16 3.22 0.82 8.16 5.50 12.39
Waste & Disposal Serv 1288.76 3.14 1.10 7.20 1.32 -1.38
Prop & Casualty Insurance 3773.79 2.97 0.68 10.32 14.75 3.35
Food Retailers & Wholesalers1882.09 2.92 1.00 10.60 9.98 8.08
Aluminum 1171.84 2.87 -0.22 1.25 -13.98 -40.22
Mobile Telecom 1259.81 2.82 -0.12 8.86 0.41 -12.06
Medical Equip 5440.62 1.85 0.67 8.27 0.04 -1.96
Multiutilities 1466.01 1.57 1.08 9.04 8.99 17.30
Financial Admin 4325.20 1.26 0.80 12.03 12.28 7.86
Gas Distribution 2090.19 1.06 0.96 8.63 13.99 17.95
Asset Managers 5289.64 0.83 0.91 13.30 10.05 -19.56
Marine Transportation 1351.51 0.68 -0.24 9.16 3.15 -16.77
Consumer Electronics 7394.53 0.66 0.21 1.58 1.21 -24.70
Mortgage Finance 177.23 0.59 1.30 12.45 10.04 -20.06
Trucking 3461.80 0.40 0.53 11.17 10.51 -6.88
Airlines 586.25 0.36 -0.12 17.96 0.54 -28.87
Fixed Line Telecom 1131.48 0.24 1.04 9.37 4.43 0.88
Forestry & Paper 1594.04 0.15 0.64 13.38 10.60 3.19
Industrial Suppliers 4178.52 0.12 1.21 13.43 20.84 25.60
Specialized Consumer Serv 3610.25 -0.18 0.98 10.90 2.15 4.12
Paper 1252.46 -0.23 0.66 13.36 10.49 2.98
Travel & Tourism 2372.96 -0.33 0.96 5.58 -2.84 8.90
Full Line Insurance 324.00 -0.36 0.40 14.16 3.68 -32.43
Nonferrous Metals 6099.72 -0.41 0.05 12.54 7.91 -34.73
Recreational Serv 2325.33 -0.61 1.52 9.78 7.80 -20.61
Delivery Serv 7814.26 -0.74 0.61 9.81 13.83 -6.57
Brewers 4765.62 -1.29 0.91 15.50 11.42 -10.59
Medical Supplies 6648.67 -1.40 0.48 7.26 -2.99 -4.21
Farming & Fishing 5341.44 -1.71 0.47 5.10 7.86 6.26
Specialty Retailers 2929.11 -1.96 0.70 4.19 2.90 -0.51
Tires 421.92 -2.30 0.70 14.95 30.72 -1.62
Business Support Serv 957.10 -2.32 -0.10 5.24 4.50 1.45
Clothing & Accessories 2793.62 -2.81 2.29 4.33 -0.41 13.21
Gold Mining 2162.60 -2.97 1.10 -3.00 -2.65 4.27
Defense 4578.68 -3.09 0.51 9.03 10.68 0.38
Toys 3430.90 -3.18 1.46 0.28 -1.00 -1.10
Media Agencies 3793.68 -3.46 0.73 10.48 11.41 -12.56
Automobiles 1753.42 -3.63 -0.03 9.11 5.64 -31.53
Home Construction 2394.52 -3.87 -1.17 12.11 27.57 -10.45
Electronic Office Equip 894.68 -5.11 0.61 8.34 4.85 -27.37
Electr Components & Equip 2247.50 -5.26 0.77 8.97 8.31 -13.43
Real Estate Invest Trusts 2051.00 -5.62 0.14 11.10 8.53 2.46
Oil Equip & Serv 5730.71 -5.64 0.70 6.50 9.49 -8.80
Coal 3257.18 -5.92 -1.27 6.56 -5.92 -42.56
Diversified Industrials 2726.73 -5.93 0.87 17.12 14.53 -0.92
Real Estate Invest & Serv 2053.22 -5.96 -0.33 7.37 6.49 -20.16
Electronic Equip 3288.38 -6.26 1.16 5.24 7.84 -9.16
Build Materials & Fixtures 2557.53 -6.39 0.20 14.81 21.83 -0.38
Computer Serv 6902.35 -7.17 1.18 4.52 3.15 17.67
Heavy Construction 4181.37 -7.84 0.35 9.11 9.08 -16.14
Broadline Retailers 3902.76 -7.92 0.45 2.80 0.50 5.37
Banks -SS 2038.40 -8.17 0.25 15.00 7.62 -24.94
Drug Retailers 6360.14 -8.67 1.02 7.88 7.81 7.88
Containers & Packaging 2549.64 -9.04 0.15 7.62 6.67 -1.80
Telecom Equip 5569.31 -9.22 0.98 4.85 8.65 -8.28
Publishing 2315.29 -9.32 0.82 10.59 9.42 -1.69
Industrial Machinery 4677.41 -10.30 0.75 9.56 14.05 -6.63
Furnishings 2668.40 -13.13 -0.24 15.62 11.58 1.81
Broadcasting & Entertainmen 3849.11 -13.21 1.04 9.06 7.70 7.04
Invest Serv 2970.32 -13.93 -0.46 8.70 -0.62 -33.73
Commercial Vehicl & Trucks 10495.32 -16.16 0.64 6.68 13.21 -12.22
Durable Household Prod 1638.12 -16.21 -0.18 10.21 14.46 -10.41
Auto Parts 2283.73 -17.85 1.04 9.50 8.28 -14.93
Specialty Finance 3787.83 -19.67 0.20 12.01 9.86 -5.16
Reinsurance 6115.05 -20.66 0.86 6.08 8.38 -3.66
General Mining 2384.67 -22.21 -0.71 3.20 -9.74 -28.29
Business Training & Emp 3880.71 -33.12 -0.51 15.48 13.41 -28.24
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Most Active Options Trades This Morning
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 197 3.1500 up 1.8600 XOM 1/21/12 92.5000 170 0.0600 up 0.0200 AAPL 1/21/12 385.0000 100 26.4000 up 3.4000 FAZ 12/30/11 37.0000 100 0.6600 dn 0.2200 F 1/21/12 12.5000 97 0.0300 dn 0.0100 GLD 1/21/12 166.0000 93 0.3000 dn 0.2100 GLD 1/21/12 155.0000 86 2.9400 dn 0.7100 BAC 1/21/12 5.0000 80 0.6500 dn 0.0500 F 12/30/11 10.0000 80 0.8300 dn 0.1300 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 75 5.8000 up 2.9600 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE BAC 12/30/11 6.0000 180 0.4800 up 0.0400 AMR 1/21/12 2.0000 120 1.5000 dn 0.0100 SSO 1/21/12 31.0000 100 0.0500 up 0.0000 GLD 12/30/11 152.0000 75 0.2800 dn 0.0300 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 70 0.9500 dn 1.1500 GLD 12/30/11 154.0000 66 0.8400 dn 0.1200 GOOG 12/30/11 625.0000 45 1.1000 dn 1.7000 GE 2/18/12 17.0000 39 0.3700 up 0.0300 X 1/21/12 24.0000 37 0.5600 dn 0.1500 GLD 12/30/11 156.0000 33 1.7800 up 0.3800 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 6238 3301 9539
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 12/30/11 410.0000 1501 2.8500 up 1.5500 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 1351 5.2000 up 2.3200 AAPL 1/21/12 400.0000 731 16.4500 up 2.8900 AAPL 1/21/12 405.0000 651 13.5100 up 2.6000 AAPL 1/21/12 420.0000 610 7.0600 up 1.7600 AAPL 1/21/12 410.0000 541 10.9000 up 2.2900 CSCO 1/21/12 19.0000 518 0.2500 up 0.0100 DOW 1/21/12 27.0000 497 2.0500 up 0.0100 C 5/19/12 32.0000 492 1.6300 dn 0.1000 AAPL 12/30/11 415.0000 468 1.4300 up 0.8600 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE MSFT 1/21/12 25.0000 732 0.2200 dn 0.0600 CVS 1/21/12 38.0000 630 0.2800 up 0.0100 CVS 1/21/12 40.0000 630 0.7500 up 0.0700 AAPL 1/21/12 355.0000 511 0.6400 dn 0.3100 POT 1/21/12 41.6700 461 1.2700 up 0.1200 EMC 1/21/12 20.0000 427 0.0900 up 0.0000 AAPL 12/30/11 405.0000 425 2.4400 dn 1.9600 AAPL 12/30/11 400.0000 415 0.9500 dn 1.2500 JNJ 4/21/12 57.5000 405 0.5500 dn 0.0100 AAPL 12/30/11 395.0000 349 0.4400 dn 0.6000 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 108590 106592 215182Comments »
Consumer Sentiment: Prior 56, Market Expects 58, Actual 64.5
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