Fed’s Plosser: Concurrently Raise Rates and Shrink Balance Sheet
This Weeks Biggest Winners and Losers
Winners:
No. Ticker 1-week Return
1 DSCM 119.21
2 PRAN 112.93
3 CRYP 65.59
4 CHGS 47.45
5 AEN 42.86
6 BSPM 39.67
7 VHC 34.64
8 NEWN 33.81
9 BODY 33.16
10 COOL 32.08
11 CHRS 32.00
12 SHZ 30.88
13 REDF 30.57
14 AEHR 30.49
15 TZOO 29.38
16 MOBI 28.73
17 VSCP 27.61
18 TXCC 27.03
19 MEG 26.79
20 MCP 26.69
21 AUMN 26.48
22 FSII 26.16
23 ONSM 26.00
24 GSAT 25.71
25 CRWN 25.52
Losers:
No. Ticker 1-week Return
1 ARYX -70.71
2 IFON -59.65
3 JGBO -32.49
4 DEER -30.16
5 TVIX -28.53
6 XOMA -27.94
7 JTX -27.78
8 BXDD -25.45
9 CVOL -22.91
10 CELL -20.59
11 GFRE -19.12
13 BSFT -18.17
14 HMPR -17.85
15 EBIX -17.75
16 VIIX -15.88
17 LOJN -15.46
18 VXX -15.30
19 VIXY -15.13
20 CDCS -15.08
21 SOXS -14.83
22 CXZ -14.49
23 CNIT -14.41
24 BWOW-14.06
25 SQQQ -14.02
26 EDZ -13.84
Data provided by The PPT
Comments »One Million Displaced in Ivory Coast
A vicious civil war is underway.
NOTE: Ivory Coast is the #1 producer of cocoa.
UPDATE: France is taking a leadership role here, calling for sanctions against Ivory Coast (source)
Comments »Massacre in Syria Taking Place (Video: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC)
Via Twitter stream, people are claiming mass casualties, as many as 200 killed in Daraa.
Also, there are reports of government agents attacking people with knives in Assi square, Hama.
I am sure France and the U.S. will be sending bombers to quell the situation shortly.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnrb3h0boEE 616 500] Comments »The Collapse in Volatility Continues
Buffett Cautions Against Bonds Tied to Eroding Dollar
Japan Update: 3 Reactors Leaking Radioactive Water
Protestors in Syria Say Shots Fired Upon Them First; Ministry Says Opposite
Refiners Are Soaring
On the back of surging crack spreads, now north of $23, investors are piling into refinery related stocks.
The top gainers are:
No. Ticker Industry % Change
1 WNR Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 5.65
2 HOC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 5.53
3 FTO Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 5.33
4 CVI Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 4.53
5 VLO Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3.92
6 ALJ Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3.67
7 DK Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 3.42
8 TSO Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 2.81
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Comments »U.S. Market Rises to Teflon Status; Here are Some Stocks on the Move
Moving higher
PCLN (485.52 +9.51), CF (131.06 +5.24), CMG (255.88 +4.90), AAPL (349.77 +4.80), WLT (126.65 +4.38), OPEN (102.81 +4.16), TZOO (60.34 +3.57), EW (88.85 +3.45), KOP (42.28 +3.40), BODY (21.82 +3.32), FOSL (88.70 +3.18), HOC (59.40 +3.15), ACN (54.89 +2.93), ATEA (6.81 +2.81), CRR (135.88 +2.76), BIDU (135.89 +2.42), MOS (79.94 +2.39), CLH (100.49 +2.38), CWEI (100.71 +2.35), MD (66.11 +2.33), NWLI (159.89 +2.32), VMI (99.92 +2.30), IBM (162.20 +2.16), SINA (103.23 +2.13).
Moving lower
RIMM (57.81 -6.28), SWM (47.89 -4.26), NVO (120.07 -3.15), ERJ (32.46 -2.60), BH (414.00 -2.55), HIT (50.72 -2.49), SNX (31.75 -2.40), CME (296.04 -2.27), HS (35.88 -2.09), FSLR (148.30 -1.88), ISRL (62.23 -1.83), IX (49.97 -1.74), RIG (78.52 -1.73), CAJ (43.58 -1.72), POPE (43.29 -1.71), WTM (361.24 -1.69), CVOL (41.62 -1.65), KUB (49.75 -1.57), TORM (19.82 -1.54), BBY (28.73 -1.40), ACTG (32.30 -1.23), HMC (36.79 -1.21), GS (158.73 -1.18)
New Highs
Biotech & Drugs (ABC, SPPI), Coal (BTU, MEE),Communications (ARUN, SINA), Computer Services (BIDU, SINA, TDC), Food Processing (BRFS, SFD), and Software & Programming(ARBA, ATEA, CTSH, TIBX, OPEN).
New Lows
BBY
Comments »Today’s Short Squeezes
Stocks with more than 15% of its float sold short, up more than 4%.
No. Ticker Short as % of Float % Change
1 ZAGG 34.50 16.01
2 EK 27.70 10.86
3 BC 18.80 7.71
4 TZOO 30.30 7.66
5 OREX 40.10 6.79
6 TSTC 29.60 6.60
7 CVVT 15.60 6.36
8 SODA 33.40 5.88
9 JBLU 23.00 5.64
10 WIBC 20.70 5.32
11 GDP 24.60 4.86
12 PVA 22.40 4.73
13 WNR 24.10 4.65
14 MBLX 23.40 4.64
15 ZUMZ 24.30 4.48
16 RAX 19.00 4.46
17 UTA 17.50 4.44
18 PMI 46.10 4.34
19 MEG 20.14 4.31
20 KEYW 17.10 4.29
21 OPEN 33.20 4.05
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Comments »Today’s Double Digit Winners
The following stocks are up 10%+ today.
No. Ticker % Change
1 CRYP 28.10
2 BSPM 25.68
3 BODY 18.76
4 ZAGG 13.66
5 PRAN 13.30
6 ICGN 12.35
7 WTSLA12.25
8 CNIT 11.88
9 FTLK 10.89
10 GIGM 10.77
11 EK 10.54
12 ALN 10.42
13 WRES 9.98
Data provided by The PPT
Comments »Fed’s Fisher: Sees Excessive Liquidity
U.S. Markets Hold Gains in First Hour of Trade; Tech and Commodities Lead
Flash: Syria Devolving into Chaos
Reported earlier, 100’s of thousands of Syrian are protesting in the streets of Daraa. According to Reuters, they burned the statue of late. President Hafez Al-Assad. As a result, heavy gunfire is being reported.
UPDATE: Early reports indicate 3 people have been killed by Syrian police.
UPDATE II: CNN is reporting 15 dead (source)
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