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RTP, POT, MOS, AGU, IPI, STSI. Top Losing Stocks With Negative Price Friction In Morning Trade Today

^{Published on 2009-06-17 08:58:22, Last Modified on 2010-12-22 14:14:41 - WOPRAI}
 

June 17, 2009 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for June 17, 2009. Since late October market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This fair market making requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest losses this morning and negative price friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP), Potash Corp (NYSE: POT), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), Agrium (NYSE: AGU), Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) and Star Scientific (NASDAQ: STSI). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net .

Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below:

Symbol Change % BuyVol Buy% SellVol Sell% NetVol Friction

RTP -$12.85 -7.08% 171,154 41.46% 172,278 41.74% -1,124 -1

POT -$9.58 -8.94% 1,851,975 39.17% 1,934,809 40.92% -82,834 -86

MOS -$4.24 -8.28% 972,828 34.02% 1,247,502 43.63% -274,674 -648

AGU -$3.64 -7.87% 554,785 36.13% 675,554 44.00% -120,769 -332

IPI -$3.48 -12.02% 223,516 29.66% 344,520 45.72% -121,004 -348

STSI -$3.31 -78.50% 7,131,576 46.99% 8,043,519 53.00% -911,943 -2,755

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Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net dollar losses (Change) and extremely low price friction in their stocks. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.

For example, the chart above shows RTP with a dollar loss today of -$12.85 and a Friction Factor of -1 share. That means that it only took 1 more share of selling than buying to move RTP lower by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to drop quickly (low friction). The combination of low friction and negative market direction can drive prices lower faster than normal.

Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) engages in mining and processing mineral resources. The company produces aluminum products, including bauxite, alumina, and aluminum; copper and diamonds, such as copper in concentrate, refined copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, magnetite, vermiculite, and diamonds; energy and mineral products that consist of coking and thermal coal, uranium, titanium dioxide, feedstock, borates, and talc; and iron ore products, including iron ore, pig iron, salt, and gypsum. It also engages in the production and sale of cathode blocks, anodes, aluminum fluoride, and calcined coke; and provision of engineering services and sale of smelting equipment, as well as the sale of electricity. Rio Tinto plc has operations in North America; Europe; Japan, China, and other Asian countries; Australia; New Zealand; and internationally. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Rio Tinto plc is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group.

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) engages in the production and sale of fertilizers, and related industrial and feed products in North America. The company manufactures and sells solid and liquid phosphate fertilizers; animal feed supplements; and industrial acid, which is used in food products and industrial processes. It also produces nitrogen fertilizers, as well as nitrogen feed and industrial products, including ammonia, urea, nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate, and nitric acid. Potash Corporation�s primary customers for fertilizer products include retailers, dealers, cooperatives, distributors, and other fertilizer producers. In addition, the company produces potash from six mines in Saskatchewan and one mine in New Brunswick. It sells purified phosphoric acid directly to consumers of the product. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Saskatoon, Canada.

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) engages in the production and marketing of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the agriculture industry worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Offshore. The Phosphates segment produces phosphate fertilizer which is used in crop nutrients and feed phosphate for animal feed ingredients. The Potash segment produces and sells potash that is used in the manufacture of mixed crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, as well as in industrial applications. These products are also used for de-icing and as water softener regenerants. The Offshore segment produces and markets phosphate-, potash-, and nitrogen-based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, as well as operates sales offices, fertilizer blending and bagging facilities, port terminals, and warehouses. It markets its products primarily to wholesalers, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. The Mosaic Company is a subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated.

Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) produces and markets agricultural nutrients, industrial products, and specialty products worldwide, as well as involves in the retail supply of agricultural products and services in North and South America. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Advanced Technologies. The Retail segment markets crop nutrient products, including nitrogen, phosphate, potash, sulphur, and micronutrients; crop protection products, such as herbicides, fungicides, adjuvants, and insecticides; seeds; and a range of custom application and agronomic consulting services, as well as other services, including crop input product application, soil and leaf tissue testing and analysis, and crop scouting. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated approximately 800 retail farm centers in the U.S., Argentina, and Chile. The Wholesale segment manufactures, purchases, and markets a range of nutrients, including nitrogen-based, potash, and phosphate-based crop nutrient products. It also owns and operates facilities that upgrade ammonia and urea to other products, such as nitrogen solutions and nitric acid. In addition, this segment operates fertilizer granulation and blending plants in the United States. The Advanced Technologies segment produces and sells controlled-release crop nutrient and professional products to the agriculture, specialty agriculture, professional turf, horticulture, and consumer lawn and garden markets. This segment also offers pest control products to the structural pest control industry, including pest control in residential and commercial structures. It was formerly known as Cominco Fertilizers Ltd. and changed its name to Agrium Inc. in 1995. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of muriate of potash or potassium chloride and langbeinite. It also offers by-products, including salt, magnesium chloride, and metal recovery salts. Intrepid serves agricultural, industrial, and feed markets. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, implementation, and licensing of tobacco curing technology that prevent the formation of carcinogenic toxins present in tobacco and tobacco smoke, primarily the tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). It also manufactures, sells, markets, and develops low-TSNA dissolvable smokeless tobacco products, such as ARIVA, a compressed powdered tobacco cigalett pieces; and STONEWALL Hard Snuff, a non-fermented spit-free hard tobacco product for moist snuff users designed to provide adult tobacco users with an alternative to cigarettes. In addition, the company develops pharmaceutical products that have a botanical tobacco-based component designed to treat tobacco dependence; and neurological conditions, including Alzheimer�s disease, Parkinson�s disease, schizophrenia, and depression. It sells its smokeless tobacco products through tobacco distributors in the United States. Star Scientific, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Petersburg, Virginia.

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