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Market Maker Surveillance Report. UUP, Q, THC, MS, MET, CMCSK, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Thursday, December 16th 201

^{Published on 2010-12-16 19:00:44, Last Modified on 2010-12-22 19:48:05 - WOPRAI}
 

December 16, 2010 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 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. On Thursday there were 2544 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3412 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1932 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bearish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices dropped. POWERSHARES DB US DOL IND BU (NYSE:UUP), QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL (NYSE:Q), TENET HEALTHCARE CORP (NYSE:THC), MORGAN STANLEY (NYSE:MS), METLIFE INC (NYSE:MET), COMCAST CORP-SPECIAL CL A (NASDAQ:CMCSK). 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       Percent      Buy Volume      Buy %%       Sell Volume     Sell %%      Net Volume      Friction
     UUP        $-0.050      -0.22%       3,056,428       62.88%       1,804,431       37.12%       1,251,997       Abnormal
     Q          $-0.020      -0.27%       17,856,356      49.68%       15,203,867      42.30%       2,652,489       Abnormal
     THC        $-0.010      -0.15%       4,615,740       54.82%       3,252,994       38.63%       1,362,746       Abnormal
     MS         $-0.160      -0.61%       5,953,303       45.32%       4,167,584       31.72%       1,785,719       Abnormal
     MET        $-0.040      -0.10%       3,440,330       53.77%       2,231,617       34.88%       1,208,713       Abnormal
     CMCSK      $-0.080      -0.39%       7,922,512       59.83%       5,319,059       40.17%       2,603,453       Abnormal

Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above had more buying than selling on Thursday and their stock prices dropped. 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 CMCSK with 2,603,453 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.08000. This means the Market Makers were trading the stock in a way inconsistent with normal supply and demand (Economics 101); more buying than selling should cause prices to rise.

POWERSHARES DB US DOL IND BU (NYSE:UUP) - PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL (NYSE:Q) - Qwest Communications International Inc. provides data, Internet, video, and voice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers its products and services using telecommunications network, which consists of voice and data switches, copper cables, fiber optic broadband cables, and other equipment to mass markets, business, and wholesale customers. It provides various data and Internet services, including private line, multi-protocol label switching, broadband, VoIP, and data integration services, as well as Web hosting and related services comprising provision space, power, bandwidth, and managed services in data centers; and server and application management, back-up, disaster recovery, and Web design services. Its data and Internet services also consist of traditional wide area network products, such as ATM, frame relay, dedicated Internet access, and virtual private network; integrated services digital network; and Internet dial-up access. The companys voice services include local voice services comprising basic local exchange and switching services; local voice exchange services, such as caller ID, call waiting, call return, 3-way calling, call forwarding, and voice mail; long-distance voice services consisting of domestic and international long-distance services, and toll free services; and wireless products and services. Qwest Communications Internationals data, Internet, and video services comprise Internet, Internet-based services, and satellite digital television. It also engages in lease and sublease of real estate properties, such as space in office buildings, warehouses, and other properties. The company sells its products and services through its sales and call centers, Web site, telemarketing, retail stores, and kiosks, as well as relationships and arrangements with third-party sales agents. It has strategic partnerships with DIRECTV and Verizon Wireless. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP (NYSE:THC) - Tenet Healthcare Corporation, an investor-owned health care services company, operates general hospitals and related health care facilities. The companys general hospitals offer acute care services, radiology services, and respiratory therapy services, as well as operate operating and recovery rooms, and clinical laboratories and pharmacies. It also provides intensive care, critical care and/or coronary care units, and physical therapy; orthopedic, oncology, and outpatient services; tertiary care services, such as open-heart surgery, neonatal intensive care, and neuroscience; quaternary care in areas, including heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants; gamma-knife brain surgery; cyberknife surgery for tumors and lesions in the brain, lung, neck, and spine; and bone marrow transplants. As of December 31, 2008, Tenet Healthcare Corporation operated 53 general hospitals; and a critical access hospital with a combined total of 14,352 licensed beds serving urban and rural communities. The company also operated various related health care facilities, including a rehabilitation hospital; a long-term acute care hospital; a skilled nursing facility; various medical office buildings; and physician practices, captive insurance companies, and other ancillary health care businesses, such as outpatient surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers, and occupational and rural health care clinics, as well as owned interests in two health maintenance organizations. It has a joint venture agreement with MED3000 Inc. to provide services to physician practices. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with additional offices in Santa Ana, California; Coral Springs, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

MORGAN STANLEY (NYSE:MS) - Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group, and Asset Management. The Institutional Securities segment provides financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, spin-offs, exchange offers, and leveraged buyouts and takeover defenses, as well as shareholder relations; capital raising; corporate lending; investments; and sales, trading, financing, and market-making activities, including equity trading, commodities, and interest rates, credit, and currencies, as well as financing services, including prime brokerage, consolidated clearance, settlement, custody, financing, and portfolio reporting services. The Global Wealth Management Group segment offers brokerage and investment advisory services covering various investment alternatives comprising equities, options, futures, foreign currencies, precious metals, fixed income securities, mutual funds, structured products, alternative investments, unit investment trusts, managed futures, separately managed accounts, and mutual fund asset allocation programs; financial and wealth planning services; annuity and insurance products; credit and other lending products; cash management services; retirement services; and trust and fiduciary services. The Asset Management segment offers products and services in equity, fixed income, and alternative investments, which include hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure to institutional and retail clients through proprietary and third party distribution channels. This segment also involves in investment activities. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

METLIFE INC (NYSE:MET) - MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, employee benefits, and financial services in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and India. It offers group life insurance products and services as employer-paid benefits, including variable life, universal life, and term life products, as well as employee paid supplemental life products; individual life insurance products and services comprising variable life, universal life, term life, and whole life products, as well as a range of mutual funds and other securities products; and non-medical health insurance products and services, such as dental insurance, group short- and long-term disability, individual disability income, long-term care, critical illness, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages, as well as employer-sponsored auto and homeowners insurance and administrative services-only arrangements to employers. The company also provides retirement products consisting of variable and fixed annuities for individuals and employees of corporations, and other institutions. In addition, MetLife provides an array of annuity and investment products, including guaranteed interest products and other stable value products, income annuities, and separate account contracts for the investment management of defined benefit and defined contribution plan assets, as well as offers certain products to fund postretirement benefits. Further, it offers auto insurance and homeowners insurance policies, as well as personal excess liability and coverage for recreational vehicles and boat owners; and credit insurance and endowment products. Additionally, the company funds company initiatives, various start-up entities, and run-off entities; and banking services, such as residential mortgage loans and various deposit products. The company was founded in 1868 and is based in New York, New York.

COMCAST CORP-SPECIAL CL A (NASDAQ:CMCSK) - Comcast Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides consumer entertainment, information, and communication products and services to the residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Cable and Programming. The Cable segment manages and operates cable systems, including video, high-speed Internet, and phone services, as well as regional sports and news networks. Its video services include analog, digital, on demand, and high-definition television and/or digital video recorders. This segments high-speed Internet service consists of an interactive portal, Comcast.net, which provides multiple email addresses and online storage, as well as various proprietary content, and value-added features and enhancements. Its phone services include voice over Internet protocol digital phone service that provides local and domestic long-distance calling with various features, such as voice mail, caller ID, and call waiting services. The Programming segment operates national programming networks consisting of E!, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, and Style. The company also develops and operates Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information, and communication, including Comcast.net, Fancast, thePlatform, Fandango, Plaxo, and DailyCandy; and owns two professional sports teams and a multipurpose arena, as well as provides facilities management services, including food services, for sporting events, concerts, and other events. As of December 31, 2009, Comcast Corporation served approximately 23.6 million video customers, 15.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.6 million phone customers, as well as approximately 50.6 million homes in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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