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Market Maker Surveillance Report. CHBT, ACOR, BKMU, SYNA, FLWS, VVUS, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Friday, Jan

^{Published on 2011-01-21 17:50:46 - WOPRAI}
 

January 21, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Friday. 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 Friday there were 2771 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2595 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2388 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Friday and low price friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. CHINA-BIOTICS INC (NASDAQ:CHBT), ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC (NASDAQ:ACOR), BANK MUTUAL CORP (NASDAQ:BKMU), SYNAPTICS INC (NASDAQ:SYNA), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC-CL A (NASDAQ:FLWS), VIVUS INC (NASDAQ:VVUS). 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
     CHBT       $-3.650      -20.66%      1,513,120       44.30%       1,840,798       53.90%       -327,678        -898    
     ACOR       $-4.110      -14.77%      3,968,848       46.58%       4,417,659       51.85%       -448,811        -1,092  
     BKMU       $-0.550      -11.53%      64,267          40.02%       96,314          59.98%       -32,047         -583    
     SYNA       $-3.500      -10.92%      2,492,842       48.41%       2,646,460       51.39%       -153,618        -439    
     FLWS       $-0.320      -13.33%      45,954          28.34%       116,186         71.66%       -70,232         -2,195  
     VVUS       $-1.680      -16.11%      5,123,165       49.35%       5,185,320       49.94%       -62,155         -370    

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 VVUS with a dollar loss Friday of $-1.68000 and a Friction Factor of -370 shares. That means that it only took 370 more shares of selling than buying to move VVUS 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.

CHINA-BIOTICS INC (NASDAQ:CHBT) - China-Biotics, Inc. engages in the research, development, production, marketing, and distribution of probiotics products in the People's Republic of China. Its products contain live microbial food supplements, which beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. The company offers Shining Essence for balancing the microecology of the digestive system, enhancing intestinal health, and protecting and strengthening liver function; Shining Signal that is focused on reducing high blood pressure, high blood sugar level, and hyperlipidemia; Shining Golden Shield to enhance the bodys immune system; and Shining Energy for promoting the development of brain cells and enhancing alertness and energy. It also offers Shining Beauty Essence to increase bone mineral density of elderly people and reduce negative health effects associated with the aging process; Shining Companion Bifidus Factor Granule to enhance the growth of bifidus in the human body and intestinal health; Shining Stomach Protection Capsules for protecting stomach walls and improving the digestive system; Shining Sicanel Capsules to reduce hyperlipidemia, or excess levels of fats in the blood; and Shining Golden Shield for enhancing the bodys immune system, as well as bulk additives products. The company serves individual customers; and institutional customers, such as dairy manufacturers, animal feed manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and food companies. It distributes its retail products directly, as well as through distributors in the greater Shanghai area under the Shining brand. As of March 31, 2010, the company had 111 Shining branded outlets in Shanghai and 12 other cities in China. China-Biotics, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Pudong, the Peoples Republic of China.

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC (NASDAQ:ACOR) - Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops therapies for multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and other nervous system disorders. Its marketed products include Ampyra (dalfampridine), a potassium channel blocker for improving walking in patients with multiple sclerosis; and Zanaflex Capsules and Zanaflex tablets (tizanidine hydrochloride), a short-acting drug for the management of spasticity. The companys pipeline also includes various products in development for the treatment, regeneration, and repair of the spinal cord and brain. Its preclinical products comprise remyelination programs that include two distinct therapeutic approaches to stimulate repair of the damaged myelin sheath in multiple sclerosis, neuregulins/glial growth factor 2, and remyelinating antibodies; and chondroitinase program, which develops second generation approaches to overcoming the proteoglycan matrix. Acorda Therapeutics sells its products through specialty sales force, managed care team, and contract pharmaceutical telesales organizations. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Hawthorne, New York.

BANK MUTUAL CORP (NASDAQ:BKMU) - Bank Mutual Corporation operates as the holding company for Bank Mutual that provides various financial products and services primarily in the state of Wisconsin. The company attracts deposits and originates loans. Its deposit portfolio comprises regular savings, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, certificate of deposits, as well as IRA time deposit accounts and health savings accounts. The companys loan product line includes mortgage loans, which includes loans secured by one-to four-family residences, multi-family properties, and commercial real estate properties, as well as construction loans secured by the same types of properties; consumer loans comprising home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, marine loans, deposit account loans, overdraft protection lines of credit, and unsecured consumer loans, as well as unsecured consumer loans through credit card programs; and commercial business loans comprising loans to businesses for equipment purchases, working capital lines of credit, debt refinancing, small business administration loans, and domestic stand-by letters of credit. Bank Mutual Corporation, through its other subsidiaries, provides investment, brokerage, and insurance services; and involves in the development and sale of land. It also offers investment services, including tax deferred and tax free investments, mutual funds, and government securities, as well as provides personal insurance, business insurance, life and disability insurance, and mortgage protection products. As of December 31, 2009, Bank Mutual Corporation operated 78 banking offices in Wisconsin and 1 in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SYNAPTICS INC (NASDAQ:SYNA) - Synaptics Incorporated develops and supplies custom-designed human interface solutions that enable people to interact with various mobile computing, communications, entertainment, and other electronic devices. The company provides custom interface solutions for navigation, cursor control, and multimedia controls for PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It primarily targets the personal computer (PC) market and the market for digital lifestyle products, including mobile smartphones and feature phones, portable digital music and video players, and other select electronic device markets with its customized interface solutions. In addition to notebooks, other PC applications for the companys technology include peripherals, such as keyboards, mice, and monitors, as well as desktop and PC remote control applications. Its solutions for the PC market primarily include the TouchPad, a touch-sensitive pad that senses the position of a persons finger on its surface; the TouchStyk, an integrated pointing stick module; and dual pointing solutions, which combine both a TouchPad and a pointing stick into a single notebook computer enabling the users to use the interface of their choice. The companys user interface solutions for digital lifestyle products comprise the ScrollStrip and TouchRing, which are scrolling solutions that enable users to navigate through menus and content; LightTouch capacitive buttons, which provide illuminated button functionality; and MobileTouch, NavPoint, and ClearTouch solutions. Synaptics sells its products to PC OEMs, as well as to various consumer electronics manufacturers primarily in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, and Malaysia. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC-CL A (NASDAQ:FLWS) - 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a gift retailer in the United States. The company provides a range of products, including fresh-cut flowers, floral arrangements and plants, gifts, popcorn, gourmet foods, cookies, chocolates, and wines. It offers its products through the Internet, company-owned and operated retail floral stores, and franchised stores. As of June 28, 2009, the company operated 2 floral retail stores located in New York, 1 fulfillment center, and 104 franchised stores primarily located in California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. It has online relationships with AOL, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Google. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Carle Place, New York.

VIVUS INC (NASDAQ:VVUS) - VIVUS, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for underserved markets in the United States. It offers MUSE, a minimally invasive therapy for erectile dysfunction. The companys investigational product pipeline includes Qnexa that has completed Phase 3 clinical trials for obesity, and Phase 2 clinical trials for diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea; Avanafil, which is in phase 3 clinical trials to treat erectile dysfunction; and Luramist, which has completed phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women. It has a development, licensing, and supply agreement with Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of Avanafil; and licensing agreements with Acrux and its subsidiary to develop and commercialize Luramist and Evamist in the United States. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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