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Market Maker Surveillance Report. COHU, MEG, HWKN, GHL, MCBF, BRN, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Thursday, Janu

^{Published on 2011-01-27 17:51:23 - WOPRAI}
 

January 27, 2011 / 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 2719 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2652 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2364 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Thursday 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. COHU INC (NASDAQ:COHU), MEDIA GENERAL INC -CL A (NYSE:MEG), HAWKINS INC (NASDAQ:HWKN), GREENHILL & CO INC (NYSE:GHL), MONARCH COMMUNITY BANCORP (NASDAQ:MCBF), BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC (AMEX:BRN). 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
     COHU       $-1.480      -8.88%       150,795         44.17%       188,521         55.22%       -37,726         -255    
     MEG        $-0.520      -9.09%       84,973          39.01%       118,367         54.34%       -33,394         -642    
     HWKN       $-7.500      -16.26%      148,041         45.97%       170,884         53.06%       -22,843         -30     
     GHL        $-8.450      -10.30%      802,866         44.85%       816,177         45.60%       -13,311         -16     
     MCBF       $-0.410      -17.98%      34,056          33.29%       67,860          66.32%       -33,804         -824    
     BRN        $-0.700      -9.78%       25,661          29.56%       44,603          51.37%       -18,942         -271    

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 BRN with a dollar loss Thursday of $-0.70000 and a Friction Factor of -271 shares. That means that it only took 271 more shares of selling than buying to move BRN 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.

COHU INC (NASDAQ:COHU) - Cohu, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and servicing of test handling and burn-in related equipment, and thermal sub-systems for the semiconductor industry worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Semiconductor Equipment, Microwave Communication Systems, and Video Cameras. The Semiconductor Equipment segment develops, manufactures, and sells pick-and-place semiconductor test handlers, burn-in related equipment, and thermal sub-systems to semiconductor manufacturers and semiconductor test subcontractors. It also develops, manufactures, and sells gravity-feed and test-in-strip semiconductor test handling equipment used in final test operations. The Microwave Communication Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells microwave communications equipment, antenna systems, and associated equipment, which are used in the transmission of video, audio, and telemetry. These products have applications in unmanned aerial vehicles, law enforcement, security and surveillance, and electronic news gathering. Its customers include government agencies, law enforcement and public safety organizations, unmanned air vehicle program contractors, television broadcasters, entertainment companies, professional sports teams, and other commercial entities. The Video Cameras segment develops, manufactures, and sells closed circuit video or CCTV cameras, equipment, and systems. It also offers accessories, which include monitors, lenses, and camera test equipment. This segments customers include traffic control and management, scientific imaging, security/surveillance, and machine vision. Cohu markets its products through direct sales force and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Cohu Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Cohu, Inc. in 1972. Cohu, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in Poway, California.

MEDIA GENERAL INC -CL A (NYSE:MEG) - Media General, Inc., a communications company, provides local news and information over various media platforms in small- and mid-size communities in southeastern United States. It owns 3 metropolitan and 20 community newspapers and 18 network-affiliated broadcast television stations. The company also owns approximately 200 weekly newspapers and other publications targeted at specific communities of interest. In addition, Media General operates Web sites affiliated with each of its newspapers and television stations. Further, it provides Blockdot, an advergaming business; Dealtaker.com, an online social shopping portal; and NetInformer, a mobile advertising and marketing service, as well as offers broadcast equipment and studio design services. The company has a strategic partnership with Yahoo, Inc. for content, search, and display advertising. Media General was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

HAWKINS INC (NASDAQ:HWKN) - Hawkins, Inc. manufactures, blends, and distributes bulk and specialty chemicals. It operates through two segments, Industrial and Water Treatment. The Industrial segment provides industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, energy, electronics, food, chemical processing, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, medical device, and plating industries. This segment also offers acids, alkalis, and industrial and food-grade salts; and distributes various chemicals in bulk, including liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and aqua ammonia. In addition, this segment manufactures sodium hypochlorite and agricultural products, as well as food-grade products, including Cheese-Phos liquid phosphate, lactates, and other blended products; repackages water treatment chemicals; and performs custom blending of chemicals for customers according to customer formulas. The Water Treatment Segment provides equipment, chemicals, and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

GREENHILL & CO INC (NYSE:GHL) - Greenhill & Co., Inc. operates as an independent investment bank. The company focuses on providing financial advice on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, fund placement, financings, and capital raisings to corporations, partnerships, institutions, and governments. It acts for clients located worldwide from its offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

MONARCH COMMUNITY BANCORP (NASDAQ:MCBF) - Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Monarch Community Bank, which provides various banking services to consumers and businesses in Branch, Calhoun, and Hillsdale counties of Michigan. The companys deposit products include passbook and statement savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, NOW and demand accounts, interest bearing and non-interest bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises one-to-four family residential real estate lending; multifamily and commercial real estate lending; construction and land development lending; consumer and other loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, manufactured housing loans, and loans secured by savings deposits; and commercial business lending. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, First Insurance Agency, provides insurance services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated six service offices. Monarch Community Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Coldwater, Michigan.

BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC (AMEX:BRN) - Barnwell Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in oil and natural gas exploration, real estate, and contract drilling service operations. The company operates in four segments: Oil and Natural Gas, Land Investment, Residential Real Estate, and Contract Drilling. The Oil and Natural Gas segment involves in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in Canada. It produces and sells oil and natural gas. This segment owns oil and natural gas property interests principally in the Province of Alberta with minor holdings in the Provinces of Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Its undeveloped acreage includes 8,832 net acres at Doris, 6,793 net acres at Bonanza/Balsam, 5,949 net acres at Thornbury, 4,440 net acres at Rycroft, and 3,296 net acres at Paddle River in Alberta, as well as 4,511 net acres in Roncott, Saskatchewan. The Land Investment Segment invests in leasehold land and other real estate interests in Hawaii, the United States. It owns interests in leasehold land and development rights for property located approximately six miles north of the Kona International Airport in the North Kona District; and 14 lot acquisition rights as to lots within approximately 5,000 acres of agricultural-zoned leasehold land in the upland area of Kaupulehu, North Kona. The Residential Real Estate segment acquires house lots for investment and development of homes for sale in Hawaii. The Contract Drilling segment provides well drilling services and offers water pumping system installation and repairs, and distributes pumps and equipment in Hawaii. It drills water, water monitoring, and geothermal wells of various depths. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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