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Market Maker Surveillance Report. ITUB, MSFT, S, WFC, PGR, JBLU, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Friday, January 28th 2011

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January 28, 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 2046 companies with "abnormal" market making, 1289 companies with positive Friction Factors and 4567 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. ITAU UNIBANCO HLDNG-PREF ADR (NYSE:ITUB), MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT), SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S), WELLS FARGO & CO (NYSE:WFC), PROGRESSIVE CORP (NYSE:PGR), JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP (NASDAQ:JBLU). 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
     ITUB       $-0.340      -1.54%       10,687,487      55.94%       8,360,215       43.76%       2,327,272       Abnormal
     MSFT       $-1.150      -3.98%       72,991,230      51.89%       69,573,313      49.46%       3,417,917       Abnormal
     S          $-0.140      -3.05%       20,449,712      47.67%       18,813,734      43.86%       1,635,978       Abnormal
     WFC        $-0.660      -2.03%       14,386,458      47.59%       11,833,212      39.14%       2,553,246       Abnormal
     PGR        $-0.330      -1.65%       21,829,318      89.80%       2,193,783       9.02%        19,635,535      Abnormal
     JBLU       $-0.530      -8.28%       13,625,806      52.11%       12,035,640      46.03%       1,590,166       Abnormal

Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above had more buying than selling on Friday 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 JBLU with 1,590,166 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.53000. 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.

ITAU UNIBANCO HLDNG-PREF ADR (NYSE:ITUB) - Ita Unibanco Holding S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides commercial, corporate, and investment banking services to individuals, small and middle-market companies, and large corporations in Brazil and internationally. The companys deposit products include demand, savings, time, and other deposits, as well as deposits from banks. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial, real estate, lease financing, government, agricultural, and personal loans. The company also offers pension fund and mutual fund management, securities services, credit cards, and asset management services; life, property, casualty, and vehicle insurance, as well as private retirement plans and capitalization products; and credit products, such as investment capital loans, working capital loans, inventory financing, equipment leasing services, and letters of credit. In addition, it provides collection and electronic payment services; credit card transactions; factoring, corporate finance, and insurance brokerage and trading; and vehicle lending, private banking, and treasury services. Further, the company offers financial products, such as trade financing, loans from multilateral credit agencies, off-shore loans, international cash management services, foreign exchange, letters of credit, guarantees required in international bidding processes, derivatives for hedging or proprietary trading purposes, structured transactions, and international capital markets offerings. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 3,936 branches, 948 customer site branches, and 30,276 automated teller machines in Brazil and internationally. Ita Unibanco Holding S.A. was formerly known as Ita Unibanco Banco Mltiplo S.A. and changed its name to Ita Unibanco Holding S.A. in April 2009. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ita Unibanco Holding S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Itau Unibanco Participacoes S.A.

MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT) - Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. The companys Windows & Windows Live Division segment offers Windows operating system, Windows Live, and Internet Explorer. It offers Windows operating system, which include Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Home, as well as Windows Live suite of applications and Web services. Microsofts Server and Tools segment provides Windows Server operating systems, Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Visual Studio, Silverlight, System Center products, Biz Talk server, Microsoft consulting services, and product support services. This segment also provides enterprise consulting and product support services; and training and certification to developers and information technology professionals, as well as builds standalone and software development lifecycle tools for software architects, developers, testers, and project managers. The companys Online Services Division segment offers online information products, such as Bing, MSN portals, and channels; and an online advertising platform for publishers and advertisers. Microsofts Microsoft Business Division segment offers Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM, as well as Microsoft Office Web Apps. The companys Entertainment and Devices Division segment develops, produces, and markets the Xbox 360 platform; PC software games; online games and services; Mediaroom, an Internet protocol television software; Windows Phone and Windows Embedded device platforms; the Zune digital music and entertainment platform; and application software for Apples Macintosh computers, Microsoft PC hardware products, and other devices. This segment also involves in retail and marketing of packaged versions of the Microsoft Office system and the Windows operating systems. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S) - Sprint Nextel Corporation offers wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its Wireless segment provides wireless mobile voice and data transmission services on networks that utilize CDMA and iDEN technologies, as well as offers fourth generation wireless services. Its wireless data communications services comprise Internet access and messaging, email services, wireless photo and video offerings, and mobile entertainment applications, as well as asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools; and wireless voice communications services include basic local and long distance wireless voice services, voicemail, call waiting, three way calling, caller identification, directory assistance, call forwarding, speakerphone, and push-to-talk services, as well as roaming services. This segment sells accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, and battery chargers, as well as devices and accessories to agents and other third-party distributors for resale. In addition, it markets its post-paid services under the Sprint and Nextel names; prepaid services under the Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Assurance Wireless names. The companys Wireline segment provides wireline voice and data communications services, including domestic and international data communications using various protocols, such as multiprotocol label switching technologies, Internet protocol (IP), asynchronous transfer mode, IP-based frame relay, managed network services, voice over IP, and traditional voice services. It also offers wide-area network and long distance services, as well as operates an all-digital long distance and Tier 1 IP network. Sprint Nextel was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

WELLS FARGO & CO (NYSE:WFC) - Wells Fargo & Company, through its subsidiaries, provides retail, commercial, and corporate banking services principally in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement. The Community Banking segment offers deposit products, including checking accounts, savings deposits, market rate accounts, individual retirement accounts, time deposits, and debit cards. Its loan products include lines of credit, equity lines and loans, equipment and transportation loans, education loans, residential mortgage loans, and credit cards. This segment also provides receivables and inventory financing, equipment leases, real estate financing, small business administration financing, venture capital financing, cash management, payroll services, retirement plans, and merchant payment processing services; consumer and real estate loans to individuals; and loans secured by autos, as well as purchases sales finance contracts from retail merchants. The Wholesale Banking segment provides commercial and corporate banking products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, letters of credit, asset-based lending, equipment leasing, mezzanine financing, high-yield debt, foreign exchange services, treasury management, investment management, institutional fixed-income sales, commodity and equity risk management, insurance, corporate trust fiduciary and agency services, and investment banking services. This segment also provides banking products for commercial real estate market, and mortgage brokerage services. The Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement segment offers financial advisory, lending, fiduciary, and investment management services. As of December 31, 2009, Wells Fargo & Company provided its services through approximately 10,000 banking stores located in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PROGRESSIVE CORP (NYSE:PGR) - The Progressive Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides personal and commercial automobile insurance, and other specialty property-casualty insurance products and related services primarily in the United States. The companys property-casualty insurance products protect its customers against losses due to collision and physical damage to their motor vehicles, uninsured and underinsured bodily injury, and liability to others for personal injury or property damage arising out of the use of those vehicles. It also offers personal lines products that comprise insurance for personal autos and special lines products, including motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, mobile homes, watercraft, and snowmobiles. In addition, the company provides commercial auto insurance that includes primary liability and physical damage insurance for autos, vans, and pick-up trucks used by artisans, such as contractors, landscapers, plumbers, and various small businesses. Further, its specialty truck commercial auto market comprises dump trucks, logging trucks, tow trucks, local cartage, and other short-haul commercial vehicles. The company also offers cargo and general liability insurance products; and professional liability insurance for community banks, principally directors and officers liability insurance. In addition, it sells personal auto insurance in Australia. The Progressive Corporation provides policy issuance and claims adjusting services for the commercial auto insurance procedures/plans. It sells its products and services through independent agents and brokers, as well as directly online or by phone. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP (NASDAQ:JBLU) - JetBlue Airways Corporation provides passenger air transportation services in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 600 daily flights to 60 destinations in 20 states and Puerto Rico, and 11 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America through a fleet of 110 Airbus A320 aircrafts and 41 EMBRAER 190 aircrafts. The company, through its subsidiary, LiveTV, LLC, also provides in-flight entertainment, voice communication, and data connectivity services for commercial and general aviation aircraft, including live in-seat satellite television, digital satellite radio, wireless aircraft data link services, and cabin surveillance systems. It has a collaboration agreement with American Airlines Inc. JetBlue Airways Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Forest Hills, New York.

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