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Market Maker Surveillance Report. THLD, BBW, ULBI, SCMF, KSWS, TSTY, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Thursday, Fe

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February 17, 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 2663 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3182 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2100 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. THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS (NASDAQ:THLD), BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC (NYSE:BBW), ULTRALIFE CORP (NASDAQ:ULBI), SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:SCMF), K-SWISS INC -CL A (NASDAQ:KSWS), TASTY BAKING CO (NASDAQ:TSTY). 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
     THLD       $-0.450      -16.36%      2,059,150       42.66%       2,766,843       57.32%       -707,693        -15,727 
     BBW        $-0.960      -12.17%      246,998         37.43%       357,745         54.22%       -110,747        -1,154  
     ULBI       $-0.650      -10.64%      240,794         35.22%       439,667         64.31%       -198,873        -3,060  
     SCMF       $-0.280      -18.92%      71,921          35.63%       129,248         64.03%       -57,327         -2,047  
     KSWS       $-1.210      -10.81%      214,975         34.74%       376,934         60.92%       -161,959        -1,339  
     TSTY       $-0.270      -10.31%      129,313         37.28%       195,103         56.24%       -65,790         -2,437  

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 TSTY with a dollar loss Thursday of $-0.27000 and a Friction Factor of -2,437 shares. That means that it only took 2,437 more shares of selling than buying to move TSTY 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.

THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS (NASDAQ:THLD) - Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. Its product line includes TH-302, a product candidate in Phase I and Phase I/II for the potential treatment of patients with cancer; and 2DG, a product candidate for the potential treatment of patients with cancer and has been evaluated in a Phase I clinical trial alone and in combination with docetaxel as a combination therapy. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC (NYSE:BBW) - Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of plush animals and related products. The companys merchandise includes various styles of animals to be stuffed; and clothing, shoes, and accessories for the stuffed animals. It also licenses its Build-A-Bear Workshop brand to third parties to manufacture and sell merchandise to other retailers. As of January 2, 2010, the company operated 345 company-owned Build-A-Bear Workshop retail stores, including 291 stores in the United States and Canada, 51 stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and 3 stores in France. In addition, its franchisees operated 65 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in other international locations. The company also sells its products through a Web store. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

ULTRALIFE CORP (NASDAQ:ULBI) - Ultralife Corporation offers products and services ranging from portable and standby power solutions to communications and electronics systems worldwide. It serves government, defense, and commercial customers through its engineering and collaborative approach to problem solving. The company operates in three segments: Battery & Energy Products; Communications Systems; and Energy Services. The Battery & Energy Products segment offers lithium 9-volt, cylindrical, and other non-rechargeable batteries; and rechargeable batteries, uninterruptable power supplies, and accessories, such as cables. The Communications Systems segment provides power supplies, cable and connector assemblies, RF amplifiers, amplified speakers, equipment mounts, case equipment, integrated communication system kits, charging systems, and communications and electronics systems design. The Energy Services segment engages in the design, installation, and maintenance of standby power and systems. It sells its products worldwide through a various trade channels, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial and retail distributors, national retailers, and directly to the U.S. and international defense departments. The company was formerly known as Ultralife Batteries, Inc. and changed its name to Ultralife Corporation in June 2008. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Newark, New York.

SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:SCMF) - Southern Community Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust that provides a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The company accepts various deposits, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises real estate loans for purchasing, constructing, and refinancing one-to-four family residential, five or more family residential, and commercial properties; residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgage loans; construction loans; commercial loans, such as secured and unsecured loans for working capital, expansion, and other business purposes; and loans to individuals comprising automobile loans, boat and recreational vehicle financing, and miscellaneous secured and unsecured personal loans. It also provides trust and investment services, safe deposit boxes, and other associated services. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 22 banking offices, 6 operations/administrative offices, and 1 lending office; and approximately 150 outsourced ATM cash dispensing machines in North Carolina. Southern Community Financial Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

K-SWISS INC -CL A (NASDAQ:KSWS) - KSwiss Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and marketing of athletic footwear for sports use, fitness activities, and casual wear. The company offers its products under the KSwis and Palladium brand names. It also markets apparel and accessories under the KSwiss brand name. These products comprise apparel, such as skirts, shorts, tops, polos, dresses, and warm-ups for men and women. In addition, the company offers jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, track jackets, tee shirts, caps, socks, and bags for casual athletic consumers. KSwiss Inc. sells its products through sales executives and independent sales representatives to specialty athletic footwear stores, pro shops, sporting good stores, and department stores in the United States. The company also sells its products through its Web site kswiss.com, as well as through foreign distributors internationally. KSwiss Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

TASTY BAKING CO (NASDAQ:TSTY) - Tasty Baking Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, co-packages, and sells sweet baked goods. The company offers single portion cakes, pies, donuts, snack bars, pretzels, brownies, honey buns, mini donuts, and donut holes under the trademark, TASTYKAKE. It also offers sponge cakes under the JUNIORS and KRIMPETS trademarks, as well as chocolate enrobed cakes under the trademark, KANDY KAKES. In addition, the company produces a line of sugar-free single portion cakes and snack bars under the name TASTYKAKE Sensables. Tasty Baking Company sells its products principally through independent sales distributors to approximately 16,000 retail outlets primarily in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as well as through distributorships and grocery chains. It also sells its products through the tastykake.com program. Tasty Baking Company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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