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Market Maker Surveillance Report. XLB, BAC, LOW, SNV, VOD, XRT, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Wednesday, February 23rd 2

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February 23, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Wednesday. 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 Wednesday there were 2431 companies with "abnormal" market making, 1618 companies with positive Friction Factors and 3671 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. MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLB), BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC), LOWE'S COS INC (NYSE:LOW), SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (NYSE:SNV), VODAFONE GROUP PLC-SP ADR (NASDAQ:VOD), SPDR S&P RETAIL ETF (NYSE:XRT). 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
     XLB        $-0.260      -0.67%       11,034,583      58.72%       7,835,466       41.70%       3,199,117       Abnormal
     BAC        $-0.040      -0.31%       86,842,383      44.91%       84,634,364      43.77%       2,208,019       Abnormal
     LOW        $-0.240      -0.92%       12,413,782      48.38%       10,363,922      40.39%       2,049,860       Abnormal
     SNV        $-0.100      -3.77%       15,628,961      54.93%       11,430,249      40.17%       4,198,712       Abnormal
     VOD        $-0.100      -0.36%       6,130,450       54.00%       4,410,349       38.85%       1,720,101       Abnormal
     XRT        $-1.000      -2.03%       9,428,362       57.33%       7,481,430       45.49%       1,946,932       Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows XLB with 3,199,117 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.26000. 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.

MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLB) - MATERIALS SS SPDR

BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC) - Bank of America Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and nonbanking financial services and products to individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, and governments in the United States and internationally. The companys Deposits segment generates savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits, individual retirement accounts, and checking accounts; and Global Card Services segment provides the U.S. consumer and business card, consumer lending, international card and debit card services. Its Home Loans & Insurance segment offers consumer real estate products and services, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and home equity loans. It also provides property, casualty, life, disability, and credit insurance. The companys Global Banking segment offers lending products, including commercial loans and commitment facilities, real estate lending, leasing, trade finance, short-term credit, asset-based lending, and indirect consumer loans; capital management and treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, and short-term investing options; and investment banking services comprising debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related advisory services. Its Global Markets segment provides financial products, advisory services, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services. The companys Global Wealth & Investment Management segment offers investment and brokerage services, estate management, financial planning services, fiduciary management, credit and banking expertise, and asset management products. Bank of America Corporation serves customers through a network of approximately 6,011 banking centers, 18,262 automated teller machines, telephone, and online and mobile banking channels. The company was founded in 1874 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

LOWE'S COS INC (NYSE:LOW) - Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of products for home decorating, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. It provides home improvement products in the categories of appliances, paint, lumber, flooring, building materials, millwork, lawn and landscape products, hardware, fashion plumbing, tools, lighting, seasonal living, rough plumbing, nursery, outdoor power equipment, cabinets and countertops, rough electrical, home environment, home organization, and windows and walls, as well as boards, panel products, irrigation pipes, vinyl sidings, and ladders. The company also offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories. Lowe's Companies serves homeowners and renters primarily consisting of do-it-yourself customers and do-it-for-me customers, as well as others buying for personal and family use; and commercial business customers, who work in the construction, repair/remodel, commercial and residential property management, or business maintenance professions. As of January 29, 2010, it operated 1,710 stores, including 1,694 stores in the United States and 16 stores in Canada. The company also offers its products through electronic product catalogs and Lowes.com. Lowe's Companies, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (NYSE:SNV) - Synovus Financial Corp., a diversified financial services and bank holding company, provides commercial and retail banking, financial management, insurance, and mortgage services in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Its retail banking services include accepting customary types of demand and savings deposits; individual, consumer, installment, and mortgage loans; safe deposit services; automated banking services; automated fund transfers; Internet based banking services; and bank credit card services, including mastercard and visa services, as well as commercial banking services comprise commercial, financial, agricultural, and real estate loans. The company also provides various other financial services, which include the portfolio management for fixed-income securities, investment banking, the execution of securities transactions as a broker/dealer, and the provision of individual investment advice on equity and other securities; trust services; mortgage services; financial planning services; and asset management services. Synovus Financial Corp. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia.

VODAFONE GROUP PLC-SP ADR (NASDAQ:VOD) - Vodafone Group plc provides mobile communications in Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. The company offers various handsets; voice and messaging services; data services comprising Internet, email, music, games, and television; and fixed services, including fixed voice and fixed broadband solutions. It also offers value added services, such as Vodafone Email Plus and Windows Mobile Email, which provide enterprise customers with real time handheld access to email, calendar, and address book; Vodafone PC Backup and Restore that enable users to remotely store data automatically through their Internet connection; Vodafone Money Transfer system; and roaming services. In addition, the companys enterprise services include Vodafone One Net, which combines fixed and mobile communications in one system; Vodafone Unified Communications, which provides one interface for various communications, access emails, share documents and files, access calendars, hold Web and video conferences, and exchange instant messages; and enterprise mobile voice connections. Its business managed services include logistics, cost control, and security and online management portals offering single-sign-on services; and machine-to-machine communications for businesses to automate the capture of data, perform real-time diagnostics, and control assets remotely. The company owns and manages approximately 2,100 stores selling services and providing customer support, as well as operates approximately 7,600 Vodafone branded stores to sell its products and services through franchise and dealer arrangements. The company has approximately 341.1 million mobile customers. The company was formerly known as Vodafone AirTouch plc and changed its name to Vodafone Group Plc in July 2000. Vodafone Group Plc was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

SPDR S&P RETAIL ETF (NYSE:XRT) - SPDR RETAIL ETF

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