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Market Maker Surveillance Report. XLF, SPY, BAC, SNDK, EWJ, MSFT, Highest Net Buy Volume With Lowest Price Friction For Monday

^{Published on 2011-03-21 17:51:07 - WOPRAI}
 

March 21, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Monday. 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 Monday there were 2265 companies with "abnormal" market making, 4155 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1395 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net buy volume on Monday and lowest price Friction (bullish). This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices rose faster with less Friction. FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLF), SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (NYSE:SPY), BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC), SANDISK CORP (NASDAQ:SNDK), ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD (NYSE:EWJ), MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT). 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
     XLF        $0.070       0.43%        42,934,723      54.53%       37,523,390      47.65%       5,411,333       773,048 
     SPY        $1.990       1.56%        80,360,196      52.31%       66,477,119      43.27%       13,883,077      69,764  
     BAC        $0.010       0.07%        54,822,858      48.68%       47,975,954      42.60%       6,846,904       6,846,904
     SNDK       $0.820       1.89%        7,383,512       66.68%       3,545,499       32.02%       3,838,013       46,805  
     EWJ        $0.290       2.78%        79,277,777      54.58%       67,566,198      46.52%       11,711,579      403,848 
     MSFT       $0.450       1.81%        26,753,081      55.39%       20,768,087      43.00%       5,984,994       133,000 

For example, the chart above shows XLF with a Net Buy Volume of 5,411,333 shares and a Friction Factor of 773,048 shares. That means that it takes 773,048 more shares of buying than selling to move XLF higher by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to move up higher as of Monday (lower friction). And with one of the highest Net Buy Volumes, the combination of low friction and high net buy volume is bullish.

FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLF) - FINANCIAL SEL SPD

SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (NYSE:SPY) - S&P DEP RECEIPTS

BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC) - Bank of America Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and nonbanking financial services and products to individuals, 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, 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, disability, and credit insurance. The companys Global Commercial 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; and capital management and treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, and short-term investing options. Its Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial products, advisory services, settlement, and custody services; debt and equity underwriting and distribution, merger-related advisory services, and risk management products; and integrated working capital management and treasury solutions. 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 5,900 banking centers and 18,000 automated teller machines. It was formerly known as NationsBank Corporation and changed its name on October 1, 1998. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1874 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

SANDISK CORP (NASDAQ:SNDK) - SanDisk Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets NAND-based flash storage card products that are used in various consumer electronics products. Flash storage technology allows digital information to be stored in a durable, compact format that retains the data even after the power has been switched off. It offers removable cards, embedded products, universal serial bus flash drives, and flash-based digital media players, as well as wafers and components. The companys removable card products are used in various consumer electronics devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, gaming devices, and laptop computers; and embedded flash products are used in mobile phones, navigation devices, gaming systems, imaging devices, and computing platforms. It offers its products through retail and original equipment manufacturer distribution channels primarily in the United States, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as SunDisk Corporation and changed its name to SanDisk Corporation in August 1995. SanDisk Corporation was founded in 1988 and is based in Milpitas, California.

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD (NYSE:EWJ) - ISHARE MSCI JAPAN

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.

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