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Market Maker Surveillance Report. BAC, XOM, S, YHOO, SPLS, ICO, Bullishly Biased Price Friction For Tuesday, May 24th 2011

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May 24, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Tuesday. 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 Tuesday there were 2627 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2268 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2820 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bullish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices rose. BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC), EXXON MOBIL CORP (NYSE:XOM), SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S), YAHOO! INC (NASDAQ:YHOO), STAPLES INC (NASDAQ:SPLS), INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP INC (NYSE:ICO). 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
     BAC        $0.040       0.35%        41,680,113      32.28%       44,044,448      34.11%       -2,364,335      Abnormal
     XOM        $1.270       1.58%        3,370,879       21.23%       4,998,306       31.48%       -1,627,427      Abnormal
     S          $0.280       5.12%        40,901,092      28.13%       49,143,746      33.80%       -8,242,654      Abnormal
     YHOO       $0.100       0.62%        10,135,769      44.29%       12,415,023      54.25%       -2,279,254      Abnormal
     SPLS       $0.240       1.44%        8,738,141       43.18%       11,362,345      56.15%       -2,624,204      Abnormal
     ICO        $0.010       0.07%        1,321,960       14.77%       6,650,319       74.31%       -5,328,359      Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows BAC with 2,364,335 greater shares of selling than buying (NetVol) and the stock price was up $0.04000. This means the Market Makers were trading the stock in a way inconsistent with normal supply and demand (Economics 101); more selling than buying should cause prices to drop.

BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC) - Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial services to individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, corporations, and governments primarily in the United States and internationally. The companys Deposits segment generates savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits and IRAs, 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 fixed and adjustable-rate first-lien mortgage loans for home purchase and refinancing needs, reverse mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and home equity loans, as well as property, casualty, life, disability, and credit insurance. The companys Global Commercial Banking segment provides 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, financing, securities clearing, 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 advisory services, team-based investment advice and guidance, brokerage services, and wealth management solutions, as well as retirement services. Bank of America Corporation serves customers through a network of approximately 5,900 banking centers and 18,000 automated teller machines. The company was founded in 1874 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

EXXON MOBIL CORP (NYSE:XOM) - Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, and manufacture of petroleum products, as well as transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company manufactures and markets commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and other specialty products. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 35,691 gross and 30,494 net operated wells. The company has operations in the United States, Canada/South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceania. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Irving, Texas.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S) - Sprint Nextel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, offers wireless and wireline communications products and services to individual consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The companys Wireless segment provides data transmission services, including mobile productivity applications, such as Internet access, messaging, and email services; wireless photo and video offerings; location-based capabilities comprising asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools; and mobile entertainment applications; and local and long distance wireless voice services, voicemail, call waiting, three-way calling, caller identification, directory assistance, and call forwarding services. This segment also provides customized design, development, implementation, and support services for wireless services provided to large companies and government agencies, as well as sells accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, battery chargers, and other devices and accessories to subscribers, agents, and other third-party distributors for resale. The companys Wireline segment offers voice and data communications, including domestic and international data communications using various protocols, such as multiprotocol label switching technologies, IP, managed network services, voice over Internet protocol, session initiated protocol, and traditional voice services, as well as offers wholesale voice local and long distance services. This segment markets and sells its services primarily through direct sales representatives. The company offers its wireless and wireline voice and data transmission services under the Sprint, Nextel, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Assurance Wireless, and Common Cents. Sprint Nextel Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

YAHOO! INC (NASDAQ:YHOO) - Yahoo! Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates as a digital media company that delivers personalized digital content and experiences, across devices and worldwide. The companys communications and communities offerings provide a range of communication and social services to users and small businesses across various devices and through its broadband Internet access partners. Its search and marketplaces offerings provide answers to users' information needs by delivering meaningful search, local, and listings experiences on the search results page and across Yahoo!. Yahoo!s marketplaces offerings and services enable users to research specific topics, products, services or areas of interest by reviewing and exchanging information, obtaining contact details or considering offers from providers of goods, services, or parties with similar interests. Its media properties and services engage users with relevant online content and services on the Web. The company also offers advertisers targeted solutions, insights about their customer base, and tools that leverage those insights for optimized program performance; marketing services to advertisers across a majority of Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites; display advertising, search advertising, listing-based services, and commerce-based transactions; and customized and relevant advertising. In addition, it provides software and platform offerings for third-party developers, advertisers, and publishers. Further, the company offers the display of graphical advertisements, text-based links to advertisers Web sites, and other sources. Additionally, it enables users to publish their content on any topic and distributes that content through its Web site and content partners. The company has strategic alliance with Samsung and Nokia. Yahoo! Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

STAPLES INC (NASDAQ:SPLS) - Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an office products company. The company sells various office supplies and services, business machines and related products, computers and related products, and office furniture. It also provides high-speed, color and self-service copying, other printing services, faxing, and pack and ship services. As of January 30, 2010, the company operated approximately 2,243 superstores in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, and Australia. It also operated 125 distribution and fulfillment centers in 29 states in the United States and 8 provinces in Canada, as well as in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. The company also offers its products through catalogs, Internet, and sales force. Staples, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP INC (NYSE:ICO) - International Coal Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces coal in the northern and central Appalachian regions, the United States. The company offers a range of mid- to high-Btu, low- to medium-sulfur steam, and metallurgical coal products. Its 12 Appalachian mining complexes are located in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland; and the mining complex of mid- to high-sulfur steam coal is located in the Illinois Basin. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned or controlled approximately 325 million tons of metallurgical quality coal reserves, 765 million tons of steam coal reserves, and 431 million tons of non-reserve coal deposits. It also purchases and resells coal produced by third parties. The company markets its coal to various customers, including investment grade electric utilities, as well as domestic and international industrial and steel customers. International Coal Group, Inc. is based in Scott Depot, West Virginia.

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