

Market Maker Surveillance Report. DRYS, PHM, DHI, MTG, WAG, HNZ, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Tuesday, August 23rd 2011
Published in Stocks and Investing on Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 at 17:50 GMT by WOPRAI

August 23, 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 3686 companies with "abnormal" market making, 4942 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2006 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. DRYSHIPS INC (NASDAQ:DRYS), PULTEGROUP INC (NYSE:PHM), DR HORTON INC (NYSE:DHI), MGIC INVESTMENT CORP (NYSE:MTG), WALGREEN CO (NYSE:WAG), HJ HEINZ CO (NYSE:HNZ). 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 DRYS $-0.030 -1.15% 6,279,847 53.27% 5,494,339 46.61% 785,508 Abnormal PHM $-0.100 -2.66% 8,974,278 37.80% 7,124,412 30.01% 1,849,866 Abnormal DHI $-0.020 -0.22% 3,189,212 36.90% 2,611,362 30.22% 577,850 Abnormal MTG $-0.010 -0.59% 2,726,366 36.13% 2,106,438 27.91% 619,928 Abnormal WAG $-0.220 -0.63% 3,383,278 28.84% 2,996,705 25.54% 386,573 Abnormal HNZ $-0.600 -1.15% 1,743,540 32.75% 1,365,765 25.65% 377,775 AbnormalAnalysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above had more buying than selling on Tuesday 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 DRYS with 785,508 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.03000. 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.
DRYSHIPS INC (NASDAQ:DRYS) - DryShips, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers and drilling rigs that operate worldwide. Its drybulk fleet principally carries various drybulk commodities, including bulk items comprising coal, iron ore, and grains; and minor bulk items, such as bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. The company owns and operates a fleet of 39 drybulk carriers consisting of 7 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 2 Supramax vessels, and 2 Panamax newbuilding vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 3.5 million dwt; and 12 tankers comprising 6 Suezmax and 6 Aframax with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 1.6 million tons. DryShips, Inc., through its subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW, Inc., also owns and operates 6 offshore ultra deepwater drilling units comprising 2 ultra deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs and 4 ultra deepwater drillships, of which 3 would be delivered to the company during 2011. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.
PULTEGROUP INC (NYSE:PHM) - Pultegroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in homebuilding and financial services businesses primarily in the United States. The companys homebuilding business includes the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes within the continental United States; and the construction of housing on such land targeted for first-time, first and second move-up, and active adult home buyers. As of March 31, 2010, its homebuilding operations offered homes for sale in 842 communities. The companys financial services business consists of mortgage banking and title operations. It arranges financing through the origination of mortgage loans for its homebuyers; sells such loans and the related servicing rights; and provides title insurance policies as an agent, and examination and closing services to its home buyers. The company was formerly known as Pulte Homes, Inc. and changed its name to PulteGroup, Inc. in March 2010. Pultegroup was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
DR HORTON INC (NYSE:DHI) - D.R. Horton, Inc. operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. The companys Homebuilding segment engages in the acquisition and development of land, and construction and sale of residential homes on the land in 26 states and 72 markets in the United States primarily under the name of D.R. Horton and Americas Builder. This segment also builds traditional single-family detached homes, as well as attached homes, such as town homes, duplexes, triplexes and condominiums, which share common walls and roofs. Its Financial Services segment involves in originating and selling mortgages, as well as provides title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to homebuyers. The company markets and sells its homes through commissioned employees and independent real estate brokers. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP (NYSE:MTG) - MGIC Investment Corporation, through its subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. It provides primary insurance coverage that provides mortgage default protection on individual loans and covers unpaid loan principal, delinquent interest, and various expenses associated with the default and subsequent foreclosure. The companys primary insurance is written on first mortgage loans secured by owner occupied single-family homes, first liens secured by non-owner occupied single-family homes, and on vacation or second homes. MGIC Investments principal product, primary mortgage insurance is written through the flow market channel, in which loans are insured in individual and loan-by-loan transactions, as well as through the bulk market channel, in which portfolios of loans are individually insured in single, bulk transactions. It also provides various mortgage services for the mortgage finance industry, such as contract underwriting, portfolio retention, and secondary marketing of mortgage-related assets. In addition, the company provides Internet portal that enables mortgage originators to access products and services of wholesalers, investors, and vendors necessary to make a home mortgage loan, as well as provides Web site hosting, design, and marketing solutions for mortgage originators and real estate agents. It serves originators of residential mortgage loans, such as savings institutions, commercial banks, mortgage brokers, credit unions, mortgage bankers, and various other lenders. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
WALGREEN CO (NYSE:WAG) - Walgreen Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of a chain of drugstores in the United States. The companys drugstores sell prescription and non-prescription drugs, and general merchandise. Its general merchandise comprises household products, convenience foods, and seasonal items, as well as personal care, beauty care, candy, and photofinishing products. The company offers its products and services through drugstores, as well as through mail, telephone, and the Internet. As of December 17, 2010, it operated 7,650 drugstores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company also owns 37 strip shopping malls. Walgreen Co. was founded in 1901 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.
HJ HEINZ CO (NYSE:HNZ) - H. J. Heinz Company manufactures and markets food products for consumers, foodservice, and institutional customers. It offers ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, desserts, entrees, snacks, frozen potatoes, appetizers, beans and pasta meals, infant nutrition, and other processed food products. The company also owns or leases office space, warehouses, distribution centers, and research and other facilities. It sells its products through its sales organizations, independent brokers, agents, and distributors to grocery accounts, convenience stores, bakeries, pharmacies, mass merchants, club stores, and foodservice distributors, as well as to institutions, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, health-care facilities, and various government agencies. H. J. Heinz Company has operations in North America, Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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