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Market Maker Surveillance Report. PNC, LOW, USB, WFC, AERN, ALU, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Tuesd

^{Published on 2011-10-11 18:00:38 - WOPRAI}
 

October 11, 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 4073 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3406 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2453 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Tuesday and lowest negative price Friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP (NYSE:PNC), LOWE'S COS INC (NYSE:LOW), U.S. BANCORP (NYSE:USB), WELLS FARGO & CO (NYSE:WFC), AER ENERGY RESOURCES INC (OTC:AERN), ALCATEL-LUCENT-SPONSORED ADR (NYSE:ALU). 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
     PNC        $-0.400      -0.80%       1,567,881       16.32%       5,399,208       56.20%       -3,831,327      -95,783 
     LOW        $-0.330      -1.58%       2,696,616       14.44%       11,144,590      59.68%       -8,447,974      -255,999
     USB        $-0.570      -2.33%       4,810,176       22.92%       6,946,558       33.10%       -2,136,382      -37,480 
     WFC        $-0.130      -0.50%       8,215,980       25.21%       10,024,633      30.76%       -1,808,653      -139,127
     AERN       $-0.020      -24.29%      9,115,050       34.31%       17,436,355      65.63%       -8,321,305      -4,079,071
     ALU        $-0.040      -1.47%       5,416,946       20.18%       12,198,805      45.43%       -6,781,859      -1,695,465

For example, the chart above shows PNC down $-0.40000 with a Friction Factor of -95,783 and a Net Volume of -3,831,327. That means that it takes 95,783 more shares of selling than buying to drop PNC by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).

PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP (NYSE:PNC) - The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. operates as a diversified financial services company. It offers retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, and residential mortgage banking services. Its retail banking products and services comprise deposit, lending, brokerage, trust, investment management, and cash management services. The company also offers corporate and institutional banking products and services, including lending products, such as secured and unsecured loans, letters of credit and equipment leases; treasury management services comprising cash and investment management, receivables management, disbursement, funds transfer, information reporting, and global trade services; and capital markets-related services, such as foreign exchange, derivatives, loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions advisory and related services for mid-sized corporations, government, not-for-profit entities, and large corporations, as well as offers commercial loan servicing, real estate advisory, and technology solutions for the commercial real estate finance industry. In addition, it manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors through equity, fixed income, alternative and cash management separate accounts, and funds, as well as offers market risk management, financial markets advisory, and enterprise investment system services worldwide. Further, the company offers distressed assets, such as commercial residential development loans, cross-border leases, consumer brokered home equity loans, retail and non-prime mortgages, and residential construction loans. It primarily operates in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 2,512 retail banking branches and 6,473 ATMs. The PNC Financial Services Group was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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.

U.S. BANCORP (NYSE:USB) - U.S. Bancorp, a financial bank holding company, provides various banking and financial services in the United States. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market savings, and time certificates of deposit accounts. The company originates a portfolio of loans comprising commercial loans and lease financing; commercial real estate; residential mortgage; and retail loans, including credit card, retail leasing, home equity and second mortgages, and other retail loans. It also offers wholesale lending, equipment finance, small-ticket leasing, depository, treasury management, capital markets, foreign exchange, and international trade services to middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, and public sector clients. In addition, U.S. Bancorp provides telebanking, online banking, direct mail, and automated teller machine (ATM) services. The company, through other subsidiaries, provides trust, private banking, financial advisory, investment management, retail brokerage services, insurance, and custody and mutual fund services; and payment services, including consumer and business credit cards, stored-value cards, debit cards, corporate and purchasing card services, consumer lines of credit, ATM processing, and merchant processing. U.S. Bancorp primarily serves individuals, estates, foundations, business corporations, and charitable organizations. As of November 12, 2010, it operated 3,013 bank branches and 5,323 ATMs. U.S. Bancorp was formerly known as Firstar Corporation and changed its name on February 28, 2001. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

WELLS FARGO & CO (NYSE:WFC) - Wells Fargo & Company, through its subsidiaries, provides retail, commercial, and corporate banking services primarily in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement. The Community Banking segment offers deposits, including checking, market rate, and individual retirement accounts; savings and time deposits; and debit cards. Its loan products comprise lines of credit, auto floor plans, equity lines and loans, equipment and transportation loans, education loans, residential mortgage loans, health savings accounts, and credit cards. This segment also provides equipment leases, real estate financing, small business administration financing, venture capital financing, cash management, payroll services, retirement plans, loans secured by autos, and merchant payment processing services; purchases sales finance contracts from retail merchants; and a family of funds, and investment management services. The Wholesale Banking segment offers commercial and corporate banking products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, letters of credit, asset-based lending, equipment leasing, international trade facilities, trade financing, collection services, foreign exchange services, treasury and investment management, institutional fixed-income sales, commodity and equity risk management, insurance, corporate trust fiduciary and agency services, and investment banking services. This segment also provides banking products for commercial real estate market, and real estate and mortgage brokerage services. The Wealth, Brokerage, and Retirement segment offers financial advisory, brokerage, and institutional retirement and trust services. As of December 31, 2010, the company served its customers through approximately 9,000 banking stores in 39 States and the District of Columbia. Wells Fargo & Company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AER ENERGY RESOURCES INC (OTC:AERN) - AER Energy Resources, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of high energy density zinc-air batteries. The company, as a research and development company, focuses on primary (disposable) zinc-air battery technology. It is planning to license its patent portfolio to large established battery and original equipment manufacturers. It is anticipated that the primary zinc-air batteries that would be produced by company licensees would be used in hand-held electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, cordless telephones, camcorders, digital cameras, and hand-held computers.

ALCATEL-LUCENT-SPONSORED ADR (NYSE:ALU) - Alcatel-Lucent offers products, solutions, and transformation services that enable service providers, enterprises, governments, and strategic industries to deliver voice, data, and video communication services to end-users worldwide. It engages in the development and sale of software and related services to manage customer interactions. The company offers a software suite that connects customers with the resources to fulfill customer requests and meet customer care goals. It also provides software and related services, which support service provider business priorities in the areas of application innovation, enhanced communications, digital media, real-time rating and charging, and subscriber data management, as well as offers tools for providers to enable consumers set up and manage their mobile devices and services at-home. In addition, the company offers voice telephony and data networking solutions; and end-to-end communications networks and individual network elements, as well as designs and sells a suite of radio frequency products, such as cable, antenna, tower systems, and their related electronic components. Further, the company designs, integrates, manages, and maintains networks. Alcatel-Lucent is headquartered in Paris, France.

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