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Market Maker Surveillance Report. SPPI, BKS, RIMM, CECO, SOMX, HPCS, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Tuesday, December 20t
December 20, 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 3554 companies with "abnormal" market making, 5042 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1876 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. SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:SPPI), BARNES & NOBLE INC (NYSE:BKS), RESEARCH IN MOTION (NASDAQ:RIMM), Career Education Corp (NASDAQ:CECO), SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:SOMX), (OTC:HPCS). 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
SPPI $-0.120 -0.82% 1,307,027 57.08% 967,284 42.24% 339,743 Abnormal
BKS $-0.160 -1.05% 976,087 55.91% 365,220 20.92% 610,867 Abnormal
RIMM $-0.370 -2.87% 22,169,474 50.34% 21,837,731 49.59% 331,743 Abnormal
CECO $-0.100 -1.57% 2,021,143 62.34% 1,220,851 37.66% 800,292 Abnormal
SOMX $-0.020 -4.00% 1,117,876 83.99% 213,061 16.01% 904,815 Abnormal
HPCS $-0.011 -36.67% 1,370,630 78.65% 372,000 21.35% 998,630 Abnormal
Analysis 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 SPPI with 339,743 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.12000. 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.
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:SPPI) - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology and hematology. The company engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing a broad and diverse pipeline of late-stage clinical and commercial products. It markets two oncology drugs, ZEVALIN and FUSILEV; and also has two drugs in late stage development, apaziquone and belinostat, along with a diverse pipeline. The company was formerly known as NeoTherapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in December 2002. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Irvine, California.
BARNES & NOBLE INC (NYSE:BKS) - Barnes & Noble, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a bookseller in the United States. The company provides access to books, magazines, newspapers, and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform. The company sells trade books, childrens books, eBooks, other digital content, eReaders and related accessories, bargain books, magazines, gifts, caf products and services, music, and movies, as well as mass market paperbacks, such as mystery, romance, science fiction, and other popular fiction direct to customers through its bookstores and Website, Barnes & Noble.com. It also offers textbooks and course-related materials, emblematic apparel and gifts, school and dorm supplies, and convenience and caf items on college and university campuses for students, faculty members, and campus administrators. In addition, the company publishes a range of non-fiction and illustrated books and kits in the categories of health and wellness, music and popular culture, food and wine, crafts and photography, puzzles and games, history and current affairs, and childrens books. As of May 1, 2010, it operated approximately 1,357 bookstores in 50 states, including 637 bookstores on college campuses and an ecommerce site. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in New York, New York.
RESEARCH IN MOTION (NASDAQ:RIMM) - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) designs, manufactures, and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company, through the development of integrated hardware, software, and services, provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information, including email, phone, short messaging service, and Internet and Intranet-based applications and browsing. Its products and services principally comprise the BlackBerry wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld product line, software development tools, and other software and hardware. The companys BlackBerry smartphones use wireless, push-based technology that delivers data to mobile users business and consumer applications. Its BlackBerry smartphone portfolio includes BlackBerry Bold series, the BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry Curve series, the BlackBerry Style, BlackBerry Storm series, the BlackBerry Tour, BlackBerry Pearl series, and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The companys BlackBerry enterprise solutions comprise BlackBerry enterprise server, BlackBerry enterprise server express, BlackBerry mobile voice system, and hosted BlackBerry services. Its technology also enables third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services through software development kits, wireless connectivity to data, and third-party support programs. In addition, the company offers BlackBerry technical support services, non-warranty repairs, and nonrecurring engineering services. Further, it provides BlackBerry App World that offers BlackBerry smartphone users an electronic catalogue that aids in the discovery and download/purchase of applications directly from their BlackBerry smartphone. The company markets and sells its BlackBerry wireless solutions primarily through global wireless communications carriers, and third party distribution channels. Research In Motion Limited was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
Career Education Corp (NASDAQ:CECO) - Career Education Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides educational services primarily in the United States. The company operates schools, colleges, and universities that offer doctoral degree, masters degree, bachelors degree, and associate degrees, as well as diploma and certificate programs in various career oriented disciplines. Its academic programs include career oriented disciplines, such as business studies, visual communications and design technologies, health education, information technology, and criminal justice and education in an online, classroom, or laboratory setting; and culinary art programs in the career-oriented disciplines of culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hotel and restaurant management primarily in a classroom, kitchen, or online setting. Career Education also offers health education academic programs complemented by programs in business studies and information technology in a classroom, laboratory, or online setting; and arts and design academic programs in the disciplines of fashion design, game design, graphic design, interior design, film and video production, and photography and visual communications in a classroom, laboratory, or online setting. The company provides education to approximately 116,000 students through approximately 90 campuses. It also operates in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Career Education Corporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS INC (NASDAQ:SOMX) - Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the in-licensing, development, and commercialization of proprietary branded products and late-stage product candidates for the treatment of diseases and disorders in the central nervous system therapeutic area. Its principal product Silenor (doxepin) has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, California.
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