Market Maker Surveillance Report. BAC, TXN, PPHM, VOD, CBIS, SPLI, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Fri
March 9, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Friday. 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 Friday there were 3599 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3806 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2088 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Friday 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. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (NYSE:BAC), TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC (NYSE:TXN), PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS (NASDAQ:PPHM), Vodafone Group PLC (NYSE:VOD), CANNABIS SCIENCE INC (OTCBB:CBIS), SMITTEN PRESS LOCAL LORE & L (OTC:SPLI). 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 $-0.010 -0.12% 63,558,015 32.84% 66,232,430 34.22% -2,674,415 -2,674,415 TXN $-0.330 -1.01% 5,541,563 44.86% 6,652,878 53.86% -1,111,315 -33,676 PPHM $-0.220 -24.33% 3,010,109 40.83% 4,362,870 59.17% -1,352,761 -61,489 VOD $-0.430 -1.57% 5,015,923 44.37% 6,291,609 55.65% -1,275,686 -29,667 CBIS $-0.011 -7.41% 3,401,213 36.41% 5,936,911 63.55% -2,535,698 -2,326,328 SPLI $-0.011 -43.75% 1,560,588 29.16% 3,791,645 70.84% -2,231,057 -2,124,816Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have low price friction combined with more selling than buying (negative Net Volume) in their stocks. 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 BAC down $-0.01000 with a Friction Factor of -2,674,415 and a Net Volume of -2,674,415. That means that it takes 2,674,415 more shares of selling than buying to drop BAC by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (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.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC (NYSE:TXN) - Texas Instruments Incorporated engages in the design and sale of semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. The companys Analog segment offers high-performance analog products comprising standard analog semiconductors, such as amplifiers, data converters, and interface semiconductors; high-volume analog and logic products; and power management semiconductors and line-powered systems. Its Embedded Processing segment includes DSPs that perform mathematical computations to process and enhance digital data; and microcontrollers, which are designed to control a set of specific tasks for electronic equipment. The companys Wireless segment designs, manufactures, and sells application processors and connectivity products. Its Other segment offers smaller semiconductor products, which include DLP products that are primarily used in projectors to create high-definition images; and application-specific integrated circuits. This segment also provides handheld graphing and scientific calculators, as well as licenses technologies to other electronic companies. The company serves the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics, automotive, and education sectors. Texas Instruments Incorporated sells its products through a direct sales force, distributors, and third-party sales representatives. It has collaboration agreements with PLX Technology Inc.; Neonode, Inc.; and Ubiquisys Ltd. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS (NASDAQ:PPHM) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and manufacture of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections. The company develops clinical programs with its novel compounds bavituximab and Cotara, which are the clinical candidates under its anti-phosphatidylserine therapeutics and tumor necrosis therapy platforms. Its pipeline products comprise Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel, and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, which are Phase II clinical trial products for treating advanced breast cancer patients; and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as well as Bavituximab, which is in Phase I monotherapy repeat dose safety study for treating solid tumor cancers, and in Phase Ib repeat dose safety study for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection co-infected with HIV. In addition, its pipeline products include Cotara, a product in Phase II, as well as a dosimetry and dose confirmation study for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Further, Peregrine, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc., provides contract manufacturing services for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, from pre-clinical drug supplies up through commercial-scale drug manufacture. Further, it provides services in support of Peregrine's product pipeline, including manufacture and scale-up of pre-clinical and clinical drug supplies. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Tustin, California.
Vodafone Group PLC (NYSE:VOD) - Vodafone Group plc provides mobile communications in Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. The company offers various handsets; voice and messaging services; data services comprising Internet, email, music, games, and television; and fixed services, including fixed voice and fixed broadband solutions. It also offers value added services, such as Vodafone Email Plus and Windows Mobile Email, which provide enterprise customers with real time handheld access to email, calendar, and address book; Vodafone PC Backup and Restore that enable users to remotely store data automatically through their Internet connection; Vodafone Money Transfer system; and roaming services. In addition, the companys enterprise services include Vodafone One Net, which combines fixed and mobile communications in one system; Vodafone Unified Communications, which provides one interface for various communications, access emails, share documents and files, access calendars, hold Web and video conferences, and exchange instant messages; and enterprise mobile voice connections. Its business managed services include logistics, cost control, and security and online management portals offering single-sign-on services; and machine-to-machine communications for businesses to automate the capture of data, perform real-time diagnostics, and control assets remotely. The company owns and manages approximately 2,100 stores selling services and providing customer support, as well as operates approximately 7,600 Vodafone branded stores to sell its products and services through franchise and dealer arrangements. The company has approximately 341.1 million mobile customers. The company was formerly known as Vodafone AirTouch plc and changed its name to Vodafone Group Plc in July 2000. Vodafone Group Plc was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.
CANNABIS SCIENCE INC (OTCBB:CBIS) - Cannabis Science, Inc. engages in the development, production, and commercialization of phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products. It primarily focuses on developing blood pressure and cancer medications, as well as HIV and bird flu medications. Cannabis Science, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
SMITTEN PRESS LOCAL LORE & L (OTC:SPLI) - Smitten Press: Local Lore and Legends, Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to acquire or merge with other operating businesses. Previously, it offered magazines and books for sale in the United States. The company was incorporated in 1990 as Creemore Star Printing, Inc. and changed its name to Smitten Press: Local Lore and Legends, Inc. in 2003. Smitten Press: Local Lore and Legends is based in Pompano Beach, Florida.
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