Market Maker Surveillance Report. CEDC, BONT, GROW, VELT, KIOR, ENPH, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Monday, Jun
June 4, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Monday. 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 Monday there were 3905 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2270 companies with positive Friction Factors and 3250 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Monday and low price friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. Central European Distribution Corp (NASDAQ:CEDC), BON-TON STORES INC/THE (NASDAQ:BONT), U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS INC-A (NASDAQ:GROW), VELTI PLC (NASDAQ:VELT), (NASDAQ:KIOR), (:ENPH). 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 CEDC $-0.340 -8.74% 473,381 45.30% 571,122 54.65% -97,741 -2,875 BONT $-0.520 -10.72% 219,595 44.48% 269,947 54.67% -50,352 -968 GROW $-0.430 -8.76% 25,684 36.78% 44,153 63.22% -18,469 -430 VELT $-0.590 -8.71% 568,835 48.60% 599,461 51.22% -30,626 -519 KIOR $-1.010 -11.73% 140,221 41.99% 192,300 57.59% -52,079 -516 ENPH $-0.990 -16.64% 46,157 36.30% 79,988 62.91% -33,831 -342Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net dollar losses (Change) and extremely low price friction 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 CEDC with a dollar loss Monday of $-0.34000 and a Friction Factor of -2,875 shares. That means that it only took 2,875 more shares of selling than buying to move CEDC lower by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to drop quickly (low friction). The combination of low friction and negative market direction can drive prices lower faster than normal.
Central European Distribution Corp (NASDAQ:CEDC) - Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) and its subsidiaries produce, distribute, import, and export alcoholic beverages primarily in Poland, Hungary, and the Russian Federation. The company produces vodka with a brand portfolio that includes Absolwent, Zubrwka, Bols, Palace, Soplica, Green Mark, Parliament, Zhuravli, and Royal brands. It distributes approximately 700 brands of alcoholic beverages consisting of various alcoholic products, including spirits, wines, and beers, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. The company distributes its products directly to off-trade establishments, such as small and medium-size retail outlets, petrol stations, duty free stores, supermarkets, and hypermarkets; and on-trade locations, including bars, nightclubs, hotels, and restaurants. As of December 31, 2009, CEDC operated 18 distribution centers and 124 satellite branches located throughout Poland. It imports spirits, wines, and beers of various brands, including Jim Beam Bourbon, Campari, Jagermeister, Remy Martin Cognac, Guinness, Corona, Budvar, E&J Gallo wines, Carlo Rossi wines, Sutter Home wines, Metaxa Brandy, Sierra Tequila, Teachers Whisky, Cinzano, Old Smuggler, Grants Whisky, and Concha y Toro wines. CEDC exports its products principally to the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and France. The company was founded in 1990 and is based Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
BON-TON STORES INC/THE (NASDAQ:BONT) - The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates department stores in the mid-size and metropolitan markets of the United States. Its stores offer brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, as well as provide cosmetics, home furnishings, and footwear. As of January 29, 2011, the company operated 275 stores under various nameplates, including the Bon-Ton, Bergners, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herbergers, and Younkers in 23 northeastern, midwestern, and upper Great Plains states; and under the Parisian nameplate in Detroit, Michigan. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.
U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS INC-A (NASDAQ:GROW) - U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies. It also provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm invests in value stocks to make its equity investments. It employs a fundamental and technical analysis with bottom-up and top-down analysis to make its investments. The firm typically invests in companies specializing in gold and natural resources. U.S. Global Investors, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
VELTI PLC (NASDAQ:VELT) - Velti plc provides mobile marketing and advertising solutions for mobile operators, ad agencies, brands, and media groups. The companys Mobile Marketing Platform (MMP) helps businesses to plan, execute, monitor, and measure mobile marketing or advertising campaigns on various digital delivery channels, including Internet sites, SMS and MMS, mobile TV, mobile communities, mobile applications, location-based services, and mobile social networking. Its MMP also helps in the creation of mobile Websites, portals, blogs, content, iPhone applications, branded games, and mobile widgets; and in the mobile marketing through mobile clubs, mobile content, contests, couponing, alerts and tips, photo/text to screen, green screen, and image remix applications. In addition, MMP offers Mobile CRM solutions that help in the creation and management of mobile communities, mobile broadcasts, member management, segment management, member rewards, multichannel registration, and advanced profiling. It has operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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