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Market Maker Surveillance Report. QLGC, SBUX, DHI, AONE, ZNGA, FB, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Friday, July 27th 2012

^{Published on 2012-07-27 18:01:17 - WOPRAI}
 

July 27, 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 3485 companies with "abnormal" market making, 4404 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1463 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. QLogic Corp (NASDAQ:QLGC), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI), A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ:AONE), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). 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
  QLGC    $-1.440   -11.43%   7,336,211    59.67%    4,921,669    40.03%    2,414,542    Abnormal
  SBUX    $-4.960   -9.47%    14,887,791   52.37%    13,071,380   45.98%    1,816,411    Abnormal
  DHI     $-0.410   -2.18%    4,844,389    36.89%    3,527,422    26.86%    1,316,967    Abnormal
  AONE    $-0.140   -21.88%   11,633,685   54.88%    9,462,730    44.64%    2,170,955    Abnormal
  ZNGA    $-0.080   -2.68%    13,881,045   54.90%    11,398,917   45.09%    2,482,128    Abnormal
  FB      $-3.110   -11.60%   65,528,080   53.35%    55,770,054   45.41%    9,758,026    Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows QLGC with 2,414,542 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-1.44000. 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.

QLogic Corp (NASDAQ:QLGC) - QLogic Corporation engages in the design and supply of storage networking, high performance computing networking, and converged networking infrastructure solutions. It offers various host products, including fiber channel and Internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI) host bus adapters; InfiniBand host channel adapters; fiber channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapters; and intelligent Ethernet adapters. The company also provides network products, which consist of fiber channel switches, including stackable edge switches, bladed switches, virtualized pass-through modules, and high-port count modular-chassis switches; InfiniBand switches, such as multi-protocol directors, and edge and bladed switches; Ethernet pass-through modules; and storage routers for bridging fiber Channel, FCoE, and iSCSI networks. In addition, it offers silicon products comprising fiber channel controllers, iSCSI controllers, converged network controllers, and Ethernet controllers. Further, the company engages in the design and development of application-specific integrated circuits, adapters, and switches based on fiber channel, iSCSI, FCoE, and Ethernet technologies. Its products are used in server, workstation, and storage subsystem solutions that are used by small, medium, and large enterprises with business data requirements. The company sells its solutions to original equipment manufacturers and distributors worldwide. QLogic Corporation was founded in 1992 and is based in Aliso Viejo, California.

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) - Starbucks Corporation purchases and roasts whole bean coffees. It operates approximately 16,858 stores, including 8,833 company-operated stores and 8,025 licensed stores. The company offers approximately 30 blends and single-origin premium arabica coffees. It also provides handcrafted beverages, such as fresh-brewed coffee, hot and iced espresso beverages, coffee and non-coffee blended beverages, Vivanno smoothies, and Tazo teas; and merchandise products, including home espresso machines, coffee brewers and grinders, coffee mugs and accessories, packaged goods, music, books, and gift items. In addition, it offers fresh food items, which comprise baked pastries, sandwiches, salads, oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, and fruit cups. Further, it also provides VIA ready brew coffee, bottled frappuccino beverages, discoveries chilled cup coffee, doubleshot espresso drinks, iced coffee, whole bean coffee, and ice creams. The companys brand portfolio includes Tazo tea, Ethos water, Seattles Best Coffee, and Torrefazione Italia Coffee. Starbucks Corporation sells its products in approximately 50 countries worldwide. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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.

A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ:AONE) - A123 Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and battery systems primarily in the United States. Its batteries and battery systems are based on its Nanophosphate technology for application development in the transportation, electric grid services, and consumer markets. The company also offers its products worldwide. It has a joint venture with SAIC Motor Co. Ltd. to develop, manufacture, and sell complete vehicle traction battery systems for use in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles in China. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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